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Thursday June 29, 1972
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Except for Boots Day, who collected three hits, Nelson Briles handcuffed the Expos completely and pitched the Pirates to a 9-0 victory. Richie Hebner backed Briles with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Montreal Expos 0

Game Played on Thursday, June 29, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Pirates      0  1  0    5  0  0    3  0  x  -   9 11  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Cash 2b               5   0   1   1     0   1   .278
  Torres 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Davalillo rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Day cf                4   0   3   0     0   0   .281      Oliver cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .323
McCarver lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Stargell lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Clines lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .351
Fairey rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Sanguillen c          4   3   4   0     0   0   .336
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Hebner 3b             3   2   1   3     1   0   .294
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Robertson 1b          3   0   1   2     0   1   .140
Humphrey c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Alley ss              4   1   1   2     0   0   .278
McAnally p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Briles p              4   1   1   1     0   1   .130
  Gilbert p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   3             Totals               34   9  11   9     2   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 18,364
Left on Base: Expos 4, Pirates 4
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Fairey
Doubles: Sanguillen (10), Davalillo (9), Alley (4), Cash (16)
Home Runs: Hebner (9)
Stolen Bases: Day (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(1-10)        3.1   8   6   6   1   2   0  19   4.39
Gilbert                 3.2   3   3   3   1   2   1  15   6.14
Renko                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.08
Totals                  8    11   9   9   2   4   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(6-2)           9     3   0   0   1   3   0  31   2.92
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   3   0  31

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (5)
Wild Pitches: McAnally (3)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to center; Day singled to right; Day
stole second; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Day to third];
McCarver flied out to left; Fairly lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillo
lined to left; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairey flied out to center; Bailey struck out; Foli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell made an out to shortstop; Sanguillen
doubled to right; Hebner grounded out (second to first)
[Sanguillen to third]; Robertson singled to right [Sanguillen
scored]; Alley flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Humphrey made an out to catcher; McAnally flied out
to left; Hunt walked; Day grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Briles grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash struck
out; Davalillo doubled to center; McAnally threw a wild pitch
[Davalillo to third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 4TH: McCarver flied out to center; Fairly grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Fairey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to right; Sanguillen singled to
right [Stargell to third (error by Fairey), Sanguillen to
second]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Robertson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Stargell scored, Sanguillen to third];
Alley doubled to left [Sanguillen scored, Hebner scored, Alley
to third (on throw)]; Briles singled to center [Alley scored];
Cash doubled to center [Briles scored]; GILBERT REPLACED
MCANALLY (PITCHING); Davalillo made an out to catcher; Oliver
flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey made an out to third; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Humphrey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell made an out to shortstop; Sanguillen
singled to center; Hebner flied out to center; Robertson forced
Sanguillen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Gilbert made an out to shortstop; Hunt grounded out
(third to first); Day singled to right; McCarver flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: TORRES REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Alley grounded
out (third to first); Briles struck out; Cash flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly flied out to right; Fairey lined to shortstop;
Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
walked; Stargell flied out to center; Sanguillen singled to
center [Oliver to second]; Hebner homered [Oliver scored,
Sanguillen scored]; Robertson struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 9.

EXPOS 8TH: CLINES REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Foli flied out
to center; Humphrey made an out to first; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR
GILBERT; Jorgensen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 8TH: RENKO REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Alley flied
out to left; Briles grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Pirates 9.

EXPOS 9TH: Torres flied out to left; Day singled to shortstop;
McCarver flied out to left; Fairly grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 9.



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