Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
August 5, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1972 at Parc Jarry. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo lf 4 1 0 0
Clines rf 5 1 1 0
Oliver cf 5 2 3 1
Stargell 1b 5 1 3 4
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 2 1
Briles p 4 0 1 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 4 1 1 1
Foli ss 4 0 1 1
Singleton rf 3 1 0 0
Fairly 1b 2 0 0 0
Mashore lf 3 0 1 2
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Day cf 4 0 1 0
Humphrey c 4 0 1 0
Torres 2b 3 1 0 0
Stoneman p 2 1 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert p 0 0 0 0
  Fairey ph 1 0 0 0
  Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0
  Breeden ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Pittsburgh 000 114 1007131
Montreal 004 000 000450
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (10-5) 7.2 4 4 0 3 4
  Giusti  SV (17) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
0
3
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Stoneman  L (9-8) 5.0 7 5 5 0 2
  Walker   1.1 4 2 2 1 1
  Gilbert   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Strohmayer   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
1
4

  E–Sanguillen (6).  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (18,off Walker).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (9,4th inning off Stoneman 0 on, 1 out); Hebner (11,5th inning off Stoneman 0 on, 0 out); Stargell (23,6th inning off Stoneman 2 on, 0 out).  CS–Cash (7,2nd base by Walker/Humphrey).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:23.  A–20,905.
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