1972 - 08 - 08 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Recap

The 1972 baseball season - On the 08 of 08 1972, the Pittsburgh Pirates attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Pittsburgh Pirates were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1972 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1972/08/08 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
Played at Three Rivers Stadium with 18228 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Pittsburgh Pirates	01300000x	4	9	2
Philadelphia Phillies	000200000	1	3	2
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates -	1	Dock Ellis		Bill Virdon
Philadelphia Phillies -	4	Bill Champion		Paul Owens
Home Runs in game:
Pittsburgh Pirates -	1
Philadelphia Phillies -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Vic Davalillo	7		Denny Doyle	4
Gene Clines	9		Larry Bowa	6
Al Oliver	8		Tom Hutton	3
Willie Stargell	3		Willie Montanez	8
Manny Sanguillen	2		Greg Luzinski	7
Richie Hebner	5		Don Money	5
Rennie Stennett	4		Bill Robinson	9
Jackie Hernandez	6		John Bateman	2
Dock Ellis	1		Bill Champion	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Ken Burkhart			Home Plate Umpire
Lee Weyer			First Base Umpire
Bob Engel			Second Base Umpire
John McSherry			Third Base Umpire