Jack Billingham pitched a shutout and Johnny Bench smashed four hits, including his 22nd homer, as the Reds defeated the Pirates, 5-0. Bench drove in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      11, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2
Reds         2  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .331      Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Alley ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Morgan 2b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .275
Davalillo lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .349      Tolan cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .283
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .292      Bench c               4   2   4   3     0   0   .288
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .286
Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     1   0   .336      Menke 3b              2   0   0   1     1   0   .238
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Geronimo rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .286      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Moose p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Billingham p          3   0   1   0     0   1   .063
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Stennett ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     2   5             Totals               31   5   8   5     2   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 24,047
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Reds 5
DP: Pirates 0, Reds 3
Errors: Davalillo, Sanguillen, Menke
Doubles: Stargell (13), Mazeroski (3), Bench (8)
Home Runs: Bench (22)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Moose (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (4)
GIDP: Davalillo (1), Hebner (6), Alley (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (4,by Billingham)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(5-5)            4     6   4   4   1   4   0  19   3.50
Johnson                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.46
Garber                  2     1   1   1   1   0   1   8   6.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   2   5   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(5-9)       9     7   0   0   2   5   0  35   3.59
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (3)
Wild Pitches: Moose (2)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to left; Alley flied out to left;
Davalillo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Clines out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan walked; Morgan stole
second [Morgan to third (error by Sanguillen)]; Tolan singled to
center [Morgan scored]; Bench doubled to left [Tolan scored,
Bench to third (error by Davalillo)]; Perez struck out; Menke
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to right; Sanguillen walked [Oliver to second]; Hebner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to center; Concepcion struck out;
Billingham singled to center; Rose lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski singled to second; Moose out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mazeroski to second]; Clines
flied out to center; Alley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to left; Moose threw a wild pitch
[Morgan to second]; Tolan struck out; Bench singled to center
[Morgan scored]; Perez singled to right [Bench to third]; Menke
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bench scored]; Geronimo grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Stargell
doubled to left; Oliver popped to second; Sanguillen grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first);
Billingham was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner struck out; Mazeroski doubled to center;
ZISK BATTED FOR MOOSE; Zisk struck out; Clines singled to
pitcher [Mazeroski to third]; Alley walked [Clines to second];
Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ZISK (PITCHING); Morgan flied out to
left; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench singled to
left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver grounded out (shortstop
to first); Sanguillen reached on an error by Menke [Sanguillen
to first]; Hebner was hit by a pitch [Sanguillen to second];
Mazeroski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Menke popped to second; Geronimo grounded out (second
to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 7TH: STENNETT BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Stennett singled to
shortstop; Clines popped to second; Alley grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Billingham
grounded out (first unassisted); Rose popped to left; Morgan
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Davalillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
struck out; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench homered;
Perez flied out to right; Menke walked; Geronimo grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen popped to shortstop; Hebner flied out to
left; Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.