Getting in tune for the playoffs, Bruce Kison pitched five innings and Luke Walker worked the last four frames as the Pirates defeated the Phillies, 3-1. Manny Sanguillen doubled and Rennie Stennett singled for the East Division champs' initial run in the second. Bill Robinson homered in the Phillies' half.

The Pirates broke the tie in the fifth with a single by Stennett, forceout by Gene Alley and double by Dave Cash. Roberto Clemente, who scored the final run in the ninth, rapped a pair of hits in the game to raise his career total to 2,998. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  1
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .282      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .314        Harmon ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Clemente rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .314      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .249
  Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Hutton rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .299        Freed ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Stennett lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .288      B. Robinson cf        4   1   1   1     0   0   .248
Alley ss              3   1   0   0     0   1   .243      Money 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .217
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .173      Boone c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .286
  Walker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .043      Reynolds p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .243
                                                            Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .199

Totals               34   3   9   3     0   5             Totals               36   1   9   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  5,335
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Phillies 9
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Alley, Montanez
Doubles: Oliver (26), Sanguillen (18), Cash (22), Luzinski (32)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (7)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (17)
GIDP: Clemente (15), Sanguillen (10)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(9-7)            5     6   1   1   1   1   1  22   3.30
Walker SV(2)            4     3   0   0   0   4   0  15   3.55
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   5   1  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reynolds L(2-14)        6     7   2   2   0   4   0  23   3.89
Brandon                 2.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   9   3.43
Scarce                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.74
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Oliver doubled to left;
Clemente flied out to left; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bowa reached
on an error by Alley; Montanez singled to first [Bowa to
second]; Luzinski flied out to right; Hutton forced Montanez
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen doubled to center; Hebner struck out;
Stennett singled to left [Sanguillen scored, Stennett out at
second (left to second)]; Alley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: B. Robinson homered; Money popped to third in foul
territory; Boone was called out on strikes; Reynolds popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison struck out; Cash singled to shortstop; Oliver
reached on an error by Montanez [Cash to second]; Clemente
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oliver out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle flied out to right; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez singled to right; Luzinski flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen flied out to right; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Money walked; Boone singled
[Money to second]; Reynolds singled to right [Money out at home
(right to catcher), Boone to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to center; Alley forced Stennett
(third to second); On a bunt Kison struck out; Cash doubled to
left [Alley scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bowa singled
to right; Bowa stole second; Montanez flied out to left;
Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente singled to second; Stargell flied out to
right; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Clemente out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: WALKER REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Hutton struck
out; B. Robinson flied out to right; Money singled to left;
Boone singled to left [Money to second]; LIS BATTED FOR
REYNOLDS; Lis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 7TH: BRANDON REPLACED LIS (PITCHING); Hebner flied out
to left; Stennett grounded out (second to first); Alley grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 7TH: HARMON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Harmon struck out; Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 8TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Walker was
called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (second to first);
Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski doubled to left; FREED BATTED FOR HUTTON;
Freed popped to third; B. Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Money popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 9TH: FREED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Clemente singled
to center; Stargell lined to shortstop; Sanguillen singled to
right [Clemente to third]; SCARCE REPLACED BRANDON (PITCHING);
Hebner grounded out (second to first) [Clemente scored,
Sanguillen to second]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Boone
grounded out (third to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR SCARCE;
Johnson struck out; Harmon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 1.