Rick Wise lost by a one-run margin for the eighth time this season when the Pirates scored on singles by Gene Alley, Milt May and Vic Davalillo in the 10th inning to beat the Cardinals, 2-1. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    3, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  6  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo lf          4   0   1   1     1   0   .352      Brock lf              5   0   3   1     0   1   .320
Clines rf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .332      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .312      Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Stargell 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .304      Torre 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Carbo rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .272
Cash 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .264      Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Alley ss              3   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Maxvill ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .234
Blass p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Wise p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .194
  May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .270        Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               35   2   6   2     2   3             Totals               34   1   8   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14,836
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Sanguillen
Triples: Cash (4)
Stolen Bases: Davalillo 2 (10), Sizemore (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Alley (3), Wise (2)
GIDP: Sizemore (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(12-5)           9     8   1   1   3   1   0  35   2.71
R. Hernandez SV(7)      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.01
Totals                 10     8   1   1   3   2   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(10-12)          10     6   2   2   2   3   0  38   3.60
Totals                 10     6   2   2   2   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman


PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo flied out to left; Clines flied out to
center; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Sizemore grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Brock out at second]; Alou
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Stargell to second]; Hebner grounded out (second to
first) [Stargell to third]; Cash tripled to right [Stargell
scored]; Alley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Simmons flied out to center; Carbo
singled to right [Torre to third]; Cruz popped to second;
Maxvill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Blass singled to second; Davalillo forced Blass
(pitcher to shortstop); Davalillo stole second; Clines grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Davalillo to third]; Oliver struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Wise singled to right; Brock forced Wise (third
to second); Sizemore flied out to right; Alou singled to
shortstop [Brock to second]; Torre popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded
out (third to first); Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons popped to shortstop; Carbo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Cash flied out to center; Alley grounded out (first
unassisted); Blass grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill walked; Wise out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock singled to center
[Maxvill scored]; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Sizemore walked; Sizemore stole second [Sizemore to
third (error by Sanguillen)]; Alou popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Clines
flied out to center; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to center; Simmons lined to second;
Carbo forced Torre (first to shortstop); Cruz grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals
1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill popped to third; Wise popped to catcher
in foul territory; Brock singled to shortstop; Sizemore forced
Brock (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Cash singled to right; Alley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cash to second]; Blass struck out;
Davalillo was walked intentionally; Clines flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Alou flied out to right; Torre flied out to left;
Simmons popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver lined to center; Stargell grounded out
(first to pitcher); Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Carbo singled to center; Cruz hit into a double
play (pitcher to second) [Carbo out at second]; Maxvill was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 10TH: Hebner popped to catcher in foul territory; Cash
flied out to center; Alley singled to right; MAY BATTED FOR
BLASS; May singled to third [Alley to second]; ELLIS RAN FOR
MAY; Davalillo singled to center [Alley scored, Ellis to third];
Davalillo stole second; Clines flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING);
CLENDENON BATTED FOR WISE; Clendenon flied out to center; Brock
struck out; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.