A single by Dave Concepcion, driving in two runs in the eighth inning, produced a 7-1 lead and enabled the Reds to stand off the the Pirates, 7-6. Before Concepcion's deciding hit, Bobby Tolan held the batting spotlight for the Reds, driving in three runs with a single and homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Game Played on Wednesday, April     26, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    1  0  3    0  2  0  -   7 12  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  3  -   6 14  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .341      Stennett 2b           5   2   3   1     0   0   .458
Morgan 2b             3   2   0   0     2   1   .200      Oliver cf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .324
Tolan cf              5   1   2   3     0   1   .459      Clemente rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .257
Bench c               4   2   2   0     1   0   .167      Stargell lf           5   1   3   1     0   1   .194
Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .200        Moose pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Menke 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Hebner 3b             5   0   2   1     0   2   .333
Geronimo rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .190      Sanguillen c          5   0   2   0     0   1   .417
  Foster ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     1   2   .125
Concepcion ss         3   0   2   2     1   0   .290      Alley ss              2   1   0   1     2   0   .364
Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Blass p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davalillo ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .286
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   7  12   7     6   4             Totals               38   6  14   6     5   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  6,380
Left on Base: Reds 6, Pirates 10
DP: Reds 2, Pirates 4
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Geronimo (3), Hebner (3), Oliver (4)
Triples: Rose (1), Stennett (1)
Home Runs: Tolan (2)
Caught Stealing: Rose (1), Stennett (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1)
GIDP: Geronimo (2), Nolan (1), McRae (1), Stennett 2 (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(3-0)            7     6   1   1   3   4   0  27   1.64
Hall                    1.1   5   5   5   2   3   0  11   5.23
Carroll                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.17
Gibbon                  0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2  54.00
Borbon SV(1)            0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.27
Totals                  9    14   6   6   5   7   0  43

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(1-1)            5.2   8   5   5   3   1   1  25   3.38
Miller                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.93
Kison                   1     0   0   0   1   2   0   3   0.00
Veale                   2     4   2   2   1   1   0  10   3.00
Totals                  9    12   7   7   6   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes


REDS 1ST: Rose tripled to left; Morgan lined to pitcher; Tolan
singled to center [Rose scored]; Tolan was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Oliver popped to second;
Clemente singled to third [Stennett to second]; Stennett was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Stargell struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to left; Menke singled to left;
Geronimo grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner struck out; Sanguillen lined to third;
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to center; On a bunt Nolan grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Concepcion
out at second]; Rose lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley flied out to center; Blass singled to center;
Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Blass out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan walked; Tolan popped to third; Bench singled to
right [Morgan to third]; Perez popped out on a sacrifice fly to
second [Morgan scored, Bench to second (error by Stennett)];
Menke flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to right; Clemente grounded out
(second to first); Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo popped to third; Concepcion grounded out
(first unassisted); Nolan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner struck out; Sanguillen singled to center;
Robertson flied out to left; Alley flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked;
Tolan homered [Morgan scored]; Bench walked; Perez singled to
left [Bench to second]; Menke flied out to left; Geronimo
doubled to right [Bench scored, Perez to third]; MILLER REPLACED
BLASS (PITCHING); Concepcion was walked intentionally; Nolan
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR MILLER; Davalillo walked;
Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Davalillo out at second]; Oliver flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 0.

REDS 7TH: KISON REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Rose walked;
Morgan struck out; Tolan struck out while Rose was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente flied out to left; Stargell singled to
right; Hebner doubled to right [Stargell to third]; Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first); Robertson walked; Alley walked
[Stargell scored, Hebner to third, Robertson to second]; CLINES
BATTED FOR KISON; Clines popped to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Reds 5, Pirates 1.

REDS 8TH: VEALE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Bench singled to
left; Perez struck out; Menke singled to center [Bench to
second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Foster walked [Bench to
third, Menke to second]; Concepcion singled to center [Bench
scored, Menke scored, Foster to third]; MCRAE BATTED FOR NOLAN;
McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Concepcion out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: HALL REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); FOSTER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Stennett singled to center; Oliver doubled to
left [Stennett scored]; Clemente walked; Stargell singled to
right [Oliver scored, Clemente to second]; Hebner forced
Stargell (second to shortstop) [Clemente to third]; Sanguillen
struck out; Robertson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 3.

REDS 9TH: Rose singled to left; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rose to second]; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rose to third]; Bench grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Alley walked; PAGAN BATTED FOR VEALE; Pagan struck
out; Stennett tripled to right [Alley scored]; Oliver singled to
second [Stennett scored]; CARROLL REPLACED HALL (PITCHING);
Clemente forced Oliver (third to second); GIBBON REPLACED
CARROLL (PITCHING); Stargell singled [Clemente to third]; MOOSE
RAN FOR STARGELL; Hebner singled to left [Clemente scored, Moose
to second]; BORBON REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Sanguillen
singled to pitcher [Moose to third, Hebner to second]; Robertson
flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 6.