Backed by four double plays, Dock Ellis and Dave Giusti pitched the Pirates to a 7-0 victory over the Cubs. Ellis worked the first 6 2/3 innings before giving way to Giusti. Billy Williams, who went into the game batting .342 for the Cubs, hit into three double plays. Richie Hebner led the Pirates' attack with three singles, driving in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      2  0  0    1  0  0    4  0  0  -   7 14  2
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo lf,rf       6   0   0   0     0   3   .327      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Stennett 2b           5   2   3   0     0   0   .291      Cardenal rf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .291
Clemente rf           4   1   3   1     0   1   .309      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .339
  Clines pr,lf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .339      Hickman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Stargell 1b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .312      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .305
  Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Oliver cf             2   1   1   1     3   0   .317      Beckert 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Hebner 3b             5   1   3   3     0   0   .306        Tyrone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .299        Fanzone 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Alley ss              5   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Ellis p               4   0   2   0     0   1   .158      Hooton p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .094
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Hiser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .286
                                                            Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118

Totals               40   7  14   7     5   7             Totals               32   0   8   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  4,153
Left on Base: Pirates 12, Cubs 8
DP: Pirates 4, Cubs 1
Errors: Hebner, Sanguillen, Santo
Doubles: Clemente (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (5)
GIDP: Oliver (11), Beckert (14), Williams 3 (14)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(14-7)           6.2   7   0   0   3   5   0  27   2.80
Giusti SV(22)           2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.10
Totals                  9     8   0   0   3   6   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(9-13)          6    12   5   5   1   5   0  30   2.83
McGinn                  1     2   2   2   2   1   0   7   5.37
Phoebus                 2     0   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.90
Totals                  9    14   7   7   5   7   0  46

Wild Pitches: Ellis (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo struck out; Stennett singled to right;
Clemente doubled to center [Stennett scored]; Stargell popped to
second; Oliver walked; Hebner singled to right [Clemente scored,
Oliver to third]; Sanguillen forced Hebner (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal forced Kessinger
(shortstop to second); Williams struck out; Cardenal was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Sanguillen [Cardenal to
third]; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Alley grounded out (third to first); Ellis struck
out; Davalillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo struck out; Monday singled to center; Beckert
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Monday out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett flied out to center; Clemente was called
out on strikes; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton
struck out; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to left; Hebner forced Oliver (first
to shortstop); Sanguillen singled to left [Hebner to third];
Alley singled to center [Hebner scored, Sanguillen to third];
Ellis reached on a fielder's choice [Sanguillen out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Alley to second]; Davalillo was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal singled to center; Williams grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at
second]; Hickman singled to right; Santo walked [Hickman to
second]; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to left; Clemente singled to
center [Stennett to second]; Stargell forced Stennett (shortstop
to third) [Clemente to second]; Oliver grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); Hundley
popped to second in foul territory; Hooton singled to left;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner singled to right; Sanguillen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Alley forced Hebner (second to
shortstop); Ellis singled to left [Alley to third]; Davalillo
forced Ellis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal singled to left; Williams grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at
second]; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett singled to center; Clemente singled to
right [Stennett to second]; CLINES RAN FOR CLEMENTE; MCGINN
REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Stargell walked [Stennett to third,
Clines to second]; Oliver walked [Stennett scored, Clines to
third, Stargell to second]; Hebner singled to center [Clines
scored, Stargell scored, Oliver to third]; Sanguillen hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Oliver scored]; Alley popped to catcher
in foul territory; Ellis singled to center [Hebner to third];
Davalillo struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAVALILLO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Santo struck out; Monday flied out to
left; Beckert walked; TYRONE RAN FOR BECKERT; Hundley singled to
left [Tyrone to second]; HISER BATTED FOR MCGINN; Ellis threw a
wild pitch [Tyrone to third, Hundley to second]; Hiser walked;
GIUSTI REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Kessinger flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 8TH: PHOEBUS REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); FANZONE REPLACED
TYRONE (PLAYING 2B); Stennett lined to second; Clines walked;
Stargell grounded out (first unassisted) [Clines to second];
Oliver walked; Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Cardenal
singled to third; Williams grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at second]; Hickman flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen reached on an error by Santo [Sanguillen
to first]; Alley flied out to left; Giusti struck out; Davalillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Santo lined to first; Monday reached on an error by
Hebner [Monday to first]; Fanzone was called out on strikes;
Hundley lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs
0.