Willie Stargell smashed a three-run homer in the first inning and then drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth as the Pirates defeated the Braves, 6-5. After Stargell's homer, the Braves went ahead, 5-3, with the aid of a round-tripper by Earl Williams.

The Pirates picked up a run in the sixth and tied the score in the seventh when Rennie Stennett singled, Jose Pagan sacrificed and Richie Zisk delivered a pinch-single. In the eighth, Gene Clines doubled, took third on an infield hit by Al Oliver and scored the winning run on Stargell's fly. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Monday, July      17, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  2    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Pirates      3  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  x  -   6  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown rf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .226      Davalillo lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .353
Baker cf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .316      Clines rf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .342
Aaron 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .255      Oliver cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .316
Williams c            5   1   2   2     0   1   .255      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   4     0   2   .295
Lum lf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .331
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .293
Perez ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .215      Pagan 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Garrido 2b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .271      J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Schueler p            3   1   2   0     0   0   .207        Alley ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Walker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Casanova ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Zisk ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  11   5     2   5             Totals               30   6   9   6     1   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 14,866
Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 3
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Brown, Davalillo
Doubles: Perez (9), Clines (8)
Home Runs: Williams (13), Stargell (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Pagan (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Aaron (2), Stargell (4)
GIDP: Perez (13)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler                5.1   4   4   4   1   4   1  21   3.58
Hoerner L(0-4)          2     5   2   2   0   1   0  10   4.11
Upshaw                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.76
Totals                  8     9   6   6   1   5   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker                  3.2   8   4   4   1   1   0  19   3.90
Garber                  3.1   3   1   1   0   3   1  13   4.26
R. Hernandez W(5-0)     1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.25
Giusti SV(14)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.93
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   5   1  40

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Stan Landes


BRAVES 1ST: Brown flied out to center; Baker made an out to
shortstop; Aaron singled to center; Williams flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo walked; Clines singled to right
[Davalillo to second]; Oliver forced Clines (second to
shortstop) [Davalillo to third]; Stargell homered [Davalillo
scored, Oliver scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to left; Evans singled to left; Perez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 2ND: Pagan flied out to left; J. Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido singled to third; Schueler singled to left
[Garrido to second]; Brown struck out; Baker walked [Garrido to
third, Schueler to second]; Aaron hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Garrido scored]; Williams singled to right [Schueler scored,
Baker to third]; Lum flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Clines
flied out to center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans flied out to left; Perez doubled to left;
Garrido singled to center [Perez scored, Garrido to second (on
throw)]; Schueler grounded out (third to first); Brown singled
to left [Garrido scored]; GARBER REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING);
Baker forced Brown (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Sanguillen made an out to
first; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Pirates 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Williams
homered; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Pagan struck out; J. Hernandez struck out; Garber
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Pirates 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez struck out (catcher to first); Garrido flied
out to left; Schueler singled to left; Brown struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Davalillo singled to first; Clines forced Davalillo
(shortstop to second); Oliver singled to right [Clines to
second]; HOERNER REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Stargell struck
out; Sanguillen singled to right [Clines scored, Sanguillen to
second (error by Brown), Oliver out at home (right to second to
catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker singled to left; Aaron flied out to left;
Williams struck out; Lum forced Baker (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett singled to right; Pagan out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Stennett to second]; ALLEY BATTED FOR J.
HERNANDEZ; Alley made an out to first; ZISK BATTED FOR GARBER;
Zisk singled to center [Stennett scored]; Davalillo flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 8TH: ALLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); R. HERNANDEZ
REPLACED ZISK (PITCHING); Evans struck out; Perez made an out to
shortstop; Garrido grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Clines doubled to right; Oliver singled to second
[Clines to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Clines
scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied
out to center; Stennett flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 9TH: CASANOVA BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Casanova grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brown grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baker reached on an error by Davalillo [Baker to first]; Aaron
walked [Baker to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED R. HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 5, Pirates 6.