Two triples by Pete Rose paced the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Braves. Rose's first triple, a double by Joe Morgan and single by Johnny Bench gave the Reds a 2-0 lead in the third inning. The Braves picked up a run in the sixth and tied the score when Larvell Blanks hit his first major league homer in the seventh.

Rose hit his second triple in the eighth and scored the tie-breaking run when Marty Perez threw wildly to third in handling the relay of the ball from the outfield. Bench then provided an insurance run with his first homer since July 12. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  8  1
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Rose lf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .293
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .284
Aaron 1b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .256      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .291
Williams c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Bench c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .280
Lum rf                4   0   1   1     0   0   .229      Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Blanks 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .433      Uhlaender rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .172
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .045
Schueler p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .194        Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               36   2   8   2     0   4             Totals               31   4   7   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 36,792
Left on Base: Braves 8, Reds 5
DP: Braves 0, Reds 0
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Morgan (13)
Triples: Rose 2 (8)
Home Runs: Blanks (1), Bench (25)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (39)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (3,by Billingham)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(4-6)         8     7   4   4   2   4   1  33   4.14
Totals                  8     7   4   4   2   4   1  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              7     6   2   2   0   4   1  29   3.48
Borbon W(4-2)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.70
Carroll SV(23)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.95
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   4   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (4)
Wild Pitches: Billingham (6)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr struck
out; Aaron singled to center; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Tolan struck out; Bench popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Millan grounded
out (third to first); Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Menke flied out to right;
Uhlaender popped to third in foul territory; Chaney flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to left; Schueler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Billingham struck out; Rose tripled; Morgan doubled to
right [Rose scored]; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted)
[Morgan to third]; Bench singled to third [Morgan scored]; Perez
forced Bench (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to center; Aaron singled to left [Garr
to second]; Williams forced Aaron (second unassisted) [Garr to
third]; Lum reached on a fielder's choice [Garr out at home
(third to catcher), Williams to second]; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Menke lined to third; Uhlaender flied out to left;
Chaney popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Perez popped
to catcher in foul territory; Schueler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Billingham flied out to right; Rose grounded out
(first unassisted); Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson singled to left; Garr lined to right; Aaron
popped to first in foul territory; Williams was hit by a pitch
[Jackson to second]; Lum singled to right [Jackson scored,
Williams to second]; Millan forced Williams (third unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Tolan struck out; Bench flied out to left; Perez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Reds 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Blanks homered; Perez lined to first; Schueler
struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Schueler to second]; Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Uhlaender singled
to right; Chaney grounded out (second to first) [Uhlaender to
second]; HAGUE BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Hague flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

BRAVES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Aaron singled to
left; Williams lined to center; Lum forced Aaron (shortstop
unassisted); Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Rose tripled to center [Rose scored (error by Perez)
(no RBI)]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Tolan struck
out; Bench homered; Perez walked; Menke forced Perez (third to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 4.

BRAVES 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Blanks singled
to left; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR PEREZ; Breazeale grounded out
(third to first) [Blanks to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR SCHUELER;
Office lined to center; Debut game for Rowland Office;
Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 4.