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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 24
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 2
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Reds Top Athletics
It was all about winning for the Cincinnati 1972 Reds -- 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 Don Gullett , who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions."

Cincinnati 1972 defeated the Oakland 1972 Athletics by a score of 4-3 at Oakland Coliseum to take the series 1-0.

"Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you make your own luck," said Cincinnati 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 1 2 0 2 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Tolan CF 6 0 1 1 0 1 4 .167 0 1
T. Perez 1B 6 0 2 2 0 2 3 .333 0 2
J. Bench C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
D. Menke 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
H. McRae RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a- C. Geronimo PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .200 0 1
D. Gullett P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
P. Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- J. Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
c- J. Javier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
E. Sprague Sr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 4 8 4 3 8 21
a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for H. McRae in the 9th
b - J. Hague pinch hit for P. Borbon in the 9th
c - J. Javier pinch hit for T. Hall in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (1, 5th Inning off K. Holtzman, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Menke (1, 9th Inning off R. Fingers, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Concepcion (1, 12th Inning off B. Odom, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Gullett , B. Tolan , T. Perez 3 , J. Morgan 2 , D. Menke 2 , D. Concepcion 2
2-out RBI: B. Tolan , T. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bench 2 , P. Rose Sr , T. Perez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan , H. McRae
Double Plays: 1 (Concepcion-Morgan-Perez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
M. Alou RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
J. Rudi LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .200 1 1
S. Bando 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .000 0 1
D. Mincher 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
G. Tenace C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. Blue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- M. Epstein PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Odom P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Green 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
K. Holtzman P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
a- D. Duncan C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 3 5 3 3 5 13
a - D. Duncan substituted for K. Holtzman in the 8th
b - M. Epstein pinch hit for V. Blue in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Campaneris (1, 1st Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rudi (1, 6th Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Alou , K. Holtzman , J. Rudi 4 , A. Mangual , B. Campaneris 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Mincher 2
GIDP: D. Green
Sac Fly: D. Green , S. Bando
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Campaneris
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett 7.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 70 42 2.57
P. Borbon 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 22 13 0.00
T. Hall W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 40 24 0.00
E. Sprague Sr SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 62
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 26, P. Borbon 6, T. Hall 9, E. Sprague Sr 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 9-10, P. Borbon 1-2, T. Hall 2-3, E. Sprague Sr 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 70-42, P. Borbon 22-13, T. Hall 40-24, E. Sprague Sr 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 101 61 2.57
R. Fingers 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 28 15 6.75
V. Blue BS (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.00
B. Odom L (0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 42 26 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 61
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 28, R. Fingers 6, V. Blue 2, B. Odom 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 11-7, R. Fingers 2-2, V. Blue 2-0, B. Odom 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 101-61, R. Fingers 28-15, V. Blue 5-4, B. Odom 42-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Gullett
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 49,419