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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1972-10-07 · 1972 League Championship Series · Game 1 of 5 Game 2 ▶ · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 50476 · 54°F, overcast, wet · Wind 16 mph R to L · 1:57

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Steve Blass earned the win and Ramon Hernandez picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
PIT	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		5	6

W: Steve Blass L: Don Gullett SV: Ramon Hernandez

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	5	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	4	1	1	1	1	0
Bobby Tolan	5	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Bench	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Perez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Denis Menke	3	0	1	0	1	0
Cesar Geronimo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Darrel Chaney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Don Gullett	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ted Uhlaender	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Hague	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Rennie Stennett	4	2	2	0	0
Al Oliver	4	2	2	3	0
Roberto Clemente	4	0	0	0	1
Willie Stargell	3	1	1	1	1
Manny Sanguillen	3	0	0	0	0
Richie Hebner	3	0	1	1	0
Dave Cash	3	0	0	0	0
Gene Alley	3	0	0	0	0
Steve Blass	3	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Gullett	6.0	6	0	3
Pedro Borbon	2.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Blass	8.1	8	4	1
Ramon Hernandez	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: 7
Joe Morgan: HR/F9D
Bobby Tolan: 8/L
Johnny Bench: 8/8D

Bot 1

Rennie Stennett: S8
Al Oliver: PB.1-2
Al Oliver: T7/L78S.2-H
Roberto Clemente: K/C
Willie Stargell: D9/F9DW.3-H
Manny Sanguillen: 43.2-3
Richie Hebner: S9/L9S.3-H
Dave Cash: 8

Top 2

Tony Perez: S7
Denis Menke: 8
Cesar Geronimo: 6/P
Darrel Chaney: 7

Bot 2

Gene Alley: 3/G
Steve Blass: 7/L78S
Rennie Stennett: 63

Top 3

Don Gullett: S/BG
Pete Rose: 8
Joe Morgan: 9
Bobby Tolan: 7

Bot 3

Al Oliver: 53
Roberto Clemente: 8/F89D
Willie Stargell: 8

Top 4

Johnny Bench: 7/L
Tony Perez: 9
Denis Menke: S7
Cesar Geronimo: 6/P

Bot 4

Manny Sanguillen: 8
Richie Hebner: 3/G
Dave Cash: 9

Top 5

Darrel Chaney: 43
Don Gullett: 3/P
Pete Rose: D7/G5
Joe Morgan: 9

Bot 5

Gene Alley: 9
Steve Blass: K
Rennie Stennett: S5/G5
Al Oliver: HR/F89XD.1-H
Roberto Clemente: 63

Top 6

Bobby Tolan: S9
Johnny Bench: W.1-2
Tony Perez: 8/8D.2-3
Denis Menke: 6/P
Cesar Geronimo: 8

Bot 6

Willie Stargell: K
Manny Sanguillen: 43
Richie Hebner: 3/G

Top 7

Darrel Chaney: 8
Ted Uhlaender: S7
Pete Rose: 7
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Bobby Tolan: 41/G34D

Bot 7

Dave Cash: 43
Gene Alley: 43
Steve Blass: 63

Top 8

Johnny Bench: 7
Tony Perez: K
Denis Menke: W
Cesar Geronimo: 7

Bot 8

Rennie Stennett: 43
Al Oliver: 43
Roberto Clemente: 63

Top 9

Darrel Chaney: 3/L
Joe Hague: W
Pete Rose: S8/G.1-2
Joe Morgan: 8/F8XD
Bobby Tolan: K

Notes & reviews

Tolan fell on wet field and let ball get past him
Soft liner that Rose had to dive for
Cesar Geronimo hit a line drive that struck 1B umpire Ken Burkhart and was ruled foul; Reds Manager Sparky Anderson ejected by Burkhart

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