Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
October 10, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 10, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Cincinnati Reds 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 2 1
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0
Cash 2b 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 2 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 2 1
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Tolan cf 4 2 1 1
Bench c 3 1 2 1
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Menke 3b 4 1 2 0
Geronimo rf 4 1 0 0
Chaney ss 3 1 1 1
Grimsley p 4 0 2 1
Totals 33 7 11 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 100123
Cincinnati 100 202 20x7111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (0-1) 5.0 5 3 0 1 3
  Johnson   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Walker   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
4
2
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (1-0) 9.0 2 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
5

  E–Sanguillen (1), Alley 2 (2), Chaney (2).  2B–Cincinnati Grimsley (1,off Ellis); Menke (1,off Johnson).  3B–Cincinnati Tolan (1,off Walker).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (1,7th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Morgan (1,off Ellis).  SF–Bench (1,off Walker).  IBB–Chaney (1,by Johnson).  SB–Bench 2 (2,2nd base off Ellis/Sanguillen 2); Chaney (1,2nd base off Johnson/Sanguillen).  IBB–Johnson (1,Chaney).  U–Bill Williams, John Kibler, Harry Wendelstedt, Augie Donatelli, Doug Harvey, Ken Burkhart.  T–1:58.  A–39,447.
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