Coming from behind, the Padres defeated the Pirates, 7-5, for their first road victory of the season after losing six previous games in rival parks. The Pirates took a 4-0 lead in the first inning before the Padres narrowed the gap with a homer by Leron Lee in the fourth and two runs on a triple by Fred Kendall and singles by Dave Campbell and Derrel Thomas around an error by Bob Moose in the fifth. Willie Stargell smashed a homer in the Pirates' half to make it 5-3.

The Padres rallied to win with four runs in the eighth. A walk and singles by Lee and Nate Colbert kayoed Moose. Cito Gaston singled off Dave Giusti to drive in the tying tally. Kendall followed with a run-scoring single to send the Padres ahead and Dave Hilton added the clinching tally with another single. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Game Played on Tuesday, April 24, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    1  2  0    0  4  0  -   7 12  0
Pirates      4  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas ss             4   0   2   1     1   0   .275      Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .269
J. Morales cf         4   1   0   0     1   3   .220      Sanguillen rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .345
Lee lf                4   2   2   1     1   0   .277      Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .385
Colbert 1b            5   1   1   1     0   2   .232      Stargell lf           2   2   1   1     2   0   .390
Gaston rf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .313      Hebner 3b             3   1   2   2     1   0   .267
Kendall c             5   1   2   1     0   0   .264      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .277
Campbell 2b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .250      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   1   .295
Hilton 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .212      Alley ss              4   0   3   2     0   0   .293
Arlin p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Moose p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .370        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Troedson p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  12   7     3  11             Totals               33   5   8   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 10,108
Left on Base: Padres 8, Pirates 6
DP: Padres 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Moose
Doubles: Campbell (1), Hebner (4), Alley 2 (2)
Triples: Kendall (1)
Home Runs: Lee (1), Stargell (6)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (2)
GIDP: J. Morales (2), Robertson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Sanguillen (2,by Troedson)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin                   6     7   5   5   2   3   1  26   5.19
Troedson W(1-0)         1     0   0   0   2   0   0   6   3.48
Romo SV(2)              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.61
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   5   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(2-1)            7.1   7   6   5   2   9   1  31   2.66
Giusti                  1.2   5   1   1   1   2   0  11   1.04
Totals                  9    12   7   6   3  11   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Troedson (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PADRES 1ST: Thomas walked; J. Morales was called out on strikes;
Lee forced Thomas (second to shortstop); Colbert struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen
singled to right; Oliver singled to right [Sanguillen to third];
Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; Hebner doubled to right
[Sanguillen scored, Oliver scored, Stargell to third]; Robertson
was called out on strikes; May was walked intentionally; Alley
singled to center [Stargell scored, Hebner scored, May to
second]; Moose grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 4.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston struck out; Kendall made an out to second;
Campbell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 4.

PADRES 3RD: Hilton grounded out (catcher to first); Arlin
grounded out (catcher to first); Thomas flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Hebner
singled to center; Robertson grounded into a double play (second
to first to shortstop) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 4.

PADRES 4TH: J. Morales struck out; Lee homered; Colbert struck
out; Gaston flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: May struck out; Alley doubled to left; Moose struck
out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 4.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall tripled to right; Campbell singled to center
[Kendall scored]; Hilton reached on an error by Moose [Campbell
to third, Hilton to first]; Arlin struck out; Thomas singled to
center [Campbell scored (unearned), Hilton to second]; J.
Morales grounded into a double play (third to first) [Hilton out
at third]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Oliver popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Stargell homered; Hebner made an
out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 5.

PADRES 6TH: Lee grounded out (first to pitcher); Colbert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson made an out to shortstop; May grounded
out (second to first); Alley grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 5.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell
doubled to left; Hilton struck out; MARSHALL BATTED FOR ARLIN;
Marshall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: TROEDSON REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Moose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sanguillen was hit by a pitch; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 5.

PADRES 8TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); J. Morales
walked; Lee singled to center [J. Morales to third]; Colbert
singled to left [J. Morales scored, Lee to second]; GIUSTI
REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Gaston singled to left [Lee scored,
Colbert to second]; Kendall singled to shortstop [Colbert
scored, Gaston to second]; Campbell made an out to first; Hilton
singled to center [Gaston scored, Kendall to second]; Troedson
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell walked; Hebner walked [Stargell to
second]; ROMO REPLACED TROEDSON (PITCHING); Robertson was called
out on strikes; May lined into a double play (right to
shortstop) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 7, Pirates 5.

PADRES 9TH: Thomas singled to third; Thomas stole second; J.
Morales struck out; Lee was walked intentionally; Colbert popped
to first in foul territory; Gaston singled to third [Thomas to
third, Lee to second]; Kendall flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Alley doubled to center; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
GIUSTI; Davalillo flied out to right; Cash struck out;
Sanguillen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7,
Pirates 5.

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