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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1972-05-15 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 8640 · night · 1:41

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 7th. Dock Ellis earned the win. Roberto Clemente went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dock Ellis L: Bob Gibson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Andy Olsen · 2B: Dick Stello · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ed Crosby	4	0	1	1	0	1
Matty Alou	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Torre	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ted Simmons	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Hague	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Cruz	3	0	1	0	0	1
Dal Maxvill	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Gibson	3	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Cash	4	1	2	0	0	0
Vic Davalillo	3	1	1	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente	4	1	1	3	0	0
Willie Stargell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Oliver	3	0	1	0	0	0
Richie Hebner	3	1	3	0	1	0
Manny Sanguillen	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Hernandez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dock Ellis	3	0	0	1	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	8.0	11	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dock Ellis	9.0	5	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: 43
Ed Crosby: 6/P
Matty Alou: S9
Joe Torre: K

Bot 1

Dave Cash: 43
Vic Davalillo: 3/G
Roberto Clemente: 63

Top 2

Ted Simmons: 3/G
Joe Hague: 2/FL
Jose Cruz: K/C

Bot 2

Willie Stargell: 5/P
Al Oliver: 7
Richie Hebner: S8
Manny Sanguillen: 43

Top 3

Dal Maxvill: 9
Bob Gibson: K
Lou Brock: S5
Ed Crosby: SB2
Ed Crosby: S9.2-H
Matty Alou: 3/G

Bot 3

Jackie Hernandez: S1
Dock Ellis: 34/SH.1-2
Dave Cash: 9
Vic Davalillo: 43

Top 4

Joe Torre: 53
Ted Simmons: 6/L
Joe Hague: 63

Bot 4

Roberto Clemente: 3/G
Willie Stargell: 43
Al Oliver: 3/G

Top 5

Jose Cruz: T9
Dal Maxvill: W
Bob Gibson: 9
Lou Brock: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Ed Crosby: K

Bot 5

Richie Hebner: D9
Manny Sanguillen: S1.2-3
Jackie Hernandez: K
Dock Ellis: 16(1)/FO.3-H
Dave Cash: S8.1-2
Vic Davalillo: S4.2-3;1-2
Roberto Clemente: 13

Top 6

Matty Alou: 23
Joe Torre: HP
Ted Simmons: SB2#
Ted Simmons: 7
Joe Hague: K/C

Bot 6

Willie Stargell: S8
Al Oliver: D9.1-3
Richie Hebner: IW
Manny Sanguillen: 5/FL
Jackie Hernandez: 5/L
Dock Ellis: K

Top 7

Jose Cruz: 8
Dal Maxvill: 63
Bob Gibson: 63

Bot 7

Dave Cash: S7
Vic Davalillo: E5/SH.1-2;B-1
Roberto Clemente: HR/9.2-H;1-H(UR)
Willie Stargell: 3/P
Al Oliver: HP
Richie Hebner: CS2(26)
Richie Hebner: S9.BX2(96)

Top 8

Lou Brock: K/C
Ed Crosby: 9
Matty Alou: 63

Bot 8

Manny Sanguillen: 4/P
Jackie Hernandez: 13
Dock Ellis: 63

Top 9

Joe Torre: S9
Ted Simmons: K
Joe Hague: 46(1)3/GDP