Homers by Al Oliver, Richie Hebner and Willie Stargell helped the Pirates overcome a 4-0 deficit and defeat the Expos, 7-4. Oliver started the Pirates' rally with a round-tripper in the fourth and Hebner followed with a circuit clout in the fifth.

Gene Clines and Oliver singled in the sixth and Stargell turned the game around with a three-run homer. The Pirates added another tally before the inning was over on singles by Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash and Gene Alley. Stargell accounted for his fourth RBI of the game with a run-scoring single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1972 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  0  0    1  1  4    1  0  0  -   7 13  1
Expos        0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo lf          4   1   0   0     1   0   .346      Bailey 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .222
Clines rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .332      Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .227
Oliver cf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .315      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   2   .255
Stargell 1b           5   1   3   4     0   0   .308      Fairly 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .254
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Mashore lf            3   0   1   2     0   0   .257
Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .290        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .265        Woods lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Alley ss              4   0   2   1     0   1   .272      Day cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Briles p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .163      Humphrey c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .192
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      xTorres 2b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Stoneman p            2   1   0   0     0   1   .096
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gilbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                            Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .182

Totals               39   7  13   7     1   4             Totals               32   4   5   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 20,905
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Expos 5
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0
Errors: Sanguillen
Doubles: Oliver (18)
Home Runs: Oliver (9), Hebner (11), Stargell (23)
Caught Stealing: Cash (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(10-5)          7.2   4   4   0   3   4   0  31   3.19
Giusti SV(17)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.72
Totals                  9     5   4   0   3   5   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(9-8)         5     7   5   5   0   2   3  22   3.10
Walker                  1.1   4   2   2   1   1   0   8   2.66
Gilbert                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.03
Strohmayer              2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.20
Totals                  9    13   7   7   1   4   3  40

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart


PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Clines
made an out to second; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to right; Sanguillen forced
Stargell (second to shortstop); Hebner made an out to third;
Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Mashore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Day flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley grounded out (first unassisted); Briles
struck out; Davalillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Humphrey singled to left; Torres reached on catcher's
interference by Sanguillen [Humphrey to second]; On a bunt
Stoneman forced Humphrey (third to shortstop) [Torres to
second]; Bailey singled to right [Torres scored (unearned),
Stoneman to third, Bailey to second (on throw)]; Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Stoneman scored (unearned), Bailey to
third]; Singleton walked; Fairly walked [Singleton to second];
Mashore singled to center [Bailey scored (unearned), Singleton
scored (unearned), Fairly to third]; Day grounded out (second to
first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Clines flied out to left; Oliver homered; Stargell
grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen made an out to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Humphrey made an out to first; Torres grounded out
(second to first); Stoneman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner homered; Cash grounded out (third to first);
Alley struck out; Briles singled to left; Davalillo flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Foli struck
out; Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Expos 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Clines singled to left; Oliver singled to center
[Clines to third]; Stargell homered [Clines scored, Oliver
scored]; WALKER REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled
to center; Hebner made an out to shortstop; Cash singled to
right [Sanguillen to third]; Cash was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Alley singled to center [Sanguillen
scored]; Briles made an out to second; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly flied out to right; Mashore grounded out
(second to first); Day grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Expos 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Davalillo walked; Clines struck out; Oliver doubled
to right [Davalillo to third]; GILBERT REPLACED WALKER
(PITCHING); Stargell singled to second [Davalillo scored, Oliver
to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stargell
to second, Oliver stayed at third]; Hebner flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Humphrey grounded out (second to first); Torres made
an out to second; FAIREY BATTED FOR GILBERT; Fairey flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 4.

PIRATES 8TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Cash flied
out to right; Alley singled to shortstop; On a bunt Briles
struck out; Davalillo forced Alley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Bailey made an out to third; Foli singled to left;
Singleton struck out; Fairly walked [Foli to second]; GIUSTI
REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); MCCARVER BATTED FOR MASHORE;
McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 7, Expos 4.

PIRATES 9TH: WOODS REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING LF); Clines flied
out to left; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Day singled to center; Humphrey forced Day (pitcher
to second); Torres flied out to left; BREEDEN BATTED FOR
STROHMAYER; Breeden struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
7, Expos 4.