Infinite Cincinnati

1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 28
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 0
Oakland Athletics 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
Oakland Wins it All
The Oakland 1972 Athletics made it look easy today as they collected the 1st World Series championship in club history.

They swept the Cincinnati 1972 Reds in straight games, winning the series 1-0. The Athletics disposed of Cincinnati 1972 5-4 in the series finale at Oakland Coliseum.

"They were the better team this year, no doubt about it," said Reds manager Simyou Lator Engine.

During the regular season, Oakland 1972 put up a 0-0 record and finished 0th 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 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Tolan CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Perez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
J. Bench C 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 .250 1 4
D. Menke 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
H. McRae RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
E. Sprague Sr 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
C. Carroll 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
D. Concepcion SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
D. Gullett P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a- C. Geronimo RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4 4 7 8
a - C. Geronimo substituted for D. Gullett in the 5th
b - J. Hague pinch hit for E. Sprague Sr in the 8th
c - J. Javier pinch hit for C. Carroll in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bench (1, 9th Inning off R. Fingers, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench 4 , T. Perez , J. Morgan , D. Menke , H. McRae
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perez
GIDP: D. Gullett
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morgan (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
M. Alou RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Rudi LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
S. Bando 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .333 1 2
D. Mincher 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 0 2
A. Mangual CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
G. Tenace C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Green 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
K. Holtzman P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
a- D. Duncan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5 1 7 9
a - D. Duncan substituted for K. Holtzman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rudi (1, 5th Inning off D. Gullett, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Mangual (1, 8th Inning off C. Carroll, 0 on, 1 out) D. Green (1, 6th Inning off E. Sprague Sr, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Bando (1, 1st Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alou , J. Rudi 3 , D. Mincher , A. Mangual 3 , D. Green 2 , B. Campaneris 2 , S. Bando 4
2-out RBI: J. Rudi , D. Mincher , S. Bando
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mangual , D. Green , B. Campaneris
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Holtzman-Campaneris-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) 4.2 8 5 5 1 6 1 86 57 9.64
E. Sprague Sr 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 18 0.00
C. Carroll 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 33
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 23, E. Sprague Sr 8, C. Carroll 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 2-6, E. Sprague Sr 4-2, C. Carroll 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 86-57, E. Sprague Sr 25-18, C. Carroll 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Sprague Sr 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman W (1-0) 8.0 2 1 1 3 6 0 112 65 1.12
R. Fingers 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 23 15 27.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 77
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 28, R. Fingers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 7-10, R. Fingers 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 112-65, R. Fingers 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fingers 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Holtzman
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 49,419