1972 game log: 96–59 (home: 49–29; Away: 47–30)
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April: 5–8 (home: 3–6; Away: 2–2)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
1 |
April 15 |
@ Mets |
0–4 |
Seaver |
Ellis (0–1) |
McGraw |
15,893 |
0–1
|
2 |
April 16 |
@ Mets |
2–0 |
Blass (1–0) |
Gentry |
Hernández (1) |
23,241 |
1–1
|
3 |
April 18 |
Cubs |
4–6 |
Pappas |
Moose (0–1) |
McGinn |
47,489 |
1–2
|
4 |
April 19 |
Cubs |
5–2 |
Briles (1–0) |
Pizarro |
— |
9,171 |
2–2
|
5 |
April 20 |
Cubs |
7–5 |
Ellis (1–1) |
Jenkins |
Giusti (1) |
6,529 |
3–2
|
6 |
April 21 |
@ Phillies |
3–2 (10) |
Hernández (1–0) |
Short |
— |
13,864 |
4–2
|
7 |
April 23 |
@ Phillies |
4–5 (11) |
Brandon |
Miller (0–1) |
— |
43,438 |
4–3
|
8 |
April 25 |
Reds |
5–2 (13) |
Miller (1–1) |
McGlothlin |
— |
6,509 |
5–3
|
9 |
April 26 |
Reds |
6–7 |
Nolan |
Blass (1–1) |
Borbon |
6,380 |
5–4
|
10 |
April 27 |
Reds |
4–5 |
Carroll |
Giusti (0–1) |
— |
12,504 |
5–5
|
11 |
April 28 |
Braves |
5–13 |
Jarvis |
Moose (0–2) |
McQueen |
12,804 |
5–6
|
12 |
April 29 |
Braves |
5–9 |
Kelley |
Walker (0–1) |
Stone |
10,684 |
5–7
|
13 |
April 30 |
Braves |
1–6 |
Niekro |
Johnson (0–1) |
— |
12,264 |
5–8
|
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May: 19–7 (home: 12–2; Away: 7–5)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
14 |
May 1 |
Astros |
8–9 |
Ray |
Giusti (0–2) |
— |
4,788 |
5–9
|
15 |
May 3 |
Astros |
3–2 |
Ellis (2–1) |
Reuss |
Kison (1) |
9,522 |
6–9
|
16 |
May 5 |
@ Reds |
4–5 (10) |
Carroll |
Giusti (0–3) |
— |
24,722 |
6–10
|
17 |
May 6 |
@ Reds |
8–1 |
Blass (2–1) |
Borbon |
— |
12,284 |
7–10
|
18 |
May 7 |
@ Reds |
9–6 |
Briles (2–0) |
Billingham |
Moose (1) |
19,281 |
8–10
|
19 |
May 9 |
@ Braves |
5–2 |
Ellis (3–1) |
Kelley |
Kison (2) |
7,762 |
9–10
|
20 |
May 10 |
@ Braves |
4–8 |
Niekro |
Johnson (0–2) |
— |
6,708 |
9–11
|
21 |
May 12 |
@ Astros |
4–2 |
Blass (3–1) |
Dierker |
Miller (1) |
17,863 |
10–11
|
22 |
May 13 |
@ Astros |
6–1 (12) |
Moose (1–2) |
Gladding |
Miller (2) |
23,568 |
11–11
|
23 |
May 14 |
@ Astros |
6–7 |
Wilson |
Briles (2–1) |
Ray |
14,704 |
11–12
|
24 |
May 15 |
Cardinals |
4–1 |
Ellis (4–1) |
Gibson |
— |
8,640 |
12–12
|
25 |
May 16 |
Cardinals |
4–3 |
Walker (1–1) |
Wise |
Giusti (2) |
8,272 |
13–12
|
26 |
May 17 |
Cardinals |
12–0 |
Blass (4–1) |
Cleveland |
— |
9,188 |
14–12
|
27 |
May 19 |
Expos |
8–0 |
Moose (2–2) |
Stoneman |
— |
41,765 |
15–12
|
28 |
May 20 |
Expos |
6–0 |
Ellis (5–1) |
Morton |
Kison (3) |
11,602 |
16–12
|
29 |
May 21 |
Expos |
1–0 |
Walker (2–1) |
McAnally |
Hernández (2) |
30,418 |
17–12
|
30 |
May 21 |
Expos |
5–3 |
Giusti (1–3) |
Gilbert |
— |
30,418 |
18–12
|
31 |
May 23 |
@ Cardinals |
6–2 |
Blass (5–1) |
Cleveland |
Hernández (3) |
11,795 |
19–12
|
32 |
May 24 |
@ Cardinals |
9–4 (14) |
Miller (2–1) |
Higgins |
— |
10,794 |
20–12
|
33 |
May 25 |
@ Cardinals |
2–4 |
Gibson |
Ellis (5–2) |
— |
9,293 |
20–13
|
34 |
May 26 |
Phillies |
6–4 |
Briles (3–1) |
Carlton |
— |
25,164 |
21–13
|
35 |
May 27 |
Phillies |
1–2 (12) |
Brandon |
Giusti (1–4) |
Short |
19,398 |
21–14
|
36 |
May 28 |
Phillies |
6–5 |
Hernández (2–0) |
Hoerner |
— |
15,236 |
22–14
|
37 |
May 29 |
Phillies |
7–3 |
Hernández (3–0) |
Fryman |
— |
36,464 |
23–14
|
38 |
May 29 |
Phillies |
4–2 |
Moose (3–2) |
Reynolds |
Giusti (3) |
36,464 |
24–14
|
39 |
May 31 |
@ Expos |
2–3 |
McAnally |
Briles (3–2) |
— |
10,565 |
24–15
|
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June: 16–10 (home: 5–6; Away: 11–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
40 |
June 2 |
@ Giants |
4–7 |
Marichal |
Johnson (0–3) |
— |
6,669 |
24–16
|
41 |
June 3 |
@ Giants |
4–3 |
Blass (6–1) |
McDowell |
Giusti (4) |
11,216 |
25–16
|
42 |
June 4 |
@ Giants |
4–3 |
Miller (3–1) |
Johnson |
Giusti (5) |
|
26–16
|
43 |
June 4 |
@ Giants |
9–1 |
Kison (1–0) |
Williams |
— |
19,929 |
27–16
|
44 |
June 7 |
@ Padres |
12–5 |
Johnson (1–3) |
Norman |
— |
|
28–16
|
45 |
June 7 |
@ Padres |
1–0 (18) |
Miller (4–1) |
Corkins |
Johnson (1) |
7,371 |
29–16
|
46 |
June 8 |
@ Padres |
11–2 |
Moose (4–2) |
Arlin |
— |
2,949 |
30–16
|
47 |
June 9 |
@ Dodgers |
5–1 |
Blass (7–1) |
Sutton |
— |
35,078 |
31–16
|
48 |
June 10 |
@ Dodgers |
1–2 |
Osteen |
Walker (2–2) |
Brewer |
38,937 |
31–17
|
49 |
June 11 |
@ Dodgers |
7–5 |
Kison (2–0) |
Mikkelsen |
Giusti (6) |
40,846 |
32–17
|
50 |
June 14 |
Giants |
1–3 |
McDowell |
Ellis (5–3) |
— |
14,552 |
32–18
|
51 |
June 15 |
Giants |
4–1 |
Briles (4–2) |
Stone |
Giusti (7) |
|
33–18
|
52 |
June 15 |
Giants |
9–7 |
Moose (5–2) |
Bryant |
Hernández (4) |
21,126 |
34–18
|
53 |
June 16 |
Padres |
2–1 |
Blass (8–1) |
Norman |
— |
17,020 |
35–18
|
54 |
June 17 |
Padres |
0–4 |
Kirby |
Walker (2–3) |
— |
20,718 |
35–19
|
55 |
June 18 |
Padres |
0–1 |
Arlin |
Kison (2–1) |
— |
27,143 |
35–20
|
56 |
June 19 |
Dodgers |
13–3 |
Ellis (6–3) |
Sutton |
Miller (3) |
15,430 |
36–20
|
57 |
June 21 |
Dodgers |
3–5 (10) |
Brewer |
Moose (5–3) |
— |
15,209 |
36–21
|
58 |
June 23 |
@ Cubs |
4–2 |
Blass (9–1) |
Jenkins |
Giusti (8) |
28,177 |
37–21
|
59 |
June 24 |
@ Cubs |
3–1 |
Briles (5–2) |
Hands |
Giusti (9) |
27,543 |
38–21
|
60 |
June 25 |
@ Cubs |
9–2 |
Ellis (7–3) |
Hooton |
Giusti (10) |
35,099 |
39–21
|
61 |
June 26 |
@ Mets |
2–4 |
Koosman |
Moose (5–4) |
McGraw |
48,820 |
39–22
|
62 |
June 27 |
@ Mets |
4–7 |
Frisella |
Walker (2–4) |
— |
38,152 |
39–23
|
63 |
June 28 |
Expos |
1–3 |
Stoneman |
Blass (9–2) |
— |
13,470 |
39–24
|
64 |
June 29 |
Expos |
9–0 |
Briles (6–2) |
McAnally |
— |
18,364 |
40–24
|
65 |
June 30 |
Cubs |
3–4 |
Reuschel |
Ellis (7–4) |
Aker |
22,745 |
40–25
|
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July: 20–10 (home: 12–4; Away: 8–6)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
66 |
July 1 |
Cubs |
4–3 |
Giusti (2–4) |
Jenkins |
— |
16,102 |
41–25
|
67 |
July 2 |
Cubs |
7–4 |
Kison (3–1) |
Hands |
Hernández (5) |
25,229 |
42–25
|
68 |
July 3 |
Cubs |
3–2 |
Giusti (3–4) |
Hooton |
— |
26,933 |
43–25
|
69 |
July 4 |
@ Astros |
0–6 |
Dierker |
Briles (6–3) |
— |
31,164 |
43–26
|
70 |
July 5 |
@ Astros |
6–4 |
Johnson (2–3) |
Forsch |
— |
23,646 |
44–26
|
71 |
July 6 |
@ Astros |
7–3 (17) |
Hernández (4–0) |
Ray |
— |
23,540 |
45–26
|
72 |
July 7 |
@ Braves |
10–2 |
Walker (3–4) |
Kelley |
— |
|
46–26
|
73 |
July 7 |
@ Braves |
2–3 |
Hardin |
Kison (3–2) |
— |
25,253 |
46–27
|
74 |
July 8 |
@ Braves |
5–3 |
Blass (10–2) |
Reed |
Giusti (11) |
20,256 |
47–27
|
75 |
July 9 |
@ Braves |
7–4 |
Briles (7–3) |
McLain |
— |
20,130 |
48–27
|
76 |
July 11 |
@ Reds |
0–5 |
Billingham |
Moose (5–5) |
— |
24,047 |
48–28
|
77 |
July 12 |
@ Reds |
3–6 |
Simpson |
Walker (3–5) |
Carroll |
28,058 |
48–29
|
78 |
July 13 |
@ Reds |
0–2 |
Nolan |
Blass (10–3) |
Carroll |
32,060 |
48–30
|
79 |
July 14 |
Astros |
5–2 |
Briles (8–3) |
Dierker |
— |
24,487 |
49–30
|
80 |
July 15 |
Astros |
5–1 |
Ellis (8–4) |
Forsch |
Giusti (12) |
16,202 |
50–30
|
81 |
July 16 |
Astros |
3–2 (10) |
Giusti (4–4) |
Gladding |
— |
|
51–30
|
82 |
July 16 |
Astros |
3–2 |
Kison (4–2) |
Wilson |
Giusti (13) |
49,341 |
52–30
|
83 |
July 17 |
Braves |
6–5 |
Hernández (5–0) |
Hoerner |
Giusti (14) |
14,866 |
53–30
|
84 |
July 18 |
Braves |
2–4 |
Reed |
Blass (10–4) |
— |
20,162 |
53–31
|
85 |
July 19 |
Braves |
8–3 |
Briles (9–3) |
Niekro |
Walker (1) |
24,847 |
54–31
|
86 |
July 21 |
Reds |
5–11 |
Borbon |
Kison (4–3) |
Gullett |
32,255 |
54–32
|
87 |
July 22 |
Reds |
3–6 |
Sprague |
Moose (5–6) |
Carroll |
40,837 |
54–33
|
88 |
July 23 |
Reds |
3–2 |
Blass (11–4) |
Grimsley |
Hernández (6) |
29,487 |
55–33
|
89 |
July 27 |
Mets |
0–1 (10) |
Matlack |
Briles (9–4) |
— |
|
55–34
|
90 |
July 27 |
Mets |
7–5 |
Moose (6–6) |
Koosman |
Giusti (15) |
49,886 |
56–34
|
91 |
July 28 |
Mets |
3–1 |
Ellis (9–4) |
Seaver |
— |
39,035 |
57–34
|
92 |
July 29 |
@ Phillies |
2–5 |
Fryman |
Blass (11–5) |
Selma |
37,544 |
57–35
|
93 |
July 29 |
@ Phillies |
3–2 |
Walker (4–5) |
Brandon |
Giusti (16) |
37,544 |
58–35
|
94 |
July 30 |
@ Phillies |
7–1 |
Kison (5–3) |
Lersch |
— |
28,451 |
59–35
|
95 |
July 31 |
@ Phillies |
2–0 |
Moose (7–6) |
Reynolds |
— |
17,455 |
60–35
|
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August: 17–11 (home: 8–5; Away: 9–6)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
96 |
August 1 |
@ Cardinals |
4–7 |
Santorini |
Briles (9–5) |
Segui |
23,712 |
60–36
|
97 |
August 2 |
@ Cardinals |
5–10 (7) |
Gibson |
Ellis (9–5) |
— |
24,961 |
60–37
|
98 |
August 3 |
@ Cardinals |
2–1 (10) |
Blass (12–5) |
Wise |
Hernández (7) |
14,836 |
61–37
|
99 |
August 4 |
@ Expos |
1–2 |
Moore |
Kison (5–4) |
— |
18,436 |
61–38
|
100 |
August 5 |
@ Expos |
7–4 |
Briles (10–5) |
Stoneman |
Giusti (17) |
20,905 |
62–38
|
101 |
August 6 |
@ Expos |
8–0 |
Moose (8–6) |
Torrez |
— |
|
63–38
|
102 |
August 6 |
@ Expos |
7–2 |
Johnson (3–3) |
Renko |
Hernández (8) |
28,330 |
64–38
|
103 |
August 8 |
Phillies |
4–2 |
Ellis (10–5) |
Champion |
— |
18,228 |
65–38
|
104 |
August 9 |
Phillies |
0–2 |
Carlton |
Blass (12–6) |
— |
19,832 |
65–39
|
105 |
August 11 |
Cardinals |
10–5 |
Briles (11–5) |
Cleveland |
Hernández (9) |
34,248 |
66–39
|
106 |
August 12 |
Cardinals |
6–5 |
Moose (9–6) |
Gibson |
Giusti (18) |
23,474 |
67–39
|
107 |
August 13 |
Cardinals |
0–2 |
Wise |
Ellis (10–6) |
— |
|
67–40
|
108 |
August 13 |
Cardinals |
7–5 |
Blass (13–6) |
Santorini |
Giusti (19) |
47,300 |
68–40
|
109 |
August 15 |
@ Dodgers |
6–8 |
Richert |
Johnson (3–4) |
Brewer |
27,484 |
68–41
|
110 |
August 16 |
@ Dodgers |
3–2 |
Miller (5–1) |
Sutton |
— |
28,318 |
69–41
|
111 |
August 17 |
@ Dodgers |
2–4 |
Downing |
Moose (9–7) |
Richert |
29,777 |
69–42
|
112 |
August 18 |
@ Padres |
4–2 |
Blass (14–6) |
Greif |
— |
30,610 |
70–42
|
113 |
August 20 |
@ Padres |
9–3 |
Ellis (11–6) |
Corkins |
Johnson (2) |
|
71–42
|
114 |
August 20 |
@ Padres |
5–2 |
Kison (6–4) |
Norman |
— |
9,759 |
72–42
|
115 |
August 22 |
@ Giants |
1–0 |
Briles (12–5) |
Marichal |
— |
9,389 |
73–42
|
116 |
August 23 |
@ Giants |
0–8 |
Barr |
Moose (9–8) |
— |
8,330 |
73–43
|
117 |
August 25 |
Dodgers |
3–2 (12) |
Giusti (5–4) |
Richert |
— |
|
74–43
|
118 |
August 25 |
Dodgers |
3–4 |
Osteen |
Kison (6–5) |
— |
39,574 |
74–44
|
119 |
August 26 |
Dodgers |
3–7 |
Sutton |
Ellis (11–7) |
— |
20,174 |
74–45
|
120 |
August 27 |
Dodgers |
4–7 |
Mikkelsen |
Briles (12–6) |
Brewer |
25,672 |
74–46
|
121 |
August 28 |
Padres |
5–3 |
Moose (10–8) |
Caldwell |
Hernández (10) |
13,438 |
75–46
|
122 |
August 29 |
Padres |
5–3 |
Blass (15–6) |
Corkins |
Giusti (20) |
12,329 |
76–46
|
123 |
August 30 |
Padres |
11–0 |
Kison (7–5) |
Arlin |
— |
19,009 |
77–46
|
|
September: 18–11 (home: 8–4; Away: 10–7)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
124 |
September 1 |
Giants |
10–6 |
Ellis (12–7) |
Bryant |
Giusti (21) |
20,678 |
78–46
|
125 |
September 2 |
Giants |
6–3 |
Briles (13–6) |
McDowell |
— |
14,194 |
79–46
|
126 |
September 3 |
Giants |
2–1 (10) |
Giusti (6–4) |
Johnson |
— |
16,760 |
80–46
|
127 |
September 4 |
Phillies |
10–0 |
Blass (16–6) |
Twitchell |
— |
26,627 |
81–46
|
128 |
September 4 |
Phillies |
5–1 |
Kison (8–5) |
Nash |
— |
26,627 |
82–46
|
129 |
September 6 |
Cubs |
4–0 |
Ellis (13–7) |
McGinn |
— |
12,470 |
83–46
|
130 |
September 7 |
Cubs |
2–4 |
Hooton |
Briles (13–7) |
— |
12,306 |
83–47
|
131 |
September 8 |
@ Expos |
7–1 |
Johnson (4–4) |
Morton |
— |
|
84–47
|
132 |
September 8 |
@ Expos |
4–2 (12) |
Giusti (7–4) |
Marshall |
Hernández (11) |
12,118 |
85–47
|
133 |
September 9 |
@ Expos |
8–3 |
Blass (17–6) |
Stoneman |
— |
17,092 |
86–47
|
134 |
September 10 |
@ Expos |
2–8 |
Torrez |
Kison (8–6) |
— |
20,253 |
86–48
|
135 |
September 12 |
@ Cubs |
7–0 |
Ellis (14–7) |
Hooton |
Giusti (22) |
4,153 |
87–48
|
136 |
September 13 |
@ Cubs |
6–4 |
Briles (14–7) |
Jenkins |
Hernández (12) |
4,418 |
88–48
|
137 |
September 14 |
@ Cubs |
5–2 |
Moose (11–8) |
Reuschel |
Hernández (13) |
4,603 |
89–48
|
138 |
September 15 |
@ Cardinals |
4–10 |
Wise |
Kison (8–7) |
— |
10,853 |
89–49
|
139 |
September 16 |
@ Cardinals |
0–4 |
Santorini |
Blass (17–7) |
— |
11,850 |
89–50
|
140 |
September 17 |
@ Cardinals |
4–5 |
Cleveland |
Miller (5–2) |
Segui |
11,802 |
89–51
|
141 |
September 18 |
@ Mets |
0–1 |
Matlack |
Briles (14–8) |
— |
15,622 |
89–52
|
142 |
September 19 |
@ Mets |
5–1 |
Moose (12–8) |
Koosman |
— |
15,537 |
90–52
|
143 |
September 20 |
@ Mets |
1–4 |
Seaver |
Walker (4–6) |
— |
15,147 |
90–53
|
144 |
September 21 |
@ Mets |
6–2 |
Blass (18–7) |
Gentry |
— |
10,991 |
91–53
|
145 |
September 22 |
Expos |
4–3 (12) |
McKee (1–0) |
Marshall |
— |
15,365 |
92–53
|
146 |
September 23 |
Expos |
0–3 |
McAnally |
Briles (14–9) |
— |
8,580 |
92–54
|
147 |
September 24 |
Expos |
1–2 |
Morton |
Moose (12–9) |
— |
9,116 |
92–55
|
148 |
September 26 |
@ Phillies |
5–1 |
Blass (19–7) |
Champion |
— |
8,472 |
93–55
|
149 |
September 27 |
@ Phillies |
3–1 |
Kison (9–7) |
Reynolds |
Walker (2) |
5,335 |
94–55
|
150 |
September 28 |
@ Phillies |
1–2 |
Carlton |
Moose (12–10) |
— |
12,216 |
94–56
|
151 |
September 29 |
Mets |
0–1 |
Seaver |
Briles (14–10) |
— |
24,193 |
94–57
|
152 |
September 30 |
Mets |
5–0 |
Ellis (15–7) |
Matlack |
Johnson (3) |
13,117 |
95–57
|
|
October: 1–2 (home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
153 |
October 1 |
Mets |
3–7 |
Koosman |
Blass (19–8) |
— |
30,031 |
95–58
|
154 |
October 3 |
Cardinals |
6–2 |
Moose (13–10) |
Santorini |
Hernández (14) |
5,905 |
96–58
|
155 |
October 4 |
Cardinals |
3–4 |
Gibson |
Briles (14–11) |
— |
4,603 |
96–59
|
|
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member
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