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Athletics
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
October 14, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Oakland Athletics, played on October 14, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 14, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 14, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 52,918 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Frank Umont |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
October 14, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Nolan
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Nolan
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan catches it and throws to first to double up Campaneris. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Holtzman
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Holtzman
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Holtzman
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Nolan
Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Nolan
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Nolan
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Nolan
Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Nolan
Green hits a line drive towards third. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Holtzman
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Holtzman
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Holtzman
Menke takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Geronimo vs. Holtzman
Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Concepcion vs. Holtzman
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. Bench scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nolan vs. Holtzman
Nolan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Nolan
Holtzman hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Nolan
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Nolan
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Nolan
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Holtzman
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Holtzman
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Holtzman
Tolan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Holtzman
Holtzman fires to first and has Tolan trapped. There's the throw to Green who tags Tolan for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Nolan
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Nolan
Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Holtzman
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Holtzman
Perez hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Holtzman
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. Bench scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Holtzman
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Holtzman
Concepcion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Holtzman
Nolan strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Nolan
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Nolan
Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Nolan
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Nolan
Holtzman hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Holtzman
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Holtzman
Morgan strikes out. Tenace drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morgan out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Holtzman
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Nolan
Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Nolan
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Nolan
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Holtzman
Bench hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Fingers
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Fingers
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Borbon
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Borbon
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Fingers
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Fingers
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Fingers
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Fingers
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Blue
Vida Blue now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Blue
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Blue
Tolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquez vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching. Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Dick Green.
Marquez hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Carroll
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Carroll
Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Carroll
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blue
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Blue
Menke strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carroll
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Carroll
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Carroll
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Mike Epstein.
There goes Lewis. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Carroll
Bando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blue
Mike Hegan now playing first base. Hal McRae pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo.
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Blue
George Foster pinch runs for Hal McRae.
Concepcion bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Blue
Julian Javier pinch hits for Clay Carroll.
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Blue
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/14/1972 -- Oakland at Cincinnati (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 3 0 2 0 Rose P, lf 4 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Alou M, rf 3 0 0 0 Tolan B, cf 4 0 1 0
Epstein M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bench J, c 3 2 2 0
Lewis A, pr 0 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 4 0 2 0
Hegan M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b 3 0 0 1
Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Geronimo C, rf 3 0 0 0
Hendrick G, cf 2 1 0 0 McRae H, ph 1 0 1 0
Tenace G, c 3 2 2 3 Foster G, pr 0 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 2 0 1 1
Marquez G, ph 1 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 2 0 0 0
Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Holtzman K, p 2 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, ph 1 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
Blue V, p 0 0 0 0 Javier J, ph 1 0 0 0
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27 3 4 3 31 2 7 2
Oakland 020 010 000 -- 3
Cincinnati 010 100 000 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (W)* 5.0 5 2 2 3 3
Fingers R 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
Blue V (S) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G (L) 6.0 4 3 3 2 0
Borbon P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll C 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Oakland 2, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Bench J
HR -- Tenace G 2
CS -- Campaneris B, Concepcion D, Lewis A
SH -- Campaneris B, Concepcion D
WP -- Blue V
T -- 2:18
A -- 52918
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