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Braves 6 @ Pirates 1
Three Rivers Stadium
April 30, 1972

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves, played on April 30, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 6 to 1.

Game Summary

DateApril 30, 1972 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 6 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 1 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherPhil Niekro  
Losing PitcherBob Johnson  
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Game Winning RBIOrlando Cepeda 

Game Info

DateApril 30, 1972 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherPhil Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherBob Johnson  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance12,264 
Time of Game2 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Dale
1B: Shag Crawford
2B: Chris Pelekoudas
3B: Mel Steiner

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Felix Millan  Second Baseman 
Ralph Garr  Right Fielder 
Mike Lum  Center Fielder 
Rico Carty  Left Fielder 
Earl Williams  Catcher 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Marty Perez  Shortstop 
Phil Niekro  Pitcher 
Lum Harris  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dave Cash  Second Baseman 
Al Oliver  Center Fielder 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Willie Stargell  Left Fielder 
Richie Hebner  Third Baseman 
Manny Sanguillen  Catcher 
Vic Davalillo  First Baseman 
Gene Alley  Shortstop 
Bob Johnson  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Braves 6 @ Pirates 1
Three Rivers Stadium
April 30, 1972

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         Game of 4/30/1972 -- Atlanta at Pittsburgh (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Millan F, 2b          3  0  0  0   Cash D, 2b            4  0  0  0   
Garr R, rf            5  2  2  2   Oliver A, cf          4  0  1  0   
Lum M, cf-lf          3  1  0  0   Clemente R, rf        4  0  1  0   
Carty R, lf           4  0  1  2   Stargell W, lf-1b     3  0  0  0   
Baker D, cf           0  0  0  0   Hebner R, 3b          4  1  1  1   
Williams E, c         3  0  1  1   Sanguillen M, c       4  0  1  0   
Cepeda O, 1b          4  1  1  1   Davalillo V, 1b-lf    4  0  2  0   
Evans D, 3b           3  0  0  0   Alley G, ss           1  0  1  0   
Perez M, ss           4  1  1  0   Walker L, p           0  0  0  0   
Niekro P, p           3  1  1  0   Clines G, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Kison B, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   May M, ph             1  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson B, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Stennett R, ph-ss     3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  6  7  6                        34  1  8  1

Atlanta          011 040 000 --  6
Pittsburgh       000 000 001 --  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W)          9.0  8  1  1  2  5

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson B (L)         5.0  7  6  6  2  4
Walker L              2.0  0  0  0  2  0
Kison B               2.0  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Stennett R
DP -- Atlanta 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Perez M, Garr R, Clines G, Clemente R, Davalillo V
HR -- Cepeda O, Garr R, Hebner R
SB -- Garr R
SH -- Niekro P
SF -- Williams E
T -- 2:12
A -- 12264

    

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