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Dodgers
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 16, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on April 16, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Downing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,410 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: John McSherry 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Tom Gorman |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
| Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | Third Baseman |
| Al Downing | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| George Foster | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 16, 1972
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nolan
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Nolan
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Nolan covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nolan
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Downing
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Downing
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Downing
Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Downing
There goes Tolan. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Downing
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Downing
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nolan
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Nolan
Lefebvre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Nolan
Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lefebvre moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Nolan
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Downing
Dick Dietz now catching.
Menke hits a line drive into left field. Crawford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Crawford. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Downing
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Downing
Concepcion hits a fly ball towards right. Robinson catches it and throws to home to double up Menke. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Nolan
Grabarkewitz hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Nolan
Downing hits a line drive into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nolan
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Downing
Nolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Downing
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Downing
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Downing
There goes Morgan. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Downing
Tolan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dietz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Nolan
Buckner hits a line drive towards first. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nolan
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nolan
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Downing
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Downing
Perez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Downing
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Downing
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Downing
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Downing
Nolan strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Nolan
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Nolan
Crawford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Nolan
Dietz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Downing
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Downing
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Downing
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Nolan
Grabarkewitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Nolan
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nolan
Wills strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Downing
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Downing
Perez takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Downing
Menke bunts towards first. Buckner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buckner. Bench scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Downing
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Downing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Perez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Downing
Concepcion strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Nolan
Buckner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nolan
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nolan
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Downing
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Gary Nolan.
Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Downing
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Downing
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Downing
There goes Morgan. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Downing
There's a wild pitch. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Downing
Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Mikkelsen
Pete Mikkelsen now pitching.
There goes Tolan. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Mikkelsen
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grabarkewitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Grabarkewitz. Morgan scores. Tolan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Mikkelsen
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Lefebvre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Lefebvre reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Carroll
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll juggles the ball. That's an error on Carroll. Lefebvre moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dietz vs. Carroll
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lefebvre scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Carroll
Grabarkewitz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Mikkelsen
Menke bunts towards third. Grabarkewitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Mikkelsen
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Foster reaches second base with a double. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Concepcion vs. Mikkelsen
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke scores. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carroll vs. Mikkelsen
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Concepcion steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carroll vs. Mikkelsen
Carroll bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. Mikkelsen
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Mikkelsen
Morgan hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Davis chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Lefebvre. Lefebvre fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Lefebvre. Foster scores. Concepcion scores. Rose goes all the way around to score. Morgan moves all the way to home. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Mikkelsen
Tolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Tolan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Strahler
Mike Strahler now pitching.
Bench hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Davis. Bench reaches second base with a double. Tolan scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Strahler
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Strahler
Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Strahler
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Carroll
Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Steve Garvey pinch hits for Mike Strahler.
Garvey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Carroll
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Carroll
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1972 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 0 0 0 Rose P, lf 4 1 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 2 1 3
Davis W, cf 3 0 0 0 Tolan B, cf 4 1 2 0
Robinson F, rf 3 0 0 0 Geronimo C, cf 0 0 0 0
Lefebvre J, 2b 3 1 2 0 Bench J, c 3 1 1 1
Crawford W, lf 3 0 1 0 Perez T, 1b 3 2 1 1
Sims D, c 1 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b 4 1 3 0
Dietz D, c 2 0 0 0 Foster G, rf 5 1 2 0
Grabarkewitz B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 1 1 1
Downing A, p 2 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 1 0 0 0
Mikkelsen P, p 0 0 0 0 Carbo B, ph 1 0 0 0
Strahler M, p 0 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 1 0 0 0
Garvey S, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 1 3 0 34 10 11 6
Los Angeles 000 000 010 -- 1
Cincinnati 000 102 16x -- 10
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Downing A (L) 6.2 5 4 2 7 4
Mikkelsen P 0.2 5 6 6 1 2
Strahler M 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G (W) 7.0 2 0 0 0 5
Carroll C (S) 2.0 1 1 0 1 1
E -- Crawford W, Buckner B, Grabarkewitz B, Carroll C, Lefebvre J
DP -- Los Angeles 2, Cincinnati 3
LOB -- Los Angeles 1, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Lefebvre J, Foster G, Tolan B, Bench J
3B -- Morgan J
HR -- Perez T
SB -- Tolan B 2, Morgan J 2, Concepcion D
WP -- Downing A
T -- 2:59
A -- 16410
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