1972 World Series Game 4 Called by Al Michaels and Jim Simpson (NBC Radio) Gene Tenace's fifth inning home run starts the scoring. The A's send three pinch-hitters to the plate and each comes through with a hit. Two of them - Don Mincher and Angel Mangual, account for ninth inning RBIs that win the game. 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 0 2 0 - 2 7 1
OAK A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 10 1
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Rose lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
Tolan cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 11 0
McRae rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Menke 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 5
Gullett p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Javier ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 2 25 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Concepcion-Perez.
E: Perez (1).
BATTING -
2B: Tolan (1,off Blue).
SH: Javier (1,off Holtzman).
GDP: Menke (2,off Holtzman).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Bench (1,2nd base off Holtzman/Tenace).
Oakland Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Alou rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Rudi lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0
Bando 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 4
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Hendrick cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Marquez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lewis pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tenace c 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 1
Green 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 6
Mincher ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Odom pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holtzman p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mangual ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3 2 4 27 18
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Holtzman-Green-Hegan.
E: Holtzman (1).
BATTING -
2B: Green (1,off Gullett).
HR: Tenace (3,5th inning off Gullett 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Hendrick (1,off Gullett).
IBB: Bando (1,by Gullett).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Gullett 7 5 1 1 2 4 1 27
Borbon 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6
Carroll L(0-1) 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 8.1 10 3 3 2 4 1 36
IBB: Gullett (1,Bando).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Carroll 1-1.
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Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Holtzman 7.2 5 1 1 0 1 0 28
Blue 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4
Fingers W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Totals 9 7 2 2 1 2 0 34
Blue faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Blue 1-1; Fingers 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas,
LF - Jim Honochick, RF - Mel Steiner