Although Willie McCovey smashed a two-run homer to mark his return to the lineup after being out seven weeks with a broken arm, the Giants lost to the Pirates 4-3. The Pirates, who started the scoring with a circuit clout by Jose Pagan, fell behind on McCovey's blow, but then rallied for three runs in the seventh on a single by Steve Blass, doubles by Dave Cash and Al Oliver and a single by Roberto Clemente.

The Giants, who picked up a run in their half of the seventh, missed a chance to tie score when McCovey doubled and Ken Henderson singled with one out in the ninth. Dave Giusti, replacing Blass, struck out Jim Howarth and retired Ed Goodson on a fly ball. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  0  -   4  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .285      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Oliver cf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .318      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Clemente rf           4   0   2   1     1   2   .331      Kingman 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .239
Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      McCovey 1b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .375
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .344        Maddox pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .133      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Pagan 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .275      Henderson cf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .204
Alley ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .288      Howarth lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Blass p               3   1   1   0     0   2   .222      Rader c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .240
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .317
                                                          McDowell p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            B. Williams ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
                                                            McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     3  11             Totals               32   3   7   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 11,216
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Giants 5
DP: Pirates 2, Giants 0
Doubles: Cash (10), Oliver (10), McCovey (2)
Home Runs: Pagan (2), McCovey (2), Henderson (5)
Stolen Bases: Alley (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Blass (2), Cash (2)
GIDP: McDowell (1), Bonds (5)
Hit by Pitch: Speier (1,by Blass)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(6-1)            8.1   7   3   3   2   5   2  33   3.11
Giusti SV(4)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.70
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   2  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(6-3)         6.2   8   4   4   3   6   1  31   4.58
Barr                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
McMahon                 2     0   0   0   0   5   0   7   3.20
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3  11   1  39

Passed Balls: Rader (2)
Hit by Pitch: Blass (1)
Wild Pitches: McDowell (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Oliver made an out to
third; Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier was hit by a pitch; Fuentes made an out to
third; Kingman struck out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell made an out to second; Sanguillen lined to
center; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds flied out to right; Henderson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howarth flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Pagan flied out to center; Alley singled to right;
Alley stole second; Blass struck out; Cash walked; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader singled to right; McDowell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at
second]; Speier walked; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente walked; Stargell flied out to center;
Sanguillen struck out; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Kingman singled to left; McCovey flied out to right;
Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Pagan homered; Alley walked; Blass out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alley to second]; Cash
grounded out (second to first) [Alley to third]; Oliver made an
out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Howarth
flied out to right; Rader singled to second; McDowell grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants
0.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente singled to center; McDowell threw a wild
pitch [Clemente to second]; Stargell struck out; Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Clemente to third]; Robertson
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
walked; Kingman forced Fuentes (third to second); McCovey
homered [Kingman scored]; Bonds struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Pagan flied out to center; Alley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blass singled to left; Cash doubled to
left [Blass to third]; Oliver doubled to center [Blass scored,
Cash scored]; Clemente singled to center [Oliver scored];
Stargell singled to second [Clemente to second]; BARR REPLACED
MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted);
3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Henderson homered; Howarth lined to second; Rader
grounded out (second to first); B. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR BARR; B.
Williams lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Giants 3.

PIRATES 8TH: MCMAHON REPLACED B. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Robertson
struck out; Pagan struck out; Alley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Fuentes struck
out; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Giants 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Blass struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Blass to
second]; Oliver flied out to right [Blass to third]; Clemente
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey doubled to right; MADDOX RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Bonds struck out; Henderson singled to shortstop [Maddox to
third]; GIUSTI REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Howarth struck out;
GOODSON BATTED FOR RADER; Goodson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 3.