The Cardinals, whose seven-game winning streak was stopped by the Reds, 6-1, also lost the services of Scipio Spinks for the balance of the season. The rookie pitcher singled in the third inning and scored on a double by Luis Melendez, but tore ligaments in his right knee in a home-plate collision with Johnny Bench.

The Reds scored five of their runs off Spinks in the second inning. After a single by Tony Perez, pass to Joe Hague and infield hit by Denis Menke loaded the bases, Dave Concepcion and Joe Morgan both walked to force in the first two runs and Pete Rose followed with a double to clear the bases. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Reds         0  5  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Morgan 2b             1   1   0   1     3   1   .275
Melendez cf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .243      Rose lf               3   0   1   3     1   0   .283
Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .313        Uhlaender lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .149
Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Tolan cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .276
Clendenon 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .196      Perez 1b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .291
Crosby 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Hague rf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .222
Maxvill ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Geronimo rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Spinks p              1   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Menke 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .246
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         2   1   0   1     2   1   .202
  Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Grimsley p            4   0   0   0     0   2   .040
  Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Sizemore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265

Totals               34   1   9   1     2   2             Totals               26   6   5   6     9   7

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 15,729
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Reds 6
DP: Cardinals 2, Reds 0
Doubles: Melendez (6), Maxvill (6), Clendenon (4), Rose (13), Perez (13), Menke (9)
Triples: Brock (8)
Stolen Bases: Rose (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (3)
GIDP: Rose (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks L(5-5)           2     3   5   5   4   5   0  13   2.67
Palmer                  2     1   1   1   2   1   0   9   6.14
Cloninger               1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.87
Cumberland              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   8.90
Drabowsky               1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.25
Grzenda                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.67
Totals                  8     5   6   6   9   7   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(6-2)         9     9   1   1   2   2   0  36   2.03
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez
singled to right; Alou singled to left [Melendez to second];
Torre flied out to center [Melendez to third]; Simmons popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Morgan struck out; Rose walked; Rose stole second;
Tolan was called out on strikes; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Crosby popped to catcher in foul territory; Maxvill flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to left; Hague walked [Perez to second];
Menke singled to pitcher [Perez to third, Hague to second];
Concepcion walked [Perez scored, Hague to third, Menke to
second]; Grimsley struck out; Morgan walked [Hague scored, Menke
to third, Concepcion to second]; Rose doubled to left [Menke
scored, Concepcion scored, Morgan scored]; Tolan grounded out
(second to first) [Rose to third]; Bench struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Spinks singled to center; Brock flied out to
left; Melendez doubled to left [Spinks scored]; Scipio Spinks
collided with Johnny Bench and tore ligaments in right knee;
Alou flied out to left; Torre flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

REDS 3RD: PALMER REPLACED SPINKS (PITCHING); Perez doubled to
left; Hague grounded out (first to pitcher) [Perez to third];
Menke hit a sacrifice fly to left [Perez scored]; Concepcion was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds
6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to right; Clendenon struck out;
Crosby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Reds 6.

REDS 4TH: Grimsley flied out to center; Morgan walked; Rose
flied out to left; Tolan walked [Morgan to second]; Bench forced
Tolan (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Reds 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill doubled to left; ALYEA BATTED FOR PALMER;
Alyea flied out to left; Brock grounded out (shortstop to
first); Melendez walked; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 6.

REDS 5TH: CLONINGER REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hague grounded out (second to first);
Menke doubled to left; Concepcion was walked intentionally;
Grimsley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); Torre flied
out to left; Simmons flied out to right; Clendenon walked;
Crosby was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball to right [Clendenon out at second (first
unassisted)]; 56 minute rain delay sometime; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: CUMBERLAND REPLACED CLONINGER (PITCHING); Morgan
walked; Rose grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Morgan out at second]; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill grounded out (second to first); SIZEMORE
BATTED FOR CUMBERLAND; Sizemore flied out to left; Brock tripled
to left; Melendez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Bench walked;
Perez flied out to center; Geronimo lined into a double play
(second to first) [Bench out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: UHLAENDER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING LF); Alou
grounded out (second to first); Torre struck out; Simmons
singled to left [Simmons out at second (left to second to
first)]; Ted Simmons out when trying to advance on a wild
throw back to the infield; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Menke popped to
second; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Clendenon doubled to right; Crosby grounded out
(third to first); Maxvill flied out to center; MCNERTNEY BATTED
FOR GRZENDA; McNertney flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 6.