Infinite Cincinnati

1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
World Series to Cincinnati
Today the Reds fans broke out the brooms at Oakland Coliseum and it worked -- Cincinnati 1972 swept the Oakland 1972 Athletics 1-0 and are the 1972 World Series World Series champions for the 1st time in their history.

The Reds derailed Oakland 1972 2-1 to rap up the title.

Cincinnati 1972 finished the season with a record of 0-0 and ranked 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Tolan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Perez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Bench C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
D. Menke 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
H. McRae RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333 0 1
D. Gullett P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 1 5 6
BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (1, 1st Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bench (1, 7th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench 5 , T. Perez 2 , D. Menke , D. Concepcion
2-out RBI: D. Concepcion
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench
GIDP: D. Menke , H. McRae
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morgan (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
M. Alou RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Rudi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
S. Bando 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
G. Tenace C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Green 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
K. Holtzman P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
b- D. Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 0 1 9 8
a - M. Epstein pinch hit for D. Mincher in the 7th
b - D. Duncan pinch hit for K. Holtzman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rudi (1, 7th Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alou , G. Tenace , J. Rudi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mangual , B. Campaneris
Sac Bunt: K. Holtzman
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: K. Holtzman
Double Plays: 2 (Bando-Green-Mincher, Campaneris-Green-Mincher)
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 1 9 0 111 78 1.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 85
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 12-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 111-78
WP: D. Gullett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman L (0-1) 8.0 5 2 1 1 4 1 105 69 1.12
R. Fingers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 69
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 28, R. Fingers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 8-9, R. Fingers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 105-69, R. Fingers 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Gullett
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 49,419