Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 1 0
Allen 1b 2 0 0 0
Melton 3b 3 0 1 1
Reichardt cf 3 0 0 0
May lf 3 1 1 0
Herrmann c 4 0 1 1
Morales ss 4 0 1 0
Wood p 3 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 3 2 2 1
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Duncan c 2 1 0 1
Epstein 1b 4 1 2 0
  Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0
Brown 2b 3 0 2 2
Holtzman p 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 9 4
Chicago 000 110 000260
Oakland 100 000 21x490
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (7-3) 7.0 9 4 4 2 2
  Kealey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (7-2) 9.0 6 2 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Oakland 2.  PB–Herrmann 2 (5).  2B–Chicago Herrmann (3,off Holtzman); Williams (3,off Holtzman), Oakland Epstein (3,off Wood).  HR–Oakland Jackson (8,1st inning off Wood 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Andrews (5,off Holtzman); Holtzman 2 (6,off Wood 2).  SF–Melton (1,off Holtzman); Duncan (3,off Kealey).  IBB–D Allen (2,by Holtzman).  IBB–Holtzman (1,D Allen).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:03.  A–6,666.
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