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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 26, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 26, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 20,174 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lee Lacy | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | Right Fielder |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Wes Parker | First Baseman |
Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
Steve Garvey | Third Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
Don Sutton | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Davalillo | Center Fielder |
Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
Gene Clines | Right Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Milt May | Catcher |
Bob Robertson | Left Fielder |
Gene Alley | Shortstop |
Dock Ellis | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 26, 1972
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Ellis
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Ellis
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Ellis
Davis hits a line drive into right field. Clines picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clines. Buckner goes all the way around to score. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Ellis
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Ellis
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Ellis
Garvey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson. Garvey reaches second base with a double. Crawford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Ellis
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robertson throws the ball in to Hebner who relays the ball to Stennett who tags Russell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Garvey scores. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Sutton
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Sutton
Stennett hits a line drive into center field. Davis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davis. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clines vs. Sutton
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stennett tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Stargell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Ellis
Cannizzaro strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Ellis
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Ellis
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sutton
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Sutton
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Sutton
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davalillo vs. Sutton
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Ellis
Buckner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Ellis
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clines. Davis reaches second base with a double. Buckner goes all the way around to score. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Ellis
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Ellis
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Ellis
Garvey hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Sutton
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Sutton
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Ellis
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Ellis
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Ellis
Sutton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Ellis
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Alley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sutton
May hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Sutton
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Sutton
Bill Mazeroski pinch hits for Dock Ellis.
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Johnson
Bob Johnson now pitching.
Buckner hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Johnson
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Sutton
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Sutton
Stennett hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Sutton
Clines strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Johnson
Crawford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Crawford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Crawford moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garvey vs. Johnson
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Johnson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cannizzaro vs. Johnson
Cannizzaro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sutton
May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lacy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Johnson
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Johnson
Lacy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Johnson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Sutton
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Sutton
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Bob Johnson.
Pagan hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Miller
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Miller
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Miller
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Miller
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Sutton
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Sutton
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sutton, and towards Lacy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Sutton
Clines strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Miller
Cannizzaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Miller
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Miller
Lacy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Miller
Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Lacy moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Stargell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Sutton
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buckner. May reaches second base with a double. Stargell scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Sutton
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Sutton
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1972 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Lacy L, 2b 5 0 1 0 Davalillo V, cf 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, rf 4 2 2 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Davis W, cf 5 3 3 2 Clines G, rf 3 0 0 1 Parker W, 1b 3 0 1 2 Stargell W, 1b 4 1 2 0 Crawford W, lf 3 1 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Garvey S, 3b 4 1 1 1 May M, c 4 1 1 1 Russell B, ss 4 0 2 1 Robertson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 4 0 0 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 2 1 Sutton D, p 4 0 1 0 Ellis D, p 1 0 1 0 Mazeroski B, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 12 6 33 3 7 3 Los Angeles 402 000 010 -- 7 Pittsburgh 100 000 002 -- 3 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Sutton D (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Ellis D (L) 4.0 8 6 6 2 2 Johnson B 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 Miller B 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 E -- Clines G, Davis W DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 5, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Garvey S, Stargell W 2, Davis W, Crawford W, Buckner B, May M HR -- Davis W SF -- Clines G WP -- Johnson B T -- 2:20 A -- 20174
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