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Miley BB CD 1972 World Series Game 5
Called by Al Michaels and Jim Simpson (NBC Radio)

The Reds, in a must-win game, extend the Series by coming from behind with runs in the eighth and ninth innings.



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Cincinnati Reds 5, Oakland Athletics 4

World Series Game 5 Played on Friday, October 20, 1972 (D) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

CIN N    1  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  1  -   5  8  0
OAK A 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 2
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose lf 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 2
Tolan cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 2
Menke 3b 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 3
Geronimo rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Chaney ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Hague ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McGlothlin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Concepcion ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 3 6 27 13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Morgan-Bench.
BATTING - 
2B: Perez (1,off Hunter).
HR: Rose (1,1st inning off Hunter 0 on 0 out); Menke (1,4th inning off Hunter
0 on 1 out).
SH: Menke (2,off Hunter); Grimsley (1,off Fingers).
IBB: Chaney (2,by Hunter).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Tolan 2 (3,2nd base off Fingers/Tenace,3rd base off Fingers/Tenace); Morgan
(2,2nd base off Fingers/Tenace).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
Alou rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Epstein 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 0
Hegan 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Bando 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
Hendrick cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
Mincher ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangual ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tenace c 2 1 1 3 2 0 7 0
Odom pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Marquez ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Lewis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kubiak 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Hunter p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duncan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4 4 5 27 9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Alou-Tenace.
E: Alou (1), Bando (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Tenace (4,2nd inning off McGlothlin 2 on 1 out).
SH: Hendrick (1,off Borbon); Fingers (1,off Carroll).
HBP: Rudi (1,by McGlothlin).
IBB: Tenace (1,by Borbon).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McGlothlin 3 2 4 4 2 3 1 14
Borbon 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Hall 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Carroll 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8
Grimsley W(1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Billingham SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 9 7 4 4 4 5 1 37
McGlothlin faced 1 batter in the 4th inning
HBP: McGlothlin (1,Rudi).
IBB: Borbon (1,Tenace).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Borbon 1-1; Grimsley 2-0; Billingham 1-0.
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Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hunter 4.2 5 3 3 2 2 2 21
Fingers L(1-1) 3.2 3 2 2 1 4 0 16
Hamilton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9 8 5 5 3 6 2 38
WP: Fingers (1).
IBB: Hunter (2,Chaney).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Fingers 1-0; Hamilton 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Jim Honochick, 
LF - Mel Steiner, RF - Frank Umont