After falling behind, 6-0, the Reds rallied to defeat the Cardinals. 7-6. The Cincy crew picked up two runs in the sixth inning and then exploded for five in the seventh. Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6Game Played on Tuesday, May 2, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIReds 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 - 7 10 0 Cardinals 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .281 Brock lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .258 Morgan 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Sizemore 2b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .213 Tolan cf 4 2 3 3 0 0 .446 Alou rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .351 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .213 Torre 3b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .383 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .340 Uhlaender rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Menke 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .277 Hague ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Concepcion ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 .288 Melendez cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .333 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crosby ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Gullett p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Martinez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Merritt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 3 2 2 0 0 0 .357 Carbo ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Shaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Santorini p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 McNertney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 10 6 2 6 Totals 38 6 12 6 1 5 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 11,091 Left on Base: Reds 4, Cardinals 6 DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Brock Doubles: Tolan (7), Menke (2), Rose (2), Torre (4) Triples: Brock (1) Home Runs: Tolan (3), Melendez (1) Caught Stealing: Alou (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett 3.2 8 6 6 0 1 1 19 11.40 Borbon 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 2.51 Merritt W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.50 Sprague 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.86 Hall SV(2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 3.52 Totals 9 12 6 6 1 5 1 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise 6.1 7 5 4 2 3 0 27 3.52 Shaw L(0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 10.80 Santorini 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0.00 Grzenda 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.91 Totals 9 10 7 6 2 6 1 38 Wild Pitches: Santorini (1) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Frank Pulli REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan flied out to left; Tolan doubled to left; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Uhlaender lined to center; Menke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to right; Simmons was called out on strikes; Clendenon popped to shortstop; Melendez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Gullett grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby lined to shortstop; Wise singled to shortstop; Brock singled to center [Wise to third]; Sizemore singled to left [Wise scored, Brock to second]; Alou flied out to left; Torre doubled to left [Brock scored, Sizemore scored]; Simmons flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3. REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Melendez homered; Crosby flied out to center; Wise singled to third; Brock tripled to right [Wise scored]; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Sizemore singled to center [Brock scored]; On a bunt Alou popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 6. REDS 5TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Uhlaender grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke doubled to left; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 5TH: Torre struck out; Simmons walked; Clendenon flied out to center; Melendez singled to right [Simmons to second]; Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 6. REDS 6TH: MAXVILL REPLACED CROSBY (PLAYING SS); GERONIMO BATTED FOR BORBON; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Rose doubled to left; Morgan singled to right [Rose out at home (right to catcher)]; Tolan singled to center [Morgan to second]; Bench singled to left [Morgan scored, Tolan scored (error by Brock) (unearned) (no RBI), Bench to third]; Perez popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 6TH: MERRITT REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Wise popped to second; Brock flied out to left; Sizemore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 6. REDS 7TH: Uhlaender singled to right; Menke walked [Uhlaender to second]; Concepcion forced Menke (third to second) [Uhlaender to third]; CARBO BATTED FOR MERRITT; Carbo walked [Concepcion to second]; SHAW REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Rose singled to left [Uhlaender scored, Concepcion scored, Carbo to second]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Carbo to third, Rose to second]; Tolan homered [Carbo scored, Rose scored]; SANTORINI REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); Bench flied out to center; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 7TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Alou singled to right; Torre lined to right; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; HAGUE BATTED FOR CLENDENON; Alou was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 6. REDS 8TH: HAGUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Perez singled to center; Santorini threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Uhlaender grounded out (first to pitcher) [Perez to third]; Menke struck out; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Hague flied out to center; Melendez singled to center; HALL REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED SPRAGUE (PLAYING SS); CRUZ BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Cruz forced Melendez (second to shortstop); MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR SANTORINI; McNertney forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 6. REDS 9TH: GRZENDA REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); MARTINEZ REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Chaney struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 9TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore lined to shortstop; Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 6. |
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