Continuing his fabulous work, Steve Carlton extended his winning streak to 13 games by pitching the Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Pirates. As the N. L.'s leading candidate for the Cy Young Award, the southpaw struck out 12 to raise his major league leading total to 232. The shutout was Carlton's second in succession and seventh of the season and gave him a streak of 54 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run.

The Phillies reached Steve Blass for a run in the second on singles by Willie Montanez and Greg Luzinski, together with an error by Gene Clines on Luzinski's hit to left field. Carlton then gave himself more elbow room by smashing a homer in the third. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Clines rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .332
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Hutton 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Montanez cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .236      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Luzinski lf           4   0   3   0     0   1   .272      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .320
  Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Robertson lf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Freed rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     0   2   .189
B. Robinson rf,lf     3   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Bateman c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Alley ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Carlton p             3   1   1   1     0   0   .195      Blass p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .161
                                                            Clemente ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .309
                                                            Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .095

Totals               32   2   8   1     1   3             Totals               29   0   3   0     1  12

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 19,832
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Pirates 3
DP: Phillies 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Clines
Doubles: Money (12), Luzinski (19), Stennett (10)
Home Runs: Carlton (1)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (4)
GIDP: Money (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(18-6)         9     3   0   0   1  12   0  30   2.09
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1  12   0  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(12-6)           9     8   2   1   1   3   1  33   2.61
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   3   1  33

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Hutton walked; Hutton was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines struck out; Stennett grounded out (shortstop
to first); Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez singled to center; Luzinski singled to
right [Montanez scored (error by Clines) (unearned) (no RBI),
Luzinski to second]; On a bunt Money made an out to pitcher; B.
Robinson flied out to right; Bateman flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell made an out to third; Sanguillen grounded
out (pitcher to first); Robertson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton homered; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bowa flied out to right; Hutton singled to right;
Montanez popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); J.
Hernandez struck out (catcher to first); Blass struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Money doubled to center; B.
Robinson grounded out (second to first) [Money to third];
Bateman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
doubled to right; Oliver struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton flied out to right; Doyle singled to
center; Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Bowa popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Robertson struck out;
Hebner struck out; J. Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hutton flied out to left; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Luzinski doubled to right; Money flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Blass struck out; Clines struck out; Stennett
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Bateman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carlton popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
flied out to left; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied
out to right; Hutton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Hebner
grounded out (second to pitcher); PAGAN BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ;
Pagan popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: ALLEY REPLACED PAGAN (PLAYING SS); Montanez struck
out; Luzinski singled to center; HARMON RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Money
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Harmon out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: FREED REPLACED HARMON (PLAYING RF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CLEMENTE BATTED FOR BLASS;
Clemente walked; ELLIS RAN FOR CLEMENTE; Clines singled to
center [Ellis to second]; On a bunt Stennett hit into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop) [Clines out at second]; Oliver flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.