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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 12
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Oakland Athletics 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3
Reds Win World Series Crown
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Cincinnati 1972 Reds closed out the season with a 4-3 victory over the Oakland 1972 Athletics at Oakland Coliseum to capture the World Series, 1-0.

Giving the Athletics credit for a hard-fought series, Reds players said they believed throughout the postseason that their "destiny" was to be crowned World Series champions.

"We felt like this was our year all season long," said starting pitcher Don Gullett , who was named series MVP. "It was our destiny to win it and we did."

It was the 1st in franchise history. During the Division 1 regular season Cincinnati 1972 put up a 0-0 record and finished 0th.

"They're the champions and they deserve it," said a dejected Oakland 1972 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We played good ball, they just played better than us."
CINCINNATI 1972 BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
B. Tolan CF 7 2 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
T. Perez 1B 6 1 3 2 1 2 2 .500 1 2
J. Bench C 7 1 3 1 0 1 2 .429 0 1
D. Menke 3B 5 0 0 0 2 3 4 .000 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 6 0 2 1 1 1 5 .333 0 1
H. McRae RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
b- J. Hague PH, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0
D. Gullett P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
a- C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Borbon 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
T. Hall P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Sprague Sr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 57 4 11 4 4 14 27
a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for D. Gullett in the 9th
b - J. Hague pinch hit for H. McRae in the 11th
c - J. Javier pinch hit for P. Borbon in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McRae (1, 2nd Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Tolan (1, 15th Inning off V. Blue, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Perez (1, 5th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench 3 , B. Tolan 3 , P. Rose Sr 2 , T. Perez 6 , J. Morgan , H. McRae 2
2-out RBI: J. Bench , T. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gullett , P. Rose Sr , T. Perez , D. Menke 2 , J. Hague 2
GIDP: D. Concepcion
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Tolan (1) , J. Morgan (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan
Double Plays: 1 (Menke-Morgan-Perez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
M. Alou RF 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 .167 0 1
J. Rudi LF 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 .000 0 0
S. Bando 3B 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 .167 0 2
A. Mangual CF 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 .000 0 0
G. Tenace C 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
D. Green 2B 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 .200 0 0
K. Holtzman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- D. Duncan PH 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 3 3 3 8 14 17
a - M. Epstein pinch hit for K. Holtzman in the 9th
b - D. Duncan pinch hit for R. Fingers in the 12th
c - G. Hendrick pinch hit for V. Blue in the 15th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mincher (1, 3rd Inning off D. Gullett, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Alou , D. Mincher 2 , D. Green
2-out RBI: M. Alou
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Holtzman , G. Tenace , S. Bando
GIDP: G. Tenace
Sac Bunt: K. Holtzman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Tenace , J. Rudi , D. Green
Double Plays: 1 (Green-Campaneris-Mincher)
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett 8.0 3 3 3 6 10 0 155 94 3.38
P. Borbon 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 20 0.00
T. Hall 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 43 26 0.00
E. Sprague Sr W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 68
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 34, P. Borbon 9, T. Hall 8, E. Sprague Sr 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 4-10, P. Borbon 5-2, T. Hall 1-3, E. Sprague Sr 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 155-94, P. Borbon 28-20, T. Hall 43-26, E. Sprague Sr 14-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Sprague Sr 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman 9.0 8 3 2 2 7 1 161 96 2.00
R. Fingers 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 36 25 0.00
V. Blue L (0-1) 3.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 51 32 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 66
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 38, R. Fingers 9, V. Blue 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 10-9, R. Fingers 2-4, V. Blue 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 161-96, R. Fingers 36-25, V. Blue 51-32
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Gullett
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 5:40
Attendance: 49,419