CIN @ PIT

October 08, 1972

Final Score: CIN 5 - PIT 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance
50,584
Game Duration
163 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Tom Hall
Losing Pitcher
Bob Moose

Umpires

Home Plate
Ken Burkhart
First Base
Doug Harvey
Second Base
Bill Williams
Third Base
John Kibler

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
64°F
Sky
Cloudy
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
fromrf
Wind Speed
20 mph

Line Score

CIN @ PIT — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 1
PIT 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 1

CIN Batting

CIN @ PIT — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Johnny Bench 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Jack Billingham 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Darrel Chaney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Concepcion 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cesar Geronimo 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Tom Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Denis Menke 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Morgan 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Tony Perez 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Pete Rose 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Bobby Tolan 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 34 5 8 5 1 10 3 0 1 0 .235

PIT Batting

CIN @ PIT — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gene Alley 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Cash 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Roberto Clemente 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Clines 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dock Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Giusti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Richie Hebner 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramon Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruce Kison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Milt May 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bill Mazeroski 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Moose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Oliver 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400
Bob Robertson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Manny Sanguillen 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Willie Stargell 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rennie Stennett 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 4 8 2 0 0 0 .212

CIN Pitching

CIN @ PIT — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jack Billingham - 4.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 3.86
Tom Hall (W) W 4.1 2 1 1 2 4 0 2.08
Team Totals 9.0 7 3 3 4 8 0 3.00

PIT Pitching

CIN @ PIT — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dave Giusti - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Ramon Hernandez - 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.50
Bob Johnson - 5.0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0.00
Bruce Kison - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Bob Moose (L) L 0.0 5 4 4 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 5 5 1 10 1 5.00

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, October 8, 1972

On October 8, 1972, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 at Three Rivers Stadium, a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 50,584, a game time of 163 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 64 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 20 mph wind. The line score has the Cincinnati Reds crossing the plate in the first and eighth; the first brought 4 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came one at a time, in the fourth, fifth, and sixth. Hits were 8 for the Cincinnati Reds and 7 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 and 1 errors. Tom Hall was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits in 4.1 innings. The loss was charged to Bob Moose after 0.0 innings and 4 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Bob Johnson, who had 6. The Pittsburgh Pirates used Dave Giusti, Ramon Hernandez, Bob Johnson, Bruce Kison, and Bob Moose on the mound. The Cincinnati Reds' top hitter was Joe Morgan, 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Bobby Tolan drove in 2 for the Cincinnati Reds. Al Oliver led the Pittsburgh Pirates at the plate: 2 for 5 and 1 double. Behind the plate was umpire Ken Burkhart.

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