Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
August 20, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1972 at San Diego Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Diego Padres 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines rf,lf 6 2 3 1
Cash 2b 6 3 3 0
Oliver cf 3 0 1 0
  Davalillo ph,cf 3 0 2 1
Stargell 1b 3 2 2 3
  Stennett pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 1
Robertson lf,1b 5 0 1 1
Hebner 3b 2 1 1 1
Hernandez ss 5 0 2 1
Ellis p 3 0 1 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 17 9
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
Jestadt 2b 4 0 1 0
Roberts 3b 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 3 1 0 0
Gaston rf 4 1 2 2
Stahl lf 4 0 1 0
Thomas ss 3 0 1 0
Kendall c 4 1 1 1
Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Corkins ph,p 2 0 0 0
  Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0
  Severinsen p 0 0 0 0
  Jeter ph 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 003 021 3009170
San Diego 001 200 000373
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (11-6) 5.0 4 3 3 1 4
  Johnson  SV (2) 4.0 3 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
9
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell   3.0 8 3 3 0 4
  Corkins  L (3-7) 2.0 3 3 1 3 2
  Schaeffer   1.2 5 3 3 0 1
  Severinsen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Acosta   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
17
9
7
4
7

  E–Jestadt 2 (11), Thomas (18).  2B–Pittsburgh J Hernandez (7,off Caldwell); Cash (19,off Schaeffer), San Diego Jestadt (4,off Ellis).  3B–San Diego Thomas (5,off Johnson).  HR–San Diego Kendall (6,3rd inning off Ellis 0 on, 0 out); Gaston (6,4th inning off Ellis 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Johnson (1,off Schaeffer).  SF–Stargell (6,off Schaeffer).  HBP–Hebner (6,by Caldwell).  CS–Clines (5,2nd base by Caldwell/Kendall).  HBP–Caldwell (2,Hebner).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:45.
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