Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
League Championship Series Game 5 Played on Wednesday, October 11, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Reds 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 4 7 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Rose lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .450 Oliver cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Clemente rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .235 Tolan cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .063 Bench c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Sanguillen c 4 2 2 0 0 0 .313 Foster pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .188 Menke 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Cash 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .211 Geronimo rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .100 Alley ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Chaney ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .188 Blass p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Moose p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hague ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Concepcion pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McRae ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 2 1 7 Totals 31 4 7 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 41,887 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Reds 5 DP: Pirates 0, Reds 1 Errors: Chaney Doubles: Hebner (1), Rose (4) Home Runs: Geronimo (1), Bench (1) Sacrifice Hits: Oliver (1), Gullett (1), Rose (1) GIDP: Blass (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blass 7.1 4 2 2 2 4 1 28 1.72 Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.70 Giusti L(0-1) 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 6.75 Moose 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 54.00 Totals 8.2 7 4 4 2 5 2 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett 3 6 3 3 0 2 0 15 8.00 Borbon 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.08 Hall 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 11 1.23 Carroll W(1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.38 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 7 0 35 Wild Pitches: Moose (1), Gullett (1) Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ken Burkhart, LF - Doug Harvey, RF - Bill Williams PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to right; Oliver was called out on strikes; Clemente singled to center; Stargell popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to center; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled to left; Hebner doubled to right [Sanguillen scored (error by Chaney), Hebner to third (on throw)]; Cash singled to center [Hebner scored]; Gullett threw a wild pitch [Cash to second]; Alley flied out to center; On a bunt Blass struck out; Stennett grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench popped to first; Perez struck out; Menke walked; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Clemente flied out to center; Stargell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Chaney singled to right; Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Rose doubled to right [Chaney scored]; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Rose to third]; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Hebner singled to center [Sanguillen to second]; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Cash singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Hebner to second]; Alley flied out to right; Blass grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez struck out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver flied out to left; Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Geronimo homered; Chaney struck out; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR BORBON; Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Rose struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. PIRATES 6TH: HALL REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; Sanguillen flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench singled to center; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. PIRATES 7TH: Cash flied out to left; Alley was called out on strikes; Blass struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Menke flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. PIRATES 8TH: Stennett singled to center; Oliver out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Stennett to second]; Clemente was walked intentionally; Stargell was called out on strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); HAGUE BATTED FOR HALL; Hague walked; CONCEPCION RAN FOR HAGUE; Rose out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Concepcion to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to third]; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. PIRATES 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Cash grounded out (third to first); Alley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Bench homered; Perez singled to center; FOSTER RAN FOR PEREZ; Menke singled to left [Foster to second]; MOOSE REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out to right [Foster to third]; Chaney popped to shortstop; MCRAE BATTED FOR CARROLL; Moose threw a wild pitch [Foster scored]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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