Staked to a three-run lead in the first inning, Dock Ellis pitched the Pirates to a 4-0 victory over the Cubs. Milt Pappas was scheduled to start for the Cubs but was called home by a family illness and Dan McGinn drew the assignment.

The Pirates wasted no time against the lefthander. Gene Clines and Al Oliver singled and Roberto Clemente tripled for the first two runs and, after two were out, Richie Hebner singled for the third marker. The Pirates wrapped up the scoring with their final tally in the fourth on singles by Hebner and Gene Alley and a grounder by Clines. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Pirates      3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Clines lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .336
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Oliver cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .315
Williams lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .342      Clemente rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .306
Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .314
Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .311        Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Hickman rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .282      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Fanzone 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Hundley c             3   0   1   0     0   2   .218      Hebner 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .308
McGinn p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Alley ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
  LaCock ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .132
  Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .287
  Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               32   0   7   0     0   6             Totals               33   4   9   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 12,470
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 6
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 2
Doubles: Santo (23)
Triples: Clemente (6)
GIDP: Kessinger (11), Pepitone (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGinn L(0-4)           4     7   4   4   1   2   0  20   5.18
Phoebus                 3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   4.00
Bonham                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.32
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   4   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(13-7)           9     7   0   0   0   6   0  32   2.93
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   6   0  32

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Monday
struck out; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to right; Oliver singled to center
[Clines to second]; Clemente tripled to left [Clines scored,
Oliver scored]; Stargell walked; Sanguillen made an out to
second; Stennett made an out to pitcher; Hebner singled to right
[Clemente scored, Stargell to second]; Alley forced Stargell
(third unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone singled to right; Santo made an out to
second; Hickman forced Pepitone (shortstop to second); Fanzone
forced Hickman (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Ellis was called out on strikes; Clines flied out
to center; Oliver singled to first; Clemente grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley struck out; McGinn grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kessinger singled to right; Monday flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Stargell flied out to left; Sanguillen flied out to
right; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Pepitone
flied out to center; Santo doubled to left; Hickman was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to right; Alley singled to right
[Hebner to third]; Ellis struck out; Clines forced Alley (second
to shortstop) [Hebner scored]; Oliver flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 5TH: Fanzone flied out to center; Hundley singled to left;
LACOCK BATTED FOR MCGINN; LaCock singled to left [Hundley to
second]; Debut game for Pete LaCock; Kessinger grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [LaCock out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: PHOEBUS REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Clemente
grounded out (second to first); Stargell grounded out (second to
first); Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 4.

CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
singled to right; Pepitone grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to center; Hebner flied out to
left; Alley forced Stennett (third to second); Ellis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
4.

CUBS 7TH: Santo made an out to second; Hickman was called out on
strikes; Fanzone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Clines grounded out (third to first); Oliver
singled to left; Clemente forced Oliver (shortstop to second);
Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Hundley
struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; Cardenal struck out;
Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: BONHAM REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 9TH: Monday flied out to center; Williams singled to right;
Pepitone flied out to right; Santo flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.