Steve Blass needed only one more victory to enter the charmed circle for the first time in his major league career after the Pirates' righthander defeated the Phillies, 5-1. Wayne Twitchell, who started for the Phillies, was hlt on the hand by a batted ball in the first inning. Billy Champion took over in the second and suffered his 11th straight defeat when the Pirates exploded for all their runs in the sixth. Al Oliver batted in two with a double and Manny Sanguillen drove in another pair with a single. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 5 12 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Stennett lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .286 Bowa ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 Clemente rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .311 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Stargell 1b 5 1 0 0 0 0 .301 Luzinski lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Hutton rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Oliver cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .315 B. Robinson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Hebner 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Sanguillen c 4 0 2 2 0 1 .295 Terlecki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alley ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .245 Stone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Blass p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .185 Boone c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Champion p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .147 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Money ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Totals 37 5 12 5 1 4 Totals 33 1 8 1 2 2 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 8,472 Left on Base: Pirates 8, Phillies 7 DP: Pirates 2, Phillies 2 Errors: Schmidt Doubles: Oliver (25) Sacrifice Hits: Blass 2 (12) GIDP: Alley (6), B. Robinson (8) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blass W(19-7) 9 8 1 1 2 2 0 35 2.37 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 2 0 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Twitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.07 Champion L(4-14) 4 6 4 4 0 1 0 20 5.00 Wilson 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 9 3.81 Terlecki 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.76 Totals 9 12 5 5 1 4 0 40 Wild Pitches: Champion (7) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Shag Crawford PIRATES 1ST: Cash popped to shortstop; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to center; Bowa popped to third; Montanez popped to shortstop; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 2ND: CHAMPION REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton walked; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hutton out at second]; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); Alley singled to left; Blass out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alley to second]; Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to left; Champion struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Clemente reached on an error by Schmidt; Champion threw a wild pitch [Clemente to second]; Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to left; Montanez lined into a double play (second to first) [Bowa out at first]; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 5TH: Hebner singled to center; On a bunt Sanguillen struck out; Alley singled to third [Hebner to second]; Blass out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hebner to third, Alley to second]; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Hutton flied out to right; B. Robinson singled to right; Schmidt flied out to center; Boone singled to left [B. Robinson to second]; Champion flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to center; Clemente singled to center [Stennett to third]; Stargell reached on a fielder's choice [Clemente to second]; Oliver doubled to right [Stennett scored, Clemente scored, Stargell to third]; WILSON REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Hebner was walked intentionally; Sanguillen singled to right [Stargell scored, Oliver scored, Hebner to second]; Alley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner to third, Sanguillen out at second]; Blass singled to right [Hebner scored]; Cash singled to center [Blass to second]; Stennett struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa singled to right; Montanez flied out to right; Luzinski forced Bowa (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 0. PIRATES 7TH: Clemente struck out; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Hutton grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson singled to center; Schmidt flied out to right; Boone singled to right [B. Robinson to third]; MONEY BATTED FOR WILSON; Money forced Boone (third to shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 0. PIRATES 8TH: TERLECKI REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); MONEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hebner grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled to center; Alley grounded out (second to first) [Sanguillen to second]; Blass grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 8TH: Doyle walked; Bowa forced Doyle (second to shortstop); Montanez grounded out (second to first) [Bowa to second]; Luzinski singled to right [Bowa scored]; Hutton flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 1. PIRATES 9TH: Cash singled to right; Stennett struck out while Cash was picked off first (catcher to first); Clemente singled to third; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); B. Robinson flied out to right; STONE BATTED FOR TERLECKI; Stone flied out to left; Boone popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 1.

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