Pete Rose batted in two runs with a triple and Tony Perez drove in a pair with a single to lead the Reds to a 6-4 victory over the Expos, who failed to hold a 3-0 lead. Rose's triple in the second inning followed passes to Dave Concepcion and Gary Nolan.

The Reds loaded the bases in the fifth and, after Perez hit his single, another run scored on a sacrifice fly by George Foster. Nolan doubled and Joe Morgan singled for the Reds' final tally in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  1
Reds         0  2  0    0  3  1    0  0  x  -   6  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   1   0   0     1   1   .243      Rose lf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .267
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Morgan 2b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .271
McCarver lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Tolan cf              2   0   0   0     3   0   .295
Fairly rf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .239      Bench c               3   1   2   0     2   0   .295
Day cf                3   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Perez 1b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .276
  Woods ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Hague rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Humphrey c            4   2   2   0     0   0   .216        Foster ph,rf        1   0   0   1     0   1   .231
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .227      Menke 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Foli ss               3   0   1   1     0   1   .205      Concepcion ss         3   1   0   0     1   0   .221
Renko p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Nolan p               2   2   1   0     1   0   .100
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boccabella ph       0   0   0   1     0   0   .233

Totals               32   4  10   4     1   3             Totals               30   6   9   6     9   1

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 11,892
Left on Base: Expos 6, Reds 10
DP: Expos 0, Reds 0
Errors: Day, Menke
Doubles: Fairly (5), Nolan (1)
Triples: Rose (5)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (18), Bench (2), Morgan (26)
Caught Stealing: McCarver (3), Morgan (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Fairly (1), Bailey (3), Boccabella (3), Foster (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(1-6)            4.1   6   5   5   6   0   0  23   6.22
Lemaster                1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   7.78
Strohmayer              0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.06
Walker                  2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.55
Totals                  8     9   6   6   9   1   0  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(9-2)            7.2   8   3   2   1   3   0  31   2.09
Hall                    0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.30
Carroll SV(14)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.69
Totals                  9    10   4   3   1   3   0  37

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Jorgensen flied out to right; McCarver
singled [Hunt to third]; Fairly out on an unknown play [Hunt
scored]; McCarver was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled;
Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Tolan
walked; Bench walked [Tolan to second]; Tolan stole third and
Bench stole second; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Day singled; Humphrey singled to third [Day to third
(error by Menke), Humphrey to second]; Bailey out on an unknown
play [Day scored, Humphrey to third]; Foli out on a sacrifice
bunt [Humphrey scored (unearned)]; Renko grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Hague flied out to right; Menke lined to shortstop;
Concepcion walked; Nolan walked [Concepcion to second]; Rose
tripled [Concepcion scored, Nolan scored, Rose out at home
(pitcher unassisted)]; Pete Rose tried to score on overthrow
to HP; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt flied out to left; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to center; Tolan flied out to center;
Bench singled to third; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (third to first); Day singled to
center; Humphrey flied out to center; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Hague grounded out (second to first); Menke walked;
Concepcion forced Menke (shortstop to second); Nolan forced
Concepcion (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Reds 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Renko
singled; Hunt struck out; Jorgensen flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan singled to center [Rose
to second]; Tolan lined to shortstop; Bench walked [Rose to
third, Morgan to second]; Perez singled to center [Rose scored,
Morgan scored, Bench to third]; LEMASTER REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); FOSTER BATTED FOR HAGUE; Foster hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Bench scored]; Menke forced Perez (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 5.

EXPOS 6TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); McCarver grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fairly doubled to center; Day flied
out to center; Humphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
doubled to center; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morgan singled to center [Nolan scored, Morgan to second (error
by Day)]; Tolan walked; STROHMAYER REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING);
Bench singled to third [Morgan to third, Tolan to second]; Perez
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey grounded out (second to first); Foli struck
out; FAIREY BATTED FOR STROHMAYER; Fairey popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: WALKER REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Foster struck out;
Menke flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
singled; McCarver flied out to center; Fairly singled [Jorgensen
to second]; HALL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); WOODS BATTED FOR
DAY; Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hall grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (second to first);
Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Tolan walked; Bench grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Humphrey singled; Bailey grounded out (third to
first) [Humphrey to second]; Foli singled to second [Humphrey to
third]; BOCCABELLA BATTED FOR WALKER; CARROLL REPLACED HALL
(PITCHING); Boccabella hit a sacrifice fly to right [Humphrey
scored]; Hunt flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
4, Reds 6.