Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 19, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Baker cf 4 0 3 1
Garr lf 4 0 1 0
Aaron 1b 4 1 1 1
Williams c 4 1 3 0
Lum rf 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 1
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
Blanks 2b 3 1 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  McLain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines rf 5 1 1 0
Stennett 2b 5 1 3 1
Oliver cf 5 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 2
Sanguillen c 4 1 0 0
Robertson lf 3 0 1 1
  Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 2 2
Alley ss 3 2 2 2
Briles p 3 0 0 0
  Walker p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Atlanta 100 110 000392
Pittsburgh 111 200 30x8130
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (9-8) 6.0 11 8 7 1 3
  Upshaw   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  McLain   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
2
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (9-3) 6.0 8 3 3 0 2
  Walker  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
4

  E–Evans (13), Perez (19).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Atlanta Williams 2 (17,off Briles 2), Pittsburgh Alley (8,off Niekro); Hebner (10,off Upshaw).  HR–Atlanta Aaron (20,1st inning off Briles 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Alley (3,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Niekro (5,off Briles).  SF–Evans (6,off Briles); Stargell (5,off Niekro); Robertson (4,off Upshaw).  IBB–Alley (8,by Upshaw).  IBB–Upshaw (4,Alley).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:29.  A–24,847.
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