Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds
October 22, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 22, 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 4 1 2 0
Mangual cf 4 1 0 0
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 0 2 2
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
  Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 1
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 0 1 0
Odom p 2 0 0 0
  Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 1 0
Tolan cf 2 0 0 0
  Foster rf 0 0 0 0
  Javier ph 0 0 0 0
  Hague ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Perez 1b 2 1 1 1
Menke 3b 4 0 0 0
Geronimo rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Billingham p 1 0 0 0
  McRae ph 0 0 0 1
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Oakland 100 002 000361
Cincinnati 000 010 010242
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom   4.1 2 1 1 4 2
  Hunter  W (2-0) 2.2 1 1 1 1 3
  Holtzman   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Fingers  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham   5.0 2 1 0 1 4
  Borbon  L (0-1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Carroll   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Grimsley   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Hall   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
4
9

  E–Campaneris (1), Tolan (1), Concepcion (1).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Tenace (1,off Borbon); Bando (1,off Borbon), Cincinnati Perez (2,off Odom); Morgan (2,off Holtzman).  SH–Mangual (1,off Borbon); Campaneris (2,off Carroll).  IBB–Alou (1,by Carroll); Rudi (1,by Grimsley); Bench (3,by Fingers).  SF–McRae (1,off Hunter); Perez (1,off Fingers).  HBP–Chaney (1,by Fingers).  SB–Bench (2,2nd base off Fingers/Duncan).  CS–Morgan (1,2nd base by Odom/Duncan).  WP–Hunter (1).  HBP–Fingers (1,Chaney).  IBB–Fingers (2,Bench); Carroll (1,Alou); Grimsley (1,Rudi).  U–Chris Pelekoudas (NL), Jim Honochick (AL), Mel Steiner (NL), Frank Umont (AL), Bill Haller (AL), Bob Engel (NL).  T–2:50.  A–56,040.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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