Cardinals @ Reds
July 3, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 4 9 0
Reds 2 8 0
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Cardinals 4 9 0
Reds 2 9 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .236
OBP .000 .348
At Bats 3 191
Hits 0 45
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 17

Rick Wise Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Riverfront Stadium - July 3, 1972
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Double
Rick Wise
Ted Simmons
Matty Alou
Ed Crosby
Joe Torre
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Luis Melendez
Denis Menke
Tony Perez
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Menke reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jose Cruz now playing center field. Luis Melendez now playing right field. Matty Alou now playing first base. Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Crosby strikes out.
Top 9 Tom Hall now pitching. Clendenon strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Joe Hague pinch hits for Don Gullett. Hague strikes out.
Bottom 8 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Torre hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morgan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wise hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Clendenon is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Melendez scores. Torre goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melendez moves to third.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Melendez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Melendez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gullett bunts towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out. Geronimo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wise hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Crosby. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Crosby steals second.
Top 5 Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 4 Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Morgan. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Melendez moves to third.
Top 4 Alou takes first base on ball four. Melendez moves to second.
Top 4 Melendez bunts towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Gullett is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wise strikes out.
Top 3 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Simmons bunts towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Tolan. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Crosby applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morgan fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Concepcion covering. It's a double play.
Top 1 Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.