Saturday July 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Roberto Clemente, who had not hit more than one homer in any game since August 13, 1969, smashed two for the circuit, his second drive coming after a pinch-single by Milt May in the ninth inning to give the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. Clemente connected for his first homer in the seventh.

Willie Stargell followed with a single and gave way on the paths to Gene Clines, who stole second, moved to third after a fly by Al Oliver and scored on a sacrifice fly by Manny Sanguillen. Billy Williams, who doubled to drive in the Cubs' first run in the third inning, accounted for their other pair with a homer in the eighth, but Fergie Jenkins gave up May's single in the ninth and then was the victim of Clemente's second homer. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1972 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 8 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 4 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 .266 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Beckert 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Hebner 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Popovich 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Pagan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Williams lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .306 May ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 J. Hernandez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Clemente rf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .318 Santo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Stargell lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .292 Hiser rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .308 Clines pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 Martin c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .261 Oliver cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Hundley c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Sanguillen c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .329 Jenkins p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Robertson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .147 Alley ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Moose p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .171 R. Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .341 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 4 Totals 29 4 7 4 0 6 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 16,102 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Pirates 2 DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1 Doubles: Williams (12) Home Runs: Williams (14), Clemente 2 (7) Stolen Bases: Martin (1), Clines (8) Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (3) GIDP: Martin (1), Alley (4) Hit by Pitch: Pepitone (1,by Moose) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(9-7) 8 7 4 4 0 6 2 30 3.08 Totals 8 7 4 4 0 6 2 30 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moose 7.2 5 2 2 1 3 0 29 3.25 R. Hernandez 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0.88 Giusti W(2-4) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.62 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 4 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Moose (2) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer CUBS 1ST: Kessinger made an out to second; Beckert singled to left; Williams forced Beckert (second to shortstop); Pepitone was hit by a pitch [Williams to second]; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: PAGAN REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 3B); Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); Hiser singled to center; Martin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hiser out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 3RD: Jenkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert singled to right; Williams doubled to right [Beckert scored]; Pepitone flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Robertson popped to first in foul territory; Alley was called out on strikes; Moose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Santo grounded out (second to first); Hiser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Cash struck out; Pagan grounded out (pitcher to first); Clemente popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. CUBS 5TH: Martin walked; Martin stole second; Jenkins flied out to right; Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. CUBS 6TH: Williams flied out to left; Pepitone popped to first in foul territory; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Robertson singled to center; Alley grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Robertson out at second]; Moose singled to right; Cash singled to right [Moose to second]; Pagan forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. CUBS 7TH: Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Hiser made an out to pitcher; Martin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Clemente homered; Stargell singled to right; CLINES RAN FOR STARGELL; Clines stole second; Oliver flied out to center [Clines to third]; Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Clines scored]; Robertson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2. CUBS 8TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jenkins singled to left; Kessinger forced Jenkins (shortstop to second); Popovich grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to second]; R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Williams homered [Kessinger scored]; Pepitone flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING C ); Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR R. HERNANDEZ; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2. CUBS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Monday flied out to left; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Hiser singled to center; Hundley singled to left [Hiser to second]; Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: MAY BATTED FOR PAGAN; May singled to center; J. HERNANDEZ RAN FOR MAY; Clemente homered [J. Hernandez scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

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