Starting in the Reds' outfield for the first time this season, Hal McRae singled and doubled for his first hits of the year and drove in four runs to help defeat the Giants, 8-5. Cesar Geronimo, who entered the lineup late in the game as a defensive replacement for McRae, sent a run home with a triple in the ninth inning and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Bill Plummer to insure the Reds' triumph.

Sam McDowell, the Giants' starting pitcher, was kayoed in the seventh and drew his first N. L. defeat after five victories. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Thursday, May       18, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  2  -   8 12  4
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   5  7  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Speier ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Morgan 2b             4   3   2   0     1   0   .308        Arnold ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Bench c               4   2   2   0     1   0   .225      Fuentes 2b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .288
McRae cf              3   0   2   4     1   0   .182      Bonds rf              4   2   1   3     0   1   .270
  Geronimo cf         1   1   1   1     0   0   .188      Kingman 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .240
Menke 1b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Hart 3b               1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Plummer 1b          2   0   0   1     0   1   .000        Gallagher pr,3b     1   0   0   1     0   0   .269
Foster rf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Rader c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .241
Javier 3b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Chaney ss           1   1   1   0     0   0   .556        Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss,3b      4   0   2   1     0   0   .274        Howarth ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Simpson p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .000        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      B. Williams lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      McDowell p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Henderson cf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  12   8     3   7             Totals               32   5   7   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  2,847
Left on Base: Reds 7, Giants 5
DP: Reds 2, Giants 0
Errors: Morgan, Bench, McRae, Concepcion, Bonds, McDowell
Doubles: McRae (1), Fuentes (8), Speier (9)
Triples: Concepcion (1), Geronimo (1)
Home Runs: Bonds (4)
Stolen Bases: Chaney (1), Kingman (8)
Caught Stealing: Bench (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Javier (1), Plummer (1), Gallagher (1)
GIDP: Maddox (1)
Hit by Pitch: Menke (1,by McDowell), Hart (1,by Simpson)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 5     4   3   3   1   3   1  21   2.25
Borbon W(1-1)           2     3   1   1   1   0   0   8   4.44
Sprague                 0.2   0   1   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Carroll SV(6)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.49
Totals                  9     7   5   4   3   3   1  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(5-1)         6.1   8   5   5   2   5   0  30   3.61
Barr                    1.2   3   1   1   0   2   0   7   2.39
McMahon                 1     1   2   2   1   0   0   5   3.77
Totals                  9    12   8   8   3   7   0  42

Passed Balls: Rader (1)
Hit by Pitch: Simpson (1), McDowell (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan singled to right
[Rose to second]; Bench singled to shortstop [Rose to third,
Morgan to second]; McRae singled to center [Rose scored, Morgan
scored, Bench to second]; Menke was hit by a pitch [Bench to
third, McRae to second]; Foster struck out; Javier hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bench scored]; Concepcion singled to
second [McRae to third, Menke to second]; Simpson struck out; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier flied out to right; Fuentes doubled to right;
Bonds struck out; Kingman lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted); Bench lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Hart popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader
flied out to center; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: McRae popped to first; Menke was called out on
strikes; Foster popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: PLUMMER REPLACED MENKE (PLAYING 1B); B. Williams
popped to catcher in foul territory; McDowell was called out on
strikes; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: Javier grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes walked; Bonds popped to shortstop; Kingman
forced Fuentes (shortstop to second) [Kingman to second (error
by Morgan)]; Hart was hit by a pitch; GALLAGHER RAN FOR HART;
Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Giants 0.

REDS 5TH: GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Rose flied out
to center; Morgan popped to shortstop in foul territory; Bench
walked; McRae walked [Bench to second]; Bench was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); B. Williams
struck out; McDowell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Giants 0.

REDS 6TH: Plummer reached on an error by McDowell [Plummer to
first]; Foster forced Plummer (third to second); Javier singled
to center [Foster to second]; Concepcion flied out to left;
Simpson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier doubled to left; Fuentes singled to center
[Speier stayed at second]; Bonds homered [Speier scored, Fuentes
scored]; BORBON REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Kingman walked;
Kingman stole second [Kingman scored (error by Bench) (error by
McRae)]; Gallagher grounded out (second to pitcher); Rader
singled to center; Maddox grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 3, Giants 4.

REDS 7TH: ARNOLD REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); Rose grounded out
(first unassisted); On a bunt Morgan singled; Bench singled to
right [Morgan to third (error by Bonds)]; BARR REPLACED MADDOX
(PITCHING); HENDERSON REPLACED MCDOWELL (PLAYING CF); McRae
doubled to right [Morgan scored, Bench scored, McRae out at
third (right to second to catcher to third)]; Plummer was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING CF); CHANEY
REPLACED JAVIER (PLAYING SS); CONCEPCION CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); B. Williams singled to center; On a bunt Henderson
made an out to pitcher; Arnold singled to right [B. Williams to
third]; Fuentes hit into a double play (left to catcher) [B.
Williams out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 4.

REDS 8TH: Foster struck out; Chaney singled to right; Chaney
stole second; Concepcion tripled to center [Chaney scored];
CARBO BATTED FOR BORBON; Carbo reached on a fielder's choice
[Concepcion out at home (second to catcher)]; Rader allowed a
passed ball [Carbo to second]; Rose flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Bonds reached on
an error by Concepcion [Bonds to second]; Kingman grounded out
(third to first) [Bonds to third]; Gallagher hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Bonds scored (unearned)]; Rader walked; HOWARTH
BATTED FOR BARR; CARROLL REPLACED SPRAGUE (PITCHING); Howarth
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Giants 5.

REDS 9TH: MCMAHON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Morgan walked;
Bench flied out to left; Geronimo tripled to left [Morgan
scored]; Plummer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Geronimo scored];
Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 8, Giants 5.

GIANTS 9TH: B. Williams grounded out (third to first); Henderson
grounded out (second to first); Arnold flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Giants 5.