After falling behind, 5-0, the Reds came roaring back with homers by Johnny Bench, Julian Javier and Hal McRae to tie the score and then defeated the Phillies, 6 5, with a run in the 10th inning on singles by Ted Uhlaender, Bobby Tolan and Javier. Tommy Hutton homered with two men on base and Larry Bowa drove in two runs with a triple to give the Phillies their 5-0 lead.

Bench's homer for the Reds' first run in the seventh was the slugging catcher's seventh circuit clout in five consecutive games, tying the N. L. record set by Jim Bottomley of the Cardinals in 1929. After Bench's blow, George Foster doubled and Javier homered. A double by Joe Morgan and triple by Tony Perez gave the Reds another run in the eighth before McRae tied the score with his homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Game Played on Saturday, June 3, 1972 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  1    1  -   6 13  0
Phillies     3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   5  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Doyle 2b              5   1   3   0     0   1   .287
Morgan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c               4   1   1   1     1   1   .297        Browne ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .292      Montanez cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .220
  Uhlaender pr,rf     1   1   1   0     0   0   .175      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .285
Foster rf             3   1   2   0     0   1   .212        Stone lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Tolan ph,cf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .308        Koegel ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Javier 3b,1b,3b       4   1   3   3     1   1   .273      Hutton 1b             4   1   1   3     0   1   .245
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   2   .234        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Money 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .216
  McRae ph,cf,3b      2   1   2   1     0   0   .281      McCarver c            0   1   0   0     4   0   .212
  Hague 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Ryan c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Simpson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Bowa ss               4   0   1   2     0   0   .219
  Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .375      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Menke ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .235        Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  13   6     3  11             Totals               36   5   7   5     5   7

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 16,623
Left on Base: Reds 7, Phillies 6
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 0
Doubles: Foster (3), Morgan (6)
Triples: Perez (1), Bowa (2)
Home Runs: Bench (13), Javier (2), McRae (2), Hutton (3)
Caught Stealing: Bench (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 5     6   5   5   3   2   1  24   4.08
Sprague                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.60
Hall W(3-1)             4     0   0   0   1   5   0  13   2.68
Totals                 10     7   5   5   5   7   1  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 7     7   4   4   1   8   2  29   3.12
Selma                   0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.24
Short                   1.2   1   1   1   1   3   1   7   3.93
Reynolds L(0-2)         0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.37
Brandon                 0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.66
Totals                 10    13   6   6   3  11   3  43

Balks: Carlton (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied
out to center; Bench lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to center; Gamble flied out to
right; Montanez struck out; Luzinski singled to third [Doyle to
second]; Hutton homered [Doyle scored, Luzinski scored]; Money
singled to third; McCarver walked [Money to second]; Bowa
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 3.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
singled to center; Javier struck out; Concepcion forced Foster
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Carlton flied out to center; Doyle singled to
right; Gamble popped to third in foul territory; Montanez flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 3.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo struck out; Simpson struck out; Rose struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski lined to left; Hutton struck out; Money
walked; McCarver walked [Money to second]; Bowa tripled to right
[Money scored, McCarver scored]; Carlton grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 5.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Bench struck out; Perez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 4TH: Doyle flied out to center; Gamble grounded out
(first to pitcher); Montanez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 5.

REDS 5TH: Foster struck out (catcher to first); Javier singled
to right; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Hutton
grounded out (second to first); Money grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 5.

REDS 6TH: CHANEY BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Chaney struck out; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); McCarver
walked; Bowa made an out to third; On a bunt Carlton forced
McCarver (pitcher to shortstop); Doyle singled to center
[Carlton to third, Doyle out at second (center to third to first
to second to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 5.

REDS 7TH: Bench homered; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Foster doubled; Javier homered [Foster scored];
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); MCRAE BATTED FOR
GERONIMO; McRae singled; MENKE BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Carlton
balked [McRae to second]; Menke walked; Rose grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HALL REPLACED
MENKE (PITCHING); BROWNE BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Browne was called
out on strikes; Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 5.

REDS 8TH: BROWNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STONE REPLACED
LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Morgan doubled to left; SELMA REPLACED
CARLTON (PITCHING); Bench walked; Bench was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop) [Morgan to third]; Perez tripled
[Morgan scored]; UHLAENDER RAN FOR PEREZ; SHORT REPLACED SELMA
(PITCHING); TOLAN BATTED FOR FOSTER; Tolan struck out; Javier
walked; Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: MCRAE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); UHLAENDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
JAVIER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hutton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Money grounded out (third to first);
McCarver walked; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Phillies 5.

REDS 9TH: RYAN REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); McRae homered;
Hall struck out; Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: HAGUE REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING 1B); JAVIER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FREED BATTED FOR SHORT; Freed flied out
to right; Doyle struck out; Browne popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 5.

REDS 10TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Bench popped to
first; Uhlaender singled to center; Tolan singled to center
[Uhlaender to third]; BRANDON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING);
Javier singled to left [Uhlaender scored, Tolan out at third
(left to catcher to shortstop to third), Javier to second];
Concepcion singled to left [Javier out at home (left to
catcher)]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 10TH: Montanez flied out to left; KOEGEL BATTED FOR
STONE; Koegel struck out; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HUTTON; Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 5.

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