San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
September 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 10, Cincinnati Reds 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 5 0 1 1
Roberts 2b 5 1 1 0
Lee lf 3 1 1 1
  Morales pr,cf 1 2 1 1
Colbert 1b 3 3 2 1
Grubb cf 3 1 1 0
  Gaston ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Elliott rf 5 1 2 2
Hilton 3b 4 0 0 0
Corrales c 3 1 2 0
Caldwell p 3 0 1 2
  Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 0
Tolan cf 5 1 1 0
Bench c 5 2 3 2
Perez 1b 5 1 2 2
Menke 3b 4 0 2 2
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Geronimo rf 3 0 2 0
Simpson p 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 1 1 1
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
San Diego 031 000 12310123
Cincinnati 400 000 2107142
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell   7.1 13 7 6 1 2
  Schaeffer  W (1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Simpson  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
1
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson   2.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Borbon   5.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hall   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Carroll   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Sprague  L (3-3) 1.0 2 3 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
10
8
4
7

  E–Roberts (21), Hilton (2), Caldwell (2), Menke (12), Concepcion (17).  DP–San Diego 2, Cincinnati 1.  2B–San Diego Elliott (2,off Carroll); Morales (14,off Sprague), Cincinnati Bench (22,off Caldwell).  3B–Cincinnati Perez (6,off Caldwell).  HR–San Diego Colbert (38,2nd inning off Simpson 0 on, 0 out); Lee (12,3rd inning off Simpson 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati McRae (4,8th inning off Caldwell 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Caldwell (3,off Borbon).  IBB–Corrales (2,by Carroll); Colbert (14,by Sprague).  SF–Menke (8,off Caldwell).  HBP–Borbon (1,by Caldwell).  SB–Morales (4,3rd base off Sprague/Bench); Colbert (12,2nd base off Sprague/Bench).  CS–Geronimo (7,Home by Caldwell/Corrales).  HBP–Caldwell (4,Borbon).  IBB–Carroll (9,Corrales); Sprague (3,Colbert).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:37.  A–18,300.
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