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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 6, 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 6, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 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 6, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pedro Borbon |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,284 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rennie Stennett | 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 |
| Steve Blass | 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 |
| Pedro Borbon | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 6, 1972
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Borbon
Stennett 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Borbon
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Borbon
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Borbon
Stargell 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
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blass
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Blass
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Blass
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Borbon
Hebner 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Borbon
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Sanguillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Borbon
Robertson 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Borbon
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanguillen scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blass vs. Borbon
Blass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stennett vs. Borbon
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alley scores. Blass moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Borbon
Oliver 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
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Blass
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Blass
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borbon vs. Blass
Borbon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Borbon
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Borbon
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Borbon
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanguillen vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Stargell scores. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Sprague
Robertson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Robertson reaches second base with a double. Hebner scores. Sanguillen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alley vs. Simpson
Wayne Simpson now pitching.
Alley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blass vs. Simpson
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. Robertson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Simpson
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blass
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blass, and towards Alley, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blass
Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Blass
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Simpson
Oliver 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 -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Simpson
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Simpson
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Stargell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Simpson
Hebner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Blass
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Blass
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Simpson
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, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Simpson
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Simpson
Alley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Blass
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blass
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Simpson
Blass hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Simpson
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Simpson
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blass
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blass
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Simpson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Simpson
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Simpson
Hebner takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Simpson
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Simpson
There goes Sanguillen. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Sanguillen steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Simpson
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alley vs. Simpson
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson juggles the ball. That's an error on Simpson. Clemente scores. Sanguillen moves to third. Robertson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blass vs. Simpson
Blass 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
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Blass
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Blass
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Blass
George Foster pinch hits for Wayne Simpson.
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Grimsley
Ross Grimsley now pitching.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Grimsley
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Grimsley
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blass
Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blass
Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blass
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Grimsley
Gene Clines pinch hits for Willie Stargell.
Clines is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Grimsley
Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Grimsley
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Sanguillen reaches second base with a double. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Grimsley
Robertson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alley vs. Grimsley
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blass vs. Grimsley
Blass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blass
Gene Clines now playing left field.
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Blass
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1972 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Stennett R, 2b 5 0 1 1 Rose P, lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver A, cf 5 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 1 1 1
Clemente R, rf 5 2 2 0 Tolan B, cf 3 0 1 0
Stargell W, lf 4 1 2 0 Bench J, c 4 0 0 0
Clines G, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hebner R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Carbo B, rf 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen M, c 5 2 3 2 Menke D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Robertson B, 1b 3 1 1 1 Concepcion D, ss 2 0 0 0
Alley G, ss 5 1 2 2 Borbon P, p 1 0 0 0
Blass S, p 5 0 1 1 Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0
Simpson W, p 1 0 0 0
Foster G, ph 1 0 0 0
Grimsley R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 8 15 7 30 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 025 000 100 -- 8
Cincinnati 000 000 010 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Borbon P (L)* 2.0 8 5 5 0 0
Sprague E+ 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Simpson W 5.0 3 1 0 2 3
Grimsley R 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Simpson W
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Sanguillen M 2, Robertson B, Stargell W
HR -- Morgan J
SB -- Sanguillen M
T -- 2:14
A -- 12284
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