Johnny Bench started the Reds' scoring with a homer in the second inning and Jack Billingham pitched a six-hitter to shut out the Expos, 6-0. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    24, 1972 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         0  1  0    2  3  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .300      McCarver c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .283      Foli ss               1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Tolan cf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .287        Hunt 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Bench 3b              2   1   1   1     3   0   .275      Singleton lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Hague 1b              2   1   0   1     0   1   .219      Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Perez ph,1b         2   1   0   0     0   1   .295      Jorgensen cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .230
Geronimo rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Woods rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Chaney ss             2   0   2   1     2   0   .241      Bailey 3b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .236
Plummer c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .186      Torres 2b,ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .136
Billingham p          4   0   0   0     0   0   .055      McAnally p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Gilbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                            Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
                                                            Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   6   7   5     8   3             Totals               30   0   6   0     2   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 14,241
Left on Base: Reds 7, Expos 6
DP: Reds 2, Expos 2
Errors: Torres 2, McAnally
Doubles: Jorgensen (9)
Home Runs: Bench (29)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (42), Tolan (34)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Plummer (2)
GIDP: Plummer (3), Tolan (11), Torres (3), Hunt (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(10-10)     9     6   0   0   2   2   0  33   3.04
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   2   0  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(2-14)        4.1   5   5   3   3   1   1  21   4.27
Gilbert                 0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   8.53
Strohmayer              0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.29
Renko                   3     1   0   0   1   2   0  10   5.74
Walker                  1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.18
Totals                  9     7   6   4   8   3   1  40

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


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

EXPOS 1ST: McCarver singled to left; Foli out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [McCarver to second]; Singleton grounded
out (pitcher to second to first) [McCarver to third]; Fairly
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench homered; Hague struck out; Geronimo grounded out
(second to first); Chaney walked; Plummer forced Chaney
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen doubled; Woods grounded out (second to
first) [Jorgensen to third]; Bailey struck out; Torres grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Billingham grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose flied
out to left; Morgan singled to right; Morgan was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: McAnally grounded out (shortstop to first); McCarver
grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan singled to center; Bench walked [Tolan to
second]; Bench was picked off first but was safe on an error by
McAnally [Tolan to third, Bench to second]; Hague reached on an
error by Torres [Tolan scored (unearned) (RBI), Bench to third,
Hague to first]; Geronimo reached on a fielder's choice [Bench
out at home (third to catcher to third to pitcher), Hague to
third, Geronimo to second]; Chaney was walked intentionally;
Plummer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hague scored (unearned),
Geronimo to third]; Billingham grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Fairly
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to left; Morgan forced Rose (second to
shortstop); Morgan stole second; Tolan singled to center [Morgan
scored]; GILBERT REPLACED MCANALLY (PITCHING); Tolan stole
second; Bench was walked intentionally; STROHMAYER REPLACED
GILBERT (PITCHING); PEREZ BATTED FOR HAGUE; Perez forced Bench
(shortstop to second) [Tolan scored (error by Torres) (no RBI),
Perez to second]; Geronimo walked; Chaney singled to center
[Perez scored, Geronimo to third]; Plummer grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Woods singled to
center; Bailey singled to shortstop [Woods to second]; Torres
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Woods to third, Bailey out at second]; FAIREY BATTED FOR
STROHMAYER; Fairey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.

REDS 6TH: RENKO REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); HUNT REPLACED FOLI
(PLAYING 2B); TORRES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Billingham
flied out to right; Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: McCarver flied out to left; Hunt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton walked; Fairly grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.

REDS 7TH: Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench walked;
Perez was called out on strikes; Geronimo flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Woods
flied out to center; Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.

REDS 8TH: Chaney singled to center; Plummer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at
second]; Billingham flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Torres walked; DAY BATTED FOR RENKO; Day flied out to
left; McCarver singled to right [Torres to second]; Hunt
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[McCarver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.

REDS 9TH: WALKER REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); Rose walked; Morgan
walked [Rose to second]; Tolan grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Rose to third, Morgan out at
second]; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton lined to first; Fairly grounded out (first
to pitcher); Jorgensen singled to center; Woods popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.