San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
May 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 4 1 1 0
Jestadt 3b 5 0 1 1
Lee lf 5 1 2 1
Colbert 1b 5 2 3 1
Jeter cf 4 1 0 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Barton c 3 0 2 1
Hernandez ss 3 0 2 0
Arlin p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 3 0 1 1
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 0
Hague 1b 3 1 1 1
Menke 3b 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Geronimo rf 2 0 0 0
Grimsley p 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
San Diego 100 102 1005110
Cincinnati 011 000 000241
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Arlin  W (4-4) 9.0 4 2 2 4 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (2-1) 5.2 8 4 2 2 2
  Hall   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Borbon   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
3
3

  E–Tolan (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–San Diego Barton (1,off Grimsley); Hernandez (6,off Grimsley), Cincinnati Rose (5,off Arlin).  3B–San Diego Thomas (1,off Grimsley), Cincinnati Bench (2,off Arlin); Hague (2,off Arlin).  HR–San Diego Lee (5,4th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out); Colbert (10,7th inning off Hall 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Barton (1,off Grimsley).  IBB–Hernandez (1,by Grimsley).  CS–Colbert (2,2nd base by Grimsley/Bench); Hague (2,Home by Arlin/Barton).  IBB–Grimsley (4,Hernandez).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:25.  A–19,647.
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