1972 Cincinnati Reds season
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| 1972 Cincinnati Reds 1972 National League Championship 1972 NL West Championship |
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| Owner(s) | Francis Dale |
| General Manager(s) | Bob Howsam |
| Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
| Local television | WLWT (Waite Hoyt, Tom Hedrick) |
| Local radio | WLW (Al Michaels, Joe Nuxhall) |
The Cincinnati Reds' 1972 season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West title with a record of 95-59, 10½ games over the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds also defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in five games to win the National League title, before losing the seven-game World Series to the Oakland Athletics, who dealt the Reds three of those losses on the AstroTurf of Riverfront Stadium, where the Reds played their home games. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson.
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[edit] Offseason
- November 29, 1971: Joe Morgan was traded by the Houston Astros with Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, César Gerónimo, and Denis Menke to the Cincinnati Reds for Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart.
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 95 | 59 | -- | .617 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 70 | 10.5 | .548 |
| Houston Astros | 84 | 69 | 10.5 | .549 |
| Atlanta Braves | 70 | 84 | 25 | .455 |
| San Francisco Giants | 69 | 86 | 26.5 | .445 |
| San Diego Padres | 58 | 95 | 36.5 | .379 |
[edit] Roster
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1972 Cincinnati Reds roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] 1972 National League Championship Series
[edit] Game 1
October 7: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Steve Blass (1-0) L: Don Gullett (0-1) S: Ramón Hernández (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CIN – Joe Morgan (1) PIT – Al Oliver (1) | ||||||||||||
| Pitchers: CIN – Gullett, Borbon (7) PIT – Blass, Hernández (9) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 50,476 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 8: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| W: Tom Hall (1-0) L: Bob Moose (0-1) S: None | ||||||||||||
| HR: CIN – Joe Morgan (2) PIT – none | ||||||||||||
| Pitchers: CIN – Billingham, Hall (5) PIT – Moose, Johnson (1), Kison (6), Hernandez (7), Giusti (9) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 50,584 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 9: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Bruce Kison (1-0) L: Clay Carroll (0-1) S: Dave Giusti (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: PIT – Manny Sanguillen (1) CIN – none | ||||||||||||
| Pitchers: PIT – Briles, Kison (7), Giusti (8) CIN – Nolan, Borbon (7), Carroll (7), McGlothlin (9) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 52,420 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 10: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| W: Ross Grimsley (1-0) L: Dock Ellis (0-1) S: none | ||||||||||||
| HR: PIT – Roberto Clemente (1) CIN – none | ||||||||||||
| Pitchers: PIT – Ellis, Johnson (6), Walker (7), Miller (8) CIN – Grimsley | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 39,447 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 11: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| W: Clay Carroll (1-1) L: Dave Giusti (0-1) S: none | ||||||||||||
| HR: PIT – none CIN – César Gerónimo (1), Johnny Bench (1) | ||||||||||||
| Pitchers: PIT – Blass, Hernandez (8), Giusti (9), Moose (9) CIN – Gullett, Borbon (4), Hall (6), Carroll (9) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 41,887 | ||||||||||||
[edit] 1972 World Series
AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL Cincinnati Reds (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 1 | A’s – 3, Reds – 2 | October 14 | Riverfront Stadium | 52,918 | 2:18 |
| 2 | A’s – 2, Reds – 1 | October 15 | Riverfront Stadium | 53,224 | 2:26 |
| 3 | Reds – 1, A’s – 0 | October 18 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 49,410 | 2:24 |
| 4 | Reds – 2, A’s – 3 | October 19 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 49,410 | 2:06 |
| 5 | Reds – 5, A’s – 4 | October 20 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 49,410 | 2:26 |
| 6 | A’s – 1, Reds – 8 | October 21 | Riverfront Stadium | 52,737 | 2:21 |
| 7 | A’s – 3, Reds – 2 | October 22 | Riverfront Stadium | 56,040 | 2:50 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Sparky Anderson, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
- Johnny Bench, Catcher, National League MVP
[edit] References
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| Preceded by San Francisco Giants 1971 |
NL West Championship Season 1972 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1973 |
| Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 |
National League Championship Season 1972 |
Succeeded by New York Mets 1973 |
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