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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 25
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 0
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 2
Cincinnati Reds Win World Series
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 Cincinnati 1972 Reds topped the Oakland 1972 Athletics 6-5 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 Cincinnati 1972 closer Pedro Borbon , who was named series MVP.

The Reds 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.

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

"Pedro 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 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
a- J. Hague PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- J. Javier 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
B. Tolan CF 5 2 1 1 2 1 2 .200 0 1
T. Perez 1B 7 0 3 3 0 2 1 .429 0 3
J. Bench C 5 0 1 0 2 1 3 .200 0 0
D. Menke 3B 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250 0 0
H. McRae RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .167 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 4 2 2 0 2 1 1 .500 0 0
D. Gullett P 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .667 0 1
T. Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
c- C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
P. Borbon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 48 6 13 6 8 8 22
a - J. Hague pinch ran for J. Morgan in the 4th
b - J. Javier substituted for J. Hague in the 4th
c - C. Geronimo pinch hit for T. Hall in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tolan (1, 2nd Inning off K. Holtzman, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Perez (1, 1st Inning off K. Holtzman, 1 on, 1 out) D. Concepcion (1, 2nd Inning off K. Holtzman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bench , D. Gullett 2 , B. Tolan 2 , P. Rose Sr , T. Perez 4 , J. Morgan , H. McRae , D. Concepcion 3 , J. Javier
2-out RBI: B. Tolan , T. Perez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench , D. Menke 2 , H. McRae , C. Geronimo
GIDP: J. Javier
Sac Bunt: P. Borbon
Sac Fly: J. Morgan
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Rose Sr (1)
CS: D. Concepcion (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
M. Alou RF 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 0 2
J. Rudi LF 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 0
S. Bando 3B 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 0 1
V. Blue P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- D. Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Odom P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
G. Hendrick P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
G. Tenace C 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 .333 1 1
D. Green 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
K. Holtzman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 50 5 12 5 1 3 14
a - M. Epstein substituted for R. Fingers in the 5th
b - D. Duncan pinch hit for V. Blue in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alou 2 (2, 5th Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Campaneris (1, 5th Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Tenace (1, 5th Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alou 4 , B. Odom , G. Tenace 5 , J. Rudi , D. Mincher , A. Mangual , D. Green , S. Bando , B. Campaneris 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bando , D. Duncan
Sac Fly: D. Mincher
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Bando , B. Campaneris
Double Plays: 1 (Green-Campaneris-Epstein)
OF assists: 1 (Mangual (Perez at 3rd base))
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett 6.1 10 5 5 1 1 1 91 61 7.11
T. Hall 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0.00
P. Borbon W (1-0) 6.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 57 40 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 33
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 30, T. Hall 2, P. Borbon 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 8-10, T. Hall 0-2, P. Borbon 6-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 91-61, T. Hall 7-4, P. Borbon 57-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hall 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman 1.2 6 5 5 2 0 0 39 21 27.00
R. Fingers 2.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 47 29 0.00
V. Blue 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 40 24 0.00
B. Odom L (0-1) 5.2 3 1 1 5 3 0 93 53 1.59
G. Hendrick 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 15
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 12, R. Fingers 12, V. Blue 8, B. Odom 24, G. Hendrick 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 1-3, R. Fingers 3-1, V. Blue 2-4, B. Odom 8-5, G. Hendrick 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 39-21, R. Fingers 47-29, V. Blue 40-24, B. Odom 93-53, G. Hendrick 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fingers 1-0 , G. Hendrick 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Borbon
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 16 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 4:47
Attendance: 49,419
Special Notes: 2B Joe L Morgan was injured while running the bases.