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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 4
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Reds Take Title
The Cincinnati 1972 Reds made it look easy today as they collected the 1st World Series championship in club history.

They swept the Oakland 1972 Athletics in straight games, winning the series 1-0. The Reds disposed of Oakland 1972 2-1 in the series finale at Oakland Coliseum.

"They were the better team this year, no doubt about it," said Athletics manager Simyou Lator Engine.

During the regular season, Cincinnati 1972 put up a 0-0 record and finished 0th in the Division 1.
CINCINNATI 1972 BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Tolan CF 4 2 4 0 3 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Perez 1B 7 0 2 1 0 5 7 .286 0 1
J. Bench C 6 0 1 0 1 0 7 .167 0 0
D. Menke 3B 7 0 1 1 0 2 3 .143 0 1
P. Rose Sr LF 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
H. McRae RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
P. Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- J. Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
c- J. Javier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Sprague Sr P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
C. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
D. Gullett P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
a- C. Geronimo RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 55 2 10 2 5 13 25
a - C. Geronimo substituted for D. Gullett in the 8th
b - J. Hague pinch hit for P. Borbon in the 11th
c - J. Javier pinch hit for T. Hall in the 13th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bench , B. Tolan 4 , P. Rose Sr , T. Perez 2 , D. Menke , D. Concepcion
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bench 2 , E. Sprague Sr , D. Menke 2
Sac Bunt: D. Gullett
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Tolan 2 (2) , D. Concepcion (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
M. Alou RF 6 0 2 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
J. Rudi LF 6 1 2 1 1 1 2 .333 1 1
S. Bando 3B 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 6 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 .200 0 0
G. Tenace C 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 .000 0 0
D. Green 2B 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
K. Holtzman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- D. Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. Blue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
c- G. Hendrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Odom P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 52 1 7 1 7 11 27
a - M. Epstein pinch hit for K. Holtzman in the 7th
b - D. Duncan pinch hit for R. Fingers in the 10th
c - G. Hendrick pinch hit for V. Blue in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alou (1, 13th Inning off E. Sprague Sr, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Campaneris (1, 10th Inning off P. Borbon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rudi (1, 6th Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alou 3 , J. Rudi 5 , A. Mangual , B. Campaneris 4
2-out RBI: J. Rudi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alou , K. Holtzman , D. Mincher , A. Mangual , S. Bando , M. Epstein
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rudi , B. Campaneris
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett 7.1 3 1 1 4 6 1 110 67 1.23
P. Borbon 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 19 0.00
T. Hall 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 29 15 0.00
E. Sprague Sr W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 20 0.00
C. Carroll SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 70
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 29, P. Borbon 9, T. Hall 8, E. Sprague Sr 9, C. Carroll 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 11-5, P. Borbon 1-5, T. Hall 3-1, E. Sprague Sr 2-3, C. Carroll 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 110-67, P. Borbon 27-19, T. Hall 29-15, E. Sprague Sr 32-20, C. Carroll 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Borbon 1-0 , C. Carroll 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman 7.0 7 1 1 2 5 0 107 71 1.29
R. Fingers 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 43 27 0.00
V. Blue 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 15 0.00
B. Odom L (0-1) 3.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 36 22 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 62
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 31, R. Fingers 11, V. Blue 7, B. Odom 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 8-8, R. Fingers 2-3, V. Blue 3-1, B. Odom 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 107-71, R. Fingers 43-27, V. Blue 27-15, B. Odom 36-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Tolan
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 14 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 5:13
Attendance: 49,419
Special Notes: Tony Perez sets the SL1 playoff extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5.