Scoring their first three runs on homers by Bob Bailey and Ron Fairly, the Expos defeated the Reds, 7-2. Bailey connected for the circuit in the third inning and Fairly sent the Expos ahead to stay with his round-tripper following a single by Tim McCarver in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      20, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  1    2  2  0    0  1  1  -   7 12  1
Reds         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Rose lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Jorgensen 1b          4   1   1   1     1   0   .246      Morgan 2b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .262
McCarver lf           5   1   3   1     0   1   .250      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
  Fairey lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Fairly rf             1   1   1   2     1   0   .230      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
  Woods ph,cf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Hague rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Day cf                2   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Javier ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .255
  Mashore ph,rf       2   1   1   0     0   0   .258      Menke 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Humphrey c            3   0   0   1     0   1   .200      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  Boccabella c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      McGlothlin p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Bailey 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .231        Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .202        Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
Morton p              3   1   2   0     0   0   .167        Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gilbert p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McRae ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .289

Totals               35   7  12   7     2   2             Totals               34   2   9   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 12,287
Left on Base: Expos 5, Reds 8
DP: Expos 3, Reds 1
Errors: Morton
Triples: Mashore (1), Rose (4)
Home Runs: Bailey (6), Fairly (5), Morgan (8)
Stolen Bases: Hunt (6)
Caught Stealing: Day (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Humphrey (1)
GIDP: Menke (1), Foster (2), Concepcion (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (8,by Sprague)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(3-7)           6.2   8   2   2   1   0   1  28   4.22
Gilbert                 1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   5.89
Marshall SV(5)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.73
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   1   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(3-5)       4.2   6   5   5   2   2   2  21   5.08
Gullett                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   8.31
Sprague                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.27
Borbon                  2     4   2   2   0   0   0   9   3.18
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   2   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Sprague (1)
Balks: Morton (2)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen popped
to third in foul territory; McCarver struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Morton balked [Morgan to second]; Tolan flied out to center;
Bench singled to center [Morgan scored]; Perez singled to right
[Bench to third]; Hague lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly walked; Day forced Fairly (second to
shortstop); Day was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Humphrey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Menke flied out to left; Concepcion popped to second;
McGlothlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey homered; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morton flied out to center; Hunt singled to right;
Jorgensen flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan homered;
Tolan flied out to left; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 2.

EXPOS 4TH: McCarver singled to center; Fairly homered [McCarver
scored]; Day grounded out (pitcher to first); Humphrey grounded
out (second to first); Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague singled
to right; Menke grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hague out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Reds 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Morton singled to
center; Hunt grounded out (third to first) [Morton to second];
Jorgensen walked; McCarver singled to center [Morton scored,
Jorgensen to third]; GULLETT REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PITCHING);
WOODS BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Woods singled to center [Jorgensen
scored, McCarver to second]; MASHORE BATTED FOR DAY; Mashore
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5,
Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MASHORE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Concepcion grounded out (second to first);
UHLAENDER BATTED FOR GULLETT; Uhlaender reached on an error by
Morton [Uhlaender to first]; Rose singled to right [Uhlaender to
third]; Morgan flied out to left; Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 2.

EXPOS 6TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Humphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey grounded out (third to
first); Foli lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hague singled to center; Menke flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Morton singled to shortstop; Hunt was hit by a pitch
[Morton to second]; Jorgensen lined into a double play (second
to shortstop) [Morton out at second]; McCarver popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to shortstop; FOSTER BATTED FOR
SPRAGUE; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; Rose tripled to center;
GILBERT REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Morgan flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 2.

EXPOS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Woods flied out to
center; Mashore tripled to right; Humphrey lined out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Mashore scored]; Bailey popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Tolan struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 6, Reds 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli flied out to right; Gilbert grounded out (third
to first); Hunt singled to center; Hunt stole second; Jorgensen
singled to center [Hunt scored]; McCarver singled to right
[Jorgensen out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 7, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: FAIREY REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING LF); BOCCABELLA
REPLACED HUMPHREY (PLAYING C ); JAVIER BATTED FOR HAGUE; Javier
walked; Menke walked [Javier to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED
GILBERT (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Menke to second, Javier out at third]; MCRAE
BATTED FOR BORBON; McRae singled to left [Menke to third]; Rose
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 7, Reds 2.