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June 23, 1972

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Reds 7 6 1
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Astros 1 5 1
Reds 7 6 1

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .301
OBP .667 .379
At Bats 3 226
Hits 2 68
• Singles 2 43
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 43

Ross Grimsley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Riverfront Stadium - June 23, 1972
Ross Grimsley
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Joe Morgan
Denis Menke
Dave Concepcion
Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Cesar Geronimo
Bob Watson
Lee May
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Watson strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Wynn scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third.
Top 9 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion.
Top 9 Cesar Geronimo now playing right field. Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grimsley hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Concepcion is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Menke reaches second base with a double. Tolan scores. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 8 Joe Hague pinch hits for George Foster. Hague is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Bench is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There goes Tolan. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Tolan steals second.
Bottom 8 Tolan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Rose scores. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 8 Morgan bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Rose. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Rose steals second.
Bottom 8 Joe Gibbon now pitching. Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Jim York. Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Helms takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Grimsley hits a popup into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim York now pitching. Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Metzger strikes out.
Top 6 Bobby Fenwick pinch hits for Jerry Reuss. Fenwick strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Concepcion scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to third.
Bottom 5 Grimsley bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cedeno. Concepcion reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grimsley strikes out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metzger strikes out.
Top 3 Reuss strikes out.
Top 3 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rader strikes out.
Top 2 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.