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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 20
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 10 0
Oakland Athletics 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Cincinnati Reds Are Champs
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 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
B. Tolan CF 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
T. Perez 1B 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 .250 0 3
J. Bench C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 1
D. Menke 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
H. McRae RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
D. Gullett P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4 1 3 11
BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (1, 9th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Tolan (1, 1st Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bench (1, 1st Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench 4 , D. Gullett , B. Tolan 3 , P. Rose Sr , T. Perez , J. Morgan 3 , D. Menke , H. McRae , D. Concepcion
2-out RBI: J. Bench , T. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gullett , B. Tolan , J. Morgan
GIDP: P. Rose Sr
Sac Bunt: D. Gullett
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Alou RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .000 0 0
J. Rudi LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
S. Bando 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
G. Tenace C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
D. Green 2B 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .333 1 3
K. Holtzman P 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 10 8
a - M. Epstein pinch hit for D. Mincher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rudi (1, 3rd Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Green (1, 2nd Inning off D. Gullett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Tenace , J. Rudi 2 , A. Mangual , D. Green 4 , S. Bando
2-out RBI: D. Green
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bando
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: D. Green
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 W (1-0) 9.0 5 3 3 2 10 1 123 83 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 73
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 123-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman L (0-1) 9.0 10 4 4 1 3 1 134 88 4.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 53
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 17-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 134-88
WP: K. Holtzman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Gullett
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 49,419