Completing the sweep of the three-game series, the Reds defeated the Pirates, 2-0, behind the pitching of Gary Nolan and Clay Carroll. Nolan bowed out for a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and Carroll finished to pick up credit for his 19th save. Cesar Geronimo homered off Steve Blass in the fifth inning and the Reds' other run scored in the eighth on a double by Pete Rose, safe bunt by Joe Morgan and sacrifice fly by Bobby Tolan. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      13, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   2  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Rose lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Davalillo lf          4   0   2   0     0   2   .358      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Oliver cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .325      Tolan cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .284
Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .286      Bench c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .293      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Menke 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Geronimo rf           3   1   3   1     0   0   .256
Alley ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .337      Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Blass p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .174        Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .155        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               35   0  10   0     1   8             Totals               27   2   8   2     0   2

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 32,060
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 4
DP: Pirates 2, Reds 1
Doubles: Rose (15)
Home Runs: Geronimo (3)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tolan (5)
GIDP: May (1), Concepcion 2 (10)
Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (2,by Blass)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(10-3)           8     8   2   2   0   2   1  30   2.71
Totals                  8     8   2   2   0   2   1  30

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(13-2)           8     9   0   0   1   7   0  32   1.82
Carroll SV(19)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.42
Totals                  9    10   0   0   1   8   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Blass (2)
Wild Pitches: Nolan (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Clines popped to second; Davalillo singled to
center; Oliver singled to right [Davalillo out at third (right
to third)]; Stargell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Morgan popped to third in
foul territory; Tolan singled to left; Bench singled to center
[Tolan to third]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner flied out to left; Stennett singled to
center; May grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Menke popped to second; Geronimo singled to left;
Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley flied out to center; Blass lined to left;
Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan grounded out (catcher to first); Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

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

REDS 4TH: Tolan popped to shortstop; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett
grounded out (third to first); May singled to center; Alley
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Geronimo homered;
Concepcion was hit by a pitch; Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Blass struck out (catcher to first); Clines singled
to right; Davalillo struck out; Oliver singled to right [Clines
to third]; Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; Hebner struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to first; Tolan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett singled to center; May struck out; Alley
forced Stennett (pitcher to shortstop); Blass flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Menke singled to
center; Geronimo singled to right [Menke to third]; Concepcion
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Geronimo out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Clines grounded out (third to first); Davalillo
singled to center; Oliver singled to left [Davalillo to second];
Nolan threw a wild pitch [Davalillo to third]; Stargell struck
out; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: UHLAENDER BATTED FOR NOLAN; Uhlaender flied out to
left; Rose doubled to left; On a bunt Morgan singled to third
[Rose to third]; Tolan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose
scored]; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

PIRATES 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (second to
first); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ALLEY; Sanguillen singled to left;
ROBERTSON BATTED FOR BLASS; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.