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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
Montreal Expos
1972-09-09 · Night game · Parc Jarry · Att: 17092 · night · 2:06
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Montreal Expos 8–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Steve Blass earned the win. Ron Fairly went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Steve Blass L: Bill Stoneman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Frank Pulli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vic Davalillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Clines | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Stargell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Hebner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Rennie Stennett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Milt May | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Alley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Steve Blass | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Zisk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Expos — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tim Foli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Singleton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Fairly | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Woods | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hector Torres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Stoneman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Renko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coco Laboy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Fairey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boots Day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blass | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Montreal Expos — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stoneman | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Steve Renko | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 John Strohmayer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Vic Davalillo: 13
- Gene Clines: 7
- Al Oliver: W
- Willie Stargell: S9.1-2
- Richie Hebner: K
Bot 1
- Mike Jorgensen: K
- Tim Foli: 43
- Ken Singleton: W
- Ron Fairly: 3/G
Top 2
- Rennie Stennett: W
- Milt May: E4.1-2;B-1
- Gene Alley: K
- Steve Blass: E6.2-H(E6)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Vic Davalillo: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
- Gene Clines: S6.3-H(UR);B-2(E6)
- Al Oliver: K
Bot 2
- Tim McCarver: 3/G
- Ron Woods: 13
- Bob Bailey: K
Top 3
- Willie Stargell: 63
- Richie Hebner: 6
- Rennie Stennett: HR/IPHR
- Milt May: 31
Bot 3
- Hector Torres: D8
- Bill Stoneman: K
- Mike Jorgensen: W
- Tim Foli: 13.2-3;1-2
- Ken Singleton: 8
Top 4
- Gene Alley: 63
- Steve Blass: K
- Vic Davalillo: K
Bot 4
- Ron Fairly: K
- Tim McCarver: 63
- Ron Woods: 4
Top 5
- Gene Clines: S4
- Al Oliver: HR/9.1-H
- Willie Stargell: S8
- Richie Hebner: HR.1-H
- Rennie Stennett: 63
- Milt May: 3/G
- Gene Alley: S8
- Steve Blass: 43
Bot 5
- Bob Bailey: 63
- Hector Torres: 9
- Steve Renko: S8
- Mike Jorgensen: 43(1)/FO
Top 6
- Vic Davalillo: 63
- Gene Clines: 6
- Al Oliver: 3/L
Bot 6
- Coco Laboy: 9
- Ken Singleton: 13
- Ron Fairly: S9
- Tim McCarver: 6
Top 7
- Willie Stargell: 9/FL
- Richie Hebner: 3/G
- Rennie Stennett: K
Bot 7
- Ron Woods: 3/G
- Bob Bailey: K
- Hector Torres: 63
Top 8
- Milt May: 3/G
- Gene Alley: K
- Steve Blass: S8
- Richie Zisk: K
Bot 8
- Jim Fairey: 9
- Mike Jorgensen: D8
- Coco Laboy: FLE3
- Coco Laboy: S8.2-H(UR)
- Ken Singleton: 5/FL
- Ron Fairly: HR/9.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Tim McCarver: S7
- Ron Woods: 4
Top 9
- Gene Clines: 4/L
- Al Oliver: S8
- Bob Robertson: WP.1-2
- Bob Robertson: 53
- Richie Hebner: K
Bot 9
- Bob Bailey: 63
- Hector Torres: 63
- Boots Day: 31