Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
August 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 1 0
  Reichardt ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Johnstone cf 5 0 1 0
Allen 1b 4 1 3 0
May lf 3 1 1 1
Spiezio 3b 5 1 1 2
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
  Morales 2b 1 0 1 0
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0
Alvarado ss 4 0 1 0
Wood p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0
Rudi lf 5 0 0 0
Bando 3b 5 0 0 0
Alyea rf 4 1 2 1
Tenace 1b 2 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Mangual cf 4 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 3 0 0 0
Odom p 2 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 2 1
Chicago 000 000 001 023101
Oakland 000 000 001 00121
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (20-11) 11.0 2 1 1 3 4
Totals
11.0
2
1
1
3
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom   9.2 7 1 1 3 3
  Knowles   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Fingers  L (5-5) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Hamilton   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
10
3
3
5
3

  E–Alvarado (10), Bando (9).  DP–Oakland 4.  3B–Chicago D Allen (4,off Odom).  HR–Chicago Spiezio (2,11th inning off Fingers 1 on, 1 out), Oakland Alyea (1,9th inning off Wood 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wood (10,off Odom); Odom (4,off Wood).  SF–May (4,off Odom).  IBB–Reichardt (1,by Knowles).  CS–D Allen (5,2nd base by Fingers/Duncan); Morales (3,2nd base by Hamilton/Duncan).  IBB–Knowles (4,Reichardt).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:45.  A–23,332.
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