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Brushing off homers by Joe Hague and Johnny Bench, the Braves came back to defeat the Reds, 4-2. After the Reds took a 2-0 lead, the Braves pulled even in the fifth. Darrell Evans doubled and counted on a single by Mike Lum, who took second on the throw to the plate and scored on a single by Marty Perez. Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 - 4 10 0
Reds 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Millan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Rose lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Garr lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Morgan 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .286
Baker cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .313 Tolan cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313
Williams c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Bench c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .237
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .339 Hague 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .242
Evans 3b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .274 Chaney pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462
Lum rf 3 1 3 1 1 0 .215 McRae rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Perez ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .228 Geronimo rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171
Kelley p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .053 Menke 3b,1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .232
Aaron ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Concepcion ss,3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254
Brown pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Simpson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 4 Totals 32 2 7 2 5 4
Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 10,156
Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 8
DP: Braves 1, Reds 2
Doubles: Evans (3), Concepcion (3)
Home Runs: Evans (6), Hague (4), Bench (6)
Stolen Bases: Garr (8), Morgan (16)
Caught Stealing: Lum (2), Tolan (4)
GIDP: Evans (3), Geronimo (3)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Kelley W(3-4) 8 6 2 2 5 4 2 33 4.29
Upshaw SV(3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.70
Totals 9 7 2 2 5 4 2 37
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Simpson L(1-1) 8.1 10 4 4 2 4 1 34 2.96
Carroll 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.42
Totals 9 10 4 4 3 4 1 37
Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas
BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to center; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tolan singled to right; Tolan was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Williams was called out on strikes; Cepeda singled;
Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
0, Reds 0.
REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Hague homered;
McRae lined to shortstop; Menke walked; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Lum singled to center; Lum was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Perez struck out; Kelley flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
REDS 3RD: Simpson struck out; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Morgan walked; Tolan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled
to third; Baker hit into a double play (left to first) [Garr out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Hague struck out; McRae flied out to
right; Menke singled to shortstop; Concepcion doubled to left
[Menke to third]; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.
BRAVES 5TH: Williams flied out to right; Cepeda grounded out
(third to first); Evans doubled to right; Lum singled to right
[Evans scored, Lum to second (on throw)]; Perez singled to right
[Lum scored, Perez to second (on throw)]; Kelley grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
REDS 5TH: Rose struck out; Morgan flied out to right; Tolan
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
BRAVES 6TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
popped to shortstop; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 2.
REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Hague popped to shortstop; McRae flied
out to left; Menke singled to right [Bench to third]; Concepcion
forced Menke (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 2.
BRAVES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); Williams flied
out to center; Cepeda lined to left; Evans walked; Lum walked
[Evans to second]; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
REDS 7TH: Simpson struck out; Rose lined to left; Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Tolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
BRAVES 8TH: Kelley grounded out (second to first); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr singled to center; Garr
stole second; Baker singled to center [Garr scored]; Williams
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 2.
REDS 8TH: Bench popped to second; Hague walked; CHANEY RAN FOR
HAGUE; Geronimo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Chaney out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
3, Reds 2.
BRAVES 9TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CONCEPCION
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Cepeda struck out; Evans homered; Lum singled; CARROLL
REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Lum to second]; AARON BATTED FOR KELLEY; Aaron was
walked intentionally; BROWN RAN FOR AARON; Millan forced Brown
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
REDS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Menke lined to left;
Concepcion singled to left; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR CARROLL;
Uhlaender grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to second];
Rose popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
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