The Reds knocked out Denny McLain during a four-run outburst in the second inning and proceeded to defeat the Braves, 9-4. Joe Hague walked, Denis Menke doubled and Cesar Geronimo singled for the first two runs. A single by Darrel Chaney and a wild throw by McLain on a bunt by Tom Hall added another tally. Mike McQueen then relieved and, after two passes, Hall scored the fourth run on an infield out by Bobby Tolan. Pete Rose batted in two tallies with a double in the third.

Hall gave up Hank Aaron's 663rd homer with a man on base in the third. When the Braves counted twice more in the fifth, Pedro Borbon relieved and yielded only one hit the rest of the way to receive credit for the victory. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  4  2    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   9  9  0
Braves       0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   2   2     1   0   .289      Brown lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     2   2   .279      Evans 3b              3   2   1   1     1   0   .253
Tolan cf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .286      Aaron 1b              2   1   1   2     2   0   .264
  Uhlaender rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .165      Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Bench c               3   1   1   0     2   0   .267      Baker cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .323
Hague 1b              3   2   0   0     2   0   .218      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Menke 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .225      Lum rf                2   0   1   0     2   0   .226
Geronimo rf,cf        4   1   1   2     1   1   .271      Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Chaney ss             4   1   2   1     1   0   .250      McLain p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Hall p                0   2   0   0     2   0   .143        McQueen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Borbon p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Blanks ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .429
                                                            Jarvis p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               33   9   9   7    11   4             Totals               32   4   6   4     5   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 20,219
Left on Base: Reds 10, Braves 6
DP: Reds 1, Braves 1
Errors: McLain
Doubles: Menke (13), Rose (19), Bench (18), Chaney (6)
Home Runs: Aaron (24)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (40)
Sacrifice Hits: Hall (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (6)
GIDP: Rose (4), Perez (18)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall                    4.2   5   4   4   4   2   1  23   2.69
Borbon W(6-2)           4.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  14   3.27
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   3   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain L(3-3)           1.1   3   4   4   2   0   0   9   5.43
McQueen                 3.2   2   2   2   8   1   0  20   5.63
Jarvis                  4     4   3   3   1   3   0  17   4.09
Totals                  9     9   9   9  11   4   0  46

Wild Pitches: McQueen (3), Jarvis (4)
Balks: Jarvis (1)

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


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

BRAVES 1ST: Brown singled to center; Evans flied out to center;
Aaron walked [Brown to second]; Williams popped to first; Baker
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Hague walked; Menke doubled to left [Hague to third];
Geronimo singled [Hague scored, Menke scored]; Chaney singled to
left [Geronimo to second]; Hall reached on an error by McLain on
a sacrifice bunt [Geronimo scored (no RBI), Chaney out at third
(left to third), Hall to first]; MCQUEEN REPLACED MCLAIN
(PITCHING); Rose walked [Hall to second]; Morgan walked [Hall to
third, Rose to second]; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hall scored, Rose to third, Morgan to second]; Bench was walked
intentionally; Hague flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Millan popped to first in foul territory; Lum
walked; Perez popped to second; McQueen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Menke flied out to left; Geronimo lined to shortstop;
Chaney walked; Hall walked [Chaney to second]; Rose doubled
[Chaney scored, Hall scored]; Morgan struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans walked;
Aaron homered [Evans scored]; Williams struck out; Baker lined
to third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 2.

REDS 4TH: On a bunt Tolan singled; McQueen threw a wild pitch
[Tolan to second]; Bench walked; Hague popped to second; Menke
popped to right; Geronimo walked [Tolan to third, Bench to
second]; Chaney popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan flied out to left; Lum lined to left; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
6, Braves 2.

REDS 5TH: Hall walked; Rose grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Hall out at second]; Morgan popped to
second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves
2.

BRAVES 5TH: BLANKS BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Blanks singled to left;
Brown grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blanks to second];
Evans singled to center [Blanks scored]; Aaron walked [Evans to
second]; Williams flied out to left; Baker singled to center
[Evans scored, Aaron to second]; BORBON REPLACED HALL
(PITCHING); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 4.

REDS 6TH: JARVIS REPLACED BLANKS (PITCHING); Tolan singled to
center; Bench doubled to left [Tolan to third]; Hague was walked
intentionally; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to left [Tolan scored];
Geronimo struck out; Chaney doubled to right [Bench scored,
Hague to third]; Jarvis threw a wild pitch [Hague scored, Chaney
to third]; Borbon grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum walked; Perez grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Lum out at second]; Jarvis grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; Jarvis balked [Rose to second];
Morgan was called out on strikes; Tolan popped to third in foul
territory; Bench popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out
to left; Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
9, Braves 4.

REDS 8TH: Hague flied out to left; Menke popped to third;
Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Williams popped to second; Baker struck out; Millan
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 9TH: Chaney flied out to center; Borbon struck out; Rose
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: UHLAENDER REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Lum singled to center; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; JACKSON BATTED FOR JARVIS;
Jackson flied out to left; Brown grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.