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Braves
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 27, 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 September 27, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,033 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Dick Stello |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | First Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Center Fielder |
| Oscar Brown | Right Fielder |
| Gil Garrido | Shortstop |
| Bob Didier | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Eddie Mathews | 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 |
| Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 27, 1972
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Grimsley
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Grimsley
Blanks 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Grimsley
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grimsley
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Grimsley
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grimsley
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. Grimsley
Garrido hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Didier vs. Grimsley
Didier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrido moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Grimsley
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Niekro
Chaney hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Baker who is chasing the ball. Chaney reaches third base with a triple. Perez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimsley vs. Niekro
Grimsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chaney scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Grimsley
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Grimsley
Blanks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Grimsley
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grimsley
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Grimsley
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grimsley
Brown hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrido vs. Grimsley
Garrido strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Grimsley
Didier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Didier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Grimsley
Niekro bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Didier moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garr vs. Grimsley
Garr hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanks vs. Grimsley
Blanks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Blanks reaches second base with a double. Didier scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Grimsley
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blanks moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Grimsley
Williams hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Niekro
Chaney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimsley vs. Niekro
Grimsley bunts in front of the plate. Didier fields it and throws to first for the out. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown throws the ball in to Garrido who tags Morgan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Chaney scores. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Grimsley
Baker hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grimsley
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. Grimsley
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke juggles the ball. That's an error on Menke. Brown moves to third. Garrido moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Didier vs. Grimsley
Didier hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Didier reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Garrido scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Grimsley
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Grimsley
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Grimsley
Blanks hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Blanks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Grimsley
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanks scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Borbon
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aaron moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Borbon
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Williams moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garrido vs. Borbon
Garrido hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Didier vs. Borbon
Didier hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Borbon
Niekro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Niekro
Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Niekro
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose takes first base on ball four. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Dave Concepcion pinch hits for Joe Morgan.
The ball gets by Didier for a passed ball. Chaney moves to third. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Concepcion vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Chaney scores. Rose moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching. Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop. Darrel Chaney now playing second base.
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Hall
Blanks strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hall
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hall
Bill Plummer now catching.
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hall
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hall
Brown hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. Hall
Garrido takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Didier vs. Hall
Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Niekro
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Niekro
Joe Hague pinch hits for Tom Hall.
Hague strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Niekro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Concepcion for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1972 -- Atlanta at Cincinnati (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 5 0 0 0 Rose P, lf 4 0 0 0
Blanks L, 2b 5 1 3 1 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 1 1
Aaron H, 1b 5 2 3 2 Concepcion D, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
Williams E, 3b 5 2 2 1 Tolan B, cf 4 0 1 0
Baker D, cf 5 0 1 0 Bench J, c 4 1 1 1
Brown O, rf 5 1 3 1 Plummer B, c 0 0 0 0
Garrido G, ss 4 1 1 0 Perez T, 1b 4 1 1 0
Didier B, c 4 1 3 3 Menke D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Niekro P, p 3 0 0 0 Geronimo C, rf 4 0 0 0
Chaney D, ss-2b 3 3 2 1
Grimsley R, p 1 0 1 1
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, ph 1 0 0 0
Hall T, p 0 0 0 0
Hague J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 16 8 34 5 7 4
Atlanta 100 012 301 -- 8
Cincinnati 030 010 100 -- 5
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W) 9.0 7 5 4 2 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (L)* 6.0 12 6 5 0 4
Borbon P 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Hall T 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Menke D, Williams E
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Brown O, Didier B 2, Blanks L 2
3B -- Chaney D
HR -- Aaron H, Bench J, Williams E
SH -- Niekro P, Grimsley R
SF -- Didier B
HBP -- by Niekro P (Menke D)
WP -- Niekro P
PB -- Didier B 2
T -- 2:38
A -- 7033
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