Homers by Willie McCovey and Bobby Bonds helped power the Giants to an 8-2 victory in the second game of a doubleheader after the Reds had rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to win the first game, 8-7. Johnny Bench drove in three runs for the Reds in the lidlifter with a homer and single, but the Giants, who had a two-run smash by Tito Fuentes, held a 7-6 lead going into the eighth. Cesar Geronimo and Darrel Chaney started the Reds' rally with singles off Randy Moffitt. Sam McDowell, relieving, uncorked a wild pitch to allow Geronimo to score. Joe Morgan then singled to drive in Chaney with the deciding run.

McCovey hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning of the nightcap to tie the score at 2-2. Juan Marichal was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh but gained the victory when Bonds came up later in the inning and connected for a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         2  0  2    0  2  0    0  2  0  -   8 13  1
Giants       3  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   7 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   2   3   0     1   1   .307      Bonds cf,rf           3   1   0   0     2   2   .246
Morgan 2b             4   2   3   1     1   0   .291      Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   2     0   1   .263
Tolan cf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .276      Speier ss             5   1   3   1     0   1   .278
Bench c               3   1   2   3     2   0   .265      Henderson lf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .258
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .292        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Menke 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Hart 3b               4   0   2   1     1   0   .273
Geronimo rf           3   1   1   0     2   0   .260        Arnold pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Chaney ss             5   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Kingman 1b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .218
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Matthews rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .231
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .056        McDowell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .135
  Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .223        Howarth lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .107      Rader c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .266
  Uhlaender ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .155        Blanco pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .350
  Javier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Healy c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                          Reberger p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Stone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            B. Williams ph      1   1   1   1     0   0   .197
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Maddox cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .264

Totals               37   8  13   5     7   7             Totals               39   7  11   6     5   7

Time of Game: 2:53
Left on Base: Reds 10, Giants 10
DP: Reds 0, Giants 3
Errors: Chaney, Bonds
Doubles: Tolan (27), Kingman (15), Speier (25), B. Williams (3)
Home Runs: Bench (31), Fuentes (7)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 3 (50), Bonds (37)
Sacrifice Hits: Menke (6)
GIDP: Perez (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                0.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   5   2.90
Borbon                  2.2   2   1   1   2   1   0  12   3.20
Hall W(8-1)             4     3   3   0   1   4   1  17   2.48
Carroll SV(27)          2     3   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.50
Totals                  9    11   7   4   5   7   1  44

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reberger                3.1   6   4   2   1   2   0  17   3.69
Stone                   2.2   2   2   2   1   4   1  10   3.07
Moffitt L(1-4)          1.1   4   2   2   1   0   0   8   3.74
McDowell                0.2   1   0   0   3   0   0   6   4.45
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.30
Totals                  9    13   8   6   7   7   1  45

Wild Pitches: Borbon (2), McDowell (9)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan flied out to center;
Tolan doubled [Rose scored]; Bench singled to left [Tolan
scored]; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bench out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Fuentes popped to
catcher in foul territory; Speier singled to left [Bonds
scored]; Henderson singled to left [Speier to second]; Hart
singled to left [Speier scored, Henderson to second]; BORBON
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Kingman walked [Henderson to
third, Hart to second]; Borbon threw a wild pitch [Henderson
scored, Hart to third, Kingman to second]; Matthews popped to
second; Rader was walked intentionally; Reberger forced Rader
(shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 3.

REDS 2ND: Menke popped to third; Geronimo flied out to left;
Chaney lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Fuentes flied out to left; Speier
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 3.

REDS 3RD: Borbon struck out; Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan
walked [Rose to second]; Tolan struck out; Bench reached on an
error by Bonds [Rose scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Bench to second]; Perez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants
3.

GIANTS 3RD: Henderson lined to center; Hart popped to catcher in
foul territory; Kingman doubled to left; Matthews singled to
center [Kingman scored]; Rader flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 4.

REDS 4TH: Menke singled to left; Geronimo flied out to center;
Chaney singled to right [Menke to second]; HAGUE BATTED FOR
BORBON; STONE REPLACED REBERGER (PITCHING); Hague struck out;
Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: HALL REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Stone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds struck out; Fuentes struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 4.

REDS 5TH: Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Tolan
was called out on strikes; Morgan stole third; Bench homered
[Morgan scored]; Perez flied out to left; Menke popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier doubled to left; Henderson struck out; Hart
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 4.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo walked; Chaney lined into a double play (left
to first) [Geronimo out at first]; Hall was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews reached on an error by Chaney [Matthews to
first]; Rader popped to first; B. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR STONE; B.
Williams doubled to left [Matthews scored (unearned)]; Bonds
grounded out (third to first); Fuentes homered (unearned) [B.
Williams scored (unearned)]; Speier struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 7.

REDS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED B. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Rose singled
to right; Morgan singled to left [Rose to third]; Morgan stole
second; Tolan popped to first; Bench was walked intentionally;
Perez hit into a double play (second to shortstop) [Morgan out
at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Henderson lined to second; Hart walked; Kingman
popped to right; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 7.

REDS 8TH: Menke flied out to right; Geronimo singled to left;
Chaney singled to center [Geronimo to third]; UHLAENDER BATTED
FOR HALL; MCDOWELL REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); BONDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MADDOX REPLACED MOFFITT (PLAYING CF);
JAVIER BATTED FOR UHLAENDER; McDowell threw a wild pitch
[Geronimo scored, Chaney to second]; Javier popped to catcher in
foul territory; Rose was walked intentionally; Morgan singled to
center [Chaney scored, Rose to third]; Tolan popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Rader singled to
shortstop; BLANCO RAN FOR RADER; Maddox was called out on
strikes; Bonds walked [Blanco to second]; Fuentes lined to
center; Speier singled to shortstop [Blanco to third, Bonds to
second]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 8, Giants 7.

REDS 9TH: HEALY REPLACED BLANCO (PLAYING C ); Bench walked;
Perez walked [Bench to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED HENDERSON
(PITCHING); HOWARTH REPLACED MCDOWELL (PLAYING LF); Menke out on
a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bench to third, Perez to
second]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Chaney popped to
third in foul territory; Carroll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 8, Giants 7.

GIANTS 9TH: Hart singled to left; ARNOLD RAN FOR HART; Kingman
struck out; Howarth forced Arnold (first to shortstop); MCCOVEY
BATTED FOR HEALY; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Giants 7.