Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 6, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 0 1 1
Oliver cf 5 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 2 2 0
Stargell lf 4 1 2 0
  Clines ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 2 0
Sanguillen c 5 2 3 2
Robertson 1b 3 1 1 1
Alley ss 5 1 2 2
Blass p 5 0 1 1
Totals 42 8 15 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1
Tolan cf 3 0 1 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carbo rf 4 0 1 0
Menke 3b 3 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0
Borbon p 1 0 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson p 1 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 025 000 1008150
Cincinnati 000 000 010141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (2-1) 9.0 4 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Borbon  L (0-1) 2.0 8 5 5 0 0
  Sprague   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Simpson   5.0 3 1 0 2 3
  Grimsley   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
3
6

  E–Simpson (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen 2 (4,off Borbon,off Grimsley); Robertson (2,off Sprague); Stargell (5,off Simpson).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (2,8th inning off Blass 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Robertson (1,by Grimsley).  SB–Sanguillen (1,2nd base off Simpson/Bench).  IBB–Grimsley (1,Robertson).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:14.  A–12,284.
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