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. Cincinnati Reds 11, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Saturday, May 13, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumCardinals 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. |
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