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Willie Stargell smashed two homers and drove in five runs to enable the Pirates to defeat the Reds in a slugging match, 9-6. There were seven homers in the game. In addition to Stargell's pair, Al Oliver hit one for the Pirates, while the Reds had round-trippers by Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, Bobby Tolan and Cesar Geronimo. Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 6Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumPirates 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 - 9 12 1
Reds 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 6 8 1
Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Stennett 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .396 Rose lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Mazeroski 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morgan 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .250
Oliver cf 5 3 2 1 0 0 .359 Tolan cf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .419
Clemente rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .314 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .221
Stargell lf 4 2 2 5 1 1 .262 Perez 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .258
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 1 1 2 .313 Carbo rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .150
Sanguillen c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .373 Geronimo pr,rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .200
Robertson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .111 Menke 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Alley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .355 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Briles p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Moose p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Billingham p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .100
Javier 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .313
Totals 38 9 12 9 3 5 Totals 35 6 8 6 2 8
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 19,281
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Reds 4
DP: Pirates 0, Reds 1
Errors: Sanguillen, Morgan
Doubles: Clemente (5)
Home Runs: Oliver (1), Stargell 2 (4), Perez (3), Morgan (3), Tolan (4), Geronimo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Briles (1)
GIDP: Alley (1)
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Briles W(2-0) 7.2 8 6 6 2 8 4 33 4.70
Moose SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.86
Totals 9 8 6 6 2 8 4 37
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Billingham L(0-5) 6.2 9 7 6 1 4 2 30 6.75
Hall 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 3.50
Borbon 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 5.19
Totals 9 12 9 8 3 5 3 42
Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming
PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to third; Oliver reached on an
error by Morgan [Stennett to third, Oliver to first]; Clemente
singled to right [Stennett scored, Oliver to third]; Stargell
grounded out (second to first) [Oliver scored (unearned),
Clemente to second]; Hebner struck out; Sanguillen lined to
pitcher; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled
to right; Tolan flied out to left; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Robertson flied out to right; Alley singled to
third; Briles out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Alley
to second]; Stennett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 0.
REDS 2ND: Perez homered; Carbo grounded out (third to first);
Menke struck out; Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 1.
PIRATES 3RD: Oliver homered; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to
first); Stargell struck out; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1.
REDS 3RD: Billingham singled to right; Rose flied out to left;
Morgan homered [Billingham scored]; Tolan walked; Bench singled
to right [Tolan to third]; Perez forced Bench (third to second)
[Tolan scored]; Carbo struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates
3, Reds 4.
PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to left; Robertson singled to
center; Alley grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3,
Reds 4.
REDS 4TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 4.
PIRATES 5TH: Briles grounded out (third to first); Stennett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 4.
REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan popped to
shortstop; Tolan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 4.
PIRATES 6TH: Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
homered; Hebner walked; Sanguillen popped to second; Robertson
lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 4.
REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; Perez was called out on strikes;
Carbo walked; GERONIMO RAN FOR CARBO; Geronimo was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Sanguillen [Geronimo to
second]; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 4.
PIRATES 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Alley flied
out to right; Briles struck out; Stennett singled to right;
Oliver singled to right [Stennett to third]; Clemente singled to
left [Stennett scored, Oliver to second]; JAVIER REPLACED
BILLINGHAM (PLAYING 3B); HALL REPLACED MENKE (PITCHING);
Stargell homered [Oliver scored, Clemente scored]; Hebner flied
out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 4.
REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Javier
singled to shortstop; Rose struck out; Morgan grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 4.
PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen struck out; Robertson walked; Alley
flied out to left; Briles flied to right in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 4.
REDS 8TH: MAZEROSKI REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Tolan
homered; Bench flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Geronimo homered; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR
HALL; MOOSE REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Uhlaender grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 6.
PIRATES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Mazeroski
flied out to left; Oliver grounded out (third to first);
Clemente doubled to left; Stargell was walked intentionally;
Hebner singled to center [Clemente scored, Stargell to second];
Sanguillen flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 9,
Reds 6.
REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (first to pitcher); Javier
popped to shortstop; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Reds 6.
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