The Reds rapped Rick Wise for four runs in the first two innings and proceeded to defeat the Cardinals, 6-3. Singles by Joe Morgan, Bobby Tolan and Johnny Bench produced a run in the first and three more followed in the second on two walks and singles by Darrel Chaney and Pete Rose.

The Reds then subsided until the ninth when they picked up their final two runs with the aid of an error by Moe Drabowsky. Ross Grimsley was the winner with the aid of Clay Carroll, who gained his 20th save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         1  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  1  -   3  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   3   2     0   0   .285      Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .276      Melendez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Tolan cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Alou rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .320
Bench c               4   0   1   1     1   1   .291      Torre 3b              2   0   0   1     1   0   .306
Perez 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Menke 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .236      Clendenon 1b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .193
Geronimo rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .258        Carbo ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .227
Chaney ss             4   2   3   1     0   0   .293      Crosby 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .237
Grimsley p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .034      Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .228
  Carroll p           1   1   0   0     0   0   .250        Cruz ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .202
                                                          Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Alyea ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
                                                            Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sizemore ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Anderson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .255

Totals               37   6  12   6     4   4             Totals               31   3   9   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 22,849
Left on Base: Reds 8, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Drabowsky
Doubles: Geronimo (4)
Triples: Alou (2)
Stolen Bases: Rose (6)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Cumberland (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Torre (5), Cruz (1)
GIDP: Perez (4), Clendenon (5), Torre (13)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(7-3)         7.1   7   2   2   2   1   0  30   2.55
Carroll SV(20)          1.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   1.57
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   1   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(9-9)             1.1   5   4   4   3   0   0  11   3.97
Cumberland              3.2   1   0   0   0   1   0  12   7.83
Palmer                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.23
Drabowsky               1     2   2   1   0   1   0   6   2.37
Grzenda                 1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.80
Totals                  9    12   6   5   4   4   0  41

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan singled
to right; Tolan singled to center [Morgan to second]; Bench
singled to center [Morgan scored, Tolan to third]; Perez
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Bench out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Melendez flied out to center; Alou lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Menke walked; Geronimo walked [Menke to second];
Chaney singled to right [Menke scored, Geronimo to third, Chaney
to second (on throw)]; Grimsley popped to shortstop; Rose
singled to right [Geronimo scored, Chaney scored]; Morgan walked
[Rose to second]; CUMBERLAND REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Tolan
flied to left in foul territory; Bench popped to shortstop; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Simmons singled to right [Torre to
second]; Clendenon grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Simmons to second, Torre out at third]; Crosby grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez flied out to center; Menke flied out to center;
Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill walked; Cumberland out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock grounded out
(first unassisted); Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Chaney flied out to left; Grimsley was called out on
strikes; Rose singled to third; Rose stole second; Morgan flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou lined to third; Torre flied out to right;
Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Tolan lined to right; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Clendenon singled to left; Crosby singled to
right [Clendenon to second]; Maxvill forced Crosby (second
unassisted) [Clendenon to third]; ALYEA BATTED FOR CUMBERLAND;
Alyea singled to center [Clendenon scored, Maxvill to second];
Brock grounded out (second to first) [Maxvill to third, Alyea to
second]; Melendez lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: PALMER REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); Menke struck out;
Geronimo struck out; Chaney singled to center; Grimsley grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alou tripled to center; Torre hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Alou scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first);
Clendenon struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to left; Morgan forced Rose (second to
shortstop); Tolan forced Morgan (second to shortstop); Tolan was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Crosby grounded out (second to first); Maxvill
flied out to right; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR PALMER; McNertney
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Cardinals 2.

REDS 8TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Bench was
called out on strikes; Perez flied out to center; Menke grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to right; Melendez forced Brock
(third to second); Alou singled to third [Melendez to second];
CARROLL REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Torre grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 2.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo doubled to center; Chaney singled to third
[Geronimo stayed at second]; Carroll reached on an error by
Drabowsky [Geronimo to third, Chaney to second, Carroll to
first]; GRZENDA REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Rose forced
Geronimo (shortstop to catcher) [Chaney to third, Carroll to
second]; Morgan singled to right [Chaney scored, Carroll to
third, Rose to second]; Tolan singled to right [Carroll scored
(unearned), Rose out at home (right to catcher), Morgan to
third, Tolan to second (on throw)]; Bench was walked
intentionally; Perez forced Bench (second unassisted); 2 R (1
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons lined to right; CARBO BATTED FOR
CLENDENON; Carbo walked; Crosby singled to right [Carbo to
third]; CRUZ BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Carbo scored]; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Sizemore
singled to left [Crosby to third]; ANDERSON RAN FOR SIZEMORE;
Brock forced Anderson (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 6, Cardinals 3.