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1972 World Series Game 3 Called by Al Michaels and Jim Simpson (NBC Radio) The hard-hitting Reds get only 4 hits, but Jack Billingham and Clay Carroll hold the A's to only 3, in this classic pitching duel. The winning run scores in the 7th with a single, sacrifice bunt, and another single. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 2
OAK A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Rose lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 3
Tolan cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Perez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 11 0
Menke 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Geronimo rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 6
Billingham p 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 31 1 4 1 4 14 27 15
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Morgan-Chaney-Perez.
E: Morgan (1), Bench (1).
BATTING -
SH: Menke (1,off Odom).
IBB: Perez (1,by Fingers).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Rose (1,2nd base off Odom/Tenace); Geronimo (1,2nd base off Odom/Tenace);
Tolan (1,2nd base off Fingers/Tenace).
Oakland Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Alou rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Epstein 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0 0 1 14 0
Green 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Marquez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lewis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Odom p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Hegan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 3 7 27 7
FIELDING -
E: Epstein (2), Tenace (1).
BATTING -
SH: Alou (1,off Billingham).
GDP: Bando (1,off Billingham).
IBB: Epstein (1,by Billingham).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Billingham W(1-0) 8 3 0 0 3 7 0 30
Carroll SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 3 0 0 3 7 0 33
IBB: Billingham (1,Epstein).
Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Odom L(0-1) 7 3 1 1 2 11 0 27
Blue 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Fingers 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6
Totals 9 4 1 1 4 14 0 36
IBB: Fingers (1,Perez).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Fingers 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bill Haller, LF - Chris Pelekoudas,
RF - Jim Honochick