The Phillies ended their 10-game losing streak by scoring in the 12th inning to defeat the Pirates, 2-1. Willie Montanez homered for the Phillies' first run in the sixth inning and the Pirates tied the score in their half. Roberto Clemente singled and Al Oliver walked. Clemente took third after a fly by Richie Hebner and scored when Manny Sanguillen forced Oliver.

In the 12th, Greg Luzinski singled for the Phillies and was forced by Tommy Hutton, who took third on a single by Tim McCarver. Don Money then grounded to Dave Cash, who threw to second, forcing McCarver, as Hutton scored. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stone rf,lf           3   0   0   0     2   1   .240      Cash 2b               6   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Davalillo lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .357
Montanez cf           4   1   1   1     2   1   .248        Clines ph,lf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Luzinski lf           6   0   1   0     0   2   .286        Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Anderson pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Clemente rf           5   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Hutton 1b             5   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Oliver cf             4   0   3   0     2   0   .336
McCarver c            5   0   1   0     1   1   .207      Hebner 3b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Money 3b              5   0   1   1     1   1   .200      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     1   0   .364
Doyle 2b              5   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Robertson 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .115
Champion p            2   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Alley ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .288
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson p             2   0   1   0     1   1   .214
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .386
  Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .280
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   2   7   2     9   7             Totals               45   1  10   1     5   5

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 19,398
Left on Base: Phillies 15, Pirates 13
DP: Phillies 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Montanez, McCarver, Cash, Hebner
Doubles: Oliver (9), Clines (2)
Home Runs: Montanez (3)
Stolen Bases: Cash (5)
Caught Stealing: Hutton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Champion (3), Stone (1), Hoerner (1)
GIDP: Hebner (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion                6.2   7   1   1   4   3   0  30   3.61
Hoerner                 3.1   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   1.98
Brandon W(2-1)          1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.68
Short SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   5.73
Totals                 12    10   1   1   5   5   0  50

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 9     4   1   1   8   4   1  40   3.89
R. Hernandez            2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   0.57
Giusti L(1-4)           1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.22
Totals                 12     7   2   2   9   7   1  53

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


PHILLIES 1ST: Stone struck out; Bowa flied out to right;
Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to left; Davalillo grounded out
(first unassisted); Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Hutton walked;
McCarver walked [Hutton to second]; Money flied out to center;
Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to center; Hebner grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at
second]; Sanguillen singled to center; Robertson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Champion singled to left; Stone popped to second;
Bowa flied out to center; Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to center; Cash forced Johnson (third to second); Cash
stole second [Cash to third (error by McCarver)]; Davalillo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Hutton flied out to
center; McCarver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente flied out to right; Oliver doubled to
center; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Sanguillen was
walked intentionally; Robertson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Doyle walked;
Champion out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Doyle to
second]; Stone walked; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley singled to right; On a bunt Johnson struck
out; Cash forced Alley (right to second to shortstop); Davalillo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez homered; Luzinski reached on an error by
Hebner; Hutton forced Luzinski (first to shortstop); Hutton was
caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Cash;
assist by Sanguillen); McCarver flied out to right; Money
walked; Doyle flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente singled to right; Oliver walked [Clemente
to second]; Hebner flied out to center [Clemente to third];
Sanguillen forced Oliver (shortstop to second) [Clemente
scored]; Robertson popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Champion singled to center; Stone out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Champion to second]; Bowa
flied out to center; Montanez was walked intentionally; Luzinski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley flied out to right; Johnson walked; Cash
flied to right in foul territory; Davalillo singled to center
[Johnson to third, Davalillo to second (error by Montanez)];
Clemente was walked intentionally; HOERNER REPLACED CHAMPION
(PITCHING); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hutton flied out to left; McCarver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Money struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner popped to shortstop; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robertson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Doyle singled to third; Hoerner out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Doyle to second]; Stone walked; Bowa
forced Stone (second unassisted) [Doyle to third]; Montanez
walked [Bowa to second]; Luzinski forced Bowa (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Alley flied out to left; STENNETT BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Stennett flied out to left; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates
1.

PHILLIES 10TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Hutton
popped to catcher in foul territory; McCarver struck out
[McCarver out at first (catcher to first)]; Money singled to
center; Doyle forced Money (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 10TH: CLINES BATTED FOR DAVALILLO; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clemente flied out to right; Oliver
singled to pitcher; Hebner singled to right [Oliver to second];
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 11TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR HOERNER; Johnson struck out; Stone popped to catcher
in foul territory; Bowa walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 11TH: BRANDON REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Robertson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Alley grounded out (second
to first); STARGELL BATTED FOR R. HERNANDEZ; Stargell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 12TH: GIUSTI REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Luzinski
singled to right; ANDERSON RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hutton forced
Anderson (second to shortstop); McCarver singled to right
[Hutton to third]; Money forced McCarver (second to shortstop)
[Hutton scored]; Doyle popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 12TH: STONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ANDERSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); Clines doubled to center; ELLIS RAN FOR CLINES; Clemente
grounded out (shortstop to first); SHORT REPLACED BRANDON
(PITCHING); Oliver walked; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.