Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 1
League Championship Series Game 1 Played on Saturday, October   7, 1972 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Pirates      3  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Stennett lf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .500
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .250      Oliver cf             4   2   2   3     0   0   .500
Tolan cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .333
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Menke 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .330      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gullett p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Alley ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Blass p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hague ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               35   1   8   1     4   2             Totals               30   5   6   5     0   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 50,476
Left on Base: Reds 11, Pirates 1
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 0
Doubles: Rose (1), Stargell (1)
Triples: Oliver (1)
Home Runs: Morgan (1), Oliver (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(0-1)          6     6   5   5   0   3   1  24   7.50
Borbon                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8     6   5   5   0   3   1  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(1-0)            8.1   8   1   1   4   1   1  37   1.08
Hernandez               0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   2   1  39

Passed Balls: Bench (1)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bill Williams, LF - John Kibler, RF - Harry Wendelstedt


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan homered; Tolan lined to
center; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center; Bench allowed a passed
ball [Stennett to second]; Oliver tripled [Stennett scored];
Clemente was called out on strikes; Stargell doubled [Oliver
scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Stargell to
third]; Hebner singled to right [Stargell scored]; Cash flied
out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to left; Menke flied out to center;
Geronimo popped to shortstop; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Alley grounded out (first unassisted); Blass flied
out to left; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Gullett singled; Rose flied out to center;
Morgan flied out to right; Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Clemente
flied out to center; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 4TH: Bench lined to left; Perez flied out to right; Menke
singled to left; Sparky ejected; Geronimo popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Gullett popped
to first; Rose doubled to left; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley flied out to right; Blass struck out;
Stennett singled to third; Oliver homered [Stennett scored];
Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 6TH: Tolan singled to right; Bench walked [Tolan to
second]; Perez flied out to center [Tolan to third]; Menke
popped to shortstop; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first); Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 7TH: Chaney flied out to center; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR
GULLETT; Uhlaender singled to left; Rose flied out to left;
Morgan walked [Uhlaender to second]; Tolan grounded out (second
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Cash grounded
out (second to first); Alley grounded out (second to first);
Blass grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 8TH: Bench flied out to left; Perez struck out; Menke
walked; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Clemente grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 9TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Chaney lined
to first; HAGUE BATTED FOR BORBON; Hague walked; On a bunt Rose
singled [Hague to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING);
Morgan flied out to center; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.