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August 27, 1972

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Top 7 R H E
Dodgers 2 7 2
Pirates 3 8 0
Top 7 R H E
Dodgers 4 8 2
Pirates 3 8 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .324
OBP .667 .352
At Bats 3 312
Hits 2 101
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 30

Nelson Briles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 5 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - August 27, 1972
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Home Run
Nelson Briles
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Bill Mazeroski
Richie Hebner
Gene Alley
Gene Clines
Rennie Stennett
Roberto Clemente
Bill Buckner
Bobby Valentine
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Willie Crawford pinch hits for Al Downing. Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lee Lacy pinch hits for Steve Yeager. Lacy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Briles tags and scores. Stennett tags and moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Briles moves to third.
Bottom 6 Clines bunts towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. Briles moves to second.
Bottom 6 Briles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bill Mazeroski now playing second base. Rennie Stennett now playing center field. Gene Clines now playing left field. Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Yeager fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stargell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Stennett strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clines hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Clines reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Briles strikes out.
Top 4 Downing strikes out.
Top 4 Yeager takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Russell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Hebner takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to third. Sanguillen moves to second.
Bottom 3 Robertson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stennett scores. Stargell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Valentine moves to third.
Top 3 Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Briles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey. Alley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey.
Bottom 2 Hebner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Valentine reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robertson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Yeager scoops up the ball and tags Robertson for the out.
Top 2 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Yeager strikes out.
Top 2 Russell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clines scores.
Bottom 1 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. Clines moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clines is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Parker scores.
Top 1 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson. Parker reaches second base with a double. Buckner moves to third.
Top 1 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.