The Pirates pounded three homers off Denny McLain and beat the Braves, 7-4. Willie Stargell and Bob Robertson teed off on the former A. L. Cy Young Award winner in the second inning, Robertson's blow coming with a man on base.

Then, in the third, Bill Mazeroski doubled, Stargell walked and Al Oliver homered. Manny Sanguillen added the Pirates' other run with a circuit clout off Cecil Upshaw in the eighth. Hank Aaron and Oscar Brown hit homers for the Braves. Aaron's blow was the 657th of his career. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  3  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  1
Braves       0  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Garr rf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Mazeroski 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Brown rf            3   1   1   2     0   0   .245
Clemente rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Lum lf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Stargell 1b           3   2   1   1     1   1   .293      Aaron 1b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .256
Oliver cf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .321      Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Sanguillen c          4   2   2   1     0   0   .339      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Robertson 3b          4   1   2   2     0   1   .156      Baker cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .335
J. Hernandez ss       4   0   1   0     0   2   .196      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .253
Briles p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .107      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
                                                          McLain p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jarvis p            2   1   1   1     0   0   .214
                                                            Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   7  11   7     1   5             Totals               32   4   7   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 20,130
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Braves 3
DP: Pirates 2, Braves 2
Errors: Robertson, Lum
Doubles: Mazeroski (2), J. Hernandez (5), Jarvis (2), Baker (10)
Home Runs: Stargell (17), Robertson (6), Oliver (8), Sanguillen (5), Aaron (18), Brown (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Briles (4), Mazeroski (1)
GIDP: Mazeroski (2), Millan (3), Aaron (11)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(7-3)           9     7   4   4   2   6   2  34   3.32
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   6   2  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain L(0-1)           2.2   5   6   6   1   0   3  14   6.75
Jarvis                  4.1   5   0   0   0   3   0  17   4.13
Upshaw                  2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   4.65
Totals                  9    11   7   7   1   5   4  38

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


PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazeroski
flied out to center; Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lum made an out
to third; Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: BROWN REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); Stargell homered;
Oliver singled to center; Sanguillen forced Oliver (shortstop to
second); Robertson homered [Sanguillen scored]; J. Hernandez
grounded out (third to first); Briles flied out to center; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams was called out on strikes; Evans singled to
left; Baker singled to shortstop [Evans to second]; Millan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Baker out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines grounded out (third to first); Mazeroski
doubled to left; Clemente flied out to right [Mazeroski to
third]; Stargell walked; Oliver homered [Mazeroski scored,
Stargell scored]; JARVIS REPLACED MCLAIN (PITCHING); Sanguillen
singled to center; Robertson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez struck out; Jarvis grounded out (second to
first); Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 0.

PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez doubled to left; Briles out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [J. Hernandez to third];
Clines hit into a double play (right to catcher) [J. Hernandez
out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron homered;
Williams flied out to center; Evans popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); Clemente
singled to right; Stargell struck out; Oliver made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to third [Millan to third (error by Robertson)]; Perez
flied out to right; Jarvis doubled to right [Millan scored];
Brown homered [Jarvis scored]; Lum popped to first; 3 R, 3 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Robertson singled
to left; J. Hernandez struck out; Briles forced Robertson (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron struck out; Williams struck out; Evans walked;
Baker forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Braves 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Clines singled to shortstop; Mazeroski out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Clines to second]; Clemente
reached on a fielder's choice [Clines out at third (pitcher to
shortstop to third)]; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Millan struck out; Perez flied out to left; JACKSON
BATTED FOR JARVIS; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 4.

PIRATES 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Oliver grounded
out (second to first); Sanguillen homered; Robertson grounded
out (third to first); J. Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Brown flied out to center; Lum walked; Aaron
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Briles struck out; Clines reached on an error by
Lum [Clines to first]; Mazeroski grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Clines out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams flied out to left; Evans flied out to
right; Baker doubled to left; Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 4.