San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 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."

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San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Morales cf 5 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 5 0 1 0
Lee lf 4 1 1 1
Colbert 1b 5 1 2 0
Gaston rf 4 0 1 1
Thomas ss 4 0 2 1
Jestadt 2b 2 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Corkins p 2 1 2 0
  Blefary ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo lf 5 0 1 1
Oliver cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 2
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 3 1 2 1
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 1 1 0
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Giusti p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
San Diego 010 020 000395
Pittsburgh 011 200 10x583
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Corkins  L (4-8) 7.0 8 5 5 2 4
  Ross   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (15-6) 7.2 8 3 2 4 3
  Giusti  SV (20) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
4
4

  E–Colbert (4), Gaston (2), Thomas (23), Jestadt (13), Corkins (2), Hebner (6), Sanguillen (8), Alley (10).  2B–San Diego Lee (18,off Blass), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (16,off Corkins); Alley (10,off Corkins).  3B–Pittsburgh Hebner (3,off Corkins).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (31,7th inning off Corkins 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Jestadt (9,off Blass); Blass (10,off Corkins).  SF–Stargell (7,off Corkins).  IBB–Alley (10,by Corkins); Sanguillen (11,by Corkins).  SB–Colbert (9,2nd base off Blass/Sanguillen).  CS–Thomas (9,Home by Giusti/Sanguillen).  WP–Blass (6).  IBB–Corkins 2 (7,Alley,Sanguillen).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:34.  A–12,329.
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