Pirates @ Phillies
September 26, 1972

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	5	12	0
Phillies	1	8	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	5	12	0
Phillies	1	8	1

Bob Boone Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.267
OBP	.667	.343
At Bats	3	30
Hits	2	8
• Singles	2	6
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	3

Steve Blass Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
18	7	0

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Veterans Stadium - September 26, 1972

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Out

Steve Blass

Manny Sanguillen

Bob Robertson

Dave Cash

Richie Hebner

Gene Alley

Rennie Stennett

Al Oliver

Roberto Clemente

Bob Boone

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates	5	12	0	8
Philadelphia Phillies	1	8	1	7
Winning Pitcher	Steve Blass
Losing Pitcher	Bill Champion
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Al Oliver
Attendance	8,472
Time of Game	2 hours 9 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Boone hits a popup towards the mound. Blass settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Ron Stone pinch hits for Bob Terlecki. Stone hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Bob Robertson now playing first base. Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 9 Stennett strikes out. The throw from Boone to pick off Cash, and he's out.

Top 9 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Hutton hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowa scores.

Bottom 8 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bowa moves to second.

Bottom 8 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Doyle takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Blass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanguillen moves to second.

Top 8 Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Bob Terlecki now pitching. Don Money now playing third base. Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Don Money pinch hits for Bill Wilson. Money hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.

Bottom 7 Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.

Top 7 Clemente strikes out.

Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.

Top 6 Stennett strikes out.

Top 6 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blass moves to second.

Top 6 Blass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner scores.

Top 6 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hebner moves to third.

Top 6 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Oliver scores. Hebner moves to second.

Top 6 Bill Wilson now pitching. Hebner is walked intentionally.

Top 6 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hutton. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Stennett scores. Clemente scores. Stargell moves to third.

Top 6 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Clemente moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third.

Top 6 Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Champion hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.

Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Hutton hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Blass bunts towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to third. Alley moves to second.

Top 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner moves to second.

Top 5 Sanguillen bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.

Top 5 Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Montanez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cash catches it and throws to first to double up Bowa.

Bottom 4 Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Clemente moves to second.

Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt.

Top 4 Stennett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Champion strikes out.

Bottom 3 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Blass bunts towards the mound. Champion fields it and throws to first for the out. Alley moves to second.

Top 3 Alley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Champion covering, for the out.

Bottom 2 Schmidt is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Robinson 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.

Bottom 2 Hutton takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Champion covering, for the out.

Top 2 Bill Champion now pitching. Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Montanez hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bowa hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stennett for the out.

Top 1 Cash hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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