Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. McDowell
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. McDowell
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bench vs. McDowell
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McRae vs. McDowell
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. Morgan scores. Bench moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Menke vs. McDowell
  
  Menke is hit by the pitch. Bench moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Foster vs. McDowell
  
  Foster strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Javier vs. McDowell
  
  Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bench tags and scores. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Concepcion vs. McDowell
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McRae moves to third. Menke moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Simpson vs. McDowell
  
  Simpson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Simpson
  
  Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Simpson
  
  Fuentes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Foster. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bonds vs. Simpson
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kingman vs. Simpson
  
  Kingman hits a line drive towards third. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. McDowell
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. McDowell
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. McDowell
  
  Bench hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hart vs. Simpson
  
  Hart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Simpson
  
  Rader hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Simpson
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. McDowell
  
  McRae hits a popup towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. McDowell
  
  Menke is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. McDowell
  
  Foster hits a popup towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Simpson
  
  Bill Plummer now playing first base.
  
  Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDowell vs. Simpson
  
  McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Simpson
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Javier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. McDowell
  
  Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. McDowell
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. McDowell
  
  Simpson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Simpson
  
  Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Simpson
  
  Bonds hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kingman vs. Simpson
  
  Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion throws to second for one, and Morgan throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Kingman moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hart vs. Simpson
  
  Hart is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rader vs. Simpson
  
  Al Gallagher pinch runs for Jim Ray Hart.
  
  Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Plummer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. McDowell
  
  Al Gallagher now playing third base.
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. McDowell
  
  Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. McDowell
  
  Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. McDowell
  
  McRae takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Plummer vs. McDowell
  
  There goes Bench. The throw from Rader and he is out, Gallagher applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Simpson
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Javier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Simpson
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDowell vs. Simpson
  
  McDowell hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Plummer vs. McDowell
  
  Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell juggles the ball. That's an error on McDowell. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. McDowell
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Javier vs. McDowell
  
  Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Concepcion vs. McDowell
  
  Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Simpson vs. McDowell
  
  Simpson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Simpson
  
  Speier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Speier reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fuentes vs. Simpson
  
  Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bonds vs. Simpson
  
  Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Borbon
  
  Pedro Borbon now pitching.
  
  Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gallagher vs. Borbon
  
  There goes Kingman. The throw from Bench and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.McRae fumbles the ball. That's an error on McRae. Kingman goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Borbon
  
  Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Borbon covering, for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Borbon
  
  Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Borbon
  
  Maddox 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 

Top 7

• Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. McDowell
  
  Chris Arnold now playing shortstop.
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. McDowell
  
  Morgan bunts towards the mound. McDowell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. McDowell
  
  Bench hits a line drive into right field. Bonds picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bonds. Morgan moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McRae vs. Barr
  
  Jim Barr now pitching. Ken Henderson now playing center field.
  
  McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. McRae reaches second base with a double. Bonds throws the ball in to Rader who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Morgan scores. Bench goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Plummer vs. Barr
  
  Plummer is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Borbon
  
  Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Dave Concepcion now playing third base.
  
  Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henderson vs. Borbon
  
  Henderson bunts towards the mound. Borbon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Arnold vs. Borbon
  
  Arnold hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Fuentes vs. Borbon
  
  Fuentes hits a fly ball towards left. Rose catches it and throws to home to double up Williams. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Barr
  
  Foster strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chaney vs. Barr
  
  Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Barr
  
  There goes Chaney. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Chaney steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Concepcion vs. Barr
  
  Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Concepcion reaches third base with a triple. Chaney scores. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Carbo vs. Barr
  
  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
  
  Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it and throws to home to get Concepcion. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rose vs. Barr
  
  The ball gets by Rader for a passed ball. Carbo moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rose vs. Barr
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Sprague
  
  Ed Sprague now pitching.
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Concepcion juggles the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Bonds moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kingman vs. Sprague
  
  Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Concepcion fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Gallagher vs. Sprague
  
  Gallagher hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Sprague
  
  Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howarth vs. Carroll
  
  Jim Howarth pinch hits for Jim Barr. Clay Carroll now pitching.
  
  Howarth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Plummer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howarth for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. McMahon
  
  Don McMahon now pitching.
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. McMahon
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geronimo vs. McMahon
  
  Geronimo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Geronimo reaches third base with a triple. Morgan goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Plummer vs. McMahon
  
  Plummer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geronimo tags and scores. View Play 
• Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. McMahon
  
  Foster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Carroll
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Concepcion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Carroll
  
  Henderson 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 
• Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Arnold vs. Carroll
  
  Arnold hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/18/1972 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, lf            5  1  1  0   Speier C, ss          3  1  1  0   
Morgan J, 2b          4  3  2  0   Arnold C, ss          2  0  1  0   
Bench J, c            4  2  2  0   Fuentes T, 2b         3  1  2  0   
McRae H, cf           3  0  2  4   Bonds B, rf           4  2  1  3   
Geronimo C, cf        1  1  1  1   Kingman D, 1b         3  1  0  0   
Menke D, 1b           1  0  0  0   Hart J, 3b            1  0  0  0   
Plummer B, 1b         2  0  0  1   Gallagher A, pr-3b    1  0  0  1   
Foster G, rf          5  0  0  0   Rader D, c            3  0  1  0   
Javier J, 3b          2  0  1  1   Maddox G, cf          3  0  0  0   
Chaney D, ss          1  1  1  0   Barr J, p             0  0  0  0   
Concepcion D, ss-3b   4  0  2  1   Howarth J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Simpson W, p          3  0  0  0   McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   
Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   Williams B, lf        4  0  1  0   
Carbo B, ph           1  0  0  0   McDowell S, p         2  0  0  0   
Sprague E, p          0  0  0  0   Henderson K, cf       2  0  0  0   
Carroll C, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  8 12  8                        32  5  7  4

Cincinnati       300 000 212 --  8
San Francisco    000 004 010 --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Simpson W*            5.0  4  3  3  1  3
Borbon P (W)          2.0  3  1  1  1  0
Sprague E             0.2  0  1  0  1  0
Carroll C (S)         1.1  0  0  0  0  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L)        6.1  8  5  5  2  5
Barr J                1.2  3  1  1  0  2
McMahon D             1.0  1  2  2  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- Morgan J, McDowell S, Bench J, McRae H, Bonds B, Concepcion D
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 5
2B -- Fuentes T, Speier C, McRae H
3B -- Concepcion D, Geronimo C
HR -- Bonds B
SB -- Kingman D, Chaney D
CS -- Bench J
SF -- Javier J, Gallagher A, Plummer B
HBP -- by McDowell S (Menke D), by Simpson W (Hart J)
PB -- Rader D
T -- 2:51
A -- 2847

    

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