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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 31
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 3
Oakland Athletics 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 0 1
Oakland Defeats Cincinnati
The Oakland 1972 Athletics pulled out all the stops tonight, winning the World Series in a hard-fought series with the Cincinnati 1972 Reds .

It was a seesaw affair, but with a 3-2 victory at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland 1972 lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Ken Holtzman . "But as the old saying goes, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going,' and that's what we did today."

The champs finished the regular season 0-0 and claimed 0th place in the Division 1.

A victory parade is set to be schedule in Oakland 1972 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 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
B. Tolan CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
T. Perez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
J. Bench C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .667 0 0
D. Menke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
P. Rose Sr LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
H. McRae RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
b- J. Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
D. Gullett P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
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
c- J. Javier PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 0 1 4 11
a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for E. Sprague Sr in the 8th
b - J. Hague pinch hit for H. McRae in the 9th
c - J. Javier pinch hit for T. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tolan (1, 6th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bench 2 , B. Tolan 3 , T. Perez , J. Morgan , H. McRae , D. Concepcion , C. Geronimo , J. Javier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench , J. Morgan , D. Menke
GIDP: D. Menke 2
Sac Bunt: B. Tolan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bench , J. Morgan , D. Menke
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Alou RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
J. Rudi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
S. Bando 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Mangual CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .000 0 0
G. Tenace C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
D. Green 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
K. Holtzman P 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .000 0 1
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 26 3 0 2 7 4 15
BATTING
2-out RBI: M. Alou , K. Holtzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Holtzman , J. Rudi , B. Campaneris
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Campaneris
Double Plays: 2 (Campaneris-Green-Mincher, Green-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) 5.0 0 3 1 7 2 0 89 46 1.80
E. Sprague Sr 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 13 0.00
T. Hall 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 15 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 54
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 24, E. Sprague Sr 6, T. Hall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 6-7, E. Sprague Sr 1-4, T. Hall 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 89-46, E. Sprague Sr 15-13, T. Hall 19-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman W (1-0) 7.0 8 2 0 0 4 0 89 61 0.00
R. Fingers SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 39 22 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 61
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 28, R. Fingers 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 8-8, R. Fingers 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 89-61, R. Fingers 39-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fingers 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Holtzman
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 49,419