Reds @ Cardinals
July 16, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 8 1
Cardinals 1 8 1
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Reds 4 8 1
Cardinals 1 8 1

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .209
OBP .667 .289
At Bats 2 187
Hits 1 39
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 0 14

Jack Billingham Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 9 1
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Busch Stadium - July 16, 1972
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Out
Jack Billingham
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Joe Morgan
Denis Menke
Darrel Chaney
Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Cesar Geronimo
Jose Cruz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals 1 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Jack Billingham
Losing Pitcher Don Durham
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Tolan
Attendance 32,760
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Simmons hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Rose. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Rose steals second.
Top 9 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Billingham hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Chaney is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke juggles the ball. That's an error on Menke. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 8 Crosby hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 8 Menke bunts towards the mound. Segui fields it and throws to first for the out. Bench scores. Perez moves to third.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Bench moves to third. Perez moves to second.
Top 8 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Bench hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Bench reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Diego Segui now pitching. Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Don Durham. Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rose hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Billingham bunts and there's an error on the play. Chaney moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Simmons 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.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Bench moves to third.
Top 6 Bench is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Tolan reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a popup towards first. Perez reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Crosby attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Bottom 5 Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Durham strikes out.
Top 5 Rose hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 4 Simmons 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 is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bench hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tolan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crosby scores. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 3 Crosby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Crosby reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Brock 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 3 Durham strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Morgan. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out. Chaney scores.
Top 3 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Billingham bunts towards the mound. Durham fields it and throws to first for the out. Chaney moves to third.
Top 3 Chaney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Chaney reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 2 Menke strikes out.
Top 2 Perez is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Bench and he is out, Chaney applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Tolan is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.