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.

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