Continuing his hot slugging, Johnny Bench smashed two homers for the Reds, his second coming with two men on base in the 17th inning to defeat the Phillies, 6-3. Bench's first homer of the game came in the seventh to tie the score at 1-1. The Reds broke the deadlock in the 16th on a double by Tony Perez and single by Cesar Geronimo, but the Phillies pulled even in their half when an error led to a run on a single by Tommy Hutton.

In the 17th, Don Gullett, who pitched the last five frames and allowed only four hits, opened with a single and scored the tie-breaking run on singles by Joe Morgan and Bobby Tolan. Bench then bashed his second homer of the game to provide the winning margin as the Phillies got one run back in their half on a homer by Mike Ryan. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Friday, June      2, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  4  -   6 13  4
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  -   3 14  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               7   0   3   0     0   0   .261      Bowa ss               9   0   2   0     0   1   .218
Morgan 2b             6   1   1   0     2   1   .278      Harmon 2b             8   0   1   0     0   1   .353
Tolan cf              7   1   1   1     1   2   .305      Money 3b              7   1   1   0     1   2   .213
Bench c               7   2   2   4     1   1   .299      Luzinski lf           6   1   2   0     2   1   .286
Perez 1b              7   1   3   0     1   1   .293      Freed rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Foster rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .184        Hutton ph,rf,1b     5   0   1   1     0   0   .245
  Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Montanez cf           7   0   1   0     1   0   .226
  Geronimo rf         3   0   1   1     0   1   .204      Koegel 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .182
Menke 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .235        Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chaney pr,ss        2   0   0   0     1   2   .400        Browne rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Concepcion ss,3b      6   0   0   0     1   0   .236        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .197
  Javier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .161        Doyle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan c                5   1   3   2     2   0   .225
  McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .212
  Gullett p           2   1   1   0     0   0   .375        Reynolds pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stone rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .229

Totals               59   6  13   6     8  11             Totals               63   3  14   3     7   9

Time of Game: 4:26   Attendance: 16,251
Left on Base: Reds 12, Phillies 19
DP: Reds 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Morgan, Bench, Chaney, Concepcion, Luzinski
Doubles: Rose (9), Perez (5), Koegel (1)
Triples: Bowa (1)
Home Runs: Bench 2 (12), Ryan (1)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (3), Morgan 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (2), Rose (1), Fryman (2), Brandon (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (4), Bowa (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ryan (1,by Carroll)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                7     6   1   1   2   3   0  28   2.00
Carroll                 3     3   0   0   2   2   0  15   2.00
Hall                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.97
Sprague                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.79
Gullett W(2-2)          5     4   1   1   1   2   0  20   8.74
Borbon SV(4)            1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   3.94
Totals                 17    14   3   3   7   9   1  73

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  9     3   1   1   3   6   1  32   3.44
Brandon                 3     3   0   0   3   1   0  14   3.79
Hoerner                 3     1   0   0   2   2   0  11   2.04
Twitchell L(2-1)        1.1   4   3   3   0   1   0   8   5.40
Lersch                  0.2   2   2   2   0   1   1   4   2.97
Totals                 17    13   6   6   8  11   2  69

Hit by Pitch: Carroll (1)
Wild Pitches: Hoerner (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan struck
out; Tolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Harmon
struck out; Money struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to first; Perez flied out to right;
Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to center; Freed popped to left;
Montanez flied out to right; Koegel walked [Luzinski to second];
Ryan singled to left [Luzinski scored, Koegel to second]; Fryman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Phillies 1.

REDS 3RD: Menke struck out; Concepcion reached on an error by
Luzinski; Concepcion was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Grimsley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Harmon flied out to
right; Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 1.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
third; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Freed flied out to
center; Montanez singled to center; Koegel doubled to left
[Montanez out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 1.

REDS 5TH: Bench flied out to left; Perez was called out on
strikes; Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Ryan popped to catcher in foul territory; Fryman
struck out; Bowa tripled to center; Harmon grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 1.

REDS 6TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
walked; Grimsley forced Concepcion (pitcher to shortstop); Rose
doubled to right [Grimsley to third]; Morgan flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Money singled to left; Luzinski flied out to
right; Freed popped to first in foul territory; Montanez forced
Money (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 1.

REDS 7TH: Tolan popped to second; Bench homered; Perez singled
to center; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez to
second]; Menke walked; Concepcion grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Koegel flied out to left; Ryan walked; Fryman
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Ryan to
second]; Bowa grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Fryman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 1.

REDS 8TH: JAVIER BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Javier flied out to right;
Rose flied out to center; Morgan walked; Morgan was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Harmon singled
to shortstop [Harmon to second (error by Concepcion)]; Harmon
was picked off second but was safe on an error by Bench [Harmon
to third]; Money was called out on strikes; Luzinski grounded
out (first unassisted); HUTTON BATTED FOR FREED; Hutton grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 1.

REDS 9TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tolan flied out to
center; Bench flied out to right; Perez flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Koegel
was called out on strikes; Ryan was hit by a pitch; MCCARVER
BATTED FOR FRYMAN; McCarver singled to right [Ryan to second];
REYNOLDS RAN FOR MCCARVER; Bowa forced Reynolds (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

REDS 10TH: BRANDON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); HAGUE BATTED
FOR FOSTER; Hague popped to first in foul territory; Menke
singled to center; CHANEY RAN FOR MENKE; Concepcion grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Chaney out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 10TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); CHANEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CONCEPCION CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Harmon grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
walked; Luzinski singled to left [Money to second]; Hutton
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Money to third, Luzinski to
second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; GAMBLE BATTED FOR
KOEGEL; Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
1, Phillies 1.

REDS 11TH: BROWNE REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); HUTTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); UHLAENDER BATTED FOR CARROLL; Uhlaender
flied out to left; Rose flied out to left; Morgan walked; Tolan
walked [Morgan to second]; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 11TH: HALL REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Ryan walked;
Brandon out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ryan to
second]; Bowa struck out; Harmon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

REDS 12TH: Perez singled to right; Geronimo out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Perez to second]; Chaney walked;
Concepcion flied out to center; MCRAE BATTED FOR HALL; McRae
forced Chaney (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 12TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Money reached
on an error by Chaney; Luzinski walked [Money to second];
GULLETT REPLACED SPRAGUE (PITCHING); Hutton forced Money (third
to shortstop) [Luzinski to second]; Montanez flied out to left;
Browne forced Hutton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

REDS 13TH: Rose singled to center; HOERNER REPLACED BROWNE
(PITCHING); STONE REPLACED BRANDON (PLAYING RF); On a bunt
Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory [Rose to second];
Hoerner threw a wild pitch [Rose to third]; Tolan popped to
first in foul territory; Bench was walked intentionally; Perez
was walked intentionally [Bench to second]; Geronimo grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 13TH: Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone
singled to right; Bowa popped to first in foul territory; Harmon
forced Stone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Phillies 1.

REDS 14TH: Chaney struck out; Concepcion flied out to right;
Gullett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 14TH: Money popped to second; Luzinski struck out;
Hutton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies
1.

REDS 15TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan forced Rose (third to
shortstop); Morgan was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop to first to second); Tolan struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 15TH: Montanez flied out to left; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
HOERNER; Johnson struck out; Ryan singled to third; Stone flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

REDS 16TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Bench flied
out to left; Perez doubled to right; Geronimo singled to left
[Perez scored]; Chaney struck out; Concepcion popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 16TH: Bowa singled to shortstop; Harmon flied out to
right; Money forced Bowa (shortstop to second) [Money to second
(error by Morgan)]; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Hutton
singled to left [Money scored, Luzinski to second]; Montanez
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 2.

REDS 17TH: Gullett singled to right; Rose out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gullett to second]; Morgan singled to
center [Gullett to third]; LERSCH REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING);
Tolan singled to center [Gullett scored, Morgan to second];
Bench homered [Morgan scored, Tolan scored]; Perez flied out to
center; Geronimo struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 17TH: BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); DOYLE BATTED
FOR LERSCH; Doyle grounded out (third to first); Ryan homered;
Stone struck out; Bowa lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Phillies 3.