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1972 NLCS Game 5 Called by Joe Nuxhall and Al Michaels Trailing by one entering the bottom of the ninth, Johnny Bench leads off with a home run to tie the score. After singles by Tony Perez and Denis Menke, a wild pitch sends the Reds into the World Series. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out |
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PIT N 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
CIN N 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 4 7 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Stennett lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Oliver cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
Cash 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 5
Alley ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Blass p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2 1 7 26 11
BATTING -
2B: Hebner (1,off Gullett).
SH: Oliver (1,off Hall).
GDP: Blass (1,off Borbon).
IBB: Clemente (1,by Hall).
Team LOB: 5.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Rose lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Bench c 4 1 2 1 0 0 7 1
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
Foster pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Menke 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
Geronimo rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Chaney ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hague ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Concepcion pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McRae ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 3 2 5 27 10
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Morgan-Chaney-Perez.
E: Chaney (3).
BATTING -
2B: Rose (4,off Blass).
HR: Geronimo (1,5th inning off Blass 0 on 0 out); Bench (1,9th inning off Giusti
0 on 0 out).
SH: Gullett (1,off Blass); Rose (1,off Blass).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Blass 7.1 4 2 2 2 4 1 28
Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Giusti L(0-1) 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 3
Moose 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 8.2 7 4 4 2 5 2 35
Giusti faced 3 batters in the 9th inning
WP: Moose (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hernandez 1-0; Moose 2-1.
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Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Gullett 3 6 3 3 0 2 0 15
Borbon 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Hall 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 11
Carroll W(1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 8 3 3 1 7 0 35
Gullett faced 2 batters in the 4th inning
WP: Gullett (1).
IBB: Hall (1,Clemente).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Borbon 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ken Burkhart,
LF - Doug Harvey, RF - Bill Williams