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.

Jack Billingham, who started for the Reds and drew his fifth straight defeat, was kayoed in the seventh inning when the Pirates put together three hits for a run to break a 4-4 tie. Tom Hall relieved and, on his first pitch, Stargell hit his second homer of the game to drive in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 6
Game Played on Sunday, May       7, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      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.