San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
July 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 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 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b,ss 7 0 1 0
Roberts 3b 7 0 0 0
Stahl lf 6 2 2 0
Colbert 1b 6 2 2 0
Gaston rf 6 0 2 2
Morales cf 6 0 1 1
Kendall c 6 0 1 1
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Jestadt ph,2b 3 0 1 0
Caldwell p 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 1 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Corkins p 3 0 2 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 56 4 12 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 6 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 0 0 0
Tolan cf 7 0 2 1
Bench c 6 0 1 0
Perez 1b 6 1 2 0
Menke 3b 6 0 1 0
Foster rf 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph,rf 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 1 0
  Hague ph 1 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 3 1 2 1
Nolan p 3 1 1 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Javier ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 55 3 13 2
San Diego 200 000 001 000 000 014120
Cincinnati 001 100 001 000 000 003131
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell   3.0 3 2 2 4 1
  Ross   4.0 4 0 0 1 1
  Corkins   8.0 4 1 1 3 9
  Acosta  W (2-5) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Schaeffer  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
17.0
13
3
3
8
13
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan   8.0 4 2 0 1 2
  Carroll   4.0 4 1 1 2 2
  Borbon   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sprague  L (3-1) 2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
17.0
12
4
2
4
5

  E–Concepcion (11).  DP–San Diego 4, Cincinnati 3.  2B–San Diego Kendall (3,off Nolan); Stahl (6,off Carroll); Colbert (18,off Sprague), Cincinnati Perez (19,off Caldwell); Tolan (22,off Ross).  HR–Cincinnati Chaney (2,9th inning off Corkins 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Kendall (1,off Carroll).  IBB–Colbert (5,by Carroll); Morales (2,by Carroll); Gaston (1,by Sprague); Geronimo (3,by Ross); Perez (11,by Corkins).  SH–Menke (5,off Ross).  CS–Stahl (4,2nd base by Nolan/Bench); Morgan 2 (12,2nd base by Ross/Kendall,2nd base by Corkins/Kendall); Tolan (11,3rd base by Corkins/Kendall); Chaney (3,2nd base by Corkins/Kendall).  SB–Tolan (27,2nd base off Corkins/Kendall).  WP–Nolan (5).  IBB–Ross (7,Geronimo); Corkins (3,Perez); Carroll 2 (4,Colbert,Morales); Sprague (1,Gaston).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–4:11.  A–33,094.
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