Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 22, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 4 2
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 5 1 2 1
Geronimo rf 5 0 1 0
Javier 3b 3 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 1 0 1 1
  Concepcion 3b 0 0 0 0
Chaney ss 4 0 1 1
Simpson p 2 1 1 0
  Hague ph 0 1 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo rf 5 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 5 0 0 0
Oliver cf 5 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 2 0
Robertson lf 4 0 2 1
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
Moose p 3 0 1 1
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Cincinnati 000 110 1216121
Pittsburgh 012 000 000392
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson   6.0 7 3 3 3 3
  Sprague  W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Carroll  SV (22) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (5-6) 7.0 8 5 4 3 3
  Giusti   2.0 4 1 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
3
5

  E–Perez (5), Stennett (6), Stargell (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Cincinnati Morgan 2 (11,off Moose 2); Geronimo (6,off Moose); Simpson (1,off Moose); Perez (16,off Giusti), Pittsburgh Hebner (12,off Simpson); Stargell (16,off Simpson).  3B–Pittsburgh Oliver (4,off Simpson).  IBB–Hebner (4,by Simpson).  SB–Morgan (36,2nd base off Moose/Sanguillen).  WP–Moose (3).  IBB–Simpson (4,Hebner).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:45.  A–40,837.
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