San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 5 0 0 0
Speier ss 5 0 1 1
Henderson lf 5 0 3 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 2 0
  Blanco pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Rader c 5 0 2 0
Kingman 3b,1b 5 0 1 0
Fuentes 2b 5 0 1 0
Maddox cf 5 1 3 0
Barr p 3 0 0 0
  Howarth ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 1 13 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo lf 3 1 1 0
Stennett rf 5 0 2 0
Oliver cf 5 0 1 1
Stargell 1b 3 0 1 0
  Clines pr 0 0 0 0
  Robertson 1b 1 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 5 0 1 1
May c 3 0 1 0
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez J. ss 3 0 1 0
Moose p 2 0 0 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
San Francisco 000 000 001 01131
Pittsburgh 000 001 000 12101
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr   8.0 7 1 1 3 3
  Johnson  L (7-6) 1.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.1
10
2
2
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose   9.0 12 1 1 1 6
  Hernandez   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Giusti  W (6-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
1
1
1
6

  E–Rader (8), J Hernandez (20).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Fuentes (29,off Moose), Pittsburgh Stennett (12,off Barr); Hebner (20,off Johnson).  SH–Moose (4,off Barr); J Hernandez (1,off Johnson).  IBB–Davalillo 2 (4,by Barr,by Johnson).  SB–Maddox (11,2nd base off Moose/May); Oliver (2,2nd base off Barr/Rader).  WP–Moose (5).  IBB–Barr (8,Davalillo); Johnson (8,Davalillo).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:47.  A–16,760.
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