Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics
October 19, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 19, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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

Cincinnati Reds 2, Oakland Athletics 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 1 2
Bench c 4 0 2 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0
McRae rf 4 0 1 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Menke 3b 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0
Gullett p 2 0 0 0
  Javier ph 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 0 2 0
Bando 3b 3 0 2 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 3 0 0 0
  Marquez ph 1 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
Tenace c 4 2 2 1
Green 2b 3 0 1 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 1 1
  Odom pr 0 0 0 0
Holtzman p 3 0 0 0
  Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Mangual ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 3 10 3
Cincinnati 000 000 020271
Oakland 000 010 0023101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett   7.0 5 1 1 2 4
  Borbon   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Carroll  L (0-1) 0.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
10
3
3
2
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   7.2 5 1 1 0 1
  Blue   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Fingers  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
2

  E–Perez (1), Holtzman (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Cincinnati Tolan (1,off Blue), Oakland Green (1,off Gullett).  HR–Oakland Tenace (3,5th inning off Gullett 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Javier (1,off Holtzman).  IBB–Bando (1,by Gullett).  SB–Bench (1,2nd base off Holtzman/Tenace).  IBB–Gullett (1,Bando).  U–Frank Umont (AL), Bob Engel (NL), Bill Haller (AL), Chris Pelekoudas (NL), Mel Steiner (NL), Jim Honochick (AL).  T–2:06.  A–49,410.
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