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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 13
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 3
Oakland Athletics 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 X 5 5 1
Athletics Take Title
Today the Athletics fans broke out the brooms at Oakland Coliseum and it worked -- Oakland 1972 swept the Cincinnati 1972 Reds 1-0 and are the 1972 World Series World Series champions for the 1st time in their history.

The Athletics derailed Cincinnati 1972 5-4 to rap up the title.

Oakland 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 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Tolan CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
T. Perez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Bench C 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1 2
D. Menke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
H. McRae RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
D. Concepcion SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
D. Gullett P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
a- C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 4 13
a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for D. Gullett in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Bench (1, 4th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out) H. McRae (1, 7th Inning off K. Holtzman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bench (1, 1st Inning off K. Holtzman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench 8 , D. Gullett , P. Rose Sr 2 , H. McRae 3 , D. Concepcion
2-out RBI: J. Bench
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tolan , P. Rose Sr , T. Perez
GIDP: D. Menke
Sac Bunt: D. Gullett
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Menke 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 1
M. Alou RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Rudi LF 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Bando 3B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
b- G. Marquez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .250 0 1
G. Tenace C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
D. Green 2B 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .000 0 1
K. Holtzman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 5 4 8 20
a - M. Epstein pinch hit for D. Mincher in the 8th
b - G. Marquez substituted for M. Epstein in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Alou , G. Tenace 2 , A. Mangual , B. Campaneris
2-out RBI: G. Tenace , B. Campaneris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Green , B. Campaneris
Sac Bunt: K. Holtzman
Sac Fly: M. Epstein
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Campaneris
Double Plays: 1 (Campaneris-Green-Mincher)
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett L (0-1) 8.0 5 5 1 4 8 0 135 81 1.12
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 64
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 9-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 135-81
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman W (1-0) 9.0 8 4 4 3 4 1 127 82 4.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 56
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 127-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Bench
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 49,419