Don Sutton, who had won eight straight games this year and 12 in a row over two seasons, was stopped on his streak when the Pirates scored five runs in the first inning to defeat the Dodgers, 5-1. Only two of the Pirates' runs were earned. Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumPirates 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 3 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .347 Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Davalillo lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .379 Buckner 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .324 Clemente rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .324 Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .311 Robinson rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .293 Oliver cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .323 Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .234 Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Garvey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Sims c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J. Hernandez ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .217 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Blass p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .161 Grabarkewitz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 11 4 0 6 Totals 29 1 3 1 5 5 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 35,078 Left on Base: Pirates 7, Dodgers 6 DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 1 Errors: Valentine, Garvey, Russell Home Runs: Robinson (8) Sacrifice Hits: Blass (3) GIDP: Stargell (3), Garvey (3) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blass W(7-1) 9 3 1 1 5 5 1 34 2.88 Totals 9 3 1 1 5 5 1 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(8-1) 7 10 5 2 0 5 0 32 1.25 Wilhelm 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.38 Totals 9 11 5 2 0 6 0 39 Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Augie Donatelli PIRATES 1ST: Stennett reached on an error by Valentine [Stennett to first]; Davalillo singled to third [Stennett to second]; Clemente singled to center [Stennett scored (unearned), Davalillo to third]; Stargell singled to shortstop [Davalillo scored, Clemente to second]; Oliver singled to center [Clemente scored, Stargell to second]; Hebner struck out; Sanguillen reached on an error by Garvey [Stargell to third, Oliver to second, Sanguillen to first]; J. Hernandez forced Sanguillen (shortstop unassisted) [Stargell scored (unearned), Oliver scored (error by Russell) (unearned) (no RBI), J. Hernandez to second]; Blass struck out; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Valentine walked; Buckner walked [Valentine to second]; Davis struck out; Robinson made an out to third; Crawford walked [Valentine to third, Buckner to second]; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to left; Davalillo struck out; Clemente singled to shortstop [Stennett to third]; Stargell struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Sims lined to center; Russell made an out to shortstop; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. PIRATES 3RD: Hebner popped to catcher in foul territory; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Buckner singled to left; Davis flied out to left; Robinson walked [Buckner to second]; Crawford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. PIRATES 4TH: Blass struck out; Stennett made an out to first; Davalillo singled to second; Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims lined to right; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled to right; Hebner forced Oliver (first to shortstop); Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Sutton struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. PIRATES 6TH: J. Hernandez singled to right; Blass out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [J. Hernandez to second]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first) [J. Hernandez to third]; Davalillo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Robinson homered; Crawford walked; Garvey lined to second; Sims lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1. PIRATES 7TH: Clemente singled to right; Stargell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clemente out at second]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied out to center; GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR SUTTON; Grabarkewitz struck out; Valentine made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1. PIRATES 8TH: WILHELM REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PITCHING); Hebner singled to second; Sanguillen flied out to right; J. Hernandez struck out; Blass grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to right; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1. PIRATES 9TH: Stennett flied out to center; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 9TH: Crawford singled to center; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Crawford out at second]; Sims popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1. |
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