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Atlanta Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1972-08-05 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 36792 · night · 2:14

Cincinnati Reds defeated Atlanta Braves 4–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 3rd. Pedro Borbon earned the win and Clay Carroll picked up the save. Johnny Bench went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Pedro Borbon L: Ron Schueler SV: Clay Carroll

Umpires — HP: Dick Stello · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: Mel Steiner · 3B: Bill Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sonny Jackson	5	1	1	0	0
Ralph Garr	4	0	1	0	1
Hank Aaron	4	0	3	0	0
Earl Williams	3	0	0	0	1
Mike Lum	4	0	1	1	0
Felix Millan	4	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks	4	1	2	1	0
Marty Perez	3	0	0	0	0
Ron Schueler	3	0	0	0	2
Jim Breazeale	1	0	0	0	0
Rowland Office	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

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

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Schueler	8.0	7	2	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Jack Billingham	7.0	6	4
Pedro Borbon	1.0	1	0
Clay Carroll	1.0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sonny Jackson: 43
Ralph Garr: K
Hank Aaron: S8
Earl Williams: K

Bot 1

Pete Rose: 43
Joe Morgan: W
Bobby Tolan: SB2#
Bobby Tolan: K
Johnny Bench: 4/P

Top 2

Mike Lum: 3/G
Felix Millan: 53
Larvell Blanks: 43

Bot 2

Tony Perez: S9
Denis Menke: 9
Ted Uhlaender: 5/FL
Darrel Chaney: 8

Top 3

Marty Perez: 7
Ron Schueler: 63
Sonny Jackson: 9/L

Bot 3

Jack Billingham: K
Pete Rose: T/78
Joe Morgan: D9/9L.3-H
Bobby Tolan: 3/G.2-3
Johnny Bench: S5.3-H
Tony Perez: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Ralph Garr: S8
Hank Aaron: S7.1-2
Earl Williams: 4(1)/FO.2-3
Mike Lum: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Felix Millan: 63

Bot 4

Denis Menke: 5/L
Ted Uhlaender: 7
Darrel Chaney: 5/FL

Top 5

Larvell Blanks: 43
Marty Perez: 2/FL
Ron Schueler: K

Bot 5

Jack Billingham: 9
Pete Rose: 3/G
Joe Morgan: 6/P

Top 6

Sonny Jackson: S7
Ralph Garr: 9/L
Hank Aaron: 3/FL
Earl Williams: HP.1-2
Mike Lum: S9.2-H;1-2
Felix Millan: 5(2)/FO

Bot 6

Bobby Tolan: K
Johnny Bench: 7
Tony Perez: 53

Top 7

Larvell Blanks: HR/7
Marty Perez: 3/L
Ron Schueler: K+WP.B-1
Sonny Jackson: 13.1-2
Ralph Garr: 63

Bot 7

Denis Menke: 53
Ted Uhlaender: S9
Darrel Chaney: 43.1-2
Joe Hague: 9

Top 8

Hank Aaron: S7
Earl Williams: 8/L
Mike Lum: 6(1)/FO
Felix Millan: 43

Bot 8

Pete Rose: T8.B-H(E6)(NR)
Joe Morgan: 43
Bobby Tolan: K
Johnny Bench: HR/7
Tony Perez: W
Denis Menke: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

Larvell Blanks: S7
Jim Breazeale: 53.1-2
Rowland Office: 8/L
Sonny Jackson: 13

Notes & reviews

Braves manager Harris ejected by HP umpire Stello for complaining when pitcher Schueler was warned after brushback pitch to Perez following Bench's home run
Debut game for Rowland Office

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