Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres
May 21, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1972 at San Diego Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
  Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 1 1 0
  Geronimo pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Bench c 3 2 1 0
Hague 1b 2 2 1 0
McRae 3b 1 0 1 2
  Menke 3b 2 0 0 0
Uhlaender rf 2 0 1 1
  Foster ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Chaney ss,2b 4 0 1 3
Nolan p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 4 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 2 3 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 1
Colbert 1b 4 0 1 0
Stahl rf 4 0 1 0
Barton c 4 0 1 0
Campbell 3b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
  Robles ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Greif p 0 0 0 0
  Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0
  Ross p 2 0 0 0
  Jestadt ph 1 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 1
Cincinnati 023 200 000791
San Diego 000 001 001271
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  W (5-1) 9.0 7 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Greif  L (3-5) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Schaeffer   1.2 2 3 3 3 0
  Ross   5.1 4 2 0 4 3
  Kilkenny   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
9
6

  E–Foster (1), Campbell (1).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (4,off Ross), San Diego Morales (2,off Nolan); Lee (5,off Nolan).  SF–McRae 2 (3,off Schaeffer,off Ross).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:30.
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