Pirates @ Reds
July 12, 1972

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Pirates 1 6 1
Reds 5 7 0
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Pirates 1 6 1
Reds 6 8 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .333 .380
At Bats 3 277
Hits 1 80
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 23
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 2 68

Ramon Hernandez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 5
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Riverfront Stadium - July 12, 1972
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Home Run
Ramon Hernandez
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Bill Mazeroski
Richie Hebner
Gene Alley
Rennie Stennett
Al Oliver
Gene Clines
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Rennie Stennett now playing left field. Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Gullett now pitching. Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Vic Davalillo. 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.
Top 8 Clines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. Concepcion scores. There goes Morgan trying to get to third. Clines throws the ball in to Hebner, who tags Morgan for the out.
Bottom 7 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ramon Hernandez now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 7 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bob Johnson now pitching. Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Richie Zisk pinch hits for Bruce Kison. Zisk hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alley hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sanguillen strikes out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bench strikes out.
Top 6 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Stargell takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second.
Top 6 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davalillo moves to third.
Top 6 Davalillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Foster. Davalillo reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 5 Kison hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruce Kison now pitching. Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Tolan bunts towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski.
Top 4 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hebner strikes out.
Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Davalillo strikes out.
Top 3 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bench strikes out.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Top 2 Alley is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Oliver 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. Clines scores.
Top 1 Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clines moves to third.
Top 1 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.