CIN @ OAK

October 19, 1972

Final Score: CIN 2 - OAK 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance
49,410
Game Duration
126 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Rollie Fingers
Losing Pitcher
Clay Carroll

Umpires

Home Plate
Frank Umont
First Base
Bob Engel
Second Base
Bill Haller
Third Base
Chris Pelekoudas

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Night
Field Condition
Wet
Precipitation
None

Line Score

CIN @ OAK — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
OAK 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 10 1

CIN Batting

CIN @ OAK — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Johnny Bench 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Pedro Borbon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clay Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Concepcion 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Cesar Geronimo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Gullett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Julian Javier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hal McRae 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Denis Menke 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Morgan 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Perez 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Pete Rose 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Tolan 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 .219

OAK Batting

CIN @ OAK — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Matty Alou 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sal Bando 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Vida Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bert Campaneris 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Epstein 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rollie Fingers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Green 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Mike Hegan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Hendrick 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Holtzman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Allan Lewis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Angel Mangual 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gonzalo Marquez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Don Mincher 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Blue Moon Odom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Rudi 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Gene Tenace 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
Team Totals 34 3 10 3 2 4 1 0 1 0 .294

CIN Pitching

CIN @ OAK — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pedro Borbon - 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
Clay Carroll (L) L 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.00
Don Gullett - 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 1 1.29
Team Totals 8.1 10 3 3 2 4 1 3.24

OAK Pitching

CIN @ OAK — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vida Blue - 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 27.00
Rollie Fingers (W) W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Ken Holtzman - 7.2 5 1 1 0 1 0 1.17
Team Totals 9.0 7 2 2 1 2 0 2.00

Cincinnati Reds at Oakland Athletics, October 19, 1972

On October 19, 1972, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in a World Series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 49,410, a game time of 126 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give night skies. The Cincinnati Reds scored 2 in the eighth and nowhere else. The line score has the Oakland Athletics crossing the plate in the fifth and ninth; the ninth brought 2 runs. Hits were 7 for the Cincinnati Reds and 10 for the Oakland Athletics, with 1 and 1 errors. The win went to Rollie Fingers, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 1.0 innings. Clay Carroll took the loss after 0.0 innings and 1 run. The Cincinnati Reds' pitching table lists Pedro Borbon, Clay Carroll, and Don Gullett. The Oakland Athletics used Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, and Ken Holtzman on the mound. For the Cincinnati Reds, Johnny Bench went 2 for 4. Bobby Tolan drove in 2 for the Cincinnati Reds. Gene Tenace led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Frank Umont worked home plate.

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