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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 23
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Morgan Steals Second, Third in 9th, Scores Game 4 Winner on Tolan's Single
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Don Gullett and Ken Holtzman locked into each other from the first pitch — two lefties carving corners, daring the other to blink. One run each after the third: Gullett scoring his own after singling and tagging from third on a sacrifice fly, Dick Green answering immediately with a first-pitch homer, 373 feet into the October dusk.
They matched zeroes after that — six innings working corners, inducing grounders, stranding the occasional runner like a man left at the bus stop after midnight. A pitchers' duel in October, which is another way of saying the whole ballpark held its breath for two hours waiting for someone to blink.
Rollie Fingers came on in the eighth to preserve the tie, and for an inning he did. But Joe Morgan has never recognized a situation as settled. He lined a single to left-center, stole second while Fingers held the ball, stole third while Fingers held the ball again, and scored on Bobby Tolan's grounder through the left side on a 2-2 count. Three bags taken in the span of four pitches — a man robbing the same house three times in one night.
Pedro Borbon needed nine pitches to close it. Rudi grounded out, Epstein flew out, Mincher popped up. Somewhere in the machinery of this endlessly reshuffled evening, the Reds had found the version where speed beats everything.
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CINCINNATI 1972 BATTING LINESCORE
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OAKLAND 1972 BATTING LINESCORE
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Player
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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BB
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K
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LOB
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AVG
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HR
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RBI
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J. Morgan
2B
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4
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1
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2
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0
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1
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0
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0
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.500
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0
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0
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B. Tolan
CF
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5
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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4
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.200
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0
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1
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T. Perez
1B
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3
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0
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0
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1
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1
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1
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4
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.000
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0
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1
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J. Bench
C
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5
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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2
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.200
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0
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0
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D. Menke
3B
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4
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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2
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.500
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0
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0
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P. Rose Sr
LF
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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.000
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H. McRae
RF
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4
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0
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1
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2
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.250
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0
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0
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P. Borbon
P
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.000
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D. Concepcion
SS
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4
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1
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1
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3
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.250
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0
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0
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D. Gullett
P
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3
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1
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1
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.333
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0
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a-
C. Geronimo
RF
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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Totals
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35
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2
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9
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2
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4
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5
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18
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a - C. Geronimo substituted for D. Gullett in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles:
J. Bench
(1, 3rd Inning off K. Holtzman, 1 on, 2 outs)
D. Menke
2 (2, 6th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Fingers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases:
J. Bench
2
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D. Gullett
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B. Tolan
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J. Morgan
2
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D. Menke
4
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H. McRae
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D. Concepcion
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
J. Bench
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T. Perez
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D. Menke
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D. Concepcion
Sac Fly:
T. Perez
Team LOB:
10
BASERUNNING
SB:
B. Tolan
(1)
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J. Morgan
3 (3)
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D. Concepcion
2 (2)
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Player
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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BB
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K
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LOB
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AVG
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HR
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RBI
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B. Campaneris
SS
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3
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1
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.000
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M. Alou
RF
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4
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0
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1
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0
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1
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.250
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0
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0
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J. Rudi
LF
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4
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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.250
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0
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S. Bando
3B
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3
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0
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0
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3
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.000
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M. Epstein
PH
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1
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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D. Mincher
1B
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4
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0
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0
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0
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1
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.000
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A. Mangual
CF
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3
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.000
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G. Tenace
C
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.000
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R. Fingers
P
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.000
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D. Green
2B
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1
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1
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.333
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1
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K. Holtzman
P
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2
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.000
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D. Duncan
C
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1
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.000
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Totals
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30
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a - D. Duncan substituted for K. Holtzman in the 8th
b - M. Epstein pinch hit for S. Bando in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs:
D. Green
(1, 3rd Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases:
M. Alou
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J. Rudi
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D. Green
4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
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S. Bando
2
Team LOB:
4
FIELDING
Errors:
S. Bando
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CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
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OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
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Player
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IP
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R
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ER
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BB
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K
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HR
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PI
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PS
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ERA
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D. Gullett
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7.0
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3
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1
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1
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2
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4
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1
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81
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52
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1.29
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P. Borbon
W (1-0)
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2.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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22
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15
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0.00
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PITCHING
Game Score:
D. Gullett
69
Batters Faced:
D. Gullett
26,
P. Borbon
6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
D. Gullett
9-8,
P. Borbon
2-3
Pitches - Strikes:
D. Gullett
81-52,
P. Borbon
22-15
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IP
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ER
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BB
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HR
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ERA
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K. Holtzman
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7.0
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6
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1
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3
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3
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0
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100
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62
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1.29
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R. Fingers
L (0-1)
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2.0
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3
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1
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1
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1
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2
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0
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26
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17
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4.50
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PITCHING
Game Score:
K. Holtzman
61
Batters Faced:
K. Holtzman
30,
R. Fingers
10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
K. Holtzman
8-9,
R. Fingers
1-3
Pitches - Strikes:
K. Holtzman
100-62,
R. Fingers
26-17
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GAME NOTES
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Player of the Game:
Don Gullett
Ballpark:
Oakland Coliseum
Weather:
Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time:
6:07 PM Pacific
Time:
2:55
Attendance:
49,419
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