Steve Carlton became only the second pitcher in N. L. history to go over the 300 mark in strikeouts when the Phillles' ace lefthander defeated the Pirates, 2-1, for his 26th victory. Carlton struck out 11 to raise his total to 303. The only other senior circuit pitcher in that class was Sandy Koufax, who topped 300 in strikeouts in 1962, '63 and '66.

The Pirates' run off Carlton in the second inning was unearned. Willie Stargell reached second on a wild throw by Denny Doyle, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Manny Sanguillen. Carlton used his bat to help himself to victory. Don Money singled in the fifth and when Bob Moose threw late to second on a grounder by John Bateman, both runners were safe. Carlton doubled, driving in Money with the tying run, and Doyle singled to score Bateman with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .284      Doyle 2b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .251
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .312      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .246
Clemente rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
  Robertson ph,lf     2   0   0   0     0   2   .191      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .272
Stargell 1b           4   1   0   0     0   3   .296      Hutton rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Sanguillen c          3   0   1   1     0   1   .297      B. Robinson cf        4   0   0   0     0   2   .242
Stennett lf,rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Money 3b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .217
Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .299      Bateman c             3   1   0   0     0   1   .224
J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Carlton p             3   0   2   1     0   0   .193
  Mazeroski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Taveras ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moose p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .174
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     0  11             Totals               31   2   7   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 12,216
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Phillies 8
DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Doyle
Doubles: Hebner (23), Montanez (37), Carlton (3)
Stolen Bases: Doyle (5), Money (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (6)
GIDP: Montanez (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(12-10)          6.1   7   2   2   2   6   0  29   2.97
R. Hernandez            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.59
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.01
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   8   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(26-10)        9     6   1   0   0  11   0  33   2.00
Totals                  9     6   1   0   0  11   0  33

Passed Balls: Bateman (6)
Wild Pitches: Giusti (3), Carlton (8)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Clemente flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to center; Doyle stole second; Bowa
popped to third; Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell reached on an error by Doyle [Stargell to
second]; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Stargell to third];
Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stargell scored
(unearned)]; Stennett flied out to right; Hebner was called out
on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); B.
Robinson flied out to left; Money was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez flied out to center; Moose struck out;
Cash singled to shortstop; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bateman struck out; Carlton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle walked; Bowa flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente singled to right; Bateman allowed a passed
ball [Clemente to second]; Stargell struck out; Sanguillen
struck out; Stennett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez doubled to left; Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hutton grounded out (first unassisted)
[Montanez to third]; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner struck out; J. Hernandez flied out to left;
Moose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money singled to left; Bateman reached on a
fielder's choice [Money to second]; Money stole third; Carlton
doubled to right [Money scored, Bateman to third]; Doyle singled
to left [Bateman scored, Carlton to third]; Bowa was called out
on strikes; Montanez reached on a fielder's choice [Carlton out
at home (pitcher to catcher), Doyle to second]; Luzinski
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); ROBERTSON BATTED FOR CLEMENTE; Robertson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: ROBERTSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STENNETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hutton singled to first; B.
Robinson flied out to right; Money struck out; Bateman made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; Sanguillen flied out to right;
Stennett singled to left; Hebner doubled to right [Stennett out
at home (right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Carlton singled to center; On a bunt Doyle made an
out to pitcher; Bowa walked [Carlton to second]; R. HERNANDEZ
REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Montanez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bowa out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 8TH: MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Mazeroski popped
to second; PAGAN BATTED FOR R. HERNANDEZ; Pagan popped to
shortstop; Cash singled to right; Oliver grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: TAVERAS REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PLAYING SS); GIUSTI
REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Luzinski was called out on strikes;
Hutton walked; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Hutton to second]; B.
Robinson struck out; Money flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson struck out; Stargell struck out;
Sanguillen singled to center; Stennett forced Sanguillen (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.