Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
August 5, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 5 1 1 0
Garr lf 4 0 1 0
Aaron 1b 4 0 3 0
Williams c 3 0 0 0
Lum rf 4 0 1 1
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Blanks 3b 4 1 2 1
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
  Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0
Schueler p 3 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 2 2 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 2 2
Perez 1b 3 0 1 0
Menke 3b 4 0 0 0
Uhlaender rf 3 0 1 0
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0
Billingham p 2 0 0 0
  Hague ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 3
Atlanta 000 001 100281
Cincinnati 002 000 02x470
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schueler  L (4-6) 8.0 7 4 4 2 4
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
2
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham   7.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Borbon  W (4-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Carroll  SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
4

  E–Perez (21).  2B–Cincinnati Morgan (13,off Schueler).  3B–Cincinnati Rose 2 (8,off Schueler 2).  HR–Atlanta Blanks (1,7th inning off Billingham 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Bench (25,8th inning off Schueler 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Williams (3,by Billingham).  SB–Morgan (39,2nd base off Schueler/Williams).  WP–Billingham (6).  HBP–Billingham (4,Williams).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:14.  A–36,792.
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