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Joe Morgan and Denis Menke each hit a three-run homer to help power the Reds to a 9-1 victory, spoiling the debut of Eddie Mathews as manager of the Braves, succeeding Luman Harris. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Monday, August 7, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 9 1 Reds 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 9 12 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Rose lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Evans 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .251 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 3 1 0 .289 Aaron 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 Tolan cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .292 Williams c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Baker cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 Bench c 4 1 0 0 1 2 .277 Lum rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Perez 1b 3 2 2 0 2 0 .286 Millan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Menke 3b 4 1 2 5 0 0 .231 Perez ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .225 Uhlaender rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .172 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Foster ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Hardin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Chaney ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .162 McGlothlin p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .154 McQueen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Totals 35 1 9 0 1 1 Totals 36 9 12 9 5 5 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 20,150 Left on Base: Braves 9, Reds 8 DP: Braves 0, Reds 2 Errors: Evans, Menke, Chaney Doubles: Aaron (7) Triples: Tolan (5) Home Runs: Morgan (14), Menke (6) Stolen Bases: Perez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Hardin (2) GIDP: Williams (15), Breazeale (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed L(9-11) 1.2 7 6 6 3 4 1 15 3.88 Hardin 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.45 McQueen 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 15 5.70 Hoerner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.82 Totals 8 12 9 9 5 5 2 41 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothlin W(5-5) 9 9 1 0 1 1 0 37 4.18 Totals 9 9 1 0 1 1 0 37 Wild Pitches: Reed (9) Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to left; Aaron lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan struck out while Rose advanced to third and Morgan advanced to second on a wild pitch; Bench struck out; Perez was walked intentionally; Menke forced Morgan (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams flied out to left; Baker was called out on strikes; Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Uhlaender singled to third [Uhlaender to second (error by Evans)]; Chaney singled to center [Uhlaender scored]; McGlothlin struck out; Rose singled to right [Chaney to third]; Morgan homered [Chaney scored, Rose scored]; Tolan tripled to right; Bench was called out on strikes; Perez was walked intentionally; Perez stole second; Menke singled to center [Tolan scored, Perez scored]; HARDIN REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Uhlaender flied out to center; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. BRAVES 3RD: Millan singled to left; Perez singled to right [Millan to second]; Hardin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Millan to third, Perez to second]; Garr popped to second in foul territory; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. REDS 3RD: Chaney flied out to center; McGlothlin flied out to center; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. BRAVES 4TH: Aaron singled to left; Williams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aaron out at second]; Baker singled to center; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Tolan flied out to center; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. BRAVES 5TH: Millan flied out to center; Perez singled to left; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR HARDIN; Breazeale grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. REDS 5TH: MCQUEEN REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); Perez singled to left; Menke flied out to center; FOSTER BATTED FOR UHLAENDER; Foster singled to left [Perez to second]; Chaney flied out to right; McGlothlin walked [Perez to third, Foster to second]; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. BRAVES 6TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); Aaron doubled to left; Williams walked; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6. REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Tolan flied out to center; Bench walked; Perez singled to left [Bench to second]; Menke homered [Bench scored, Perez scored]; Foster was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 9. BRAVES 7TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 9. REDS 7TH: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); McGlothlin lined to center; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 9. BRAVES 8TH: JACKSON BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans singled to right; Aaron reached on an error by Chaney [Evans to second, Aaron to first]; Williams reached on an error by Menke [Evans scored (unearned) (no RBI), Aaron to second, Williams to first]; Baker flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 9. REDS 8TH: HOERNER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Morgan flied out to center; Tolan singled to left; Bench popped to second; Perez forced Tolan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 9. BRAVES 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING CF); Lum singled to left; Millan singled to second [Lum to second]; Perez popped to shortstop; BROWN BATTED FOR HOERNER; Brown flied out to left; Garr forced Millan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 9. |
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