PIT2
CHC12
COL2
DET6
LAA3
WSH4
NYM4
NYY6
BAL7
TOR4
KC3
BOS2
HOU1
TB3
LAD6
MIA2
PHI5
ATL6
CIN0
MIL20
CLE5
MIN2
CWS3
STL7
SEA5
ATH6
TEX1
ARI9
SD7
SF5COL7DET11NYM12NYY2PIT3CHC4BAL3TOR7LAA5WSH6SD7SF6KC1BOS5CLE3MIN4LAD3MIA4HOU2TB3CIN9MIL13PHI2ATL12CWS6STL5TEX6ARI2SEA19ATH1This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
⚾ Arcade
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves
1972-07-08 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 20256 · night · 2:33
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Atlanta Braves 5–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 2nd. Steve Blass earned the win and Dave Giusti picked up the save. Ralph Garr went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
W: Steve Blass L: Ron Reed SV: Dave Giusti
Umpires — HP: John Kibler · 1B: Nick Colosi · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Ed Sudol · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rennie Stennett | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Vic Davalillo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Willie Stargell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Hebner | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Alley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Blass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Clines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ralph Garr | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Earl Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrell Evans | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dusty Baker | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Felix Millan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ron Reed | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rico Carty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gil Garrido | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blass | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Giusti | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Reed | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
 Phil Niekro | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rennie Stennett: E6.B-1
- Vic Davalillo: S5.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: PB.2-3;1-2#
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Willie Stargell: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
- Al Oliver: 7
Bot 1
- Ralph Garr: 43
- Mike Lum: 7
- Hank Aaron: 63
Top 2
- Manny Sanguillen: T8
- Richie Hebner: T8.3-H
- Gene Alley: E5.3-H(RBI);B-1
- Steve Blass: 14/SH.1-2
- Rennie Stennett: 43
- Vic Davalillo: 43
Bot 2
- Earl Williams: 9
- Darrell Evans: 6/L
- Dusty Baker: S7
- Felix Millan: S1.1-2
- Marty Perez: K
Top 3
- Roberto Clemente: 1
- Willie Stargell: 5
- Al Oliver: 63
Bot 3
- Ron Reed: S8
- Ralph Garr: HR/9.1-H
- Mike Lum: W
- Hank Aaron: WP.1-2
- Hank Aaron: W
- Earl Williams: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Darrell Evans: 6
Top 4
- Manny Sanguillen: 4
- Richie Hebner: 43
- Gene Alley: 53
Bot 4
- Dusty Baker: E3.B-1
- Felix Millan: S9.1-2
- Marty Perez: K
- Ron Reed: K
- Ralph Garr: 43
Top 5
- Steve Blass: 7
- Rennie Stennett: 53
- Vic Davalillo: S1
- Roberto Clemente: S6.1-3(E6)
- Willie Stargell: S7.3-H(UR);1-3
- Al Oliver: 8
Bot 5
- Mike Lum: 13
- Hank Aaron: 5
- Earl Williams: 5
Top 6
- Manny Sanguillen: K
- Richie Hebner: S9
- Gene Alley: 3
- Steve Blass: W.1-2
- Rennie Stennett: K
Bot 6
- Darrell Evans: HR/9
- Dusty Baker: S8
- Felix Millan: 7/L
- Marty Perez: CS2(24)
- Marty Perez: S9
- Ron Reed: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Vic Davalillo: S3
- Roberto Clemente: WP.1-2#
- Roberto Clemente: SB3#
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Willie Stargell: K
- Al Oliver: 7
Bot 7
- Ralph Garr: S8
- Mike Lum: 8.1-2#
- Hank Aaron: 8
- Earl Williams: 13
Top 8
- Manny Sanguillen: 8
- Richie Hebner: S9
- Gene Alley: S7.1-2
- Gene Clines: E1.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Rennie Stennett: K
- Vic Davalillo: 7
Bot 8
- Darrell Evans: 43
- Dusty Baker: S7
- Felix Millan: 4
- Rico Carty: K
Top 9
- Roberto Clemente: 53
- Willie Stargell: 7/L
- Al Oliver: K
Bot 9
- Gil Garrido: S7
- Ralph Garr: 6
- Mike Lum: S9.1-2
- Hank Aaron: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Earl Williams: 64(1)/FO