A single by Ken Henderson with two out in the seventh inning deprived Nelson Briles of a perfect game as the Pirates' righthander defeated the Giants, 1-0. Briles retired the first 20 Giants before Henderson smashed a line drive down the first base line. Willie Stargell leaped for the ball, but it crashed off his glove into right field. Henderson, who thus hit safely in his 18th straight game, was the only Giant to reach base.

Briles won his duel with Juan Marichal on an unearned run in the first inning when Roberto Clemente reached second on a throwing error by Tito Fuentes and scored on a double by Stargell. Roberto Clemente, who had been sidelined with pulled heel tendons, was back in the Pirates' starting lineup for the first time since July 23. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 1, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .339      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Clemente rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .305      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Stargell 1b           4   0   3   1     0   0   .309      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Stennett pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Robertson lf,1b       3   0   1   0     1   0   .181      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .260
May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Kingman 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .217
J. Hernandez ss       3   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Briles p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .160        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .280

Totals               32   1   8   1     1   4             Totals               28   0   1   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  9,389
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Giants 1
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 3
Errors: Fuentes
Doubles: Stargell (21), Hebner (19)
Stolen Bases: Davalillo (11)
Caught Stealing: Stargell (1)
GIDP: Cash (6), May (3), Stargell (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(12-5)          9     1   0   0   0   6   0  28   3.01
Totals                  9     1   0   0   0   6   0  28

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal L(5-14)        9     8   1   0   1   4   0  33   3.62
Totals                  9     8   1   0   1   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo singled to third; Cash grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Davalillo out at
second]; Clemente reached on an error by Fuentes [Clemente to
second]; Stargell doubled to center [Clemente scored
(unearned)]; Stargell was picked off and caught stealing third
(pitcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(pitcher to first); Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner popped to catcher in foul territory;
Robertson singled to center; May grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey was called out on strikes; Rader grounded
out (second to first); Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Briles grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillo singled to
left; Davalillo stole second; Cash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox struck out; Kingman struck out; Marichal was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants
0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente struck out; Stargell singled to right;
Hebner grounded out (first unassisted) [Stargell to second];
Robertson walked; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier made
an out to third; Henderson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 5TH: J. Hernandez was called out on strikes; Briles
struck out; Davalillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Rader
grounded out (second to pitcher); Fuentes grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Clemente
singled to right; Stargell grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Clemente out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; Kingman was called out
on strikes; Marichal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner lined to shortstop; Robertson flied out to
left; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier made
an out to second; Henderson singled to right; McCovey made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 8TH: J. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Briles grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillo made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader flied out to right; Fuentes made an out to
shortstop; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente
flied out to right; Stargell singled to right; STENNETT RAN FOR
STARGELL; Hebner doubled to right [Stennett to third]; Robertson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROBERTSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kingman grounded out (third to
first); GOODSON BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Goodson grounded out
(second to first); Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.