Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds
October 15, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 15, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 3 1 2 1
Epstein 1b 2 0 0 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0
Tenace c 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 0 2 0
Hunter p 3 0 1 1
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 3 0 1 0
Perez 1b 3 1 2 0
Menke 3b 4 0 0 0
Geronimo rf 4 0 0 0
Chaney ss 2 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 1 1
  Concepcion pr 0 0 0 0
Grimsley p 1 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 1 0 1 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Hague ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Javier ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Oakland 011 000 000292
Cincinnati 000 000 001160
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (1-0) 8.2 6 1 1 3 6
  Fingers  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (0-1) 5.0 6 2 2 0 1
  Borbon   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Hall   2.0 3 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
7

  E–Epstein (1), Hunter (1).  DP–Oakland 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Uhlaender (1,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Rudi (1,3rd inning off Grimsley 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Chaney (1,by Hunter).  SB–Alou (1,2nd base off Hall/Bench); Morgan (1,2nd base off Hunter/Tenace).  CS–Lewis (2,2nd base by Borbon/Bench).  IBB–Hunter (1,Chaney).  U–Jim Honochick (AL), Mel Steiner (NL), Frank Umont (AL), Bob Engel (NL), Chris Pelekoudas (NL), Bill Haller (AL).  T–2:26.  A–53,224.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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