Willie Stargell came through in the clutch with a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. Glenn Beckert doubled and Billy Williams homered for the Cubs' pair in the fourth.

In the Pirates' fifth, Beckert, Rick Monday and Jose Cardenal collided going after a pop fly by Manny Sanguillen to right-center field and the ball fell off Beckert's glove for a triple. Beckert was forced out of the game with bruised ribs. Sanguillen scored on an infield out by Jackie Hernandez. Other than the fluke triple by Sanguillen, Burt Hooton allowed only two hits going into the ninth when Vic Davalillo beat out a bunt and, following a popup by Roberto Clemente, Stargell smashed his homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Monday, July      3, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  5  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Beckert 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .270      Davalillo lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .351
  Popovich 2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Clemente rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .312
Williams lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .310      Stargell 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .297
Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .128      Oliver cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .297      Sanguillen c          3   1   1   0     0   1   .332
Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Robertson 3b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .154
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   1     0   0   .194
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Clines ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Hooton p              3   0   0   0     1   1   .075        Alley ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .285
                                                          Blass p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .180
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   6   2     2   4             Totals               29   3   5   3     1   9

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 26,933
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Pirates 3
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 0
Errors: J. Hernandez 2
Doubles: Beckert (12)
Triples: Sanguillen (5)
Home Runs: Williams (15), Stargell (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Clines (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(6-7)           8.1   5   3   3   1   9   1  31   2.66
Totals                  8.1   5   3   3   1   9   1  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass                   8     6   2   2   1   4   1  33   2.68
Giusti W(3-4)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.55
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   4   1  37

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert singled to right;
Williams flied out to left; Pepitone grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

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

CUBS 2ND: Monday lined to right; Santo flied out to center;
Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Oliver flied out to left;
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley flied out to center; Hooton flied out to left;
Kessinger lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 3RD: Robertson lined to shortstop; J. Hernandez grounded
out (third to first); Blass grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert doubled to left; Williams homered [Beckert
scored]; Pepitone reached on an error by J. Hernandez [Pepitone
to first]; Monday flied out to center; Santo singled to left
[Pepitone to second]; Cardenal flied out to right; Hundley
forced Pepitone (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Davalillo
flied out to center; Clemente singled to center; Stargell
singled to right [Clemente to third]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hooton struck out; Kessinger popped to shortstop;
Beckert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen tripled to second; POPOVICH REPLACED
BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Robertson struck out; J. Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sanguillen scored]; Blass
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams singled to left; Pepitone flied out to
center; Monday flied out to left; Santo was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash was called out on strikes; Davalillo grounded
out (third to first); Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Hundley made
an out to third; Hooton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Oliver
flied out to left; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Popovich singled to
right; Williams reached on an error by J. Hernandez [Popovich to
second, Williams to first]; Pepitone flied out to center; Monday
walked [Popovich to third, Williams to second]; Santo lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson walked; CLINES BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ;
Clines out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Robertson to
second]; MAY BATTED FOR BLASS; May lined to center; Cash
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 1.

CUBS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); ALLEY REPLACED CLINES
(PLAYING SS); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hundley grounded out (first unassisted); Hooton walked;
Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: On a bunt Davalillo singled to first; Clemente
popped to second; Stargell homered [Davalillo scored]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 3.