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.

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