Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds
October 14, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 14, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 0 2 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 2 1 0 0
Tenace c 3 2 2 3
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Marquez ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Blue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 4 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 1 0
Bench c 3 2 2 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0
Menke 3b 3 0 0 1
Geronimo rf 3 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 1 0
  Foster pr 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 1 1
Nolan p 2 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Javier ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Oakland 020 010 000340
Cincinnati 010 100 000270
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (1-0) 5.0 5 2 2 3 3
  Fingers   1.2 1 0 0 1 3
  Blue  SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  L (0-1) 6.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Borbon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Carroll   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
4
1

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Bench (1,off Holtzman).  HR–Oakland Tenace 2 (2,2nd inning off Nolan 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Nolan 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Campaneris (1,off Carroll); Concepcion (1,off Blue).  IBB–Concepcion (1,by Holtzman).  CS–Campaneris (1,2nd base by Nolan/Bench); Lewis (1,2nd base by Carroll/Bench); Concepcion (1,2nd base by Fingers/Tenace).  WP–Blue (1).  IBB–Holtzman (1,Concepcion).  U–Chris Pelekoudas (NL), Jim Honochick (AL), Mel Steiner (NL), Frank Umont (AL), Bill Haller (AL), Bob Engel (NL).  T–2:18.  A–52,918.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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