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Monday May 15, 1972
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Bob Gibson was handed his fifth straight setback when Roberto Clemente homered with two men on base in the seventh inning to power the Pirates past the Cardinals, 4-1. Dave Cash singled and Vic Davalillo was safe on an error ahead of Clemente's clout. Dock Ellis, who pitched the route on a five-hitter, gained his fourth victory in succession. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  x  -   4 11  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Crosby ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Davalillo lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .346
Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .345      Clemente rf           4   1   1   3     0   0   .309
Torre 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .381      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253        Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Hague rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Oliver cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .369
Cruz cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Hebner 3b             3   1   3   0     1   0   .330
Maxvill 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .071      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .374
Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .071      J. Hernandez ss       4   0   1   0     0   1   .182
                                                          Ellis p               3   0   0   1     0   1   .083

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   7             Totals               32   4  11   4     1   2

Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance:  8,640
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Torre
Doubles: Hebner (6), Oliver (8)
Triples: Cruz (2)
Home Runs: Clemente (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock (13), Torre (1)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (1), Davalillo (1)
GIDP: Hague (2)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (1,by Ellis), Oliver (1,by Gibson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(0-5)           8    11   4   3   1   2   1  36   4.82
Totals                  8    11   4   3   1   2   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(4-1)            9     5   1   1   1   7   0  33   2.91
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Gibson (2), Ellis (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ken Burkhart


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Crosby
popped to shortstop; Alou singled to right; Torre struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Davalillo
grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hague
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell popped to third; Oliver flied out to left;
Hebner singled to center; Sanguillen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill flied out to right; Gibson struck out;
Brock singled to third; Brock stole second; Crosby singled to
right [Brock scored]; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez singled to pitcher; Ellis out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [J. Hernandez to second]; Cash
flied out to right; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons
lined to shortstop; Hague grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz tripled to right; Maxvill walked; Gibson
flied out to right; Brock reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz
out at home (third to catcher), Maxvill to second]; Crosby
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner doubled to right; Sanguillen singled to
pitcher [Hebner to third]; J. Hernandez struck out; Ellis forced
Sanguillen (pitcher to shortstop) [Hebner scored]; Cash singled
to center [Ellis to second]; Davalillo singled to second [Ellis
to third, Cash to second]; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alou grounded out (catcher to first); Torre was
hit by a pitch; Torre stole second; Simmons flied out to left;
Hague was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell singled to center; Oliver doubled to right
[Stargell to third]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Sanguillen
popped to third in foul territory; J. Hernandez lined to third;
Ellis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz flied out to center; Maxvill grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Cash singled to left; Davalillo reached on an error
by Torre on a sacrifice bunt [Cash to second, Davalillo to
first]; Clemente homered [Cash scored, Davalillo scored
(unearned)]; Stargell popped to first; Oliver was hit by a
pitch; Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Hebner singled to right [Hebner out at second (right to
shortstop)]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates
4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Crosby flied out
to right; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen popped to second; J. Hernandez grounded
out (pitcher to first); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Torre
singled to right; Simmons struck out; Hague grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.



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