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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 16
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 10 1
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Athletics Top Reds
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 1972, as the Oakland 1972 Athletics topped the Cincinnati 1972 Reds 4-3 tonight at Oakland Coliseum to win the World Series. It was the 1st title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Oakland 1972 starting pitcher Ken Holtzman , who was named series MVP.

The Athletics took the series 1-0. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a 0th-place finish in the Division 1 and a 0-0 record.

Oakland 1972 manager Simyou Lator Engine grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Holtzman's words.

"Ken said it best -- we played better than the other team," he said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
CINCINNATI 1972 BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
B. Tolan CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
T. Perez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
D. Menke 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1 1
P. Rose Sr LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
H. McRae RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .500 0 1
D. Gullett P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
a- C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3 2 8 13
a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for D. Gullett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Concepcion 2 (2, 5th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Holtzman, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Rose Sr (1, 9th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Menke (1, 9th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tolan 2 , P. Rose Sr 4 , J. Morgan 2 , D. Menke 4 , H. McRae , D. Concepcion 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench , B. Tolan
GIDP: B. Tolan
Sac Bunt: D. Gullett
Sac Fly: J. Morgan
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Concepcion
Double Plays: 1 (Menke-Perez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
M. Alou RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
J. Rudi LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .250 0 2
S. Bando 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .667 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
G. Tenace C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
D. Green 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1
K. Holtzman P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 4 12
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Alou , G. Tenace , J. Rudi , A. Mangual 2 , D. Green , B. Campaneris , S. Bando 2
2-out RBI: J. Rudi
GIDP: D. Green
Sac Bunt: K. Holtzman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Campaneris (1)

FIELDING
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 L (0-1) 8.0 9 4 1 2 4 0 118 76 1.12
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 56
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 118-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman W (1-0) 9.0 10 3 3 2 8 1 153 96 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 61
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 153-96
WP: K. Holtzman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Holtzman
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 49,419