Wayne Simpson, making his first start since being recalled from Indianapolis, allowed only three hits in six innings before pulling a muscle in his left leg and gained credit for the victory when the Reds defeated the Cardinals, 11-2.

Lance Clemons, making his first start in a St. Louis uniform, was rapped for three runs in the first inning and was kayoed in the third after Tony Perez homered with two men on base. The Reds added two more runs off Tony Cloninger before the inning ended and went on to hand the Cardinals their most lopsided defeat of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 11, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       13, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Reds         3  0  5    0  0  0    2  1  x  -  11 11  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .301      Rose lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .238
Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Uhlaender lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .162
  Martinez 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Morgan 2b             2   3   2   0     3   0   .303
Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Tolan cf              3   3   2   2     0   0   .400
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
Torre 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .372      Perez 1b              3   1   2   3     1   0   .284
Simmons c             3   0   1   1     0   1   .277        Menke 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  McNertney c         0   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .226
Hague 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .271        Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Melendez rf,cf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Foster rf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .250
Crosby ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Javier 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Clemons p             1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Cloninger p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Chaney ph,ss        1   1   1   0     0   0   .667
  Fiore ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Simpson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     2   6             Totals               32  11  11   8     6   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 10,471
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Reds 4
DP: Cardinals 3, Reds 1
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Simmons (5), Tolan (9)
Home Runs: Perez (4)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (12)
GIDP: Melendez (3), Bench (4), Concepcion (1), Javier (2)
Hit by Pitch: Tolan (1,by Clemons)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clemons L(0-1)          2     4   6   6   3   1   1  13  16.20
Cloninger               5     6   4   4   2   2   0  21   6.75
Higgins                 1     1   1   1   1   2   0   5   7.04
Totals                  8    11  11  11   6   5   1  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(1-0)          6     3   1   1   0   2   0  21   0.82
Borbon SV(2)            3     2   1   1   2   4   0  13   4.43
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Clemons (1)
Wild Pitches: Clemons (1), Higgins 2 (2), Simpson (1), Borbon (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Tolan singled to right [Rose scored, Morgan to third];
Clemons threw a wild pitch [Morgan scored, Tolan to second];
Perez walked; Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Tolan to third, Perez out at second]; Foster
singled to left [Tolan scored]; Javier grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Simmons was called out
on strikes; Hague flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson
struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez flied out to center; Crosby singled to
right; Clemons forced Crosby (shortstop to second); Simpson
threw a wild pitch [Clemons to second]; Brock singled to left
[Clemons scored]; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Morgan walked; Tolan was hit by a pitch [Morgan to
second]; Perez homered [Morgan scored, Tolan scored]; CLONINGER
REPLACED CLEMONS (PITCHING); Bench singled to center; Foster
walked [Bench to second]; Javier singled to right [Bench scored,
Foster to third]; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Foster scored (no RBI), Javier
out at second]; Simpson struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 8.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Torre popped to second;
Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Reds 8.

REDS 4TH: Rose popped to shortstop; Morgan singled to right;
Tolan forced Morgan (third to second); Perez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 8.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hague singled to right; Melendez grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Hague out at second];
Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 8.

REDS 5TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING 2B); Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster struck out; Javier
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cloninger struck out; Brock reached on an error
by Perez [Brock to first]; Brock stole second; Martinez grounded
out (second to first) [Brock to third]; Cruz flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 8.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson
grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Torre singled
to third; Borbon threw a wild pitch [Torre to second]; Simmons
doubled to right [Torre scored]; Hague struck out; Melendez
flied out to right [Simmons to third]; Crosby flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: MCNERTNEY REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Morgan
singled to left; Tolan doubled to right [Morgan scored]; Perez
singled to shortstop [Tolan to third]; Bench walked [Perez to
second]; Foster forced Bench (shortstop to second) [Tolan
scored, Perez to third]; Javier grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Foster out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 10.

CARDINALS 8TH: MENKE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); GERONIMO
REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING CF); FIORE BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Fiore
walked; Brock flied out to center; Martinez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Fiore to second]; Cruz popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 10.

REDS 8TH: FIORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MELENDEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HIGGINS REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); CHANEY
BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Chaney singled to center; Borbon popped
to pitcher; Rose struck out; Morgan walked [Chaney to second];
Higgins threw a wild pitch [Chaney to third, Morgan to second];
Higgins threw a wild pitch [Chaney scored, Morgan to third];
Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 11.

CARDINALS 9TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); UHLAENDER
REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING LF); PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C );
Torre struck out (catcher to first); McNertney walked; Hague was
called out on strikes; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 11.