Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 7, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 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 9, Cincinnati Reds 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 2 2 0
  Mazeroski 2b 1 0 0 0
Oliver cf 5 3 2 1
Clemente rf 5 2 3 2
Stargell lf 4 2 2 5
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 5 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Briles p 3 0 0 0
  Moose p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 2
Tolan cf 3 2 1 1
Bench c 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 1 1 2
Carbo rf 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo pr,rf 1 1 1 1
Menke 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Billingham p 2 1 1 0
  Javier 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
Pittsburgh 201 001 4019121
Cincinnati 013 000 020681
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (2-0) 7.2 8 6 6 2 8
  Moose  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
2
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (0-5) 6.2 9 7 6 1 4
  Hall   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Borbon   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
3
5

  E–Sanguillen (1), Morgan (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (5,off Borbon).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (1,3rd inning off Billingham 0 on, 0 out); Stargell 2 (4,6th inning off Billingham 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Hall 2 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Perez (3,2nd inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out); Morgan (3,3rd inning off Briles 1 on, 1 out); Tolan (4,8th inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out); Geronimo (1,8th inning off Briles 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Briles (1,off Billingham).  IBB–Stargell (1,by Borbon).  IBB–Borbon (3,Stargell).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:30.  A–19,281.
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