The longest game in N. L. this season ended in the 19th inning after four hours, 17 minutes when Denis Menke doubled and Ted Uhlaender, taking over as the runner, scored on a pinch-single by Joe Hague to bring the Reds a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. The only Dodger run scored in the sixth on a walk to Manny Mota and singles by Wes Parker and Frank Robinson. The Reds tied the score in their half on passes to Pete Rose and Joe Morgan and a single by Bobby Tolan.

The Dodgers used five pitchers and the first four -- Tommy John, Jim Brewer, Pete Richert and Ron Perranoski -- struck out 22 batters among them, tying the league record for an extra-inning game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  9  4
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  8  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               8   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Rose lf               6   1   0   0     1   1   .286
Davis cf              8   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     2   0   .285
Mota lf               7   1   3   0     1   0   .337      Tolan cf              7   0   2   1     1   1   .292
Parker 1b             8   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Bench c               4   0   0   0     4   3   .274
Robinson rf           7   0   2   1     1   1   .253      Perez 1b              6   0   3   0     0   2   .289
Valentine 3b          7   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Chaney pr,ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Russell ss            7   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Menke 3b,1b           8   0   2   0     0   2   .231
Yeager c              6   0   0   0     1   3   .050        Uhlaender pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .172
John p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .128      Foster rf             7   0   0   0     0   5   .217
  Wills ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .117        Geronimo ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .264
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         6   0   0   0     0   3   .196
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .315        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .600        Hague ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .223
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Grimsley p            3   0   0   0     0   3   .111
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  Garvey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Javier 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .221

Totals               64   1   9   1     3   7             Totals               60   2   8   2     9  22

Time of Game: 4:17   Attendance: 24,453
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Reds 15
DP: Dodgers 2, Reds 3
Errors: Lacy, Valentine, Yeager 2, Concepcion, Borbon, Javier
Doubles: Menke (12)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (29), Bench (3)
Caught Stealing: Mota (3), Perez (2), Morgan (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (9), Morgan (2)
GIDP: Lacy (2), Davis (6), Menke (4)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (6,by Brewer)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    9     3   1   1   4  13   0  33   2.61
Brewer                  3     1   0   0   1   6   0  12   1.17
Richert                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.04
Perranoski              3     0   0   0   2   2   0  10   6.65
Mikkelsen L(3-5)        1     2   1   1   2   0   0   8   4.14
Totals                 18     8   2   2   9  22   0  71

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley               10     7   1   1   3   2   0  38   2.13
Carroll                 4     0   0   0   0   2   0  12   1.83
Borbon W(5-2)           5     2   0   0   0   3   0  18   3.44
Totals                 19     9   1   1   3   7   0  68

Hit by Pitch: Brewer (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Shag Crawford


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy flied out to right; Davis flied out to center;
Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 43 minute
rain delay; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Tolan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
singled to center; Valentine forced Robinson (third to second);
Russell singled to right [Valentine to second]; Yeager flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: John singled to left; Lacy grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [John out at second]; Davis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion struck out; Grimsley struck out; Rose lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota singled to center; Parker lined to center;
Robinson popped to first; Valentine popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan grounded
out (second to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
struck out; John grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez singled to shortstop; Menke grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second];
Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lacy flied out to right; Davis popped to first in
foul territory; Mota walked; Parker singled to left [Mota to
third]; Robinson singled to center [Mota scored, Parker to
third]; Valentine forced Robinson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley
struck out; Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan
singled to center [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Bench walked
[Morgan to third, Tolan to second]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell was called out on strikes; Yeager popped to
first in foul territory; John grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Menke flied out to left; Foster reached on an error by
Valentine [Foster to first]; Concepcion struck out; Grimsley
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Lacy grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis flied
out to center; Mota singled to center; Mota was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Rose struck out; Morgan grounded out (first to
pitcher); Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
walked; Valentine flied out to right; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Bench walked; Perez forced Bench (pitcher to
shortstop); Menke struck out while Perez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 1.

DODGERS 10TH: Yeager walked; WILLS BATTED FOR JOHN; Wills out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 10TH: BREWER REPLACED WILLS (PITCHING); Foster struck out;
Concepcion struck out; MCRAE BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; McRae struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 11TH: CARROLL REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Mota flied out
to left; Parker grounded out (second to first); Robinson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 11TH: Rose was hit by a pitch; Morgan out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Rose to second]; Tolan was walked
intentionally; Bench struck out; Perez singled to second [Rose
to third, Tolan to second]; Menke was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 12TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
Russell lined to left; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 12TH: Foster struck out; Concepcion flied out to left;
Carroll popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds
1.

DODGERS 13TH: BUCKNER BATTED FOR BREWER; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Lacy reached on an error by Concepcion [Lacy
to first]; Davis grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lacy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 13TH: RICHERT REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Rose lined to
pitcher; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Tolan singled to
center; Bench popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 14TH: Mota grounded out (third to first); Parker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 14TH: Perez singled to center; CHANEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Menke
forced Chaney (pitcher to shortstop); Foster was called out on
strikes; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 15TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MENKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JAVIER REPLACED CARROLL (PLAYING 3B);
BORBON REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Valentine popped to first
in foul territory; Russell popped to second; Yeager reached on
an error by Javier [Yeager to first]; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR
RICHERT; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 15TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Javier
grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 16TH: Lacy flied out to right; Davis struck out; Mota
singled to center; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 16TH: Tolan struck out; Bench walked; Yeager dropped a foul
fly hit by Chaney for an error; Chaney flied out to right; Menke
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 1.

DODGERS 17TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 17TH: Foster flied out to center; Borbon struck out; Javier
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 1.

DODGERS 18TH: Yeager struck out; GARVEY BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI;
Garvey reached on an error by Borbon [Garvey to first]; Lacy
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Garvey out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 18TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Rose grounded
out (second to first); On a bunt Morgan made an out to pitcher;
Tolan reached on an error by Lacy [Tolan to first]; Tolan stole
second [Tolan to third (error by Yeager)]; Bench was walked
intentionally; Bench stole second; Chaney flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 19TH: Davis struck out; Mota grounded out (shortstop to
first); Parker singled to center; Robinson popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 19TH: Menke doubled to left; GERONIMO BATTED FOR FOSTER;
UHLAENDER RAN FOR MENKE; Geronimo was walked intentionally;
HAGUE BATTED FOR BORBON; Hague singled to center [Uhlaender
scored, Geronimo to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 2.