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 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       6, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      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.