Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 0 1 1
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 0
Tolan cf 4 1 2 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 1 2 0
Uhlaender rf 4 0 1 1
Menke 3b 3 0 0 1
Concepcion ss 5 2 3 2
Gullett p 2 0 1 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 2
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 2 0
Oliver cf 4 1 2 1
Hernandez J. ss 2 1 1 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Briles p 2 0 1 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 35 4 9 4
Cincinnati 000 020 1025120
Pittsburgh 002 100 001490
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett   4.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Sprague   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Borbon   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Carroll  W (1-0) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   5.2 7 2 2 1 2
  Kison   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Giusti  L (0-1) 2.0 3 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
6
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Tolan 2 (5,off Briles 2), Pittsburgh Hebner 2 (5,off Gullett 2); Briles (1,off Gullett); Oliver (5,off Carroll).  HR–Cincinnati Concepcion (1,7th inning off Kison 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Stennett (1,3rd inning off Gullett 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Menke (1,off Giusti).  IBB–Bench (1,by R Hernandez); Tolan (3,by Giusti); Perez (2,by Giusti).  SB–Morgan 2 (6,2nd base off Giusti/Sanguillen,3rd base off Giusti/Sanguillen); Tolan (6,2nd base off Giusti/Sanguillen).  IBB–R Hernandez (1,Bench); Giusti 2 (2,Tolan,Perez).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:40.  A–12,504.
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