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Cincinnati Reds @ Montreal Expos

1972-06-09 · Night game · Parc Jarry · Att: 11193 · night · 2:21

Cincinnati Reds defeated Montreal Expos 6–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 1st. Wayne Simpson earned the win and Pedro Borbon picked up the save. Johnny Bench went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Wayne Simpson L: Carl Morton SV: Pedro Borbon

Umpires — HP: Mel Steiner · 1B: Jerry Dale · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Chris Pelekoudas · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	2	2	1	0	1
Joe Morgan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Tolan	3	2	1	0	1	1
Johnny Bench	4	1	2	3	0	0
Tony Perez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Hague	4	0	0	0	0	3
Dave Concepcion	4	0	0	0	0	0
Darrel Chaney	4	0	0	0	0	2
Wayne Simpson	2	0	1	0	0	0
Pedro Borbon	2	0	0	0	0	2
Cesar Geronimo	1	0	0	0	0	1

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	4	1	1	0	0	1
Boots Day	2	1	1	0	2	0
Mike Jorgensen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Bailey	4	0	1	2	0	1
Ron Fairly	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Singleton	2	0	1	0	0	0
Terry Humphrey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tim Foli	3	0	1	0	1	1
Carl Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Fairey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Mashore	2	1	0	0	0	0
John Bateman	1	0	0	1	0	0
Ron Woods	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wayne Simpson	5.0	5	3	4
Pedro Borbon	4.0	1	0	1

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Morton	2.1	6	1	1
Denny Lemaster	1.2	1	0	1
Tom Walker	2.0	0	0	4
Joe Gilbert	3.0	0	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: S
Joe Morgan: S.1-3
Bobby Tolan: SB2.1-3(E2/TH);3-H
Bobby Tolan: E3.3-3;B-1
Johnny Bench: SB2
Johnny Bench: S.3-H;2-3#
Tony Perez: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)(UR)
Joe Hague: 3/G

Bot 1

Ron Hunt: HP
Boots Day: W.1-2
Mike Jorgensen: WP.2-3;1-2#
Mike Jorgensen: 7
Bob Bailey: D.3-H;2-H
Ron Fairly: 43
Ken Singleton: 9

Top 2

Dave Concepcion: 9
Darrel Chaney: K
Wayne Simpson: 3/L

Bot 2

Terry Humphrey: 43
Tim Foli: S
Carl Morton: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Carl Morton: 8/F
Ron Hunt: K

Top 3

Pete Rose: HR
Joe Morgan: 8
Bobby Tolan: S
Johnny Bench: HR/7.1-H
Tony Perez: W
Joe Hague: K/C
Dave Concepcion: 8

Bot 3

Boots Day: 3/G
Mike Jorgensen: K
Bob Bailey: K/C

Top 4

Darrel Chaney: 7
Wayne Simpson: S7
Pete Rose: 3/FL
Joe Morgan: 9

Bot 4

Ron Fairly: K
Ken Singleton: S
Terry Humphrey: 6/L
Tim Foli: W.1-2
Jim Fairey: 43

Top 5

Bobby Tolan: K
Johnny Bench: 8
Tony Perez: K

Bot 5

Ron Hunt: S#
Boots Day: W.1-2
Mike Jorgensen: 8
Bob Bailey: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Ron Fairly: 8

Top 6

Joe Hague: K
Dave Concepcion: 53
Darrel Chaney: K/C

Bot 6

Clyde Mashore: E5.B-1
Terry Humphrey: S.1-2
Tim Foli: 13.2-3;1-2
John Bateman: 63.3-H(UR);2-3
Ron Hunt: 4/P

Top 7

Pedro Borbon: K
Pete Rose: K
Joe Morgan: 8

Bot 7

Boots Day: S
Mike Jorgensen: 46(1)3/GDP
Bob Bailey: 53

Top 8

Bobby Tolan: W
Johnny Bench: SB2#
Johnny Bench: 7
Cesar Geronimo: K
Joe Hague: K

Bot 8

Ron Fairly: 8
Clyde Mashore: 4/L
Terry Humphrey: 13

Top 9

Dave Concepcion: 63
Darrel Chaney: 9
Pedro Borbon: K

Bot 9

Tim Foli: K/C
Ron Woods: 43
Ron Hunt: 63