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The first Pirates' pitcher to hurl the route this season, Steve Blass yielded only four hits and defeated the Reds, 8-1. Joe Morgan homered to save the Reds from being shut out. Manny Sanguillen, who drove in two runs, led the Pirates at bat with two doubles and a single. [The Sporting News] Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 1Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumPirates 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 8 15 0
Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 1
Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Stennett 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .388 Rose lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Oliver cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .356 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .236
Clemente rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .292 Tolan cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .423
Stargell lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .246 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .219
Clines ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Hebner 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .317 Carbo rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167
Sanguillen c 5 2 3 2 0 0 .400 Menke 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270
Robertson 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .098 Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .277
Alley ss 5 1 2 2 0 2 .370 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blass p 5 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Simpson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Foster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 42 8 15 7 3 6 Totals 30 1 4 1 4 2
Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 12,284
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Reds 6
DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1
Errors: Simpson
Doubles: Sanguillen 2 (4), Robertson (2), Stargell (5)
Home Runs: Morgan (2)
Stolen Bases: Sanguillen (1)
GIDP: Stennett (4), Bench (3)
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Blass W(2-1) 9 4 1 1 4 2 1 34 4.01
Totals 9 4 1 1 4 2 1 34
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Borbon L(0-1) 2 8 5 5 0 0 0 14 4.96
Sprague 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 5.00
Simpson 5 3 1 0 2 3 0 20 0.00
Grimsley 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 9 0.00
Totals 9 15 8 7 3 6 0 45
Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt
PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to shortstop; Clemente forced Oliver (shortstop to
second); Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan walked; Tolan singled
to right [Morgan to third]; Bench grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
doubled to center; Robertson grounded out (third to first);
Alley singled to shortstop [Sanguillen scored]; Blass singled to
right [Alley to third]; Stennett singled to right [Alley scored,
Blass to third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.
REDS 2ND: Perez popped to second; Carbo popped to shortstop;
Menke singled to left; Concepcion walked [Menke to second];
Borbon forced Menke (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Clemente singled to right; Stargell singled to left
[Clemente to second]; Hebner singled to right [Clemente to
third, Stargell to second]; SPRAGUE REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING);
Sanguillen singled to center [Clemente scored, Stargell scored,
Hebner to second]; Robertson doubled to left [Hebner scored,
Sanguillen to third]; SIMPSON REPLACED SPRAGUE (PITCHING); Alley
singled to left [Sanguillen scored, Robertson to third]; Blass
forced Alley (shortstop to second) [Robertson scored]; Stennett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Blass out at second]; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Tolan walked;
Bench popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 7, Reds 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Clemente
flied out to right; Stargell doubled to left; Hebner popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
REDS 4TH: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Carbo singled
to center; Menke flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen popped to second; Robertson flied out to
right; Alley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds
0.
REDS 5TH: Simpson struck out; Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
PIRATES 6TH: Blass popped to first in foul territory; Stennett
flied out to center; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 7, Reds 0.
REDS 6TH: Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench struck
out; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 7, Reds 0.
PIRATES 7TH: Clemente singled to pitcher; Stargell struck out;
Hebner walked [Clemente to second]; Sanguillen forced Hebner
(shortstop to second) [Clemente to third]; Sanguillen stole
second; Robertson walked; Alley reached on an error by Simpson
[Clemente scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sanguillen to third,
Robertson to second, Alley to first]; Blass grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 0.
REDS 7TH: Carbo grounded out (third to first); Menke walked;
Concepcion forced Menke (third to second); FOSTER BATTED FOR
SIMPSON; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 8, Reds 0.
PIRATES 8TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver struck out; Clemente
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 0.
REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
homered; Tolan popped to second; Bench grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1.
PIRATES 9TH: CLINES BATTED FOR STARGELL; Clines was called out
on strikes; Hebner singled to left; Sanguillen doubled to right
[Hebner to third]; Robertson was walked intentionally; Alley
struck out; Blass popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 8, Reds 1.
REDS 9TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Perez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Carbo flied out to left; Menke
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8,
Reds 1.
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