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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 5
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Cincinnati Reds
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Morgan's Solo Blast Not Enough as Bench Dies at Third in the 9th
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In tonight's edition of this Thursday night, Ken Holtzman pitched as if he had done this before and remembered precisely how it went — seven and a third innings of three-hit ball, ninety-three pitches, four walks issued and seven strikeouts collected, the Reds hitters swinging through fastballs that seemed to arrive from some slightly different angle than the one they anticipated. Oakland scored early and economically: Rudi doubling on the first pitch of his at-bat in the third, a line drive to right-center at 109 miles per hour, and eventually trotting home on Mangual's single to shallow center, beating the throw with room to spare. The insurance run came in the seventh on a sacrifice fly — Campaneris walking, Alou singling him to third, Rudi lifting one to left deep enough for the tag — and at 2-0 the game felt, for the first time all evening, as though it belonged to the home team.
Joe Morgan did what he could, which was considerable and ultimately not quite enough. He singled twice, stole three bases as if personally offended by the concept of staying put, and in the eighth turned on a 1-0 pitch from Holtzman and drove it 408 feet into the right-center-field darkness — a majestic, parabolic thing that briefly made the score 2-1 and brought Rollie Fingers jogging in from the bullpen before the ball had finished bouncing.
The ninth offered one more flutter: Bench doubling off Fingers on a full count, a line drive that split the outfielders at 103 miles per hour and put the tying run at second with nobody out. But Menke went down looking, Rose grounded weakly to first advancing Bench to third, and Hague — pinch-hitting, overmatched — grounded to short, Campaneris to Epstein, and the fifth telling ended as these things sometimes do, with a runner stranded ninety feet from the answer.
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CINCINNATI 1972 BATTING LINESCORE
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OAKLAND 1972 BATTING LINESCORE
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Player
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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BB
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K
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LOB
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AVG
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HR
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RBI
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J. Morgan
2B
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3
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1
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2
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1
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1
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0
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0
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.667
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1
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1
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B. Tolan
CF
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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.000
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0
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0
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T. Perez
1B
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3
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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.333
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0
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0
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J. Bench
C
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3
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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2
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.333
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0
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0
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D. Menke
3B
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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4
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.000
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0
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0
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P. Rose Sr
LF
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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.000
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0
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0
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H. McRae
RF
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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b-
J. Hague
PH
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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.000
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0
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0
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D. Concepcion
SS
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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D. Gullett
P
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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1
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.000
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0
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0
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a-
C. Geronimo
PH
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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T. Hall
P
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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Totals
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30
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1
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4
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1
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4
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9
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12
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a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for D. Gullett in the 8th
b - J. Hague pinch hit for H. McRae in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles:
J. Bench
(1, 9th Inning off R. Fingers, 0 on, 0 outs)
T. Perez
(1, 6th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs:
J. Morgan
(1, 8th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases:
J. Bench
2
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T. Perez
2
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J. Morgan
5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
J. Bench
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D. Menke
2
,
J. Hague
Team LOB:
6
BASERUNNING
SB:
J. Morgan
3 (3)
FIELDING
Errors:
D. Concepcion
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Player
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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BB
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K
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LOB
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AVG
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HR
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RBI
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B. Campaneris
SS
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4
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1
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1
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0
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1
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0
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3
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.250
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0
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0
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M. Alou
RF
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5
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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3
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.200
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0
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0
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J. Rudi
LF
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3
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1
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2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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.667
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0
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1
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S. Bando
3B
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2
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1
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1
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.000
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0
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D. Mincher
1B
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2
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2
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2
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4
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.000
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0
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R. Fingers
P
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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A. Mangual
CF
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4
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0
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1
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1
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0
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1
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3
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.250
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1
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G. Tenace
C
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4
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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2
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.250
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D. Green
2B
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4
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2
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.500
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K. Holtzman
P
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2
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4
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.000
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M. Epstein
1B
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1
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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Totals
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31
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2
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8
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2
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5
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6
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21
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a - M. Epstein substituted for K. Holtzman in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles:
J. Rudi
(1, 3rd Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 1 out)
D. Green
(1, 2nd Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases:
M. Alou
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G. Tenace
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J. Rudi
3
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A. Mangual
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D. Green
3
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B. Campaneris
2-out RBI:
A. Mangual
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
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M. Alou
2
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G. Tenace
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D. Mincher
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A. Mangual
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B. Campaneris
Sac Bunt:
K. Holtzman
Sac Fly:
J. Rudi
Team LOB:
12
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CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
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OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
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Player
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IP
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H
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R
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ER
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BB
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K
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HR
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PI
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PS
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ERA
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D. Gullett
L (0-1)
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7.0
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7
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2
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2
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5
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5
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0
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115
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70
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2.57
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T. Hall
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1.0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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16
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12
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0.00
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PITCHING
Game Score:
D. Gullett
55
Batters Faced:
D. Gullett
33,
T. Hall
5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
D. Gullett
9-7,
T. Hall
0-2
Pitches - Strikes:
D. Gullett
115-70,
T. Hall
16-12
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IP
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H
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R
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ER
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BB
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K
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HR
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PI
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PS
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ERA
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K. Holtzman
W (1-0)
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7.1
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3
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1
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1
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4
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7
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1
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93
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53
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1.23
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R. Fingers
SV (1)
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1.2
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1
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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22
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14
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0.00
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PITCHING
Game Score:
K. Holtzman
71
Batters Faced:
K. Holtzman
28,
R. Fingers
6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
K. Holtzman
2-12,
R. Fingers
2-1
Pitches - Strikes:
K. Holtzman
93-53,
R. Fingers
22-14
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GAME NOTES
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Player of the Game:
Ken Holtzman
Ballpark:
Oakland Coliseum
Weather:
Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time:
6:07 PM Pacific
Time:
3:01
Attendance:
49,419
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