| Roberto Clemente passed Hall of Famer Honus Wagner and became the most prolific hitter in Pirates' history with a double and homer in a 6-3 victory over the Giants. Clemente's blows raised his career total to 2,972 against Wagner's 2,970. Clemente's double in the third inning was wasted, but his homer with two men on base in the fourth broke a 2-2 tie and pinned the defeat on Sam McDowell, who made his first start for the Giants since July 12. [The Sporting News] |
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 1 Pirates 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 x - 6 8 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds rf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .257 Stennett lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .286 Speier ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Oliver cf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .310 Henderson lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .260 Clemente rf 3 1 2 3 2 0 .307 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .206 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Rader c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .269 Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .175 Kingman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .219 Hebner 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .313 Fuentes 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .264 Cash 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .276 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Alley ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .248 McDowell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Briles p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .172 Reberger p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 B. Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Howarth ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Totals 36 3 9 3 1 8 Totals 32 6 8 6 7 6 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 14,194 Left on Base: Giants 8, Pirates 9 DP: Giants 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Maddox, Briles Doubles: Bonds (26), Henderson (16), Clemente (14) Home Runs: Clemente (9) Sacrifice Flies: Fuentes (7) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McDowell L(8-8) 3.1 7 6 6 4 3 1 21 4.73 Reberger 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 3.76 Stone 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 2.98 Totals 8 8 6 6 7 6 1 39 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles W(13-6) 9 9 3 3 1 8 0 38 3.26 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 8 0 38 Wild Pitches: McDowell (8) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Dale GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Speier singled to right; Henderson flied out to left; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center [Stennett to second (error by Maddox)]; Oliver singled to center [Stennett scored]; Clemente walked [Oliver to second]; Sanguillen flied out to right [Oliver to third]; Robertson struck out; Hebner singled to center [Oliver scored, Clemente to third, Hebner to second (on throw)]; Cash walked; Alley popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2. GIANTS 2ND: Rader popped to first in foul territory; Kingman grounded out (third to first); Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: Briles grounded out (third to first); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2. GIANTS 3RD: Maddox struck out; McDowell grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds doubled to right; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Clemente doubled to left; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Clemente to third]; Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory; Robertson grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner walked; Cash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2. GIANTS 4TH: Henderson doubled to left; McCovey walked; Rader singled to center [Henderson scored, McCovey to third]; Kingman struck out; Fuentes hit a sacrifice fly to right [McCovey scored]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Alley walked; Briles struck out; Stennett singled to left [Alley to second]; Oliver singled to center [Alley scored, Stennett to second]; Clemente homered [Stennett scored, Oliver scored]; REBERGER REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6. GIANTS 5TH: Reberger grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds singled to left; Speier flied out to right; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6. PIRATES 5TH: Hebner lined to first; Cash flied out to center; Alley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6. GIANTS 6TH: McCovey singled to right; Rader flied out to right; Kingman flied out to left; Fuentes reached on an error by Briles [McCovey to second, Fuentes to first]; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6. PIRATES 6TH: Briles singled to left; Stennett flied out to center; Oliver lined to shortstop; Clemente walked [Briles to second]; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6. GIANTS 7TH: B. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR REBERGER; B. Williams struck out; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: STONE REPLACED B. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Robertson struck out; Hebner flied out to center; Cash walked; Alley forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6. GIANTS 8TH: Henderson singled to center; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher) [Henderson to second]; Rader singled to center [Henderson scored]; Kingman struck out; Fuentes forced Rader (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: Briles struck out; Stennett walked; Oliver flied out to center; Clemente flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 6. GIANTS 9TH: Maddox lined to first; HOWARTH BATTED FOR STONE; Howarth singled to right; Bonds struck out; Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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