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. Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumCardinals 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. |
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