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Sunday July 2, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Bob Robertson, playing third base for the first time since June 12, 1970, thumbed his nose at his .147 batting average and hit a homer and single, driving in two runs, to help the Pirates defeat the Cubs, 7-4. Manny Sanguillen also smashed a homer. However, the Pirates' catcher grounded into an around-the-horn triple play, Ron Santo to Glenn Beckert to Jim Hickman, in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1972 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  2  0  -   4 11  2
Pirates      0  2  1    1  0  1    2  0  x  -   7 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   2     1   0   .269      Cash 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Davalillo lf          4   2   3   0     0   0   .354
Williams lf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Pepitone 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .143        Clines pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .344
  Hickman ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Stargell 1b           2   0   1   2     1   1   .294
Monday cf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .301        J. Hernandez pr,ss  0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Santo 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .304      Oliver cf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .323
Cardenal rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .279      Sanguillen c          4   2   2   1     0   0   .332
Hundley c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .230      Robertson 3b,1b       4   1   2   2     0   1   .156
Hands p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Alley ss,3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
  North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Johnson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .296        R. Hernandez p      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Pappas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fanzone ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               37   4  11   4     4   4             Totals               34   7  12   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 25,229
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Pirates 6
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Kessinger, Santo
Doubles: Monday (9), Davalillo 2 (11), Alley (5)
Home Runs: Sanguillen (4), Robertson (4)
Caught Stealing: Cash (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Stargell (3)
GIDP: Santo (7)
Hit by Pitch: Fanzone (1,by R. Hernandez)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(6-5)            4     5   4   3   0   3   1  18   3.20
Phoebus                 1     2   0   0   2   0   0   6   3.26
Pappas                  1     2   3   2   0   0   1   6   2.95
Hamilton                0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.59
Aker                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.95
McGinn                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.50
Totals                  8    12   7   5   2   4   2  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(3-1)            5.2   5   2   2   4   3   0  26   2.73
Johnson                 0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.03
R. Hernandez SV(5)      2.2   4   2   2   0   0   0  12   1.35
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   4   0  42

Hit by Pitch: R. Hernandez (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert grounded out (third to
first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kessinger to third]; Pepitone flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Davalillo
grounded out (second to first); Clemente grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Monday was called out on strikes; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cardenal walked; Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell was called out on strikes; Oliver singled
to right; Sanguillen singled to center [Oliver to third];
Robertson singled to left [Oliver scored, Sanguillen to second];
Alley forced Robertson (shortstop to second) [Sanguillen to
third]; Kison reached on an error by Santo [Sanguillen scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Alley to second, Kison to first]; Cash
forced Alley (shortstop to third); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 3RD: Hands struck out; Kessinger lined to left; Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo doubled to center; Clemente grounded out
(third to first) [Davalillo to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Davalillo scored]; Oliver flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Pepitone singled to right;
Monday walked [Pepitone to second]; Santo flied out to center;
Cardenal singled to center [Pepitone scored, Monday to second];
Hundley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen homered; Robertson struck out; Alley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 5TH: NORTH BATTED FOR HANDS; North flied out to left;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert walked;
Williams singled to center [Beckert to second]; Pepitone lined
to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: PHOEBUS REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Cash singled to
center; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Davalillo singled to center; Clemente forced Davalillo (second
to shortstop); Stargell walked [Clemente to second]; Oliver
walked [Clemente to third, Stargell to second]; Sanguillen
forced Oliver (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 4.

CUBS 6TH: Monday doubled to right; Santo grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley
singled to center [Monday scored]; HISER BATTED FOR PHOEBUS;
JOHNSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Hiser struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: PAPPAS REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Robertson
homered; Alley flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (second
to first); Cash made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert popped to first;
Williams singled to right [Kessinger to second]; R. HERNANDEZ
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); HICKMAN BATTED FOR PEPITONE;
Hickman flied out to right; Monday grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: HICKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Davalillo
doubled to right; Clemente reached on an error by Kessinger
[Davalillo to third, Clemente to first]; CLINES RAN FOR
CLEMENTE; HAMILTON REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Stargell singled
to right [Davalillo scored, Clines to second]; J. HERNANDEZ RAN
FOR STARGELL; Oliver singled to left [Clines scored (unearned),
J. Hernandez to second]; AKER REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING);
Sanguillen hit into a triple play (third to second to first) [J.
Hernandez out at third, Oliver out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

CUBS 8TH: J. HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CLINES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); ROBERTSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Santo singled to
left; Cardenal flied out to center; Hundley singled to center
[Santo to second]; FANZONE BATTED FOR AKER; Fanzone was hit by a
pitch [Santo to third, Hundley to second]; Kessinger singled to
center [Santo scored, Hundley scored, Fanzone to second];
Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop to second) [Fanzone to
third]; Williams grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: MCGINN REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Robertson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley doubled to left; R.
Hernandez struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

CUBS 9TH: Hickman flied out to center; On a bunt Monday singled
to second; Santo grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 7.



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