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

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

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

During the regular season, Oakland 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 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667 1 1
B. Tolan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
T. Perez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Bench C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
D. Menke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
H. McRae RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- J. Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
D. Gullett P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
a- C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 4 9 12
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 , T. Perez 2 , J. Morgan 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench , D. Menke 2 , J. Hague
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morgan 3 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Concepcion
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 0
M. Alou RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
J. Rudi LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .667 0 1
S. Bando 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 1
G. Tenace C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
D. Green 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
K. Holtzman P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2 5 6 21
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 , G. Tenace , J. Rudi 3 , A. Mangual , D. Green 3 , B. Campaneris
2-out RBI: A. Mangual
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Alou 2 , G. Tenace , D. Mincher , A. Mangual , B. Campaneris
Sac Bunt: K. Holtzman
Sac Fly: J. Rudi
Team LOB: 12
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett L (0-1) 7.0 7 2 2 5 5 0 115 70 2.57
T. Hall 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 12 0.00
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
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman W (1-0) 7.1 3 1 1 4 7 1 93 53 1.23
R. Fingers SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 14 0.00
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
GAME NOTES
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