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.

Pete Rose drove in two tallies with a bases-loaded single and Bobby Tolan followed with a three-run homer for the winning blow. Luis Melendez hit his first major league homer to account for one of the Cardinals' runs in building up their early lead. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Tuesday, May       2, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         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.