While Ron Reed pitched a three-hitter, the Braves piled up 13 hits, including homers by Earl Williams and Ralph Garr, to defeat the Reds, 7-2. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  2
Braves       0  0  4    0  1  0    1  1  x  -   7 13  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Garr lf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .328
Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .282      Evans 3b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .252
Tolan cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .285      Aaron 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Williams c            4   1   2   2     0   0   .276
Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Baker cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .324
  Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .257
Menke 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .225      Lum rf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Geronimo rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Chaney ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Reed p                3   1   1   0     0   0   .180
Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .109
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   3   2     2   2             Totals               33   7  13   6     1   1

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 26,857
Left on Base: Reds 4, Braves 3
DP: Reds 1, Braves 0
Errors: Menke 2, Millan
Doubles: Baker (16), Millan (15)
Home Runs: Williams (20), Garr (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley (7)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(10-5)        6     9   5   5   1   1   2  26   2.36
Sprague                 2     4   2   1   0   0   0   8   3.63
Totals                  8    13   7   6   1   1   2  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(10-11)           9     3   2   0   2   2   0  33   3.68
Totals                  9     3   2   0   2   2   0  33

Wild Pitches: Reed (10)

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


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

BRAVES 1ST: Garr lined to third; Evans singled to left; Aaron
popped to first in foul territory; Williams grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Perez forced Bench (third to second);
Menke flied out to center; Geronimo forced Perez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker doubled to left; On a bunt Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Baker stayed at second]; Lum struck out
while Baker was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Grimsley
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to center; Reed singled to second;
Garr singled to third [Reed to second]; Evans singled to center
[Reed scored, Garr out at third (center to third), Evans to
second (on throw)]; Aaron singled to third [Evans scored (error
by Menke) (no RBI), Aaron to second]; Williams homered [Aaron
scored]; Baker walked; Millan flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

REDS 4TH: Morgan walked; Tolan reached on an error by Millan
[Morgan to second, Tolan to first]; Bench grounded out (first
unassisted) [Morgan to third, Tolan to second]; Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Menke
singled to right [Tolan scored (unearned)]; Geronimo flied out
to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out
to right; Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 4.

REDS 5TH: On a bunt Chaney singled; Reed threw a wild pitch
[Chaney to second]; Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Chaney to third]; Rose was called out on strikes;
Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr homered; Evans flied out to center; Aaron
singled to center; Williams popped to second; Baker flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 5.

REDS 6TH: Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Perez singled to right; Menke popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan flied out to center; Lum popped to second;
Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves
5.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to right; Chaney flied out to left;
UHLAENDER BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Uhlaender lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Reed lined to
shortstop; Garr singled to third [Garr to second (error by
Menke)]; Evans singled to right [Garr scored (unearned), Evans
out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; Aaron grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 6.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied to
right in foul territory; Tolan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Williams singled to left; Baker forced Williams
(shortstop unassisted); Millan doubled to right [Baker scored,
Millan out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Lum
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 7.

REDS 9TH: Bench popped to shortstop; HAGUE BATTED FOR PEREZ;
Hague popped to first; Menke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 7.