Steve Carlton gained his 21st victory of the season, but the Phillies' ace lefthander needed the help of rookie Mac Scarce to save a 4-3 decision over the Reds. Carlton, who was tagged for 12 hits, was lifted with none out in the ninth after a single by Dave Concepcion, double by Bill Plummer and single by Julian Javier gave the Reds one run with men on first and third.

Scarce induced Pete Rose to ground to Denny Doyle, who threw home to nail Plummer. Scarce then uncorked a wild pitch, moving the runners to second and third, but the young southpaw bore down and pitched himself out of the jam by striking out both Joe Morgan and Bobby Tolan. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3 12  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .257      Rose lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Bowa ss               5   2   3   0     0   0   .235      Morgan 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .289
Hutton rf,1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Tolan cf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .286
Montanez cf           2   0   0   0     3   0   .246      Bench rf              4   0   0   1     0   2   .271
Luzinski lf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .277      Perez 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .293
Money 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .230      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .201      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   0     0   1   .219
  B. Robinson rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Plummer c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .197
Bateman c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .219      McGlothlin p          2   0   1   0     0   0   .162
Carlton p             4   0   1   1     0   0   .174        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Javier ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .221

Totals               33   4   8   4     6   2             Totals               38   3  12   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 34,028
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Reds 9
DP: Phillies 0, Reds 1
Errors: McGlothlin
Doubles: Hutton (12), Tolan (25), Plummer (3)
Triples: Bowa (8), Morgan (3)
Home Runs: Perez (18)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (43), Tolan (35)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Money (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Doyle (5)
GIDP: Luzinski (11)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(21-7)         8    12   3   3   1   4   1  36   2.14
Scarce SV(2)            1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.32
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   6   1  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(7-6)       7     5   3   2   5   2   0  32   3.65
Carroll                 2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.63
Totals                  9     8   4   3   6   2   0  41

Wild Pitches: Carlton (5), Scarce (6)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle flied out to left; Bowa singled to
shortstop; Hutton forced Bowa (pitcher to shortstop); Montanez
walked [Hutton to second]; Luzinski singled to third [Hutton to
third, Montanez to second]; Money forced Luzinski (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
tripled; Tolan struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson struck out; Bateman struck out; Carlton
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez made an out to first; Menke flied out to left;
Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle popped to shortstop; Bowa singled to right;
Hutton grounded out (first unassisted) [Bowa to second];
Montanez was walked intentionally; Luzinski singled [Bowa
scored, Montanez to second]; Money walked [Montanez to third,
Luzinski to second]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer flied out to right; McGlothlin flied out to
left; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bateman flied out to right; Carlton grounded out
(first unassisted); Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to first; Morgan stole second; Tolan
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morgan to third]; Bench popped
to third; Perez walked; Menke made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa lined to center; Hutton flied out to left;
Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion struck out; Plummer flied out to left;
McGlothlin singled to center; Rose singled to right [McGlothlin
to second]; Morgan lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski walked; Money reached on an error by
McGlothlin on a sacrifice bunt [Luzinski to second]; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Luzinski to third, Money to
second]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Carlton singled
[Luzinski scored, Money to third, Bateman to second]; Doyle hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Money scored (unearned), Bateman to
third]; Bowa flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Tolan singled to right; Tolan stole second; Bench
struck out; Perez flied out to center; Menke popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); Luzinski made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Plummer singled to
center; MCRAE BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; McRae lined to left; Rose
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Money lined to
third; Johnson flied out to left; Bateman singled to third;
Carlton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); B. ROBINSON
REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Tolan doubled to left; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Tolan
to third]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tolan
scored]; Perez homered; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Doyle flied out to right; Bowa tripled to right;
Hutton doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Montanez was walked
intentionally; Luzinski grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 4, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion singled to center; Plummer doubled to left
[Concepcion to third]; JAVIER BATTED FOR CARROLL; Javier singled
to center [Concepcion scored, Plummer to third]; SCARCE REPLACED
CARLTON (PITCHING); Rose reached on a fielder's choice [Plummer
out at home (second to catcher), Javier to second]; Scarce threw
a wild pitch [Javier to third, Rose to second]; Morgan struck
out; Tolan struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Reds 3.

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