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Wednesday July 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Willie Stargell smashed the 302nd homer of his career with the Pirates, setting the Pittsburgh club record, to mark a 10-2 victory over the Padres. The former club mark of 301 homers was held by Ralph Kiner. Al Oliver also homered for the Pirates, who picked up singletons in each of first five innings before icing their victory with five runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 10, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 11, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates      1  1  1    1  1  0    0  0  5  -  10 17  2
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Thomas ss,2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .204
  Stennett ph,2b      2   0   1   1     0   0   .240      Grubb cf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .320
Sanguillen rf         5   1   2   0     0   0   .283      J. Morales lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Oliver cf             5   2   3   1     0   1   .294      Colbert 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Stargell lf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .302      Gaston rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .278
xHebner 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .000      Roberts 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Robertson 1b          5   1   3   2     0   0   .245      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
May c                 4   1   1   0     1   0   .272      R. Morales 2b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .133
Maxvill ss            5   2   3   1     0   0   .310        Lee ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Briles p              3   0   1   2     0   1   .238        Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
                                                          Arlin p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
                                                            Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Winfield ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .343
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
                                                            Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
                                                            Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .176

Totals               40  10  17   9     2   3             Totals               34   2   7   2     0   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,763
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Padres 5
DP: Pirates 0, Padres 2
Errors: Oliver, May, Roberts, Kendall, Anderson
Doubles: Maxvill (1), Grubb (14), Lee (5)
Home Runs: Oliver (12), Stargell (25)
Stolen Bases: Grubb (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Briles (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Stargell (2), Briles (1)
GIDP: May 2 (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(8-8)           9     7   2   2   0   7   0  34   2.88
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   7   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(5-6)            4.2  11   5   4   0   1   2  26   4.82
Ross                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.44
Caldwell                3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.72
Corkins                 1     4   5   3   2   0   0   9   5.83
Totals                  9    17  10   7   2   3   2  46

Passed Balls: Kendall (3)
Wild Pitches: Briles (2), Corkins (4)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first) [Cash to second]; Oliver singled to first
[Cash to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cash
scored]; Hebner popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas struck out; Grubb singled to right; Grubb
stole second [Grubb to third (error by May)]; J. Morales struck
out; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson singled to center; May grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Robertson out at
second]; Maxvill doubled to center; Briles singled to center
[Maxvill scored, Briles to second (on throw)]; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Roberts struck out; Kendall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Padres 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen flied out to left; Oliver homered;
Stargell struck out; Hebner reached on catcher's interference by
Kendall; Robertson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: R. Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Arlin
struck out; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PIRATES 4TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Maxvill
singled to center; Briles out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Maxvill to second]; Cash reached on an error by Roberts
[Maxvill scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cash to first]; Sanguillen
singled to pitcher [Cash to second]; Oliver flied out to right;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb doubled to center; J. Morales made an out to
first; Colbert struck out; Gaston singled to center [Grubb
scored]; Roberts flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Padres 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell homered; Hebner grounded out (first to
pitcher); Robertson flied out to right; May singled to right;
Kendall allowed a passed ball [May to second]; Maxvill singled
to center [May to third]; ROSS REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Briles
made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres
1.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Morales
struck out; WINFIELD BATTED FOR ROSS; Winfield struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 1.

PIRATES 6TH: CALDWELL REPLACED WINFIELD (PITCHING); Cash
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen grounded out (third
to first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Grubb flied
out to center; J. Morales popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 5, Padres 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell flied out to left; Hebner singled to
center; Robertson singled to left [Hebner to second]; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Colbert singled to left; Briles threw a wild pitch
[Colbert to second]; Gaston popped to third in foul territory;
Roberts grounded out (third to first); Kendall grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Briles
struck out; STENNETT BATTED FOR CASH; Stennett grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LEE BATTED FOR
R. MORALES; Lee doubled to right; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR CALDWELL;
Locklear popped to third in foul territory; Thomas singled to
second [Lee to third]; Grubb singled to center [Lee scored,
Thomas to third, Grubb to second (error by Oliver)]; J. Morales
popped to first; Colbert flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 2.

PIRATES 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); CORKINS REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING);
Sanguillen singled to center; Oliver singled to right
[Sanguillen to second]; Stargell flied out to left; Corkins
threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to third, Oliver to second];
Hebner was walked intentionally; Robertson singled to left
[Sanguillen scored, Oliver scored, Hebner to second]; May walked
[Hebner to third, Robertson to second]; Maxvill reached on an
error by Anderson [Hebner scored (RBI), Robertson to third, May
to second, Maxvill to first]; Briles hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Robertson scored (unearned)]; Stennett singled to center
[May scored (unearned), Maxvill out at third (center to third)];
5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Roberts flied
out to right; Kendall popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 10, Padres 2.



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