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Athletics
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
October 21, 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 21, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 21, 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 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 52,737 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Mel Steiner |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Angel Mangual | Center Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Vida Blue | 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 |
| Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
October 21, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Nolan
Campaneris 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Nolan
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blue
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blue
Morgan hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Mangual picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Mangual. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Blue
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch 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 strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Nolan
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Nolan
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Nolan
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blue
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Blue
Menke hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Nolan
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Nolan
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Nolan
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Blue
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blue
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Blue
There goes Rose. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Nolan
Rudi 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: ---
Epstein vs. Nolan
Epstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blue
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blue
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Nolan
Bando hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Nolan
Mangual hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Nolan
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Nolan
Green hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Green reaches second base with a double. Bando goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Grimsley
Ross Grimsley now pitching.
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Grimsley
Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blue
McRae hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mangual. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Blue
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blue, and towards Campaneris, who fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Blue
Grimsley strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Grimsley
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Grimsley
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Bando hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blue
Rose hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blue
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blue
Tolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
There goes Tolan. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Locker
Bench is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Locker
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Locker
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Borbon
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Mangual hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Borbon
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Borbon
Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Dick Green.
Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Hall
Don Mincher pinch hits for Bob Locker. Tom Hall now pitching. Dave Duncan pinch hits for Don Mincher.
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hamilton
Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Menke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Hamilton
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Hamilton
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Concepcion steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Hamilton
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Hamilton
Rose is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Hamilton
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tolan vs. Hamilton
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose scores. Morgan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Horlen
Joe Horlen now pitching.
There goes Tolan. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Horlen
Bench is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Horlen
There's a wild pitch. Tolan moves to third. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Horlen
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Geronimo vs. Horlen
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Bench scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Horlen
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hall
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hall
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Hall
Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Horlen
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi who is chasing the ball. Concepcion reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hall vs. Horlen
Hall hits a line drive towards first. Epstein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Horlen
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Horlen
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Horlen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Hall
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, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hall
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Hall
Mangual hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Hall
Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mangual moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubiak vs. Hall
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/21/1972 -- Oakland at Cincinnati (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Rose P, lf 3 1 0 0
Alou M, rf 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 5 1 2 1
Rudi J, lf 4 0 1 0 Tolan B, cf 4 2 2 2
Epstein M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 2 2 1 1
Bando S, 3b 4 1 2 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 1 1
Mangual A, cf 4 0 2 0 McRae H, rf 3 1 1 0
Tenace G, c 4 0 1 0 Geronimo C, rf 1 0 1 2
Green D, 2b 2 0 1 1 Menke D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Marquez G, ph 1 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 3 1 2 1
Kubiak T, 2b 1 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 1 0 0 0
Blue V, p 1 0 0 0 Grimsley R, p 1 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Mincher D, ph 0 0 0 0 Hall T, p 2 0 0 0
Duncan D, ph 1 0 0 0
Hamilton D, p 0 0 0 0
Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 32 8 10 8
Oakland 000 010 000 -- 1
Cincinnati 000 111 50x -- 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 5.2 4 3 3 2 4
Locker B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Hamilton D 0.2 3 4 4 1 1
Horlen J 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G 4.2 3 1 1 0 3
Grimsley R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Borbon P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Hall T (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Mangual A
LOB -- Oakland 7, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Morgan J, Green D, McRae H
3B -- Concepcion D
HR -- Bench J
SB -- Tolan B 2, Concepcion D
CS -- Rose P
SF -- Concepcion D
WP -- Horlen J
T -- 2:21
A -- 52737
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