Bob Robertson singled in the 10th inning and scored on a double by Richie Hebner to bring the Pirates a 2-1 victory over the Giants. The Pirates counted their first run in the sixth on a single by Vic Davalillo, double by Rennie Stennett and infield out by Al Oliver. The Giants forced the game into overtime when Garry Maddox singled in the ninth, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and crossed the plate on a single by Chris Speier. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1972 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   1 13  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   2 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .254      Davalillo lf          3   1   1   0     2   0   .334
Speier ss             5   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Stennett rf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .288
Henderson lf          5   0   3   0     0   0   .264      Oliver cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .309
McCovey 1b            4   0   2   0     1   0   .212      Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .311
  Blanco pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .385        Clines pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .337
Rader c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .270        Robertson 1b        1   1   1   0     0   0   .178
Kingman 3b,1b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Hebner 3b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .311
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .263      May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .263
Maddox cf             5   1   3   0     0   1   .261      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Barr p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .179      J. Hernandez ss       3   0   1   0     0   0   .196
  Howarth ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Moose p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .169
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mazeroski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   1  13   1     1   6             Totals               35   2  10   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 16,760
Left on Base: Giants 13, Pirates 11
DP: Giants 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Rader, J. Hernandez
Doubles: Fuentes (29), Stennett (12), Hebner (20)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (11), Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Moose (4), J. Hernandez (1)
GIDP: Cash (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    8     7   1   1   3   3   0  33   2.71
Johnson L(7-6)          1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.71
Totals                  9.1  10   2   2   4   4   0  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose                   9    12   1   1   1   6   0  39   3.21
R. Hernandez            0     1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.79
Giusti W(6-4)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.17
Totals                 10    13   1   1   1   6   0  44

Wild Pitches: Moose (5)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Vargo


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
popped to catcher in foul territory; Henderson singled to
center; McCovey singled to left [Henderson to second]; Rader
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo lined to shortstop; Stennett grounded out
(second to first); Oliver singled to right; Stargell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates
0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
doubled to right; Maddox struck out; Barr struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); May singled
to right; Cash grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds struck out; Speier grounded out (second to
first); Henderson singled to right; McCovey walked [Henderson to
second]; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez flied out to right; Moose struck out;
Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Kingman flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to
center; Maddox singled to left; Barr flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett singled to right; Oliver forced Stennett
(shortstop to second); Oliver stole second [Oliver to third
(error by Rader)]; Stargell struck out; Hebner flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds struck out; Speier struck out; Henderson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: May walked; Cash forced May (shortstop to second);
J. Hernandez flied out to right; Moose forced Cash (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey singled to left; Rader flied out to left;
Kingman singled to left [McCovey to second]; Fuentes flied to
left in foul territory; Maddox singled to left [McCovey to
third, Kingman to second]; Barr grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Davalillo singled to right; Stennett doubled to
right [Davalillo to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice
[Davalillo scored, Stennett out at third (shortstop to third)];
Stargell singled to left [Oliver to second]; Hebner was called
out on strikes; May flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds flied out to right; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Cash popped to catcher in foul territory; J.
Hernandez singled to right; Moose out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [J. Hernandez to second]; Davalillo was walked
intentionally; Stennett made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey made an out to shortstop; Rader singled to
center; Kingman flied out to center; Fuentes popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
walked; CLINES RAN FOR STARGELL; Hebner flied out to left; May
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 9TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING 1B); Maddox
singled to left; HOWARTH BATTED FOR BARR; Maddox stole second;
Moose threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; Howarth popped to
first in foul territory; Bonds was called out on strikes; Speier
singled to left [Maddox scored]; Henderson singled to center
[Speier to third, Henderson out at second (center to shortstop
to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Cash singled
to right; J. Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Cash to second]; MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR MOOSE; Mazeroski
flied out to right; Davalillo was walked intentionally; Stennett
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 1.

GIANTS 10TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PITCHING); McCovey
reached on an error by J. Hernandez [McCovey to first]; BLANCO
RAN FOR MCCOVEY; On a bunt Rader singled to first [Blanco to
second]; GIUSTI REPLACED R. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Kingman forced
Blanco (pitcher to third) [Rader to second]; Fuentes flied out
to center; Maddox forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 10TH: BLANCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KINGMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); Robertson singled to left; Hebner doubled to center
[Robertson scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.