Reds @ Braves
August 12, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 2 3 2
Braves 7 13 1
Top 9 R H E
Reds 2 3 2
Braves 7 13 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .225
OBP .333 .320
At Bats 3 306
Hits 1 69
• Singles 1 49
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 1 31

Ron Reed Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 11 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 12, 1972
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Strikeout
Ron Reed
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Felix Millan
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Ralph Garr
Dusty Baker
Mike Lum
Denis Menke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 2 3 2 4
Atlanta Braves 7 13 1 3
Winning Pitcher Ron Reed
Losing Pitcher Ross Grimsley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Darrell Evans
Attendance 26,857
Time of Game 2 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Joe Hague pinch hits for Tony Perez. Hague hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bench hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Millan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Millan reaches second base with a double. Tolan throws the ball in to Menke who tags Millan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Baker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chaney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Tolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geronimo throws the ball in to Chaney who tags Evans trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Garr scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Menke. Garr moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ed Sprague now pitching. Reed hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Ross Grimsley. Uhlaender hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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 5 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Grimsley bunts towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. Chaney moves to third.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Chaney moves to second.
Top 5 Chaney bunts towards the mound. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lum 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 4 Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bench for the out. Morgan moves to third. Tolan moves to second.
Top 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. Morgan moves to second.
Top 4 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Menke. Evans scores. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reed scores. There goes Garr trying to get to third. Tolan throws the ball in to Menke, who tags Garr for the out. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reed moves to second.
Bottom 3 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out.
Top 3 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out.
Bottom 2 Lum strikes out. The throw from Bench to pick off Baker, and he's out.
Bottom 2 Millan bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a line drive towards third. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tolan hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.