A triple by Bobby Tolan with the bases loaded climaxed the Reds' attack in a 9-5 victory over the Cardinals. With the score tied, 4-4, in the eighth inning, Dave Concepcion batted in two runs with a single to send the Reds ahead. Then, after Pete Rose walked and Joe Morgan was hit by a pitch to fill the sacks, Tolan clinched the outcome with his triple. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Thursday, May       4, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    2  5  0  -   9 10  2
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   5 12  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               2   3   0   0     3   0   .261      Brock lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .261
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .246      Sizemore 2b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .214
Tolan cf              4   1   3   3     1   0   .438      Alou rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .354
Bench c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 1b              5   0   2   1     0   2   .264        Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carbo rf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .083        Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Geronimo pr,rf      0   1   0   0     1   0   .174      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .364
Menke 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .327
Concepcion ss         5   1   1   2     0   1   .283      Hague 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .238
McGlothlin p          3   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Melendez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Crosby ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .319
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spinks p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .273
                                                            Cruz ph,rf          2   1   1   0     0   0   .264

Totals               35   9  10   8     7   7             Totals               39   5  12   5     0   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  9,299
Left on Base: Reds 8, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Perez, Geronimo, Simmons, Melendez
Doubles: Sizemore (1), Melendez (1)
Triples: Morgan (2), Tolan (3)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (9), Brock (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Carroll (1)
GIDP: Torre (3)
Hit by Pitch: Morgan (1,by Grzenda)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin              6.2   9   4   3   0   2   0  29   5.09
Merritt                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Carroll W(2-1)          2.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   9   3.55
Totals                  9    12   5   4   0   3   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks                  7     7   4   4   4   6   0  31   3.18
Santorini L(2-2)        0.1   2   3   3   1   1   0   4   3.68
Grzenda                 1.2   1   2   2   2   0   0   9   6.75
Totals                  9    10   9   9   7   7   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Grzenda (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan struck
out; Tolan walked; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock reached on an error by Perez [Brock to
first]; Brock stole second; Sizemore doubled to right [Brock
scored (unearned)]; Alou singled to right [Sizemore scored];
Torre grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Alou out at second]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Carbo singled to left [Perez
to second]; Menke struck out; Concepcion flied out to center
[Perez to third]; McGlothlin struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague flied out to center; Melendez doubled to
left; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); Spinks flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Morgan flied out to center; Tolan singled
to right [Rose to third]; Tolan stole second [Tolan to third
(error by Simmons), Rose scored]; Bench popped to second; Perez
singled to center [Tolan scored]; Carbo walked [Perez to
second]; Menke popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion struck out; McGlothlin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre singled to right; Simmons forced Torre
(second unassisted); Hague singled to right [Simmons to second];
Melendez flied out to right; Crosby flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

REDS 5TH: Morgan flied out to center; Tolan singled to right;
Bench struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Spinks struck out; Brock flied out to left;
Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 2.

REDS 6TH: Carbo flied out to center; Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alou popped to second; Torre popped to second;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

REDS 7TH: McGlothlin singled to center; Rose walked [McGlothlin
to second]; Morgan tripled to right [McGlothlin scored, Rose
scored]; Morgan was picked off third (catcher to third); Tolan
flied out to right; Bench grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hague popped to shortstop; Melendez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Crosby singled to center; CRUZ BATTED
FOR SPINKS; Cruz singled to right [Crosby to third]; Brock
singled to right [Crosby scored, Cruz to third]; Sizemore
singled to right [Cruz scored, Brock to second]; MERRITT
REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PITCHING); Alou singled to first [Brock to
third, Sizemore to second]; CARROLL REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING);
Torre struck out; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

REDS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SANTORINI REPLACED
ALOU (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Carbo walked; GERONIMO RAN
FOR CARBO; Menke singled to center [Geronimo to third, Menke to
second (error by Melendez)]; Concepcion singled to center
[Geronimo scored, Menke scored]; GRZENDA REPLACED SANTORINI
(PITCHING); Carroll out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Concepcion to second]; Rose was walked intentionally; Morgan
was hit by a pitch [Concepcion to third, Rose to second]; Tolan
tripled to center [Concepcion scored, Rose scored, Morgan
scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 9, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Simmons
singled to center; Hague singled to right [Simmons to third,
Hague to second (error by Geronimo)]; Melendez grounded out
(third to first); Crosby grounded out (second to first) [Simmons
scored]; Cruz flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9,
Cardinals 5.

REDS 9TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Geronimo walked;
Menke forced Geronimo (second to shortstop); Concepcion grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to
center; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Cardinals 5.