Pete Rose's first homer of the season and Johnny Bench's 15th powered the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Expos. After the Reds scored three runs in the first inning, one of them crossing the plate on a single by Bench, Rose hit his homer in the third. Bobby Tolan singled and Bench followed with his circuit clout to put the game out of the Expos' reach. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Friday, June      9, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         3  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  2
Expos        2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   2   2   1     0   1   .267      Hunt 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .272      Day cf                2   1   1   0     2   0   .248
Tolan cf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .326      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Bench c               4   1   2   3     0   0   .293      Bailey 3b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .234
Perez 1b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .277      Fairly rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Geronimo rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Singleton lf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Hague rf,1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .250        Mashore pr,lf       2   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Humphrey c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Chaney 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     1   1   .186
Simpson p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .063      Morton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Borbon p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bateman ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .250
                                                            Gilbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .254

Totals               34   6   7   4     2  11             Totals               33   3   6   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 11,193
Left on Base: Reds 3, Expos 7
DP: Reds 1, Expos 1
Errors: Bench, Chaney, Jorgensen, Humphrey
Doubles: Bailey (4)
Home Runs: Rose (1), Bench (15)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (20), Tolan 2 (17), Foli (4)
GIDP: Perez (1), Jorgensen (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (6,by Simpson)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(3-1)          5     5   3   2   3   4   0  25   4.02
Borbon SV(5)            4     1   0   0   0   1   0  12   3.18
Totals                  9     6   3   2   3   5   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(2-7)           2.1   6   6   5   1   1   2  14   4.38
Lemaster                1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   7.85
Walker                  2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   2.70
Gilbert                 3     0   0   0   1   5   0  10   6.14
Totals                  9     7   6   5   2  11   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Simpson (2)
Wild Pitches: Simpson (4)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Morgan singled [Rose to third]; Morgan
stole second [Morgan to third (error by Humphrey), Rose scored];
Tolan reached on an error by Jorgensen [Morgan stayed at third,
Tolan to first]; Tolan stole second; Bench singled [Morgan
scored, Tolan to third]; Perez grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Tolan scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Bench out at second]; Hague grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt was hit by a pitch; Day walked [Hunt to second];
Simpson threw a wild pitch [Hunt to third, Day to second];
Jorgensen flied out to left; Bailey doubled [Hunt scored, Day
scored]; Fairly grounded out (second to first); Singleton flied
out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 2.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to right; Chaney struck out;
Simpson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Humphrey out on an unknown play; Foli singled; Foli
stole second [Foli to third (error by Bench)]; Morton flied to
center; Hunt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose homered; Morgan flied out to center; Tolan
singled; Bench homered [Tolan scored]; Perez walked; LEMASTER
REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Hague was called out on strikes;
Concepcion flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Day grounded out (first unassisted); Jorgensen struck
out; Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Expos 2.

REDS 4TH: Chaney flied out to left; Simpson singled to left;
Rose popped to first in foul territory; Morgan flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly struck out; Singleton singled; MASHORE RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Humphrey lined to shortstop; Foli walked [Mashore to
second]; FAIREY BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Fairey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 2.

REDS 5TH: WALKER REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); MASHORE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Tolan struck out; Bench flied out to center;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Hunt singled; Day walked [Hunt to second]; Jorgensen
flied out to center; Bailey forced Day (third to second) [Hunt
to third]; Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 6, Expos 2.

REDS 6TH: Hague struck out; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); Chaney was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING RF); HAGUE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Mashore reached on an error by Chaney
[Mashore to first]; Humphrey singled [Mashore to second]; BORBON
REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Foli grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Mashore to third, Humphrey to second]; BATEMAN BATTED
FOR WALKER; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mashore
scored (unearned), Humphrey to third]; Hunt popped to second; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 3.

REDS 7TH: GILBERT REPLACED BATEMAN (PITCHING); Borbon struck
out; Rose struck out; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Day singled; Jorgensen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Day out at second]; Bailey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Expos 3.

REDS 8TH: Tolan walked; Tolan stole second; Bench flied out to
left; Geronimo struck out; Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly flied out to center; Mashore lined to second;
Humphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Expos 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
flied out to right; Borbon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli was called out on strikes; WOODS BATTED FOR
GILBERT; Woods grounded out (second to first); Hunt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 3.