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Saturday June 17, 1972
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Nate Colbert drove in all of the Padres' runs and Clay Kirby scattered nine hits to shut out the Pirates, 4-0. Colbert hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning, picked up two RBIs with a double in the third and climaxed his one-man batting show with a homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres       1  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Hernandez ss        2   0   1   0     0   0   .191      Davalillo rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .358
Stanley ss,2b         3   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .318
Lee lf                3   1   1   0     1   0   .313      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .313
Colbert 1b            3   1   2   4     0   0   .203      Hebner 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .291
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .340
Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   3   .226      Clines lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .348
Jeter cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Corrales c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Walker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kirby p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .094        Mazeroski ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Johnson p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .349
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .195

Totals               34   4   9   4     1   6             Totals               34   0   9   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 20,718
Left on Base: Padres 6, Pirates 9
DP: Padres 1, Pirates 0
Doubles: Thomas (8), Colbert (9), Roberts (3), Davalillo (7), Johnson (1)
Home Runs: Colbert (13)
Stolen Bases: Clines (6)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Colbert (2)
GIDP: Sanguillen (3)
Hit by Pitch: Stanley (1,by Johnson)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(5-6)            9     9   0   0   2   5   0  36   2.54
Totals                  9     9   0   0   2   5   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(2-3)           3     6   3   3   1   3   0  16   3.53
Johnson                 4     2   1   1   0   3   1  14   4.08
Miller                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.35
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   6   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2)
Wild Pitches: Kirby (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson


PADRES 1ST: Thomas doubled to right; Stanley grounded out (first
unassisted) [Thomas to third]; Lee singled to shortstop [Thomas
stayed at third]; Colbert hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thomas
scored]; Morales singled to left [Lee to second]; Roberts struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash lined to right; Davalillo doubled to right
[Davalillo out at third (right to second to third)]; Oliver
singled to right; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 0.

PADRES 2ND: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Corrales
singled to right; Kirby struck out; Thomas lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second];
Clines singled to second; Clines stole second; Alley was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 0.

PADRES 3RD: Stanley singled to left; Lee walked [Stanley to
second]; Colbert doubled to center [Stanley scored, Lee scored];
Morales flied out to center [Colbert to third]; Roberts struck
out; Jeter grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR WALKER; Mazeroski singled to
right; Cash singled to center [Mazeroski to second]; Davalillo
lined to center; Oliver forced Mazeroski (third unassisted)
[Cash to second]; Stargell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PADRES 4TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PITCHING); Corrales
grounded out (second to first); Kirby grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Clines singled to center; Alley
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PADRES 5TH: Stanley struck out; Lee lined to right; Colbert
homered; Morales grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Johnson doubled to center; Cash lined to center;
Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PADRES 6TH: Roberts struck out; Jeter lined to first; Corrales
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING SS); STANLEY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Stargell struck out; Hebner
walked; Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory; Clines
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PADRES 7TH: Kirby struck out; Hernandez singled to right;
Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Stanley was hit by a pitch; Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley flied out to right; STENNETT BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PADRES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Colbert
grounded out (third to first); Morales made an out to second;
Roberts doubled to right; Jeter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
struck out; Stargell singled to left; Hebner popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PADRES 9TH: Corrales grounded out (second to first); Kirby
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen singled to left; Kirby threw a wild
pitch [Sanguillen to second]; Clines lined to center; Alley made
an out to second; MAY BATTED FOR MILLER; May made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.



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