The Reds closed out their season series with the Cardinals with 10 victories in 12 games by taking the final meeting, 4-1. Bobby Tolan broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the fourth inning and also doubled and scored in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  1    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   0   0   0     2   0   .288      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .324
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   1     0   0   .274      Crosby 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .236
Tolan cf              4   2   2   1     0   2   .293      Alou 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .318
Bench c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .294      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .279      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Menke 3b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .232      Carbo rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .230
Geronimo rf           4   0   0   0     0   4   .276      Cruz cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .207
Chaney ss             4   1   2   0     0   1   .319      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .057      Durham p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .191
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               32   4   8   4     4   9             Totals               33   1   8   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 32,760
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Reds 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Menke, Maxvill
Doubles: Chaney (4), Tolan (18), Bench (9), Crosby (5), Brock (11)
Home Runs: Tolan (5)
Stolen Bases: Rose (7)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (10), Brock (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (3), Menke (4)
GIDP: Menke (2), Simmons (7)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(6-9)       9     8   1   1   1   5   0  34   3.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Durham L(0-1)           7     7   3   3   2   6   1  29   3.86
Segui                   2     1   1   1   2   3   0   9   2.93
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   9   1  38

Wild Pitches: Billingham (5), Segui (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Debut game for
Don Durham; Morgan flied out to left; Tolan was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Crosby grounded out (pitcher to
first); Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to center; Perez was called out on
strikes; Menke struck out; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo singled to right; Cruz
singled to right [Carbo to second]; Maxvill flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney doubled to right; Billingham out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Chaney to third]; Rose walked; Morgan
forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Chaney scored]; Morgan was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Joe Morgan was
safe but overslid the bag; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Durham struck out; Brock grounded out (second to
first); Crosby doubled to right; Alou singled to center [Crosby
scored, Alou to second (on throw)]; Torre popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 4TH: Tolan homered; Bench popped to shortstop; Perez
grounded out (third to first); Menke singled to left; Geronimo
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Carbo
struck out; Cruz walked; Maxvill grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 5TH: Chaney flied out to center; Billingham grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rose popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Durham struck out; Brock doubled to center;
Crosby singled to right [Brock to third]; Alou hit into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Crosby out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to left; Tolan doubled to right;
Bench was walked intentionally; Perez singled to right [Tolan
scored, Bench to third]; Menke grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to left; Simmons grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at
second]; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo struck out; Chaney singled to right; On a
bunt Billingham reached on a fielder's choice [Chaney to second
(error by Maxvill; assist by Durham)]; Rose popped to shortstop;
Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Maxvill
grounded out (third to first); CLENDENON BATTED FOR DURHAM;
Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); Tolan struck out;
Bench doubled to right; Perez was walked intentionally; Segui
threw a wild pitch [Bench to third, Perez to second]; Menke out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bench scored, Perez to
third]; Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock flied out to left; Crosby flied out to
left; Alou reached on an error by Menke [Alou to second];
Billingham threw a wild pitch [Alou to third]; Torre struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: Chaney was called out on strikes; Billingham flied out
to right; Rose walked; Rose stole second; Morgan grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons flied to right in foul territory; Carbo
flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.