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1972 World Series: Game 4

CINCINNATI REDS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS

OCTOBER 19, 1972

TIMELINE 34

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Oakland Athletics	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	2	5	1

Oakland Beats Cincinnati in 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 Oakland 1972 Athletics topped the Cincinnati 1972 Reds 2-1 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 Oakland 1972 starting pitcher Ken Holtzman , who was named series MVP.

The Athletics 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.

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

"Ken 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	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Morgan 2B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.250	0	0
B. Tolan CF	4	0	0	0	2	4	.000	0	0
T. Perez 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0	0
J. Bench C	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500	0	0
D. Menke 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250	0	0
P. Rose Sr LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0
H. McRae RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333	0	0
D. Concepcion SS	2	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0	0
D. Gullett P	2	0	1	0	1	0	.500	0	0
a- C. Geronimo PH	1	0	0	0	1	2	.000	0	0
P. Borbon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	31	1	6	1	6	11

a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for D. Gullett in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bench 2 , D. Gullett , J. Morgan , D. Menke , H. McRae
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Concepcion
GIDP: B. Tolan , P. Rose Sr , D. Menke
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Perez
Double Plays: 1 (Menke-Morgan-Perez)

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
B. Campaneris SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	0	0
M. Alou RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	0	0
J. Rudi LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	0	0
S. Bando 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	0	0
D. Mincher 1B	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0
A. Mangual CF	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.667	0	0
G. Tenace C	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000	0	1
R. Fingers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
V. Blue P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
D. Green 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0	0
K. Holtzman P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0	0
a- D. Duncan C	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1	1
Totals	29	2	5	2	2	3	8

a - D. Duncan substituted for K. Holtzman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alou (1, 8th Inning off P. Borbon, 0 on, 1 out) A. Mangual (1, 2nd Inning off D. Gullett, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Duncan (1, 8th Inning off P. Borbon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alou 2 , A. Mangual 3 , S. Bando , D. Duncan 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Green
GIDP: S. Bando
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: K. Holtzman
Double Plays: 3 (Campaneris-Green-Mincher, Bando-Duncan-Mincher, Campaneris-Green-Mincher)

CINCINNATI 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE		OAKLAND 1972 PITCHING LINESCORE

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
D. Gullett	7.0	3	1	0	1	3	0	92	61	0.00
P. Borbon L (0-1)	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	9	7	9.00

PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 71
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 26, P. Borbon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 10-8, P. Borbon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 92-61, P. Borbon 9-7

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PI	PS	ERA
K. Holtzman	7.0	3	1	1	0	5	72	47	1.29
R. Fingers W (1-0)	1.1	3	0	0	1	1	21	13	0.00
V. Blue SV (1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 72
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 24, R. Fingers 7, V. Blue 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 11-4, R. Fingers 2-0, V. Blue 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 72-47, R. Fingers 21-13, V. Blue 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 1-0

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Ken Holtzman
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:07 PM Pacific
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 49,419