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Reds 11 @ Pirates 5
Three Rivers Stadium
July 21, 1972

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 21, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 11 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 21, 1972 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 11 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 15
Runs: 11
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherPedro Borbon  
Losing PitcherBruce Kison  
SaveDon Gullett  
Game Winning RBIHal McRae 

Game Info

DateJuly 21, 1972 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Billingham  
Home Starting PitcherDock Ellis  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance32,255 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Jerry Dale
2B: Paul Pryor
3B: Ed Vargo

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Left Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Bobby Tolan  Center Fielder 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
Denis Menke  Third Baseman 
Cesar Geronimo  Right Fielder 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Jack Billingham  Pitcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gene Clines  Right Fielder 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Al Oliver  Center Fielder 
Willie Stargell  First Baseman 
Manny Sanguillen  Catcher 
Richie Hebner  Third Baseman 
Bob Robertson  Left Fielder 
Gene Alley  Shortstop 
Dock Ellis  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Reds 11 @ Pirates 5
Three Rivers Stadium
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         Game of 7/21/1972 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, lf            4  2  1  0   Clines G, rf          5  1  1  0   
Morgan J, 2b          4  3  3  4   Stennett R, 2b        5  0  2  0   
Tolan B, cf           5  1  2  3   Oliver A, cf          5  2  3  1   
Bench J, c            5  0  1  1   Stargell W, 1b        2  1  0  0   
Perez T, 1b           5  0  0  0   Sanguillen M, c       5  1  2  2   
Menke D, 3b           2  1  1  0   Hebner R, 3b          4  0  1  2   
Geronimo C, rf        5  1  4  1   Robertson B, lf       4  0  1  0   
Chaney D, ss          4  1  1  0   Alley G, ss           4  0  1  0   
Billingham J, p       2  0  0  0   Ellis D, p            2  0  0  0   
Hague J, ph           1  1  1  0   Kison B, p            1  0  1  0   
Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   Johnson B, p          0  0  0  0   
McRae H, ph           1  0  0  1   Zisk R, ph            1  0  0  0   
Gullett D, p          0  1  0  0   Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Hernandez R, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38 11 14 10                        38  5 12  5

Cincinnati       002 002 223 -- 11
Pittsburgh       300 010 001 --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Billingham J          5.0  6  4  4  3  5
Borbon P (W)          1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Gullett D (S)         3.0  5  1  1  1  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ellis D*              5.0  8  4  4  5  4
Kison B (L)+          2.0  2  4  3  5  1
Johnson B             1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Garber G#             0.0  1  2  2  1  0
Hernandez R           1.0  2  1  1  2  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Bench J, Stennett R
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 15, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Oliver A 2, Hebner R, Geronimo C
HR -- Morgan J 2
SB -- Morgan J
SF -- Bench J
WP -- Hernandez R
T -- 2:59
A -- 32255

    

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