Celebrating his 30th birthday, Tony Perez knocked in all of the Reds' runs in a 4-3 and 2-0 sweep of a doubleheader with the Cardinals. In the lidlifter, the veteran slugger drove in two runs with a double in the third inning and then won the game for the Reds with a two-run homer in the eighth.

Coming back in the nightcap, Perez singled a run across in the first and smashed a homer in the sixth. Tom Hall, who pitched a shutout on a three-hitter and struck out 12, turned in the first complete game by the Reds' staff this season. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       14, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  6  0
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  5  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .299      Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Morgan 2b             2   2   1   0     2   0   .308
Clendenon 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .161      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .383
Torre 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .378      Perez 1b              4   1   2   4     0   1   .294
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hague rf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .274      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Cruz cf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .224      Foster rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .211
Crosby ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Javier 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .042      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Spinks p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .200      McGlothlin p          2   1   0   0     1   2   .143
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .350        Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Menke 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     0   7             Totals               28   4   5   4     5   5

Time of Game: 1:58
Left on Base: Cardinals 2, Reds 5
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Simmons (6), Perez (4), Concepcion (2)
Home Runs: Hague (3), Brock (1), Perez (5)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (6), Morgan (13)
Caught Stealing: Simmons (1), Concepcion (1)
GIDP: Simmons (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks                  7     3   2   2   4   5   0  27   2.44
Shaw                    0.2   0   1   1   1   0   0   3   9.00
Drabowsky L(0-1)        0.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.86
Totals                  8     5   4   4   5   5   1  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin              7.1   5   2   2   0   6   1  26   5.40
Gullett W(1-2)          0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3  10.80
Carroll SV(3)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.06
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   7   2  32

Wild Pitches: Spinks 2 (3)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
flied out to right; Clendenon lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Simmons doubled to
left; Simmons was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher
to shortstop to third); Hague struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Bench popped to second; Foster
walked; Spinks threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Javier
walked; Concepcion popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cruz flied out to center; Crosby grounded out
(second to first); Spinks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: McGlothlin walked; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first) [McGlothlin to second]; Morgan walked; Tolan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [McGlothlin to third, Morgan to second];
Perez doubled to left [McGlothlin scored, Morgan scored]; Spinks
threw a wild pitch [Perez to third]; Bench popped to second; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clendenon flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Javier flied out to
center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre singled to third; Simmons grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at
second]; Hague grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: McGlothlin struck out; Rose flied out to center;
Morgan singled to shortstop; Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Crosby popped to second; Spinks
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Bench flied out
to left; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
reached on an error by Concepcion [Sizemore to first]; Clendenon
was called out on strikes; Torre singled to left [Sizemore to
second]; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Javier grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
doubled to left; Concepcion stole third; Concepcion was picked
off and caught stealing home (catcher to third to pitcher to
shortstop); McGlothlin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hague homered; Cruz struck out; Crosby singled to
left; ALOU BATTED FOR SPINKS; GULLETT REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN
(PITCHING); Alou popped to second in foul territory; Brock
homered [Crosby scored]; Sizemore flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: SHAW REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); MAXVILL REPLACED CROSBY
(PLAYING SS); Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted)
[Morgan to third]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); Perez
homered [Morgan scored]; Bench singled to left; Foster forced
Bench (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Reds 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); MENKE REPLACED
GULLETT (PLAYING 1B); Clendenon struck out; Torre flied out to
right; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 4.