Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Athletics
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
October 15, 1972
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Oakland Athletics, played on October 15, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 53,224 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bob Engel |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Catfish Hunter | 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 |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Athletics
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
October 15, 1972
Top 1
-
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Grimsley
Campaneris 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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Grimsley
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Grimsley
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Grimsley
Epstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Hunter
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hunter
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Hunter
Tolan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
-
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Grimsley
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Grimsley
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Grimsley's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Grimsley
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Grimsley
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Grimsley
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Grimsley
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Green trying to get to home. Rose throws the ball in to Bench who tags Green, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hunter
Bench hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hunter
Perez takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Hunter
Hunter spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hunter. Bench moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Menke vs. Hunter
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Geronimo vs. Hunter
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chaney vs. Hunter
Chaney is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grimsley vs. Hunter
Grimsley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Grimsley
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Grimsley
Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Grimsley
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Grimsley
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Hunter
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Hunter
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Hunter
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Hunter
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Grimsley
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Grimsley
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Grimsley
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hunter
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Hunter
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Hunter
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Grimsley
Hunter 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Grimsley
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Grimsley
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Hunter
Chaney hits a line drive into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hunter
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Ross Grimsley.
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hendrick. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Hunter
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Hunter
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Epstein. Uhlaender moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tolan vs. Hunter
There goes Morgan. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tolan vs. Hunter
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Borbon
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Borbon
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Mike Epstein.
Bando strikes out. There goes Lewis. The throw from Bench to Chaney, and Lewis is out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hunter
Mike Hegan now playing first base.
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hunter
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Hunter
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Hunter
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Borbon
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Borbon
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Borbon
Green is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Hunter
Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Hunter
Joe Hague pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Hague hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Hunter
Rose strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Hunter hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hall
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hall
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Hall
There goes Alou. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Hall
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Hall
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hunter
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Hunter
Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hunter
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hall
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Hall
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Hall
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hall
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Hall
Hunter takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campaneris vs. Hall
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hunter
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Hunter
Menke hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Hunter
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hunter
Hal McRae pinch hits for Darrel Chaney.
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Fingers
Dave Concepcion pinch runs for Hal McRae. Julian Javier pinch hits for Tom Hall. Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 10/15/1972 -- Oakland at Cincinnati (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 0 1 0 Rose P, lf 4 0 1 0
Alou M, rf 4 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 3 1 2 1 Tolan B, cf 4 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Bench J, c 3 0 1 0
Lewis A, pr 0 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 3 1 2 0
Hegan M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Geronimo C, rf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick G, cf 4 1 1 0 Chaney D, ss 2 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 4 0 0 0 McRae H, ph 1 0 1 1
Green D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Concepcion D, pr 0 0 0 0
Hunter J, p 3 0 1 1 Grimsley R, p 1 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, ph 1 0 1 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Hague J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hall T, p 0 0 0 0
Javier J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 33 1 6 1
Oakland 011 000 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter J (W) 8.2 6 1 1 3 6
Fingers R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (L) 5.0 6 2 2 0 1
Borbon P 2.0 0 0 0 1 4
Hall T 2.0 3 0 0 2 2
E -- Hunter J, Epstein M
DP -- Oakland 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Oakland 8, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Uhlaender T
HR -- Rudi J
SB -- Morgan J, Alou M
CS -- Lewis A
T -- 2:26
A -- 53224
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
