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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 27
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 9 1
Oakland Athletics 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Oakland Athletics Are Champs
It's party time in Oakland 1972. The confetti is flying and residents are smiling.

The Oakland 1972 Athletics have reached the mountaintop, capturing the 1972 World Series today. They defeated the Cincinnati 1972 Reds 4-3 at Oakland Coliseum to officially wrap up the series 1-0.

Asked how it feels to be champion, starting pitcher Ken Holtzman was to the point.

"It feels great, like a million bucks. I'm so happy right now, not just for me but for all the guys," he said. "We put a lot of work into this and deserve to be champions."

The team is planning a victory parade and fan appreciation day later in the week. Oakland 1972 finished the regular season 0-0 and claimed 0th place in the Division 1.
CINCINNATI 1972 BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200 0 1
B. Tolan CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 0 1
T. Perez 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0
J. Bench C 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .333 0 0
D. Menke 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
H. McRae RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
D. Gullett P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
E. Sprague Sr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a- C. Geronimo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- J. Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 8 17
a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for E. Sprague Sr in the 7th
b - J. Hague pinch hit for T. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Concepcion (1, 5th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bench , D. Gullett , B. Tolan , J. Morgan , D. Menke , H. McRae , D. Concepcion 4 , C. Geronimo
2-out RBI: B. Tolan , J. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench , D. Concepcion
GIDP: D. Menke , H. McRae
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
M. Alou RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
J. Rudi LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
S. Bando 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .250 1 2
D. Mincher 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
G. Tenace C 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .333 0 0
D. Green 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
K. Holtzman P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
V. Blue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4 2 6 20
a - M. Epstein pinch hit for R. Fingers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Green (1, 2nd Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alou (1, 3rd Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 1 out) S. Bando (1, 1st Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alou 5 , G. Tenace , J. Rudi , A. Mangual 2 , D. Green 2 , B. Campaneris , S. Bando 4
2-out RBI: A. Mangual , S. Bando
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Holtzman , G. Tenace , D. Mincher , A. Mangual , B. Campaneris , M. Epstein
Sac Bunt: K. Holtzman , G. Tenace
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Holtzman
Double Plays: 2 (Campaneris-Green-Mincher, Bando-Green-Mincher)
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett L (0-1) 5.0 8 4 4 2 3 2 95 62 7.20
E. Sprague Sr 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0.00
T. Hall 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 23 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 36
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 25, E. Sprague Sr 3, T. Hall 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 6-6, E. Sprague Sr 1-2, T. Hall 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 95-62, E. Sprague Sr 10-7, T. Hall 31-23
WP: T. Hall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman W (1-0) 6.2 8 3 1 2 8 0 110 69 1.35
R. Fingers H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 12 0.00
V. Blue SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 56
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 29, R. Fingers 6, V. Blue 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 6-4, R. Fingers 1-3, V. Blue 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 110-69, R. Fingers 19-12, V. Blue 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fingers 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Holtzman
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 49,419