Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 7, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 1 2 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
Hendricks c 3 1 1 1
Monday cf 3 1 2 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 1
  North pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Fanzone 2b 2 0 0 2
Hooton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo lf 5 1 1 1
Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 2 1
Oliver cf 4 0 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
May c 4 0 2 0
Alley ss 3 0 1 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez J. ss 0 0 0 0
Briles p 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 12 2
Chicago 020 100 001491
Pittsburgh 100 010 0002120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (9-12) 9.0 12 2 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
12
2
1
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (13-7) 8.1 9 4 4 1 5
  Hernandez   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
5

  E–Kessinger (24).  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Hendricks (1,off Briles), Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (27,off Hooton 2); May (9,off Hooton); Clemente (15,off Hooton); Oliver (22,off Hooton).  3B–Chicago Monday (4,off Briles).  HR–Pittsburgh Davalillo (3,5th inning off Hooton 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Fanzone 2 (4,off Briles 2).  IBB–Hendricks (2,by Briles).  SB–Pepitone (1,2nd base off Briles/May).  CS–Kessinger (7,3rd base by Briles/May); Monday (7,2nd base by Briles/May).  IBB–Briles (6,Hendricks).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:19.  A–12,306.
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