Gary Nolan became the N. L.'s first 10-game winner this season by pitching the Reds to a 5-0 victory over the Dodgers. Nolan gave up eight hits, four of them by Manny Mota. The Reds were led by Tony Perez, who rapped three singles and drove in two runs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Monday, June      26, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  1  1    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Morgan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .284      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Tolan cf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .293      Mota lf               4   0   4   0     0   0   .342
Bench c               3   2   1   1     2   0   .285      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .233
Perez 1b              5   0   3   2     0   1   .277      Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Foster rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .218      Garvey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Menke 3b              1   0   0   0     4   0   .241      Valentine 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Nolan p               3   0   0   1     1   2   .093      Osteen p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                            Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   5     8   4             Totals               34   0   8   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 33,130
Left on Base: Reds 12, Dodgers 8
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Perez (10), Mota (10)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (29), Tolan (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Tolan (3)
GIDP: Morgan (2), Russell (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(10-2)           9     8   0   0   1   6   0  35   1.93
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   6   0  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(7-5)           3.2   7   5   4   5   1   0  23   2.11
Pena                    1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Strahler                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.73
Wilhelm                 2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   5.06
Totals                  9     9   5   4   8   4   0  44

Passed Balls: Sims (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Rose out at second]; Tolan struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Buckner popped to third in foul territory; Davis
singled to right; Mota singled to left [Davis to second];
Crawford grounded out (second to first) [Davis to third, Mota to
second]; Sims struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers
0.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Perez flied out to right; Foster flied
out to right; Menke walked [Bench to second]; Concepcion reached
on an error by Russell [Bench to third, Menke to second,
Concepcion to first]; Nolan walked [Bench scored (unearned),
Menke to third, Concepcion to second]; Rose forced Concepcion
(third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Valentine
popped to second; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Tolan
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Morgan to third];
Bench singled to right [Morgan scored]; Perez doubled to right
[Bench to third]; Foster popped to second; Menke walked;
Concepcion flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Osteen popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to
right; Morgan singled to center [Rose to second]; Tolan forced
Morgan (second to shortstop) [Rose to third]; Tolan stole
second; Bench walked; Perez singled to left [Rose scored, Tolan
scored, Bench to second]; PENA REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING);
Foster singled to right [Bench scored, Perez to third]; Menke
walked [Foster to second]; Concepcion forced Menke (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota doubled to left; Crawford was called out on
strikes; Sims grounded out (second to first) [Mota to third];
Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Nolan was called out on strikes; Rose lined to center;
Morgan lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Valentine singled to left; Russell flied out to
right; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR PENA; Lefebvre struck out; Buckner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: STRAHLER REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); Tolan popped to
third in foul territory; Bench flied out to center; Perez
singled to third; Foster forced Perez (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Mota singled
to right; Crawford struck out; Sims grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

REDS 7TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Concepcion lined
to first; Nolan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
singled to left; Russell was called out on strikes; PARKER
BATTED FOR STRAHLER; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

REDS 8TH: WILHELM REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Rose lined to
second; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Tolan walked;
Sims allowed a passed ball [Tolan to second]; Bench grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis flied
out to center; Mota singled to shortstop; Crawford singled to
center [Mota to second]; Sims popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

REDS 9TH: Perez struck out; Foster popped to first in foul
territory; Menke walked; Concepcion popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey walked; Valentine flied out to center;
Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.