Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
July 9, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 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 7, Atlanta Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf 5 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 2 1 1
Oliver cf 4 1 2 3
Sanguillen c 4 2 2 1
Robertson 3b 4 1 2 2
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Briles p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 1 0 0 0
  Brown rf 3 1 1 2
Lum lf 3 0 0 0
Aaron 1b 4 1 1 1
Williams c 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 1 0
Baker cf 4 0 2 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
McLain p 0 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 2 1 1 1
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Pittsburgh 033 000 0107111
Atlanta 000 130 000471
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (7-3) 9.0 7 4 4 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  L (0-1) 2.2 5 6 6 1 0
  Jarvis   4.1 5 0 0 0 3
  Upshaw   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
1
5

  E–Robertson (4), Lum (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (2,off McLain); J Hernandez (5,off Jarvis), Atlanta Jarvis (2,off Briles); Baker (10,off Briles).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (17,2nd inning off McLain 0 on, 0 out); Robertson (6,2nd inning off McLain 1 on, 1 out); Oliver (8,3rd inning off McLain 2 on, 2 out); Sanguillen (5,8th inning off Upshaw 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Aaron (18,4th inning off Briles 0 on, 1 out); Brown (3,5th inning off Briles 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Briles (4,off Jarvis); Mazeroski (1,off Jarvis).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:24.  A–20,130.
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