After giving up three singles in the first inning, Steve Blass yielded only one more hit the rest of the way and pitched the Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Padres. Singles by Nate Colbert, Derrel Thomas and Fred Kendall, together with a walk and error, gave the Padres their runs in the first. Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 2Game Played on Friday, August 18, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumPirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 1 Padres 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Davalillo rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Morales cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Cash 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .277 Jestadt 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Oliver cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .310 Roberts 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .302 Colbert 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Clines lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332 Gaston rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .266 Hebner 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .314 Stahl lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .223 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .318 Thomas ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .230 Robertson lf,1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .178 Kendall c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Alley ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Greif p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .031 Blass p 2 1 0 0 0 0 .148 Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blefary ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Ross p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 32 4 7 4 1 6 Totals 29 2 4 1 4 2 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 30,610 Left on Base: Pirates 4, Padres 4 DP: Pirates 0, Padres 0 Errors: Stargell, Roberts Doubles: Hebner (18) Caught Stealing: Thomas (8) Sacrifice Hits: Blass (7) Hit by Pitch: Hebner (5,by Greif) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blass W(14-6) 9 4 2 1 4 2 0 33 2.66 Totals 9 4 2 1 4 2 0 33 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Greif L(5-13) 7.1 6 4 3 1 3 0 29 4.81 Schaeffer 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.35 Ross 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.07 Totals 9 7 4 3 1 6 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Greif (8) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo was called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (third to first); Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Morales lined to left; Jestadt walked; Roberts lined to left; Jestadt was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to left; Hebner flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert singled to third; Gaston forced Colbert (third to second); Stahl walked [Gaston to second]; Thomas singled to left [Gaston to third, Stahl out at third (left to third)]; Larry Stahl and Cito Gaston slid into 3B at the same time; Kendall singled to right [Gaston scored, Thomas to third, Kendall to second (on throw)]; Greif reached on an error by Stargell [Thomas scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kendall to third, Greif to first]; Morales was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 2. PIRATES 3RD: Robertson walked; Alley made an out to shortstop; Blass out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Robertson to second]; Davalillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Jestadt grounded out (third to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 2. PIRATES 4TH: Cash singled to center; Oliver flied out to right; Stargell singled to right [Cash to second]; Hebner doubled to right [Cash scored, Stargell out at home (right to first to catcher)]; Sanguillen singled to left [Hebner scored, Sanguillen out at second (left to second)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Stahl grounded out (second to first); Thomas made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PIRATES 5TH: Robertson flied out to right; Alley was called out on strikes; Blass grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Greif grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PIRATES 6TH: Davalillo flied out to center; Cash lined to first; Oliver made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Jestadt popped to catcher in foul territory; Roberts lined to left; Colbert lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; Hebner was hit by a pitch; Sanguillen forced Hebner (shortstop to second); Robertson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Stahl flied out to center; On a bunt Thomas singled to third; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PIRATES 8TH: Alley grounded out (third to first); Blass reached on an error by Roberts [Blass to first]; Davalillo singled to shortstop [Blass to second]; Cash singled to center [Blass scored (unearned), Davalillo to third]; SCHAEFFER REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Oliver singled to left [Davalillo scored, Cash to second]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Hebner flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: CLINES REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); ROBERTSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); BLEFARY BATTED FOR SCHAEFFER; Blefary was called out on strikes; Morales walked; Jestadt forced Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PIRATES 9TH: ROSS REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied out to right; Robertson struck out; Alley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: Roberts flied out to right; Colbert grounded out (third to first); Gaston walked; Stahl lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. |
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