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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 22
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3 9 0
Athletics Beat Reds in World Series
It was all about winning for the Oakland 1972 Athletics -- and win they did.

There was nothing fancy in how they went about it, players said, they just prepared mentally and physically and then went out and played baseball.

"We did the little things right and we did the big things right," said starting pitcher Ken Holtzman , who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions."

Oakland 1972 defeated the Cincinnati 1972 Reds by a score of 3-2 at Oakland Coliseum to take the series 1-0.

"Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you make your own luck," said Oakland 1972 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We got lucky a few times, but mostly we did the right things by being prepared for each game and playing the game the way it's meant to be played."
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 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Tolan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Perez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 0 0
J. Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Menke 3B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
H. McRae RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333 0 2
D. Gullett P 2 0 0 0 0 0 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
Totals 30 2 3 2 3 7 8
a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for D. Gullett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (1, 6th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Concepcion (1, 2nd Inning off K. Holtzman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Rose Sr , T. Perez 2 , D. Concepcion 3
2-out RBI: D. Concepcion
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench , D. Gullett
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Alou RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Rudi LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Bando 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .667 0 2
A. Mangual CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
G. Tenace C 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0
D. Green 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
K. Holtzman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
a- D. Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3 1 2 17
a - D. Duncan pinch hit for K. Holtzman in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alou (1, 6th Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Mangual (1, 8th Inning off P. Borbon, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Campaneris (1, 6th Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alou 3 , J. Rudi 2 , D. Mincher 2 , A. Mangual 3 , B. Campaneris 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Tenace 2 , D. Green
Sac Fly: D. Mincher
Team LOB: 7
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 95 64 2.57
P. Borbon L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 14 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 58
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 28, P. Borbon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 7-12, P. Borbon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 95-64, P. Borbon 18-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman 7.0 3 2 2 2 6 0 104 68 2.57
R. Fingers W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 42 28 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 67
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 26, R. Fingers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 6-9, R. Fingers 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 104-68, R. Fingers 42-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Holtzman
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 49,419