Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
League Championship Series Game 2 Played on Sunday, October   8, 1972 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  8  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Stennett lf,2b        4   0   1   0     1   0   .375
Morgan 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .375      Oliver cf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .444
Tolan cf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .333      Clemente rf           3   0   0   1     1   1   .000
Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   2   .143      Stargell 1b,lf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Perez 1b              4   0   1   2     0   2   .250      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .143
Menke 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .167      May c                 2   0   1   1     0   0   .500
Geronimo rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .125        Sanguillen ph,c     2   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cash 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .143
  Concepcion ph,ss    2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Alley ss              3   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moose p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Mazeroski ph        1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     1  10             Totals               33   3   7   3     4   8

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 50,584
Left on Base: Reds 3, Pirates 8
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Bench, Cash
Doubles: Tolan (1), Bench (1), Perez (1), Oliver (1), Sanguillen (1)
Home Runs: Morgan (2)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (1)
GIDP: Menke (1), Stargell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Alley (1,by Billingham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              4.2   5   2   2   2   4   0  21   3.86
Hall W(1-0)             4.1   2   1   1   2   4   0  17   2.08
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   8   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(0-1)            0     5   4   4   0   0   0   5    inf
Johnson                 5     1   0   0   1   6   0  16   0.00
Kison                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Hernandez               2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.38
Giusti                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     8   5   5   1  10   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (1)
Wild Pitches: Johnson (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan singled to right [Rose
to third, Morgan to second (on throw to 3b)]; Tolan doubled to
left [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Bench doubled [Tolan to
third]; Perez doubled to right [Tolan scored, Bench scored];
JOHNSON REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Menke grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Perez out at third]; Geronimo struck out;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Oliver forced Stennett
(third to second); Clemente walked [Oliver to second]; Stargell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Clemente out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates
0.

REDS 2ND: Chaney flied out to center; Billingham was called out
on strikes; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner struck out; May grounded out (first to
pitcher); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to center; Tolan singled to center;
Tolan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bench
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley flied out to left; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Menke walked; Geronimo popped to
first in foul territory; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver doubled to right; Clemente was called out on
strikes; Stargell walked; Hebner struck out; May singled to left
[Oliver scored, Stargell to second]; May was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Bench [Stargell to third, May to
second]; Cash grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Billingham reached on an error by Cash; Rose forced
Billingham (second to shortstop); Johnson threw a wild pitch
[Rose to second]; Morgan popped to first in foul territory;
Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley was hit by a pitch; MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Mazeroski singled to center [Alley to second]; ELLIS
RAN FOR MAZEROSKI; Stennett popped to first in foul territory;
Oliver singled to shortstop [Alley to third, Ellis to second];
Clemente forced Oliver (second to shortstop) [Alley scored,
Ellis to third]; HALL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Stargell
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 2.

REDS 6TH: KISON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Bench struck out;
Perez popped to second in foul territory; Menke was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner popped to second; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR MAY;
Sanguillen doubled to left; Cash singled to left [Sanguillen
scored, Cash to second (on throw to home)]; Alley flied out to
left; CLINES BATTED FOR KISON; Clines struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 3.

REDS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); SANGUILLEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Geronimo struck out; CONCEPCION
BATTED FOR CHANEY; Concepcion flied out to right; Hall grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Stennett
walked; Oliver struck out; Clemente lined to right; Stargell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 3.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan homered;
Tolan flied out to center; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen
lined to third; Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 3.

REDS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); STENNETT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); STARGELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
ROBERTSON REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING 1B); Perez struck out;
Menke grounded out (third to first); Geronimo singled to second;
Concepcion forced Geronimo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Alley grounded out (first to pitcher); Robertson
walked; Stennett lined to second; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 3.