October 7, 1972 · NLCS · Game 1 · 3:33 AM EDT
PIT leads 1-0
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
 PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Biggest lead CIN by 1 · PIT by 4 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1PIPirates | 96 | 59 | .619 | — |
| 2CIReds | 95 | 59 | .617 | 0.5 |
3HO Astros | 84 | 69 | .549 | 11.0 |
4LA Dodgers | 85 | 70 | .548 | 11.0 |
5CH Cubs | 85 | 70 | .548 | 11.0 |
6NY Mets | 83 | 73 | .532 | 13.5 |
7ST Cardinals | 75 | 81 | .481 | 21.5 |
8AT Braves | 70 | 84 | .455 | 25.5 |
9WS Nationals | 70 | 86 | .449 | 26.5 |
10SF Giants | 69 | 86 | .445 | 27.0 |
11SD Padres | 58 | 95 | .379 | 37.0 |
12PH Phillies | 59 | 97 | .378 | 37.5 |
2B: Rose
HR: Morgan
RBI: Morgan
LOB: 22
2B: Stargell
3B: Oliver
HR: Oliver
RBI: Oliver 3, Stargell, Hebner
LOB: 3
Top 1 · CIN batting
Bottom 1 · PIT batting
The Pirates beat the Reds 5-1 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Steve Blass got the win, Don Gullett took the loss and Ramon Hernandez earned the save. Al Oliver went 2-for-4 for the Pirates, while Joe Morgan went 1-for-4 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
