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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
San Francisco Giants
1972-06-03 · Day game · Candlestick Park · Att: 11216 · 58°F · Wind 16 mph L to R · 2:39
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Francisco Giants 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 7th. Steve Blass earned the win and Dave Giusti picked up the save. Willie McCovey 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| SFN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Steve Blass L: Sam McDowell SV: Dave Giusti
Umpires — HP: Dick Stello · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Lee Weyer · 3B: Andy Olsen · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Cash | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Willie Stargell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jose Pagan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Alley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Steve Blass | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
San Francisco Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Speier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tito Fuentes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave Kingman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie McCovey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Bonds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ken Henderson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Howarth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Rader | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam McDowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bernie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Goodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blass | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 Dave Giusti | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
San Francisco Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McDowell | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
 Jim Barr | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don McMahon | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dave Cash: 9
- Al Oliver: 5/F7LS
- Roberto Clemente: K
Bot 1
- Chris Speier: HP
- Tito Fuentes: 5/P5F/FL
- Dave Kingman: K
- Willie McCovey: K
Top 2
- Willie Stargell: 4
- Manny Sanguillen: 8/L8
- Bob Robertson: K
Bot 2
- Bobby Bonds: 9
- Ken Henderson: 13
- Jim Howarth: 7
Top 3
- Jose Pagan: 8
- Gene Alley: S9/L
- Steve Blass: K
- Dave Cash: SB2
- Dave Cash: W
- Al Oliver: 13
Bot 3
- Dave Rader: S9/L
- Sam McDowell: 46(1)3/GDP
- Chris Speier: W
- Tito Fuentes: 13
Top 4
- Roberto Clemente: W
- Willie Stargell: 8
- Manny Sanguillen: K
- Bob Robertson: K
Bot 4
- Dave Kingman: S7/L
- Willie McCovey: 9
- Bobby Bonds: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Jose Pagan: HR/L7D
- Gene Alley: W
- Steve Blass: 14/SH/BG3S.1-2
- Dave Cash: 43/G4M.2-3
- Al Oliver: 6/P5D
Bot 5
- Ken Henderson: 43
- Jim Howarth: 9/F89
- Dave Rader: S14/G13
- Sam McDowell: 3/G
Top 6
- Roberto Clemente: S8/L
- Willie Stargell: K
- Manny Sanguillen: WP.1-2
- Manny Sanguillen: 63.2-3
- Bob Robertson: 5/P5
Bot 6
- Chris Speier: 43
- Tito Fuentes: W
- Dave Kingman: 54(1)/FO
- Willie McCovey: HR/F9D.1-H
- Bobby Bonds: K/C
Top 7
- Jose Pagan: 8
- Gene Alley: 63
- Steve Blass: S7/G
- Dave Cash: D7/L5D.1-3
- Al Oliver: D8/L78.3-H;2-H
- Roberto Clemente: S8/G.2-H
- Willie Stargell: S4/G4M.1-2
- Manny Sanguillen: 3/G
Bot 7
- Ken Henderson: HR/L9
- Jim Howarth: 4/L
- Dave Rader: 43
- Bernie Williams: 8/L
Top 8
- Bob Robertson: K
- Jose Pagan: K
- Gene Alley: K
Bot 8
- Chris Speier: 53
- Tito Fuentes: K
- Dave Kingman: 8
Top 9
- Steve Blass: K+PB.B-1
- Dave Cash: 34/SH.1-2
- Al Oliver: 9.2-3
- Roberto Clemente: K
Bot 9
- Willie McCovey: D9/F9L
- Bobby Bonds: K
- Ken Henderson: S6/G6M.2-3
- Jim Howarth: K
- Ed Goodson: 8