21-3K CLEMENTE'S 3000 HIT
BUCS EDGE CUBS 7-6
CLEMENTE 1-4 WITH RUN SCORED

PITTSBURGH - The Pirates 7-6 victory over Chicago gives them their first series win of the season. Roberto Clemente moved one hit closer to 3,000 by singling to center in the third. The Pirates broke a 1-1 tie with two unearned runs due to errors by Don Kessinger and Glenn Beckert.
The Pirates snapped a 3-3 tie in the home when Al Oliver doubled in Dave Cash. The Pirates then held off a two run rally in the top of the ninth before Dave Guisti shut the door by striking out Rick Monday and Bill North.

Dock Ellis evened his record to 1-1 with the win. Fergie Jenkins took the loss. He's now 0-1.
Clemente needs 113 hits to reach 3,000. The Pirates will cross the state for a three game weekend series with the Phillies.

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CLEMENTE'S 2 SINGLES LEADS PIRATES TO 5-2 WIN OVER CUBS

PITTSBURGH - Roberto Clemente singled twice and scored twice as the Pirates defeated Chicago.
With two more hits, Clemente needs 114 hits to reach the 3,000 mark.

Clemente singled in the first inning and scored when Don Kessinger misplayed Jose Pagan's grounder, tying the score at one apiece. 
With the Cubs leading 2-1, Clemente led off the bottom of the eighth with a single and scored on Bob Robertson's first homer of the year, which put the Bucs out in front to stay.
Nellie Briles, pitching two innings in relief of starter Bob Johnson, got the win. Cubs starter Juan Pizarro got the loss.
The final game of this three game series is Thursday, April 20th. Dock Ellis will face Ferguson Jenkins, who was a 24 game winner in 1971. Then the Bucs will go across the state for a weekend series against the Phils.

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CLEMENTE GETS 2 HITS IN BUCS' HOME OPENER LOSS TO CUBS

PITTSBURGH - Roberto Clemente got on the road to 3,000 hits by going 2-5 and scoring a run. However, it wasn't enough as the Cubs ruined the Pirates' home opener, 6-4.
Clemente, who was 0-7 with a walk in the first two games of the season, hit a ground ball single into left.  He then led off the third with a single and scored on a triple by Manny Sanguillen.
The Cubs took the lead in the top of the third on a three run homer by Billy Williams off of starter Bob Moose.
Game two of the three game series is Wednesday. Bob Johnson (9-10, 3.45) will get his first start of the season facing the former Pirate lefty Juan Pizarro.

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21-3K FOLLOWING CLEMENTE'S 3000 HITS
PIRATES OPEN HOME STAND
MONDAY 4/16/72

PITTSBURGH - The World Champion Pirates begin the first home stand of 1972 with a two game series against the Chicago Cubs.

The Bucs' home opener will begin Tuesday night. Bob Moose (11-7) will face seventeen game winner Milt Pappas in game one. Dock Ellis will make his second start of the season against 24 game winner Ferguson Jenkins.
The Pirates split the two game opening series in New York. Roberto Clemente was hitless in seven at bats. He needs 118 safeties to get 3,00 career hits.

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PIRATES BEGIN DEFENSE OF WORLD CHAMPS CROWN
CLEMENTE BEGINS CHASE OF 3000 HITS

PITTSBURGH - The Pirates will open the 1972 season on the road. They’ll take on the New York Mets for a weekend series at Shea Stadium.  Dock Ellis (19-9) will start against Tom Seaver (20-10) in Saturday’s game (April 15th). Steve Blass (15-8) will battle Gary Gentry (12-11) in Sunday afternoon’s game (April 16th).
The Bucs home opener will begin Tuesday night, April 18th with a two game series against the Cubs.  Bob Moose (11-7) will get the start against Milt Pappas (17-14) in game one.  Dock Ellis will make his second start of the season Thursday night against Ferguson Jenkins, who had a 24-13 record in 1971.

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PIRATES BEGIN DEFENSE OF WORLD CHAMPS CROWN
CLEMENTE BEGINS CHASE OF 3000 HITS

PITTSBURGH - The defending World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates will open the 1972 season on the road. They’ll take on the New York Mets for a weekend series at Shea Stadium.  Dock Ellis (19-9) will start against Tom Seaver (20-10) in Saturday’s game (April 15th). Steve Blass (15-8) will battle Gary Gentry (12-11) in Sunday afternoon’s game (April 16th).
Roberto Clemente, the series MVP, needs only 118 hits to become a member of baseball's 3,000 hit club. Should he make it, he'll join former Pirates Honus Wagner (3,415) and Paul Waner (3,152) as well as Donora's own Stan Musial (3,630) on the list.

In 18 seasons, Roberto Clemente led the National league in batting average four times. His most recent title was in 1967, when he got 209 hits for a .357 batting clip. In 1971, Clemente hit .341 with178 hits.
Clemente hit safely in all seven games. He finished with a .414 batting average, hit two home runs and drove in four RBI’s as well as making one of his famous strong throws in game six.  Finally, Clemente got the recognition he was due. After seeing Clemente’s throw, in the ’71 series, a reporter asked, “Did you see that throw?” A Pittsburgh reporter replied, “Yes. Every day in Pittsburgh”.

Clemente had hit in every World Series game he had played. Adding to the twelve hits he got in the 1971 World Series were the nine hits he got in the fall classic of 1960. Ironically, his total hits in the World Series came to his uniform number, 21.

Clemente was one of just three members of the Pirates left over from 1960. Bill Mazeroski, the series hero, was now a utility player set to retire at the season’s end. Danny Murtaugh, who had managed the Bucs in 1960 had retired after the 1971 season. Murtaugh’s replacement was Bill Virdon, who played centerfield for Murtaugh in 1960 and was his bench coach in 1971.

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