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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 2, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 2, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 14,194 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Jerry Dale |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rennie Stennett | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 2, 1972
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Briles
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. McDowell
Stennett hits a line drive into center field. Maddox picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maddox. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stennett scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. McDowell
Clemente takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. McDowell
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. McDowell
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. McDowell
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Clemente moves to third. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. McDowell
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alley vs. McDowell
Alley hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. McDowell
Briles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. McDowell
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Briles
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. McDowell
Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanguillen vs. McDowell
Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. McDowell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. McDowell
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. McDowell
Cash strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Briles
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stennett. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCovey tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. McDowell
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. McDowell
Briles strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. McDowell
Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alley scores. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. McDowell
Clemente hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Reberger
Frank Reberger now pitching.
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Reberger
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reberger vs. Briles
Reberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Briles
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Reberger
Hebner hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Reberger
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Reberger
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles juggles the ball. That's an error on Briles. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Reberger
Briles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Reberger
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Reberger
Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Reberger
Clemente takes first base on ball four. Briles moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Reberger
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Briles
Bernie Williams pinch hits for Frank Reberger.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Stone
Steve Stone now pitching.
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Stone
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stone
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Stone
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Briles
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Alley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Stone
Briles strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Stone
Stennett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Stone
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Stone
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox hits a line drive towards first. Robertson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Briles
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Steve Stone.
Howarth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Briles
Speier strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1972 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 5 0 2 0 Stennett R, lf 4 2 2 0
Speier C, ss 5 0 1 0 Oliver A, cf 5 2 2 2
Henderson K, lf 4 2 2 0 Clemente R, rf 3 1 2 3
McCovey W, 1b 3 1 1 0 Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0
Rader D, c 4 0 2 2 Robertson B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kingman D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 3 0 1 1
Fuentes T, 2b 3 0 0 1 Cash D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0 Alley G, ss 3 1 0 0
McDowell S, p 1 0 0 0 Briles N, p 4 0 1 0
Reberger F, p 1 0 0 0
Williams B, ph 1 0 0 0
Stone S, p 0 0 0 0
Howarth J, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 32 6 8 6
San Francisco 000 200 010 -- 3
Pittsburgh 200 400 00x -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L) 3.1 7 6 6 4 3
Reberger F 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Stone S 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 8
E -- Maddox G, Briles N
LOB -- San Francisco 8, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Bonds B, Clemente R, Henderson K
HR -- Clemente R
SF -- Fuentes T
WP -- McDowell S
T -- 2:39
A -- 14194
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