Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 8, 1972 Box Score

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

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 1 1 0
  Lis ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
Hutton 1b 3 1 0 0
Montanez cf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 1
Money 3b 3 0 0 0
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Champion p 1 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Harmon ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 3 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo lf 3 1 1 0
Clines rf 3 1 2 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 2 2 3
Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 1 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  May ph 0 0 0 0
  Alley ss 0 0 0 0
Ellis p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Philadelphia 000 200 000232
Pittsburgh 013 000 00x492
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion  L (4-12) 4.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Reynolds   3.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Scarce   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Brandon   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (10-5) 9.0 3 2 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
3
2
1
1
5

  E–Bateman 2 (6), J Hernandez 2 (18).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Stennett (9,off Champion).  3B–Philadelphia Luzinski (5,off Ellis).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (27,3rd inning off Champion 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Sanguillen (9,by Reynolds).  IBB–Reynolds (4,Sanguillen).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–John McSherry.
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