The Reds scored single runs in each of the first four innings and made them stand up for a 4-2 victory over the Giants. Joe Morgan racked up his 64th run in 64 games in the first inning, crossing the plate on a single by Johnny Bench.

Bench also drove in another run with a double and Tony Perez accounted for one with a homer. Chris Speier produced the Giants' pair off Ross Grimsley with a homer in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         1  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Giants       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .283      Bonds rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .275      Howarth cf            2   1   0   0     1   1   .241
Tolan cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .298        B. Williams ph      0   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Bench c               4   0   2   2     1   0   .283        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Perez 1b              5   1   3   1     0   1   .284        Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Hague rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .237      Speier ss             4   1   1   2     0   0   .279
  Geronimo rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Menke 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .240      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Chaney ss             2   1   1   0     2   0   .267      Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Grimsley p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .048      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carrithers p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Reberger p          2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     5   5             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  5,828
Left on Base: Reds 10, Giants 5
DP: Reds 1, Giants 0
Doubles: Perez 2 (12), Tolan 2 (16), Bench (7), Chaney (2), Kingman (9), Bonds (17)
Home Runs: Perez (11), Speier (8)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (14)
Caught Stealing: Chaney (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley (5)
GIDP: Arnold (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(5-2)         7     6   2   2   2   1   1  28   2.15
Borbon                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.94
Hall SV(5)              1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.67
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   3   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers L(2-5)       2.1   6   3   3   4   1   1  17   4.94
Reberger                4.2   3   1   1   0   4   0  17   7.45
Moffitt                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.40
Totals                  9    10   4   4   5   5   1  41

Wild Pitches: Carrithers (6)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked;
Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morgan to second]; Bench
singled to left [Morgan scored]; Perez doubled to left [Bench to
third]; Hague was walked intentionally; Menke grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to left; Howarth struck out; Bonds
stole second; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Chaney walked; Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Carrithers threw a wild
pitch [Chaney to third]; Rose singled to right [Chaney scored];
Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Tolan doubled to left
[Rose to third]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory;
Gallagher walked; Fuentes forced Gallagher (third to second);
Rader popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez homered; Hague struck out; Menke singled to
left; Chaney walked [Menke to second]; REBERGER REPLACED
CARRITHERS (PITCHING); On a bunt Grimsley struck out; Rose
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Reberger popped to shortstop; Bonds grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howarth walked; Speier homered [Howarth
scored]; McCovey flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Giants 2.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Tolan doubled
to right; Bench doubled to left [Tolan scored]; Perez struck
out; Hague popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Kingman doubled to center; Gallagher grounded out
(second to first) [Kingman to third]; Fuentes popped to second;
Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants
2.

REDS 5TH: Menke was called out on strikes; Chaney grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grimsley grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Reberger singled to center; Bonds forced Reberger
(second to shortstop); Howarth grounded out (first unassisted)
[Bonds to second]; Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 2.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to right;
Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey flied out to center; Kingman popped to
catcher in foul territory; Gallagher flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 2.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to center; Perez doubled; Hague flied
out to center; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); Fuentes
singled to left; Rader flied out to right; ARNOLD BATTED FOR
REBERGER; Arnold grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Giants 2.

REDS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Chaney doubled to
left; On a bunt Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first) [Chaney
stayed at second]; Rose grounded out (first unassisted) [Chaney
to third]; Chaney was caught stealing home (catcher to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds doubled to left; B. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
HOWARTH; BORBON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); GOODSON BATTED FOR
B. WILLIAMS; Goodson grounded out (third to first) [Bonds to
third]; Speier grounded out (third to first); HALL REPLACED
BORBON (PITCHING); McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 2.

REDS 9TH: MADDOX REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING CF); Morgan popped to
second; Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench walked;
Perez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Kingman struck out; Gallagher grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Giants 2.