Braves @ Reds
September 27, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 16 1
Reds 5 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 16 1
Reds 5 7 1

Dave Concepcion Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .210
OBP .000 .275
At Bats 1 362
Hits 0 76
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 28

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 11 0
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Riverfront Stadium - September 27, 1972
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Phil Niekro
Bob Didier
Hank Aaron
Larvell Blanks
Earl Williams
Gil Garrido
Ralph Garr
Dusty Baker
Oscar Brown
Dave Concepcion
Joe Hague

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 8 16 1 9
Cincinnati Reds 5 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Ross Grimsley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Aaron
Attendance 7,033
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Concepcion hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Niekro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Concepcion for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Joe Hague pinch hits for Tom Hall. Hague strikes out.
Bottom 9 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Garrido takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Brown hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bill Plummer now catching. Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Menke is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aaron strikes out.
Top 8 Blanks strikes out.
Top 8 Tom Hall now pitching. Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop. Darrel Chaney now playing second base. Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Chaney scores. Rose moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Dave Concepcion pinch hits for Joe Morgan. The ball gets by Didier for a passed ball. Chaney moves to third. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rose takes first base on ball four. Chaney moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Niekro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Didier hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Top 7 Garrido hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Williams moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Top 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aaron moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 7 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanks scores.
Top 7 Blanks hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Blanks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Geronimo hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Didier hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Didier reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Garrido scores.
Top 6 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke juggles the ball. That's an error on Menke. Brown moves to third. Garrido moves to second.
Top 6 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Baker hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown throws the ball in to Garrido who tags Morgan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Chaney scores.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grimsley bunts in front of the plate. Didier fields it and throws to first for the out. Chaney moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chaney takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Williams hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blanks moves to third.
Top 5 Blanks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Blanks reaches second base with a double. Didier scores.
Top 5 Garr hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Didier moves to third.
Top 5 Didier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Didier reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garrido strikes out.
Top 4 Brown hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Brown reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Blanks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out.
Bottom 2 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Grimsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chaney scores.
Bottom 2 Chaney hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Baker who is chasing the ball. Chaney reaches third base with a triple. Perez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Didier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrido moves to second.
Top 2 Garrido hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 1 Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out.