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Cardinals
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 4, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 4, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scipio Spinks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 15,729 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
Ed Crosby | Second Baseman |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Scipio Spinks | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Joe Hague | Right Fielder |
Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 4, 1972
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Grimsley
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Grimsley
Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Grimsley
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Grimsley
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Melendez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Grimsley
Simmons hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Spinks
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Spinks
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Spinks
There goes Rose. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Rose steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Spinks
Tolan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Spinks
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Grimsley
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Grimsley
Crosby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Grimsley
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Spinks
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Spinks
Hague takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Spinks
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spinks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Perez moves to third. Hague moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Concepcion vs. Spinks
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Perez scores. Hague moves to third. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grimsley vs. Spinks
Grimsley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Spinks
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Hague scores. Menke moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Spinks
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Rose reaches second base with a double. Menke scores. Concepcion scores. Morgan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Spinks
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. Spinks
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spinks vs. Grimsley
Spinks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Grimsley
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Grimsley
Melendez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Melendez reaches second base with a double. Spinks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Grimsley
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Grimsley
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Palmer
Lowell Palmer now pitching.
Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hague vs. Palmer
Hague hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Menke vs. Palmer
Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Palmer
Concepcion is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Grimsley
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Grimsley
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Grimsley
Crosby hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Palmer
Grimsley hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Palmer
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Palmer
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Palmer
Tolan takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Palmer
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Grimsley
Maxvill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Maxvill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alyea vs. Grimsley
Brant Alyea pinch hits for Lowell Palmer.
Alyea hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Grimsley
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Grimsley
Melendez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Grimsley
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cloninger
Tony Cloninger now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Cloninger
Hague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Cloninger
Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Menke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Cloninger
Concepcion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimsley vs. Cloninger
Grimsley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Grimsley
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Grimsley
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Grimsley
Clendenon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Grimsley
Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Clendenon trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Cumberland
John Cumberland now pitching.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Cumberland
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards second. Crosby scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Cumberland
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Grimsley
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Grimsley
Ted Sizemore pinch hits for John Cumberland.
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Grimsley
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melendez vs. Grimsley
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Drabowsky
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Drabowsky
Geronimo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Crosby catches it and throws to first to double up Bench. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Grimsley
Ted Uhlaender now playing left field.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Grimsley
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Grimsley
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Uhlaender throws the ball in to Perez who tags Simmons trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Grzenda
Joe Grzenda now pitching.
Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Grzenda
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Grzenda
Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Grimsley
Clendenon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Clendenon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosby vs. Grimsley
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Grimsley
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNertney vs. Grimsley
Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
McNertney hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1972 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 1 1 0 1 Melendez L, cf 3 0 2 1 Rose P, lf 3 0 1 3 Alou M, rf 4 0 1 0 Uhlaender T, lf 0 0 0 0 Torre J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Tolan B, cf 3 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0 Bench J, c 3 0 0 0 Clendenon D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Perez T, 1b 4 2 2 0 Crosby E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hague J, rf 2 1 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 4 0 1 0 Geronimo C, rf 1 0 0 0 Spinks S, p 1 1 1 0 Menke D, 3b 3 1 2 1 Palmer L, p 0 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 2 1 0 1 Alyea B, ph 1 0 0 0 Grimsley R, p 4 0 0 0 Cloninger T, p 0 0 0 0 Cumberland J, p 0 0 0 0 Sizemore T, ph 1 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0 McNertney J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 9 1 26 6 5 6 St.Louis 001 000 000 -- 1 Cincinnati 051 000 00x -- 6 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Spinks S (L) 2.0 3 5 5 4 5 Palmer L 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 Cloninger T 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Cumberland J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Drabowsky M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Grzenda J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Grimsley R (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 2 DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Cincinnati 6 2B -- Rose P, Melendez L, Perez T, Maxvill D, Menke D, Clendenon D 3B -- Brock L SB -- Rose P SF -- Menke D T -- 2:03 A -- 15729
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