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1972 World Series: Game 4
CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OCTOBER 19, 1972
TIMELINE 32
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 0
Oakland Athletics 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Reds Win World Series
The Cincinnati 1972 Reds pulled out all the stops tonight, winning the World Series in a hard-fought series with the Oakland 1972 Athletics .

It was a seesaw affair, but with a 4-3 victory at Oakland Coliseum, Cincinnati 1972 lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Don Gullett . "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 Cincinnati 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 0 0 0 3 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Tolan CF 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 .429 0 0
T. Perez 1B 7 0 1 0 0 3 5 .143 0 0
J. Bench C 6 1 2 0 1 1 3 .333 0 0
D. Menke 3B 7 1 3 2 0 2 3 .429 1 2
P. Rose Sr LF 7 1 2 0 0 0 3 .286 0 0
H. McRae RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
P. Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
c- J. Javier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
E. Sprague Sr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Carroll P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
W. Simpson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Concepcion SS 7 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 0 0
D. Gullett P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
a- J. Hague PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
T. Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b- C. Geronimo RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .250 0 1
Totals 57 4 16 4 5 10 24
a - J. Hague pinch hit for D. Gullett in the 7th
b - C. Geronimo substituted for T. Hall in the 8th
c - J. Javier pinch hit for P. Borbon in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bench (1, 6th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Menke (1, 6th Inning off K. Holtzman, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Hague (1, 7th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench 3 , D. Gullett , B. Tolan 3 , P. Rose Sr 2 , T. Perez , D. Menke 6 , H. McRae , D. Concepcion , J. Hague 4 , C. Geronimo
2-out RBI: C. Geronimo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bench 2 , B. Tolan , T. Perez , D. Menke , H. McRae
GIDP: D. Concepcion
Sac Bunt: D. Gullett , C. Carroll
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Tolan (1) , J. Morgan (1)
CS: J. Morgan (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Menke-Morgan-Perez, Concepcion-Perez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campaneris SS 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
M. Alou RF 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 0 1
J. Rudi LF 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 .333 1 1
S. Bando 3B 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
D. Mincher 1B 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
A. Mangual CF 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 .000 0 1
G. Tenace C 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
D. Green 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
K. Holtzman P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a- M. Epstein PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
V. Blue P 0 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 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 49 3 8 3 1 9 15
a - M. Epstein pinch hit for R. Fingers in the 8th
b - D. Duncan pinch hit for V. Blue in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Tenace (1, 10th Inning off E. Sprague Sr, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Rudi (1, 1st Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Tenace 3 , J. Rudi 5 , D. Mincher , S. Bando , B. Campaneris , M. Epstein
2-out RBI: J. Rudi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mincher
GIDP: G. Tenace , D. Duncan
Sac Bunt: K. Holtzman
Sac Fly: A. Mangual
Hit by Pitch: M. Alou , D. Green
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Campaneris-Green-Mincher)
CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Gullett 6.0 4 3 3 1 4 1 79 55 4.50
T. Hall 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 0.00
P. Borbon 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 17 0.00
E. Sprague Sr 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 0.00
C. Carroll W (1-0) 3.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 38 26 0.00
W. Simpson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 55
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 22, T. Hall 3, P. Borbon 7, E. Sprague Sr 6, C. Carroll 13, W. Simpson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 9-4, T. Hall 2-0, P. Borbon 3-3, E. Sprague Sr 3-0, C. Carroll 3-5, W. Simpson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 79-55, T. Hall 14-9, P. Borbon 25-17, E. Sprague Sr 20-12, C. Carroll 38-26, W. Simpson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carroll 1-0
WP: D. Gullett
Hit Batsmen: E. Sprague Sr 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman 6.1 9 3 3 2 3 2 95 58 4.26
R. Fingers 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 18 0.00
V. Blue 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 27 18 0.00
B. Odom L (0-1) 5.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 77 50 1.80
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 44
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 29, R. Fingers 6, V. Blue 9, B. Odom 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 10-5, R. Fingers 1-1, V. Blue 1-4, B. Odom 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 95-58, R. Fingers 24-18, V. Blue 27-18, B. Odom 77-50
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fingers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Gullett
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 5:11
Attendance: 49,419