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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
June 15, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on June 15, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Williams 3B: John McSherry |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Steve Stone | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Vic Davalillo | Right Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
June 15, 1972
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Briles
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Briles
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stone
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Stone
Davalillo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stone
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader 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 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Stone
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Stone
Hebner takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Stone
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stargell moves to third. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Stone
May hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alley vs. Stone
Alley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Briles vs. Stone
Briles strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cash picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cash. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Briles
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fuentes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Briles
There goes Bonds. The throw from May and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stone
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Stone
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Stone
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Stone
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Briles
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Stone
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Stone
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Stone
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. May reaches second base with a double. Hebner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Stone
Alley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Alley reaches second base with a double. May scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Briles vs. Stone
Briles strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Stone
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Briles
Stone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Stone
Davalillo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stone
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Stone
Stargell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Stargell reaches third base with a triple. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Stone
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Stone
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stargell tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Stone
May hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Briles
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Stone
Alley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Barr
Jim Barr now pitching.
Briles strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Barr
There goes Alley. The throw from Rader and he is out, Speier applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Barr
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman hits a popup in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Barr
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Barr
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Barr
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Barr
Gene Clines pinch runs for Willie Stargell.
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Barr
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Briles
Gene Clines now playing left field.
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Briles
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Jim Barr.
Howarth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Moffitt
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman juggles the ball. That's an error on Kingman. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Moffitt
Briles bunts towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Briles for the out. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Moffitt
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Briles
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Giusti
Damaso Blanco pinch runs for Willie McCovey. Dave Giusti now pitching.
Kingman takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Giusti
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Giusti
Maddox strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1972, game 1 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 1 Cash D, 2b 5 0 1 0
Speier C, ss 4 0 1 0 Davalillo V, rf 4 0 0 0
Henderson K, lf 4 0 0 0 Oliver A, cf 3 1 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Stargell W, lf 4 1 3 1
Blanco D, pr 0 0 0 0 Clines G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Kingman D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 1 1 1 0
Rader D, c 4 0 0 0 Robertson B, 1b 3 0 0 1
Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0 May M, c 4 1 1 1
Fuentes T, 2b 3 1 1 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 2 1
Stone S, p 2 0 0 0 Briles N, p 3 0 0 0
Barr J, p 0 0 0 0 Giusti D, p 0 0 0 0
Howarth J, ph 1 0 1 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 30 4 8 4
San Francisco 001 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 000 220 00x -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S (L)* 5.0 6 4 4 5 5
Barr J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Moffitt R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (W) 8.1 6 1 0 1 5
Giusti D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Cash D, Kingman D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- May M, Alley G, Maddox G
3B -- Stargell W
SB -- Bonds B
CS -- Alley G
SH -- Briles N
SF -- Robertson B
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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