September 16, 1972 San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BOS 10
CLE 0 CHW 2
@CAL 0 DET 2
@MIL 1 MIN 11
KCR 1 BAL 7
@NYY 3 OAK 4
TEX 0 SFG 8
@ATL 5 ATL 5
SFG 2 CHC 18
NYM 5 CIN 6
SDP 3 LAD 10
@HOU 0 PHI 3
MON 1 STL 4
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 20,571

Saturday, September 16, 1972, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 2:27

Padres

52-86

Lost 1

6th, 33 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  5  0
Reds            2  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  X    6  9  0

W: R Grimsley (13-7), L: M Corkins (6-9), S: C Carroll (29)

Reds

86-54

Won 1

1st

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thomas SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .610    0    4   3   
D Roberts 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .613    0    2   0   
L Lee LF                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .887    0    3   1   
N Colbert 1B                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .244  .842    0    4   0   
C Gaston CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .261  .666    0    1   0   
R Elliott RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .174  .425    0    1   0   2B
D Hilton 3B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .273  .622    0    0   0   2B
P Corrales C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .443    0    6   0   
  L Stahl PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .641    0    0   0   
  F Kendall C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .569         2   1   
M Corkins P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .603    0    0   0   
  M Schaeffer P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Ross P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  G Jestadt PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .614    0    0   0   
  B Greif P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .030  .089         0   0   
  C Blefary PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .680    0    0   0   
  E Acosta P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237         1   0   
Totals                       32   3   5   3    2   6                    24   5

BATTING

2B: D Hilton (1, off R Grimsley); R Elliott (1, off R Grimsley).

TB: D Hilton 3; R Elliott 2; C Gaston; L Lee.

RBI: D Hilton 2 (3); C Gaston (41).

2-out RBI: D Hilton.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .310  .799    0    3   0   
J Morgan 2B                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .290  .854    0    1   3   SB
B Tolan CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .284  .725    0    2   0   
J Bench C                     3   1   2   2    1   0  .265  .893    0    7   0   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .844    0   10   0   2B
D Menke 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .233  .666    0    1   2   
C Geronimo RF                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .261  .736    0    2   0   CS,HBP
D Chaney SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .679    0    1   2   
R Grimsley P                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .117  .248    0    0   1   
  C Carroll P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   6   9   6    4   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Perez (30, off M Corkins).

HBP: C Geronimo (2, by E Acosta).

TB: J Morgan 2; T Perez 2; J Bench 2; D Menke; R Grimsley; D Chaney; B Tolan.

RBI: J Morgan 2 (67); J Bench 2 (110); B Tolan (79); D Menke (46).

2-out RBI: J Morgan 2; J Bench 2; D Menke; B Tolan.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan (52, 2nd base off M Corkins/P Corrales).

CS: C Geronimo (6, 2nd base by E Acosta/F Kendall).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Corkins, L (6-9)             3.2   6   6   6    4   4   0   3.65   20     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 6     25    -     1.04  -0.29
M Schaeffer                    0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.90  -0.05
G Ross                         1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.58    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.26  -0.02
B Greif                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.70    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
E Acosta                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.63    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 1· 1          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   6    4   6   0          36     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 2· 9          4-2

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Grimsley, W (13-7)           6     4   3   3    1   3   0   2.95   23     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 2· 4     54    -     0.66   0.02
C Carroll, S (29)              3     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.49   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          2-1    1.18   0.14
Totals                         9     5   3   3    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 3· 5          2-1

M Schaeffer faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
R Grimsley faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: E Acosta (3; C Geronimo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 20,571.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Cincinnati Reds                      
1. D Thomas             SS    1. P Rose               LF 
2. D Roberts            2B    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. L Lee                LF    3. B Tolan              CF 
4. N Colbert            1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. C Gaston             CF    5. T Perez              1B 
6. R Elliott            RF    6. D Menke              3B 
7. D Hilton             3B    7. C Geronimo           RF 
8. P Corrales           C     8. D Chaney             SS 
9. M Corkins            P     9. R Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-2  123      16%  89% J Morgan        M Corkins       Single to CF; Geronimo Scores; Grimsley Scores; Rose to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      11%  64% J Bench         M Corkins       Single to RF; Morgan Scores
   t 2   2  2-0  -2-     -10%  63% D Hilton        R Grimsley      Double to LF (LF Line); Elliott Scores
   t 7   0  6-1  12-      -7%  87% C Gaston        R Grimsley      Single to LF; Lee Scores; Colbert to 3B
   b 1   2  0-1  -23       6%  73% D Menke         M Corkins       Single to LF; Bench Scores; Perez out at Hm/LF-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      53%  D Roberts       Popfly: C
   O      ---      54%  L Lee           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Corkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      55%  J Morgan        Single to LF
          1--      57%  B Tolan         Morgan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      64%  J Bench         Single to RF; Morgan Scores
          1--      67%  T Perez         Double to LF (LF Line); Bench to 3B
   RO     -23      73%  D Menke         Single to LF; Bench Scores; Perez out at Hm/LF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      75%  N Colbert       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  C Gaston        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      74%  R Elliott       Double to LF (LF-CF)
   R      -2-      63%  D Hilton        Double to LF (LF Line); Elliott Scores
   O      -2-      67%  P Corrales      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Corkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  D Chaney        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  R Grimsley      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  M Corkins       Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  D Thomas        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      68%  D Roberts       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Corkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  P Rose          Popfly: SS
          ---      69%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      67%  B Tolan         Groundout: SS-1B; Morgan to 2B
          -2-      68%  J Bench         Walk
   O      12-      64%  T Perez         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  L Lee           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      69%  N Colbert       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  C Gaston        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Corkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  D Menke         Strikeout
          ---      70%  C Geronimo      Walk
   O      1--      68%  D Chaney        Strikeout Looking
          1--      71%  R Grimsley      Single to CF; Geronimo to 3B
          1-3      72%  P Rose          Walk; Grimsley to 2B
   RR     123      89%  J Morgan        Single to CF; Geronimo Scores; Grimsley Scores; Rose to 3B
                  Mark Schaeffer replaces Mike Corkins pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      93%  B Tolan         Single to LF; Rose Scores; Morgan to 3B
                  Gary Ross replaces Mark Schaeffer pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      96%  J Bench         Single to CF; Morgan Scores; Tolan to 2B
   O      12-      96%  T Perez         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-6, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  R Elliott       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      97%  D Hilton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  P Corrales      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Gary Ross facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-6, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
                  Garry Jestadt pinch hits for Gary Ross batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  G Jestadt       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Thomas        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      98%  D Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Greif facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Greif replaces Garry Jestadt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Grimsley      Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  P Rose          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-6, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  L Lee           Single to RF
          1--      94%  N Colbert       Walk; Lee to 2B
   R      12-      87%  C Gaston        Single to LF; Lee Scores; Colbert to 3B
                  Clay Carroll replaces Ross Grimsley pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      92%  R Elliott       Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3      87%  D Hilton        Single to SS; Colbert Scores; Gaston to 2B
                  Larry Stahl pinch hits for Pat Corrales batting 8th
   O      12-      92%  L Stahl         Flyball: LF
                  Curt Blefary pinch hits for Bill Greif batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  C Blefary       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ed Acosta facing 3-4-5
                  Ed Acosta replaces Curt Blefary pitching and batting 9th; Fred Kendall replaces Larry Stahl playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  B Tolan         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      95%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  T Perez         Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 6.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-6, Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  D Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  D Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  L Lee           Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ed Acosta facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  D Menke         Strikeout
          ---      98%  C Geronimo      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      98%  D Chaney        Geronimo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      98%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  C Carroll       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 6.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-6, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
          ---      94%  N Colbert       Walk
   O      1--      97%  C Gaston        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      99%  R Elliott       Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  D Hilton        Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CIN197209160

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1972 > CIN \| SDP > Sep 16, 1972, Padres at Reds Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation