After piling up 20 hits to win the first game, 10-2, the Pirates were held to seven hits by Jim Hardin and lost the second game of a twi-night doubleheader to the Braves, 3-2. The outcome of the lidlifter never was in doubt after Gene Alley hit a three-run homer in the second inning. Milt May rapped five straight singles in the biggest game at bat of his major league career. Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Atlanta Braves 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, July 7, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumPirates 0 3 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 - 10 20 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 9 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 6 0 3 2 0 0 .275 Millan 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Davalillo lf 6 2 2 0 0 1 .350 Garrido 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Clines rf,cf 6 0 3 1 0 1 .346 Garr rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Stargell 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .295 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Hernandez pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 Aaron 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Oliver cf 5 2 3 1 0 1 .324 Casanova c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225 Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 Williams c,1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .262 Hebner 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .294 Baker cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .320 May c 5 2 5 2 0 0 .250 Lum lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Alley ss 5 2 2 4 0 1 .278 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Stennett rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Perez ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .223 Walker p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 McQueen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Brown ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Totals 46 10 20 10 1 9 Totals 33 2 9 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:24 Left on Base: Pirates 11, Braves 7 DP: Pirates 3, Braves 0 Errors: McQueen Doubles: Clines (6), Cash (17) Home Runs: Alley (2) Stolen Bases: Davalillo (7) Sacrifice Hits: Walker (1) GIDP: Lum (6), Aaron (10), Baker (2) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Walker W(3-4) 9 9 2 2 3 5 0 36 3.42 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 5 0 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kelley L(5-6) 2.2 8 5 5 0 1 1 16 4.04 McQueen 5.1 11 5 5 1 7 0 28 5.33 Hoerner 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.71 Totals 9 20 10 10 1 9 1 48 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Davalillo grounded out (third to first); Clines singled to center; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Millan struck out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron walked; Williams forced Aaron (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to center; Hebner flied out to left; May singled to center [Oliver to second]; Alley homered [Oliver scored, May scored]; Walker grounded out (third to first); Cash flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker walked; Lum grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 0. PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo singled to center; Davalillo stole second; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell flied out to center; Oliver singled to left [Davalillo scored]; Hebner singled to left [Oliver to second]; May singled to right [Oliver scored, Hebner to third]; MCQUEEN REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Alley forced May (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); McQueen grounded out (second to first); Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. PIRATES 4TH: Walker struck out; Cash singled to shortstop; Cash was picked off first but was safe on an error by McQueen [Cash to second]; Davalillo struck out; Clines struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to pitcher; Aaron grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Garr out at second]; Williams singled to center; Baker forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver struck out; Hebner singled to second; May singled to right [Hebner to second]; Alley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Lum struck out; Evans flied out to left; Perez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. PIRATES 6TH: GARRIDO REPLACED MILLAN (PLAYING 2B); Walker struck out; Cash flied out to center; Davalillo singled to center; Clines doubled to center [Davalillo scored]; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: McQueen grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrido flied out to center; Garr made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Braves 0. PIRATES 7TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Hebner walked; May singled to right [Hebner to third]; Alley singled to left [Hebner scored, May to second]; Walker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [May to third, Alley to second]; Cash doubled to left [May scored, Alley scored]; Davalillo made an out to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Aaron singled to center; Williams singled to right [Aaron to second]; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aaron stayed at second, Williams out at second]; Lum made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 0. PIRATES 8TH: CASANOVA REPLACED AARON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Clines singled to third; Stargell forced Clines (first to shortstop); J. HERNANDEZ RAN FOR STARGELL; Oliver singled to center [J. Hernandez to second]; Hebner flied out to right; May singled to right [J. Hernandez scored, Oliver to third]; Alley struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 10, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 1B); J. HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); STENNETT REPLACED ALLEY (PLAYING RF); Evans struck out; Perez singled to shortstop; BROWN BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Brown forced Perez (third to second); Garrido singled to left [Brown to second]; Garr forced Garrido (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 10, Braves 0. PIRATES 9TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HOERNER REPLACED GARR (PITCHING); Walker struck out; Cash singled to left; Davalillo flied out to center; Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: Casanova singled to left; Williams singled to third [Casanova to second]; Baker singled to left [Casanova scored, Williams to second]; Lum flied out to center; Evans walked [Williams to third, Baker to second]; Perez forced Evans (shortstop to second) [Williams scored, Baker to third]; Brown struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 10, Braves 2. |
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