A homer by Hebner with two men on base climaxed a four-run outburst in the first inning and carried the Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals. Dave Cash led off with a single and Roberto Clemente walked. Willie Stargell doubled to score Cash. Clemente was out at the plate, trying to score on a grounder by Al Oliver, but Richie Hebner then hammered a pitch by Rick Wise for the homer that decided the game. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 1 Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 0 2 1 0 2 .292 Cash 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .291 Sizemore 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .219 Davalillo lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Spinks pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Clemente rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .309 Alou rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Stargell 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .272 Torre 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .396 Clines pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .132 Oliver cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .355 Melendez cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .204 Hebner 3b 3 1 2 3 1 0 .341 Anderson ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .100 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .369 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 J. Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Wise p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hague ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Giusti p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 37 3 10 3 2 6 Totals 31 4 8 4 3 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 8,272 Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Pirates 6 DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 0 Errors: Anderson, Hebner Doubles: Stargell 2 (7) Triples: Torre (2) Home Runs: Hebner (5) Stolen Bases: Cash (3) Caught Stealing: Brock (4), Cash (2) GIDP: Clemente (6) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(3-3) 8 8 4 4 3 4 1 34 3.34 Totals 8 8 4 4 3 4 1 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Walker W(1-1) 6 7 2 1 1 4 0 26 4.41 Giusti SV(2) 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 13 4.67 Totals 9 10 3 2 2 6 0 39 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sizemore singled to center; Alou flied to left in foul territory; Torre tripled to right [Sizemore scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to left; Cash stole second; Davalillo struck out; Clemente walked; Stargell doubled to right [Cash scored, Clemente to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Clemente out at home (third to catcher), Stargell to third]; Hebner homered [Stargell scored, Oliver scored]; Sanguillen flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 2ND: Clendenon was called out on strikes; Melendez flied out to right; Anderson singled to right; Wise struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 2ND: J. Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Walker grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo flied out to left; Clemente singled to right; Stargell struck out; Oliver forced Clemente (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Torre popped to second; Simmons flied out to center; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to right; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hebner to second]; J. Hernandez popped to second; Walker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez singled to left; Anderson forced Melendez (pitcher to shortstop); Wise reached on an error by Hebner [Anderson to second, Wise to first]; Brock singled to left [Anderson scored (unearned), Wise to second]; Sizemore flied out to right [Wise to third]; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Cash reached on an error by Anderson [Cash to first]; Davalillo singled to first [Cash to second]; Clemente grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cash to third, Davalillo out at second]; Stargell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to right; Simmons lined to third; Clendenon forced Torre (shortstop to second); Melendez walked [Clendenon to second]; Anderson forced Melendez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: Oliver flied out to center; Hebner grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled to center; J. Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Wise flied out to left; Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: Giusti was called out on strikes; Cash walked; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Alou struck out; Torre singled to center; Simmons flied out to right; Clendenon walked [Torre to second]; Melendez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 8TH: Clemente flied out to center; Stargell doubled to right; CLINES RAN FOR STARGELL; Oliver lined to left; Hebner was walked intentionally; Sanguillen popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 9TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING 1B); CRUZ BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); HAGUE BATTED FOR WISE; Hague singled to center; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Hague to second]; Sizemore singled to left [Hague scored]; SPINKS RAN FOR SIZEMORE; Alou flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.

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