Homers by Johnny Bench, Pete Rose and Bill Plummer powered the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Expos. Rose was on base with a single when Bench belted his drive in the first inning. Rose added his round-tripper in the sixth. Plummer's homer off Mike Marshall in ninth represented the first run given up by the Expos' reliever in his last 29 innings and the first homer off his deliveries in 81 innings. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5 11  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   2   3   1     0   1   .303      Mashore rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .282        McCarver ph,lf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Bench rf,1b           2   1   1   2     2   0   .274      Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Perez 1b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .299      Breeden 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .281
  Geronimo pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Singleton lf,rf       4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Menke 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Woods cf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .234
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .230      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Plummer c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .208        Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .104        Hunt 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .071      Torres 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
                                                            Boccabella c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Morton p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .171
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               34   5  11   5     2   7             Totals               34   3   8   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 19,712
Left on Base: Reds 5, Expos 4
DP: Reds 1, Expos 3
Errors: Bailey
Doubles: Perez (27), Singleton (17)
Home Runs: Bench (28), Rose (4), Plummer (1), Breeden (2), Woods (4)
Caught Stealing: Bench (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley (10)
GIDP: Morgan (4), Menke (7), Bench (12), Hunt (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(11-6)        6     6   3   3   0   2   2  24   2.67
Borbon SV(9)            3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.03
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   4   2  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(5-11)          7     9   4   3   1   3   2  29   3.97
Marshall                2     2   1   1   1   4   1   8   1.24
Totals                  9    11   5   4   2   7   3  37

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Vargo


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to second]; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Rose to third]; Bench homered [Rose scored]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mashore popped to second; Foli singled to left;
Bailey flied out to center; Breeden popped to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Menke flied out to center; Chaney flied out to center;
Plummer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton popped to center; Woods flied out to right;
Humphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Grimsley struck out; On a bunt Rose singled; Morgan
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rose
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Torres made an out to shortstop; Morton singled to
right; Mashore lined to left; 15 minute rain delay; Foli
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Expos 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench walked;
Perez singled to center [Bench to second]; Menke grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey lined to shortstop; Breeden struck out;
Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Expos 0.

REDS 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Plummer struck
out; Grimsley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Woods singled to first; Humphrey flied out to right;
Torres forced Woods (pitcher to shortstop); Morton struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose homered; Morgan reached on an error by Bailey
[Morgan to first]; Tolan singled to center [Morgan to second];
Bench grounded into a double play (second to first) [Morgan to
third, Tolan out at second]; Perez singled to right [Morgan
scored (unearned)]; Menke singled to left [Perez to second];
Chaney struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Mashore grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bailey grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 7TH: Plummer singled to center; Grimsley out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Plummer to second]; Rose flied out to
left; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Breeden homered; Singleton doubled; Woods homered
[Singleton scored]; BORBON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); FAIREY
BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Fairey struck out; DAY BATTED FOR TORRES;
Day was called out on strikes; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MORTON;
Jorgensen flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Expos 3.

REDS 8TH: HUNT REPLACED FAIREY (PLAYING 2B); BOCCABELLA REPLACED
DAY (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Tolan
grounded out (catcher to first); Bench walked; Perez doubled to
left [Bench to third]; GERONIMO RAN FOR PEREZ; Bench was caught
stealing home (catcher to third) [Geronimo to third]; Menke was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MCCARVER BATTED FOR MASHORE; McCarver
singled to left; On a bunt Foli popped to catcher in foul
territory; Bailey popped to second; Breeden popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

REDS 9TH: MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SINGLETON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Chaney struck out; Plummer
homered; Borbon struck out; Rose was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton popped to shortstop; Woods singled to left;
Hunt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 3.