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Braves
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 24, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 24, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Kelley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Simpson |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,156 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Center Fielder |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lum | Right Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelley | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Joe Hague | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Wayne Simpson | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 24, 1972
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Simpson
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Simpson
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Simpson
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kelley
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Kelley
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Kelley
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Kelley
There goes Tolan. The throw from Williams and he is out, Millan applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simpson
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Simpson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Simpson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Simpson covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Kelley
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Kelley
Hague hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kelley
McRae hits a line drive towards short. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Kelley
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Kelley
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Simpson
Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Simpson
There goes Lum. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Simpson
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Simpson
Kelley hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Kelley
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kelley
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Kelley
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Kelley
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Simpson
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Simpson
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Simpson
Baker hits a fly ball towards left. Rose catches it and throws to first to double up Garr. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Kelley
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Kelley
Hague strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kelley
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Kelley
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Kelley
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simpson vs. Kelley
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simpson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Simpson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Simpson
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McRae. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lum vs. Simpson
Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Simpson
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lum scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelley vs. Simpson
Kelley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kelley
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Kelley
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Kelley
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Simpson
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Simpson
Garr hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Simpson
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Kelley
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Kelley
Hague hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Kelley
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Kelley
Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Kelley
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Perez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simpson
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Simpson
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Simpson
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Simpson
Lum takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Simpson
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Kelley
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kelley
Rose hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Kelley
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Kelley
There goes Morgan. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Kelley
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Simpson
Kelley 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 -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Simpson
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Simpson
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Simpson
There goes Garr. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Garr steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Simpson
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garr scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Simpson
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Kelley
Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Kelley
Hague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Kelley
Darrel Chaney pinch runs for Joe Hague.
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Simpson
Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Dave Concepcion now playing third base. Denis Menke now playing first base.
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Simpson
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Simpson
Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Carroll
Hank Aaron pinch hits for Tom Kelley.
Aaron is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Carroll
Oscar Brown pinch runs for Hank Aaron.
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Menke hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Upshaw
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Upshaw
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Clay Carroll.
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Upshaw
Rose hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1972 -- Atlanta at Cincinnati (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Millan F, 2b 5 0 0 0 Rose P, lf 5 0 0 0
Garr R, lf 4 1 2 0 Morgan J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Baker D, cf 4 0 1 1 Tolan B, cf 4 0 1 0
Williams E, c 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 3 1 1 1
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hague J, 1b 3 1 1 1
Evans D, 3b 3 2 2 1 Chaney D, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Lum M, rf 3 1 3 1 McRae H, rf 3 0 0 0
Perez M, ss 4 0 1 1 Geronimo C, rf 1 0 0 0
Kelley T, p 3 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b-1b 3 0 2 0
Aaron H, ph 0 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss-3b 4 0 2 0
Brown O, pr 0 0 0 0 Simpson W, p 3 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 10 4 32 2 7 2
Atlanta 000 020 011 -- 4
Cincinnati 010 100 000 -- 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley T (W) 8.0 6 2 2 5 4
Upshaw C (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson W (L) 8.1 10 4 4 2 4
Carroll C 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
DP -- Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Concepcion D, Evans D
HR -- Hague J, Bench J, Evans D
SB -- Morgan J, Garr R
CS -- Tolan B, Lum M
T -- 2:22
A -- 10156
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