Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
May 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1972 at Candlestick Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 3 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 2
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Uhlaender rf 3 0 0 0
Menke 1b 4 0 0 0
Javier 3b 3 0 1 0
  Chaney ss 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss,3b 3 0 1 0
Grimsley p 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 3 0 1 0
Hart 3b 3 1 1 1
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Healy c 3 0 1 0
Marichal p 2 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 1 0
  Rosario pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Cincinnati 002 000 000240
San Francisco 000 010 000161
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (2-0) 8.0 5 1 1 0 5
  Carroll  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  L (1-7) 9.0 4 2 2 4 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
2

  E–Hart (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Healy (1,off Grimsley).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (5,3rd inning off Marichal 1 on, 2 out), San Francisco Hart (1,5th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Grimsley 2 (3,off Marichal 2).  CS–Concepcion (2,3rd base by Marichal/Healy); Rosario (1,2nd base by Carroll/Bench).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:01.  A–2,670.
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