Johnny Bench batted in five runs and Pete Rose drove in three as the Reds whipped the Braves, 12-2. Bench homered with a man on base in the first inning, added an RBI with a single in the sixth and wound up his production with a two-run double in the seventh. Rose knocked in two runs with a single in the sixth and one more with a double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Monday, August    14, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         2  0  1    0  0  4    4  0  1  -  12 16  0
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               6   2   2   3     0   0   .290      Brown lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Morgan 2b             5   3   3   1     0   0   .284      Evans 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .252
  Chaney 2b,3b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Aaron 1b              1   0   0   0     3   1   .263
Tolan cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .288        Breazeale 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
  Geronimo cf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Williams c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Bench rf              5   1   3   5     1   2   .271        Casanova c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     2   1   .290      Baker cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .322
Menke 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Lum rf                3   1   2   0     1   0   .231
  Javier ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Concepcion ss         4   2   2   0     1   0   .206      Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Plummer c             5   1   1   0     0   2   .115      Stone p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .118
Billingham p          3   1   1   0     1   1   .064        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
                                                            Blanks ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .417

Totals               42  12  16  12     6   6             Totals               33   2   8   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 15,318
Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 9
DP: Reds 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Rose (20), Bench (19), Lum (10)
Home Runs: Bench (26), Baker (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (5)
GIDP: Williams (17)
Hit by Pitch: Tolan (4,by Stone)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(8-10)      9     8   2   2   5   3   1  38   3.40
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   3   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(4-9)            5.2  10   7   7   2   4   1  30   4.70
Upshaw                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.50
Kelley                  3     5   5   5   3   2   0  17   4.80
Totals                  9    16  12  12   6   6   1  50

Passed Balls: Plummer (1), Williams (20)
Hit by Pitch: Stone (3)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose flied to right in foul territory; Morgan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tolan was hit by a pitch; Bench
homered [Tolan scored]; Perez walked; Menke popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to second; Aaron walked [Evans to second]; Williams
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Aaron
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Plummer
flied out to center; Billingham singled to right; Rose forced
Billingham (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker struck out; Lum doubled; Millan singled to
right [Lum scored]; Perez flied out to left; Stone forced Millan
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to left; Tolan grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Morgan to second]; Bench walked; Perez struck out;
Menke singled to left [Morgan scored, Bench to second];
Concepcion singled to first [Bench to third, Menke to second];
Plummer was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Brown flied out to left; Evans flied out to center;
Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Billingham was called out on strikes; Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams walked; Baker forced Williams (second
unassisted); Lum singled to pitcher [Baker to second]; Millan
flied out to left; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Tolan flied out to right; Bench struck out; Perez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: On a bunt Stone singled; Plummer allowed a passed
ball [Stone to second]; Brown singled to center [Stone out at
home (center to catcher)]; Evans lined to center; Aaron walked
[Brown to second]; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Menke lined to shortstop; Concepcion singled to
center; Plummer singled to left [Concepcion to second];
Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Concepcion
to third, Plummer to second]; Rose singled to center [Concepcion
scored, Plummer scored]; Morgan singled to left [Rose to third];
Tolan singled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; UPSHAW
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Bench singled to left [Morgan scored,
Tolan to third, Bench to second (on throw)]; Perez was walked
intentionally; Menke popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 6
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker homered; Lum walked; Millan flied out to
center; Perez flied out to center; JACKSON BATTED FOR UPSHAW;
Jackson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Braves 2.

REDS 7TH: KELLEY REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Concepcion walked;
Williams allowed a passed ball [Concepcion to second]; Plummer
struck out; Billingham grounded out (second to first)
[Concepcion to third]; Rose doubled to left [Concepcion scored];
Morgan singled to right [Rose scored, Morgan to second (on
throw)]; Tolan singled to second [Morgan to third]; Bench
doubled [Morgan scored, Tolan scored]; Perez flied out to right;
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 11, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); GERONIMO
REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING CF); Brown grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans grounded out (second to first); Aaron walked;
Williams singled to left [Aaron to second]; Baker lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 11, Braves 2.

REDS 8TH: BREAZEALE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING 1B); CASANOVA
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); JAVIER BATTED FOR MENKE; Javier
grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied out to center;
Plummer lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 11,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: JAVIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CHANEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Lum grounded out (first unassisted);
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 11, Braves 2.

REDS 9TH: Billingham walked; Rose popped to shortstop; Chaney
walked [Billingham to second]; Geronimo singled to left
[Billingham scored, Chaney to second]; Bench struck out; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
12, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: BLANKS BATTED FOR KELLEY; Blanks grounded out
(second to first); Brown grounded out (third to first); Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12, Braves 2.