Monday October 9, 1972
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

League Championship Series Game 3 Played on Monday, October 9, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 3 7 0 Reds 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .385 Rose lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .462 Cash 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Clemente rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .100 Tolan cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .308 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .111 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Clines pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliver cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .385 Menke 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Hebner 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .111 Geronimo rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Sanguillen c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .333 Chaney ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .111 Alley ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nolan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Briles p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davalillo ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hague ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Giusti p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGlothlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 3 4 4 Totals 33 2 8 2 1 6 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 52,420 Left on Base: Pirates 8, Reds 5 DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1 Errors: Chaney Doubles: Clemente (1), Oliver (2), Rose 2 (3) Triples: Bench (1) Home Runs: Sanguillen (1) Stolen Bases: Morgan (1) Caught Stealing: Stennett (1) Sacrifice Hits: Alley (1) Hit by Pitch: Hebner (1,by Borbon) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles 6 6 2 2 1 3 0 23 3.00 Kison W(1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Giusti SV(1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 6 0 34 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nolan 6 4 1 1 1 4 1 23 1.50 Borbon 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3.86 Carroll L(0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 3 0 0 9 5.40 McGlothlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 4 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Borbon (1) Wild Pitches: Nolan (1) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt, LF - Augie Donatelli, RF - Ken Burkhart PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to center; Cash singled to left; Clemente struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to center; Morgan struck out; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to third]; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 2ND: Oliver flied out to left; Hebner flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Menke popped to third; Geronimo popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 3RD: Alley flied out to right; Briles struck out; Stennett singled to left; Cash forced Stennett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Chaney singled to right; Nolan popped to catcher in foul territory; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher) [Chaney to second]; Morgan singled to right [Chaney scored]; Morgan stole second; Tolan singled to center [Morgan scored, Tolan out at second (center to first to shortstop to first to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 2. PIRATES 4TH: Clemente doubled; Stargell flied out to left; Oliver struck out; Hebner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Bench tripled to left; Perez popped to shortstop in foul territory; Menke walked; Geronimo flied into a double play (left to catcher) [Bench out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 2. PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen homered; Alley flied out to left; Briles grounded out (third to first); Stennett popped to second in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Chaney flied out to right; Nolan struck out; Rose singled to left; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2. PIRATES 6TH: Cash flied out to right; Clemente walked; Nolan threw a wild pitch [Clemente to second]; Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Tolan flied out to left; Bench lined to left; Perez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2. PIRATES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Hebner was hit by a pitch; Sanguillen singled to center [Hebner to second]; Alley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hebner to third, Sanguillen to second]; CARROLL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR BRILES; Davalillo was walked intentionally; Stennett singled [Hebner scored, Sanguillen to third, Davalillo to second]; Cash flied into a double play (right to catcher to second) [Davalillo out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: KISON REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Menke grounded out (third to first); Geronimo flied out to center; Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 8TH: Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell walked; CLINES RAN FOR STARGELL; Oliver doubled to left [Clines to third]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Sanguillen forced Hebner (shortstop to second) [Clines scored, Oliver to third]; Alley forced Sanguillen (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING 1B); HAGUE BATTED FOR CARROLL; Hague was called out on strikes; Rose doubled to center; GIUSTI REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rose to third]; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. PIRATES 9TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Giusti flied out to center; Stennett reached on an error by Chaney; Stennett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Bench was called out on strikes; Perez singled to right; CONCEPCION RAN FOR PEREZ; Menke popped to second; Geronimo popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

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