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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 17, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 17, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 9,188 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Andy Olsen |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Joe Hague | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Ed Crosby | Shortstop |
| Reggie Cleveland | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Vic Davalillo | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Steve Blass | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 17, 1972
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Blass
There goes Brock. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Blass
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Cleveland
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Cleveland
Davalillo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Cleveland
Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Cleveland
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cleveland
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Blass
Hague hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cash fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hague moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Blass
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cleveland vs. Blass
Cleveland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Cleveland
Hebner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Cleveland
Sanguillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cleveland
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Cleveland
Blass hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Cleveland
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Cleveland
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Cleveland
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Blass
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Blass
Hague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Cleveland
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Cleveland
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Cleveland
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Cleveland
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stargell moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Cleveland
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Oliver scores. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Cleveland
Blass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davalillo vs. Higgins
Davalillo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Blass
Crosby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Blass
Mike Fiore pinch hits for Dennis Higgins.
Fiore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a line drive towards the mound. Blass reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Grzenda
Joe Grzenda now pitching.
Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Grzenda
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Grzenda
There's a wild pitch. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Grzenda
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to home to get Stargell. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Grzenda
Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Hebner reaches third base with a triple. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanguillen vs. Grzenda
Sanguillen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Grzenda
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blass vs. Grzenda
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Blass
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Blass
Hague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grzenda
Dwain Anderson now playing second base.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Grzenda
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Davalillo reaches second base with a double. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Grzenda
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. Davalillo scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Grzenda
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Grzenda
Oliver hits a popup towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Grzenda
Hebner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blass
Bill Mazeroski now playing third base. Rennie Stennett now playing left field. Gene Clines now playing right field. Vic Davalillo now playing firs
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Blass
Crosby hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Blass
Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Blass
Anderson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Clemons
Lance Clemons now pitching.
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Clemons
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blass vs. Clemons
Blass hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Clemons
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Blass
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mazeroski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stennett. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hague vs. Blass
There's a wild pitch. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hague vs. Blass
Hague hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Clemons
Luis Melendez now playing right field.
Davalillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Clemons
Stennett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Stennett reaches second base with a double. Davalillo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clines vs. Clemons
Clines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Clemons
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Davalillo scores. Stennett moves to third. Clines moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Clemons
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemons fields it and throws to home to get Stennett. Clines moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Clemons
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Blass
Crosby hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blass
Marty Martinez pinch hits for Lance Clemons.
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1972 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 3 0 Cash D, 2b 5 2 2 0
Sizemore T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Davalillo V, lf-1b 4 3 2 2
Anderson D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 1 2 2
Alou M, rf 4 0 1 0 Stennett R, lf 1 0 1 0
Melendez L, rf 0 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 3 1 1 1
Torre J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clines G, rf 0 0 0 0
Simmons T, c 4 0 3 0 Oliver A, cf 4 2 0 0
Hague J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 1 1 1
Cruz J, cf 4 0 1 0 Mazeroski B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Crosby E, ss 4 0 1 0 Sanguillen M, c 4 2 2 1
Cleveland R, p 1 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 3 3
Higgins D, p 0 0 0 0 Blass S, p 4 0 1 1
Fiore M, ph 1 0 0 0
Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0
Clendenon D, ph 1 0 1 0
Clemons L, p 0 0 0 0
Martinez M, ph 1 0 1 0
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36 0 11 0 38 12 15 11
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 210 332 01x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland R (L) 3.1 6 6 6 2 2
Higgins D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Grzenda J 2.0 7 5 5 0 1
Clemons L 2.0 2 1 0 2 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (W) 9.0 11 0 0 1 4
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Clemente R, Stargell W, Davalillo V, Hernandez J, Simmons T, Stennett R
3B -- Hebner R
HR -- Davalillo V, Sanguillen M
CS -- Brock L
WP -- Grzenda J, Blass S
PB -- Simmons T
T -- 2:16
A -- 9188
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