Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Valentine 2b 4 1 2 0
Buckner rf 5 2 3 2
Davis cf 5 0 1 1
Parker 1b 4 2 3 0
Robinson lf 5 0 2 2
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Garvey 3b 4 0 0 0
  Wills 3b 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 1 0 0
Yeager c 1 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 1 0 1 2
Downing p 2 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 7 13 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines cf,lf 3 1 2 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Stennett 2b,cf 5 1 2 0
Clemente rf 3 0 2 2
Stargell 1b 5 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 5 1 2 1
Robertson lf 3 0 0 0
  Mazeroski 2b 1 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 3 1
Alley ss 5 0 0 0
Briles p 4 1 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 13 4
Los Angeles 200 000 2217132
Pittsburgh 101 001 1004130
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing   6.0 8 3 3 2 5
  Mikkelsen  W (4-5) 1.1 4 1 1 0 0
  Richert   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Brewer  SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
2
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (12-6) 8.1 11 7 7 3 3
  Hernandez   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Giusti   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
3
4

  E–Garvey 2 (23).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Los Angeles Parker 2 (10,off Briles 2); Buckner (12,off Briles); Cannizzaro (5,off Briles).  3B–Pittsburgh Clines (5,off Downing).  HR–Los Angeles Buckner (5,7th inning off Briles 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Valentine (6,off Briles); Clines (3,off Downing); Mazeroski (3,off Mikkelsen).  IBB–Parker (5,by Briles); Russell (6,by Briles).  SF–Clemente (2,off Downing).  HBP–Clines (2,by Downing).  HBP–Downing (6,Clines).  IBB–Briles 2 (5,Parker,Russell).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:34.  A–25,672.
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