Infinite Cincinnati

1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 1
TOP OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : LHP Ken Holtzman
Pitching: LHP Ken Holtzman
Batting: LHB Joe L Morgan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Tolan 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Tony Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 96.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Bench 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bobby Tolan to second
Batting: RHB Denis Menke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 0 - Oakland 1972 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Oakland 1972 Athletics batting - Pitching for Cincinnati 1972 Reds : LHP Don Gullett
Pitching: LHP Don Gullett
Batting: RHB Bert Campaneris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt for hit to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Batting: LHB Matty Alou 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Rudi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Matty Alou to second
Batting: RHB Sal Bando 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Don Mincher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 0 - Oakland 1972 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : LHP Ken Holtzman
Batting: SHB Pete Rose Sr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal McRae 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Concepcion 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Gullett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 106.2 MPH)
Dave Concepcion scores
Batting: LHB Joe L Morgan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 1 - Oakland 1972 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Oakland 1972 Athletics batting - Pitching for Cincinnati 1972 Reds : LHP Don Gullett
Batting: RHB Angel Mangual 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Tenace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Green 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 1 - Oakland 1972 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : LHP Ken Holtzman
Batting: LHB Bobby Tolan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Tony Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Bench 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Denis Menke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Bench to second
Batting: SHB Pete Rose Sr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 1 - Oakland 1972 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Oakland 1972 Athletics batting - Pitching for Cincinnati 1972 Reds : LHP Don Gullett
Batting: RHB Ken Holtzman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bert Campaneris 0-0: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matty Alou 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 1 - Oakland 1972 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : LHP Ken Holtzman
Batting: RHB Hal McRae 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Concepcion 0-0: Bunt for hit to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Batting: RHB Don Gullett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 1 - Oakland 1972 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Oakland 1972 Athletics batting - Pitching for Cincinnati 1972 Reds : LHP Don Gullett
Batting: RHB Joe Rudi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sal Bando 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Mincher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 1 - Oakland 1972 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : LHP Ken Holtzman
Batting: LHB Joe L Morgan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Tolan 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 356 ft
Batting: RHB Johnny Bench 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Denis Menke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Oakland 1972 Athletics batting - Pitching for Cincinnati 1972 Reds : LHP Don Gullett
Batting: RHB Angel Mangual 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Bunt for hit to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Batting: RHB Gene Tenace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 76.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Green 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ken Holtzman 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : LHP Ken Holtzman
Batting: SHB Pete Rose Sr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 55.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal McRae 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Concepcion 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Gullett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Oakland 1972 Athletics batting - Pitching for Cincinnati 1972 Reds : LHP Don Gullett
Batting: RHB Bert Campaneris 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matty Alou Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Bert Campaneris to second
0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bert Campaneris to third
Batting: RHB Joe Rudi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Sal Bando 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Mincher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : LHP Ken Holtzman
Batting: LHB Joe L Morgan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Tolan 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 86.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Oakland 1972 Athletics batting - Pitching for Cincinnati 1972 Reds : LHP Don Gullett
Batting: RHB Angel Mangual 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Tenace 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.2 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Batting: RHB Dick Green 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Duncan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH) (Inside the Park)
Batting: RHB Bert Campaneris 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matty Alou 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : LHP Ken Holtzman
Pitching: RHP Rollie Fingers
Batting: RHB Johnny Bench 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Denis Menke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pete Rose Sr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Johnny Bench to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Cesar Geronimo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Oakland 1972 Athletics batting - Pitching for Cincinnati 1972 Reds : LHP Don Gullett
Now in RF: Cesar Geronimo
Batting: RHB Joe Rudi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sal Bando 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Joe Rudi to second
Batting: LHB Don Mincher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Angel Mangual 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Tenace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati 1972 Reds batting - Pitching for Oakland 1972 Athletics : RHP Rollie Fingers
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Hague 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Julian Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe L Morgan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 1972 2 - Oakland 1972 3