Friday August 4, 1972
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Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 4, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 0 Reds 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brown rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Rose lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .284 Aaron 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .249 Tolan cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .294 Williams c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Hague 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Baker cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .314 Menke 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .234 Lum lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .228 Geronimo rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .251 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Perez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Plummer c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .095 McLain p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .100 Grimsley p 3 1 0 0 0 1 .119 Blanks ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .423 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 McQueen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 4 Totals 29 3 6 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 42,385 Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 4 DP: Braves 1, Reds 1 Errors: Chaney Doubles: Aaron (6) Home Runs: Baker (6) Stolen Bases: Morgan (38), Tolan (28) Sacrifice Hits: McLain (1) GIDP: Baker (4), Geronimo (4) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLain L(2-2) 7 5 3 3 2 5 0 27 5.12 McQueen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.40 Totals 8 6 3 3 2 5 0 31 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(10-4) 8.1 7 2 1 2 4 1 33 2.23 Gullett SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.59 Totals 9 7 2 1 2 4 1 35 Wild Pitches: Gullett (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Mel Steiner BRAVES 1ST: Brown flied out to right; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to shortstop; Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams singled to left; Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second]; Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Hague flied out to right; Menke singled to center; Geronimo struck out; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 3RD: Evans walked; Perez forced Evans (first to shortstop); McLain out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Perez to second]; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Plummer walked; On a bunt Grimsley forced Plummer (pitcher to shortstop); Rose singled to center [Grimsley to third]; Morgan singled to right [Grimsley scored, Rose to third]; Morgan stole second; Tolan singled to right [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Tolan stole second; Hague popped to shortstop; Menke popped to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 4TH: Millan flied out to right; Aaron doubled to left; Williams flied out to center [Aaron to third]; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Geronimo struck out; Chaney popped to shortstop; Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 5TH: Lum flied out to right; Evans was called out on strikes; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Grimsley struck out; Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 6TH: McLain singled to left; Brown flied out to right; Millan forced McLain (third to second); Aaron forced Millan (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Hague popped to first in foul territory; Menke singled to left; Geronimo grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 7TH: Williams singled to left [Williams out at second (left to second)]; Baker singled to left; Lum was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Chaney popped to second; Plummer grounded out (pitcher to first); Grimsley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 8TH: Perez singled to left; BLANKS BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Blanks flied out to left; Brown flied out to center; Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: MCQUEEN REPLACED BLANKS (PITCHING); Rose popped to second; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan singled to right; Hague popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 9TH: Aaron reached on an error by Chaney [Aaron to first]; Williams flied out to right; Baker homered [Aaron scored (unearned)]; Lum walked; GULLETT REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Gullett threw a wild pitch [Lum to second]; Evans flied out to left; Perez grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 3.

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