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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1972-06-25 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 35099 · 64°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph · 2:24

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 9–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 8th. Dock Ellis earned the win and Dave Giusti picked up the save. Manny Sanguillen went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	9	12
CHN	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	11

W: Dock Ellis L: Burt Hooton SV: Dave Giusti

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Doug Harvey · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Cash	5	1	1	1	0	1
Richie Hebner	5	1	2	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente	5	3	2	1	0	0
Willie Stargell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Al Oliver	4	1	2	2	1	0
Manny Sanguillen	5	1	1	4	0	1
Bob Robertson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gene Alley	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dock Ellis	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Giusti	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Davalillo	1	1	0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jose Cardenal	4	1	1	0	0
Don Kessinger	4	1	2	0	0
Billy Williams	4	0	2	1	0
Jim Hickman	4	0	1	1	0
Rick Monday	4	0	1	0	0
Ron Santo	4	0	3	0	0
Paul Popovich	4	0	0	0	1
Randy Hundley	4	0	0	0	1
Burt Hooton	3	0	1	0	2
J. C. Martin	1	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Dock Ellis	7.0	9	3
Ramon Hernandez	0.2	2	0
Dave Giusti	1.1	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burt Hooton	7.2	8	1	2
Dan McGinn	0.0	0	1	0
Tom Phoebus	0.2	3	1	0
Jack Aker	0.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Cash: K
Richie Hebner: 3/G
Roberto Clemente: 63

Bot 1

Jose Cardenal: 63
Don Kessinger: D7
Billy Williams: 43.2-3
Jim Hickman: S8/G.3-H
Rick Monday: 8

Top 2

Willie Stargell: 8
Al Oliver: S7/L
Manny Sanguillen: 64(1)/FO
Bob Robertson: W.1-2
Gene Alley: 6/P

Bot 2

Ron Santo: S9/L
Paul Popovich: K
Randy Hundley: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Dock Ellis: K/C
Dave Cash: 53
Richie Hebner: 43

Bot 3

Burt Hooton: S7/G
Jose Cardenal: 7
Don Kessinger: S8.1-2
Billy Williams: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Jim Hickman: 63

Top 4

Roberto Clemente: 5/L
Willie Stargell: 63
Al Oliver: 43

Bot 4

Rick Monday: 3/G
Ron Santo: D9
Paul Popovich: 9.2-3
Randy Hundley: 53

Top 5

Manny Sanguillen: 53
Bob Robertson: S7/L
Gene Alley: S9.1-2
Dock Ellis: 56(1)/FO/BG.2-3
Dave Cash: 6(1)/FO

Bot 5

Burt Hooton: K/C
Jose Cardenal: S9/L
Don Kessinger: 7/L
Billy Williams: T8.1-H
Jim Hickman: 63

Top 6

Richie Hebner: 43
Roberto Clemente: S9/L
Willie Stargell: DGR/7.1-3
Al Oliver: 63.3-H;2-3
Manny Sanguillen: 43

Bot 6

Rick Monday: 43
Ron Santo: S7/L
Paul Popovich: 4/P/DP.1X2(496)

Top 7

Bob Robertson: 13
Gene Alley: 63
Dock Ellis: 63

Bot 7

Randy Hundley: 63
Burt Hooton: K
Jose Cardenal: 31

Top 8

Dave Cash: 63
Richie Hebner: S9.BX2(96)
Roberto Clemente: S9/L
Willie Stargell: S9/L.1-3;B-2(TH)
Al Oliver: W
Manny Sanguillen: HR/8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Bob Robertson: 4/P

Bot 8

Don Kessinger: 4/P
Billy Williams: S9/G
Jim Hickman: 96(1)/FO
Rick Monday: S3/G.1-2
Ron Santo: 4/P

Top 9

Gene Alley: W
Dave Giusti: FC/SH.1-2;B-1
Dave Cash: S7/L.2-H;1X3(75)
Richie Hebner: S9/L.1-3
Roberto Clemente: E6.3-H(RBI);1-3;B-2
Vic Davalillo: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
Al Oliver: S1.3-H(UR)
Manny Sanguillen: K

Bot 9

Paul Popovich: 13
Randy Hundley: K/C
J. C. Martin: K

Notes & reviews

Willie Stargell's double bounced into the open door to the Cubs clubhouse in the LF corner; the Pirates argued that Clemente would have scored on the play and should be awarded home
Cash made diving catch and flipped ball to Clemente who threw to Alley to retire Santo

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