Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
July 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1972 at Atlanta Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 1 0 0
  Mazeroski 2b 0 0 0 0
Davalillo lf 5 1 3 0
Clemente rf 5 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 5 0 1 2
  Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0
Oliver cf 5 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 2 3 1
Alley ss 4 0 1 1
Blass p 1 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 10 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 5 1 2 2
Lum lf 4 0 1 0
Aaron 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams c 5 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 1 1 1
Baker cf 4 0 3 0
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0
Perez ss 3 0 1 0
  Carty ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Reed p 3 1 1 0
  Garrido ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 120 010 0105101
Atlanta 002 001 0003124
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (10-2) 7.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Hernandez   1.1 3 0 0 0 1
  Giusti  SV (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (7-9) 8.0 10 5 2 1 6
  Niekro   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
1
7

  E–Stargell (4), Evans (12), Perez 2 (18), Reed (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Williams (14).  3B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (6,off Reed); Hebner (2,off Reed).  HR–Atlanta Garr (5,3rd inning off Blass 1 on, 0 out); Evans (11,6th inning off Blass 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Blass (4,off Reed).  SB–Davalillo (8,3rd base off Reed/Williams).  CS–Baker (4,2nd base by Blass/Sanguillen).  WP–Blass (4), Reed (6).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:33.  A–20,256.
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