San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres 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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San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
Roberts 3b 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 2 2 1
Colbert 1b 3 1 1 1
Gaston rf 4 0 2 1
Thomas ss 4 0 3 0
Jestadt 2b 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Caldwell p 2 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Severinsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 2 2 4
  Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Stennett lf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 1 0
Alley ss 3 0 1 1
Moose p 3 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
San Diego 000 100 002392
Pittsburgh 000 212 00x560
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (6-7) 5.2 6 5 5 0 2
  Acosta   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Severinsen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
0
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  W (10-8) 8.1 8 3 3 1 4
  Hernandez  SV (10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
5

  E–Roberts (17), Jestadt (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Diego Thomas (13,off Moose), Pittsburgh Alley (9,off Caldwell).  HR–San Diego Lee (8,9th inning off Moose 0 on, 1 out); Colbert (36,9th inning off Moose 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (30,4th inning off Caldwell 1 on, 1 out,6th inning off Caldwell 1 on, 0 out).  WP–Moose (4).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:11.  A–13,438.
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