Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
September 9, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1972 at Parc Jarry. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo rf 4 0 0 1
  Zisk rf,lf 1 0 0 0
Clines lf 5 1 2 1
  Clemente rf 0 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 1 2 2
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 0
  Robertson 1b 1 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 5 1 1 2
Stennett 2b 3 2 1 1
May c 4 1 0 0
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Blass p 4 1 1 0
Totals 39 8 10 7
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Jorgensen cf 3 1 1 0
Foli ss 2 0 0 0
  Laboy 2b 2 1 1 1
Singleton lf 3 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 4 1 2 2
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Woods rf 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Torres 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Stoneman p 1 0 0 0
  Renko p 1 0 1 0
  Fairey ph 1 0 0 0
  Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0
  Day ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 031 040 0008101
Montreal 000 000 030374
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (17-6) 9.0 7 3 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
0
2
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Stoneman  L (10-12) 4.0 7 8 5 2 5
  Renko   4.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Strohmayer   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
2
9

  E–Robertson (7), Foli 3 (21), Torres (6).  2B–Montreal Torres (2,off Blass); Jorgensen (11,off Blass).  HR–Pittsburgh Stennett (3,3rd inning off Stoneman 0 on, 2 out); Oliver (12,5th inning off Stoneman 1 on, 0 out); Hebner (18,5th inning off Stoneman 1 on, 0 out), Montreal Fairly (12,8th inning off Blass 1 on, 2 out).  WP–Strohmayer (3).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:06.  A–17,092.
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