Clay Carroll, who pitched the ninth inning in relief of Jack Billingham, received credit for his 35th save of the season to tie the major league record as the Reds defeated the Dodgers, 4-1. The record was set by Wayne Granger while with the Reds in 1969. Willie Davis homered for the Dodgers' run in the first inning, but Tony Perez swung a bigger bat for the Reds, driving in two tallies with a round-tripper in the fourth and another run with a double in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  x  -   4 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Rose lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .306
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .292
  Grabarkewitz 2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Tolan cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Buckner rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .316        Foster rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Davis cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .291      Bench c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .274
Paciorek 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Perez 1b              3   2   2   3     1   1   .287
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Menke 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Crawford lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .254      Geronimo rf,cf        4   0   2   1     0   0   .270
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .429      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   2   .210
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Billingham p          3   0   1   0     0   0   .071
Downing p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .121        Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Garvey ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .269        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .329

Totals               33   1   6   1     3   6             Totals               31   4  10   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 14,454
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Reds 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Perez (32), Concepcion (12)
Triples: Downing (1)
Home Runs: Davis (19), Perez (21)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (4)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Rose (2)
GIDP: Concepcion (11)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(9-9)          6     7   3   3   2   2   1  25   2.98
Richert                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.25
Hough                   1     2   1   1   1   2   0   6   3.38
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   4   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(12-12)     8     6   1   1   2   6   1  32   3.17
Carroll SV(35)          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.30
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Billingham (8)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Stan Landes


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner grounded
out (first unassisted); Davis homered; Paciorek flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose popped to right; Morgan walked; Tolan flied out
to center; Bench singled to center [Morgan to third]; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford
grounded out (second to first); Ferguson popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo
singled to third; Concepcion grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell struck out; Downing struck out; Lopes
singled to left; Lopes stole second; Buckner popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

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

DODGERS 4TH: Davis flied out to center; Paciorek popped to
third; Cey walked; Crawford singled to left [Cey to second];
Ferguson forced Cey (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench singled to
second; Perez homered [Bench scored]; Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing
tripled to right; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first);
Buckner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion struck out; Billingham singled to second;
Rose out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Billingham to
second]; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis popped to shortstop; Paciorek lined to left;
Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Tolan singled to first; Bench flied out to center
[Tolan to second]; Perez doubled to left [Tolan scored]; Menke
popped to second; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

DODGERS 7TH: FOSTER REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Crawford was called out on
strikes; Ferguson struck out; Russell singled to right; GARVEY
BATTED FOR DOWNING; Garvey walked [Russell to second]; ROBINSON
BATTED FOR LOPES; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Russell to
third, Garvey to second]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: GRABARKEWITZ REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 2B); RICHERT
REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Concepcion doubled to center; On a
bunt Billingham made an out to pitcher; Rose walked; Morgan
forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Concepcion to third]; Foster
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner singled to right; Davis grounded out
(catcher to first) [Buckner to second]; Paciorek popped to
shortstop; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING); Bench struck out;
Perez walked; Menke singled to left [Perez to second]; Geronimo
singled to left [Perez scored, Menke to third]; Concepcion
struck out; HAGUE BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Hague forced Geronimo
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

DODGERS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Crawford walked;
Ferguson grounded out (second to first) [Crawford to second];
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Crawford to third];
MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Mota popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.