Breaking up a three-hit duel between Jim Willoughby and Don Gullett, Dave Kingman smashed a homer with a man on base in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 2-1 victory over the Reds. Jim Ray Hart walked and Garry Maddox came in to run for him before Kingman connected. The Reds scored their run in the seventh on a safe bunt by Bobby Tolan, single by Johnny Bench and sacrifice fly by Tony Perez. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  3  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Bonds cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Tolan cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .277      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .275
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .259
Perez 1b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .295      Hart 3b               2   0   0   0     2   1   .250
Menke 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Maddox pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .264
Geronimo rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Kingman 1b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .217
Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Matthews rf           3   0   1   0     0   2   .222
Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .265
                                                          Willoughby p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .158

Totals               27   1   3   1     3   3             Totals               26   2   3   2     6   8

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,199
Left on Base: Reds 4, Giants 6
DP: Reds 1, Giants 1
Errors: Perez
Home Runs: Kingman (25)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (13)
Caught Stealing: Fuentes (5), Henderson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (4), Willoughby (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (5)
GIDP: Bench (15)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(8-8)          8.1   3   2   2   6   8   1  33   3.89
Totals                  8.1   3   2   2   6   8   1  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Willoughby W(5-2)       9     3   1   1   3   3   0  32   1.86
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   3   0  32

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


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan
struck out; Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to right; Fuentes reached on an
error by Perez [Fuentes to first]; Fuentes was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Speier grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke singled
to left; Geronimo grounded out (second to first) [Menke to
second]; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson popped to second in foul territory; Hart
grounded out (third to first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Matthews struck out; Rader singled to left; On a
bunt Willoughby made an out to pitcher; Bonds forced Rader
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench lined to
left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Speier struck out;
Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Hart walked; Kingman
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 5TH: Menke flied out to right; Geronimo flied out to
center; Chaney flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews singled to left; Rader struck out;
Willoughby out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Matthews
to second]; Bonds was walked intentionally; Fuentes flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 6TH: Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
walked; Hart struck out while Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

REDS 7TH: On a bunt Tolan singled; Bench singled to right [Tolan
to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tolan scored];
Menke flied out to left; Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Kingman walked; Matthews struck out; Rader forced
Kingman (first to shortstop); Willoughby forced Rader (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

REDS 8TH: Chaney walked; Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (second
to first) [Chaney to second]; Rose grounded out (second to
first) [Chaney to third]; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes flied out to center;
Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

REDS 9TH: Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied
out to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Hart
walked; MADDOX RAN FOR HART; Kingman homered [Maddox scored]; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 2.