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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 5, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 5, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 24,722 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bob Johnson | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 5, 1972
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nolan
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Nolan
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Johnson
Tolan hits a line drive towards first. Robertson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Nolan
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Nolan
Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Sanguillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Nolan
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Johnson
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley misplays the ball. That's an error on Alley. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Johnson
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Johnson
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nolan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nolan
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Johnson
Nolan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Nolan
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Johnson
Tolan bunts towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Johnson
There goes Tolan. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Johnson
Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Johnson
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Menke reaches second base with a double. Tolan scores. Carbo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Johnson
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Nolan
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Nolan
Sanguillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Nolan
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Johnson
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nolan
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nolan
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Johnson
Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Johnson
Bench hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Johnson
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Nolan
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Nolan
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Nolan
Sanguillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Nolan
Robertson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Nolan
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Johnson
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Sanguillen for a passed ball. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nolan vs. Johnson
Nolan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Hernandez
Ramon Hernandez now pitching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Hernandez
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nolan
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Nolan
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching. Jose Pagan pinch hits for Richie Hebner.
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hernandez
Jose Pagan now playing third base.
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hernandez
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Hernandez
Geronimo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Hall
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hall
Robertson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Hall
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hernandez
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Hernandez
Concepcion is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Hernandez
Julian Javier pinch hits for Tom Hall.
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 10
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching. Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez.
Davalillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Carroll
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Carroll
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Carroll
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 10
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching.
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Giusti
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Giusti
Tolan bunts towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Giusti
Bench is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Giusti
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose scores. Morgan moves to third. Bench moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1972 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Rose P, lf 5 1 2 1
Oliver A, cf 5 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 5 1 2 0 Tolan B, cf 4 1 1 0
Stargell W, lf 4 1 2 1 Bench J, c 4 1 1 1
Hebner R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Perez T, 1b 5 0 2 1
Pagan J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Carbo B, rf 2 1 1 0
Sanguillen M, c 4 1 2 3 Geronimo C, rf 1 0 0 0
Robertson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b 4 0 1 2
Alley G, ss 3 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 3 1 1 0
Johnson B, p 3 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 3 0 0 0
Hernandez R, p 0 0 0 0 Hall T, p 0 0 0 0
Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0 Javier J, ph 1 0 0 0
Giusti D, p 0 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 9 4 36 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 400 0 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 201 100 1 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson B 6.1 7 4 3 1 3
Hernandez R 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
Giusti D (L) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G 7.2 7 4 4 1 3
Hall T 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll C (W) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Alley G
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Sanguillen M, Menke D, Clemente R, Stargell W
HR -- Bench J, Sanguillen M
SB -- Tolan B
SH -- Tolan B
HBP -- by Hernandez R (Concepcion D)
PB -- Sanguillen M
T -- 2:35
A -- 24722
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