Saturday July 1, 1972
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With Joe Morgan having a hand in all their scoring, the Reds defeated the Padres, 3-2, with the victory going to Ed Sprague in his first start of the season. Morgan walked and scored in the first inning and homered with a man on base in the third. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Reds 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Padres 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morgan 2b 2 2 2 2 2 0 .275 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Rose lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Roberts 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Tolan cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .292 Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Colbert 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .218 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .284 Gaston rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Menke 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Jestadt 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Corrales c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .148 Geronimo rf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .200 Blefary ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Sprague p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hernandez ss 1 0 0 1 0 1 .186 Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .149 Stahl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Jeter ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Arlin p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .088 Fiore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Totals 30 3 6 3 4 4 Totals 33 2 7 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 24,972 Left on Base: Reds 4, Padres 7 DP: Reds 1, Padres 3 Errors: Morgan Doubles: Tolan (17), Colbert 2 (14) Home Runs: Morgan (10) Stolen Bases: Morgan (31), Tolan (22) Caught Stealing: Morgan (8) Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (8) GIDP: Bench (8), Concepcion (8), Jestadt (3) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sprague W(2-0) 6 5 2 2 2 3 0 26 3.90 Billingham SV(1) 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 3.92 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 6 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arlin L(7-8) 9 6 3 3 4 4 1 34 3.15 Totals 9 6 3 3 4 4 1 34 Wild Pitches: Sprague 2 (4), Arlin (7) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming REDS 1ST: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Rose grounded out (first unassisted) [Morgan to third]; Tolan reached on a fielder's choice [Morgan scored]; Tolan stole second; Bench lined into a double play (third to second) [Tolan out at second]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Morales flied out to center; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0. REDS 2ND: Perez popped to third in foul territory; Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert doubled to right; Gaston grounded out (second to first) [Colbert to third]; Sprague threw a wild pitch [Colbert scored]; Jestadt walked; Corrales singled to right [Jestadt to third]; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Jestadt scored, Corrales to second]; Arlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. REDS 3RD: Geronimo walked; Arlin threw a wild pitch [Geronimo to second]; On a bunt Sprague struck out; Morgan homered [Geronimo scored]; Rose singled to center; Tolan singled to center [Rose to second]; Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Morales grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Roberts singled to left; Lee reached on an error by Morgan [Roberts to third, Lee to second]; Colbert popped to first; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Menke flied to right in foul territory; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Jestadt singled to center; Corrales grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jestadt to second]; Sprague threw a wild pitch [Jestadt to third]; Hernandez struck out; Arlin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. REDS 5TH: Geronimo popped to shortstop; Sprague grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked; Rose forced Morgan (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Morales struck out; Roberts popped to shortstop; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. REDS 6TH: Tolan doubled to right; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez was walked intentionally; Menke singled to third [Tolan to third, Perez to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Colbert doubled to center; Gaston flied out to center; Jestadt grounded out (third to first); Corrales walked; STAHL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Stahl lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. REDS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING SS); Geronimo struck out; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan singled to right; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Arlin struck out; Morales grounded out (second to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. REDS 8TH: Rose flied out to center; Tolan lined to second; Bench popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: Lee grounded out (first unassisted); Colbert singled to left; Gaston singled to left [Colbert to second]; Jestadt grounded into a double play (second to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. REDS 9TH: Perez struck out; Menke was called out on strikes; Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: BLEFARY BATTED FOR CORRALES; Blefary lined to second; JETER BATTED FOR STANLEY; Jeter was called out on strikes; FIORE BATTED FOR ARLIN; Fiore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2.

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