The Pittsburgh Pirates decisively defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 5 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1972 NLCS on October 7, 1972.

Final

Reds

0-1

1

Pirates

1-0

5

CIN

PIT

1

3

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

0

2

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

1

5

H

8

6

E

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

CIN

PIT

Home run by Joe Morgan.

1

0

Bottom 1st

CIN

PIT

Triple by Al Oliver; Rennie Stennett scored.

1

Double by Willie Stargell; Al Oliver scored.

1

2

Single by Richie Hebner; Willie Stargell scored.

1

3

Bottom 5th

CIN

PIT

Home run by Al Oliver; Rennie Stennett scored.

1

5

Reds

Pirates

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Pete Rose LF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Morgan 2B	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Bobby Tolan CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Bench C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tony Perez 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Denis Menke 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
Cesar Geronimo RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darrel Chaney SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Gullett P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Uhlaender PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Pedro Borbon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Hague PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	35	1	8	1	1	4	2	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
Don Gullett (L)	6.0	6	5	5	3	1
Pedro Borbon	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	8.0	6	5	5	3	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	TB
Rennie Stennett LF	4	2	2	0	0	0	2
Al Oliver CF	4	2	2	3	1	0	7
Roberto Clemente RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Willie Stargell 1B	3	1	1	1	0	1	2
Bob Robertson 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Sanguillen C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Hebner 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1
Dave Cash 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Alley SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Blass P	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ramon Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	5	6	5	1	3	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Steve Blass (W)	8.1	8	1	1	4	1	1
Ramon Hernandez (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	4	2	1

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More Pirates Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

3

Cruz

RBI

15

Reynolds

AVG

.289

Joe

Team Pitching Leaders

W

2

Jones

K

39

Jones

ERA

2.65

Gonzales

Team Rankings

HR

21

24th

R

109

17th

SO

234

11th

ERA

3.83

13th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.5
Reds	14	12	.538	3.5
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	12	14	.462	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	PIT	@	SFG	9:05 PM
Sun 4/28	PIT	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Mon 4/29	PIT	@	OAK	9:40 PM
Tue 4/30	PIT	@	OAK	9:40 PM
Wed 5/1	PIT	@	OAK	3:37 PM

Last Game

Giants

13-14

3

Final

0

Pirates

13-14

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0