Bobby Tolan and Tony Perez batted in two runs apiece in support of Ross Grimsley, who allowed only five hits and pitched the Reds to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  2    0  1  2  -   6 11  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   2   1   1     0   0   .287      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Kessinger ss          3   0   2   0     1   0   .274
Tolan cf              5   1   3   2     0   0   .298      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .336
Bench c               2   0   0   0     3   0   .288      Cardenal rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Perez 1b              5   0   2   2     0   1   .280      Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Beckert 2b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .273
Geronimo rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Hundley c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Grimsley p            3   1   2   0     0   0   .094      Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .200
                                                            Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  11   6     3   4             Totals               30   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 31,475
Left on Base: Reds 8, Cubs 4
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Tolan 2 (20), Perez (15), Kessinger (11)
Home Runs: Beckert (3)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (25), Rose (8)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (2), Morgan (3)
GIDP: Williams (8)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (4,by Pappas)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(8-3)         9     5   1   1   2   4   1  32   2.41
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   1  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(6-6)           7.1   8   4   4   2   0   0  32   3.54
Phoebus                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.44
McGinn                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.17
Hamilton                0.2   3   2   2   0   1   0   5   2.45
Hands                   0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.59
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   4   0  41

Passed Balls: Hundley (5)
Hit by Pitch: Pappas (6)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to right;
Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to center; Kessinger singled to left;
Williams grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to
first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out
to center; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal singled to left; Cardenal was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Pepitone flied out to center;
Beckert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo singled to center; Chaney singled to right
[Geronimo to third]; Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Chaney to second]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Geronimo scored]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Santo popped to catcher in foul territory; Hundley
popped to shortstop; Pappas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan doubled to center; Tolan stole third; Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez hit into a double play
(center to catcher) [Tolan out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
walked; Williams flied out to right; Cardenal singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 5TH: Menke lined to third; Geronimo grounded out (first
unassisted); Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert homered; Santo struck out; Hundley walked;
Pappas struck out; Monday popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 6TH: Grimsley grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose was hit
by a pitch; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Rose to
second]; Tolan singled to center [Rose scored]; Bench walked
[Tolan to second]; Perez singled to left [Tolan scored, Bench to
third]; Menke forced Perez (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Williams grounded out
(second to first); Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 1.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Chaney
popped to shortstop; Grimsley singled to center; Rose popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Pepitone flied out to left; Beckert flied out to
center; Santo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cubs 1.

REDS 8TH: On a bunt Morgan singled to third; Tolan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Morgan to second]; Bench was walked
intentionally; Perez doubled to left [Morgan scored, Bench to
third]; PHOEBUS REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Menke struck out;
MCGINN REPLACED PHOEBUS (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Hundley lined to third; DAVIS BATTED FOR MCGINN; Davis
struck out; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Cubs 1.

REDS 9TH: HAMILTON REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Chaney was called
out on strikes; Grimsley singled to center; Hundley allowed a
passed ball [Grimsley to second]; Rose singled to shortstop
[Grimsley to third]; Rose stole second; Morgan hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Grimsley scored, Rose to third]; Tolan doubled to
right [Rose scored]; HANDS REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Bench
walked; Perez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger doubled to left; Williams flied out to
center; Cardenal flied out to left; Pepitone grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 1.