Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 13, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1972 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo lf 5 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 5 0 1 1
Clemente rf 3 3 3 2
Stargell 1b 3 1 2 1
  Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 1 1 0
Briles p 3 1 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 2 2 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 1 2
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Hickman 1b 4 0 1 1
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Fanzone 2b 4 0 0 0
Rudolph c 2 0 0 0
  Hiser ph 1 0 0 0
  Hundley c 1 0 1 0
Jenkins p 2 1 1 0
  Bourque ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph 0 0 0 0
  Beckert ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 001 002 201691
Chicago 000 003 010491
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (14-7) 6.1 6 3 3 0 4
  Miller   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Hernandez  SV (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (20-11) 7.0 7 5 4 2 4
  Aker   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
2
5

  E–Alley (11), Kessinger (25).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (17,off Jenkins); Stargell (28,off Jenkins), Chicago Kessinger (18,off Briles); Cardenal (22,off Briles); Williams (32,off Miller).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (7,off Jenkins).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (10,7th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Miller (1,off Aker).  SF–Hebner (4,off Jenkins).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:27.  A–4,418.
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