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Monday July 31, 1972
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Don Carrithers, coming out of the bullpen for his first start since July 3, pitched the Giants to a 7-2 victory over the Reds. Carrithers also helped himself at bat, driving in two runs with a double in the fourth inning. Bobby Bonds and Chris Speier each had three hits in the Giants' attack. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Monday, July 31, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants       2  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  1  -   7 12  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   3   3   1     0   1   .267      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Maddox cf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .271      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Speier ss             3   0   3   2     1   0   .271      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Goodson 1b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .285      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .255      Perez 1b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .285
Rader c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .255      Geronimo rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .277
Gallagher 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Menke 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .190        Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Carrithers p          4   0   1   2     0   2   .150        Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .159
                                                            Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
                                                          Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .048
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McRae 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .278

Totals               36   7  12   7     2   9             Totals               34   2   7   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 18,458
Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 5
DP: Giants 0, Reds 0
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Carrithers (1), Bonds (24), Perez (20)
Triples: Rose (6)
Home Runs: Bonds (17)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Speier (5), Goodson (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers W(3-6)       9     7   2   2   0   3   0  34   5.13
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   3   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(7-10)      3.2   6   5   4   2   4   1  18   3.53
Borbon                  1.1   3   1   1   0   2   0   7   3.39
Gullett                 3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   5.65
Sprague                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.55
Totals                  9    12   7   6   2   9   1  40

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Vargo


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Maddox singled [Bonds to
third (error by Perez)]; Maddox stole second; Speier hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Bonds scored (unearned)]; Goodson struck
out; Fuentes singled to left [Maddox scored, Fuentes out at
second (left to second)]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped
to third; Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Rader was called out on strikes; Gallagher popped to
second in foul territory; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out
to right; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Carrithers struck out; Bonds homered; Maddox flied
out to right; Speier walked; Goodson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Menke made an out to second; Chaney was called out on
strikes; Billingham grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted); Gallagher singled to right; Henderson walked
[Gallagher to second]; Carrithers doubled to left [Gallagher
scored, Henderson scored]; BORBON REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); Bonds struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox singled to center; Speier singled to right
[Maddox to third]; Goodson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Maddox
scored]; Fuentes struck out; Rader singled to pitcher [Speier to
second]; Gallagher forced Rader (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Bench popped to shortstop in foul territory; Perez
singled; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Menke was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 0.

GIANTS 6TH: GULLETT REPLACED MENKE (PITCHING); MCRAE REPLACED
BORBON (PLAYING 3B); Henderson flied out to right; Carrithers
struck out; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied
out to right; Rose tripled to center; Morgan made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Maddox struck out; Speier singled to center; Goodson
flied out to center; Fuentes forced Speier (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Perez singled to shortstop; Geronimo
forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 6, Reds 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader was called out on strikes; Gallagher flied out
to center; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: UHLAENDER BATTED FOR GULLETT; Uhlaender grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chaney made an out to second; McRae
singled to center; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 0.

GIANTS 9TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Carrithers
flied out to center; Bonds doubled to center; Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Bonds to third]; Speier singled to
right [Bonds scored]; Goodson lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Morgan singled to center; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted) [Morgan to second]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Morgan to third]; Perez doubled [Morgan scored];
Geronimo singled to center [Perez scored]; HAGUE BATTED FOR
SPRAGUE; Hague grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 2.



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