Athletics @ Reds
October 14, 1972

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Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 3 4 0
Reds 2 6 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 3 4 0
Reds 2 6 0

Denis Menke Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .222
OBP .333 .391
At Bats 2 18
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 5
RBI’s 1 1

Vida Blue Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Riverfront Stadium - October 14, 1972
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Strikeout
Vida Blue
Gene Tenace
Mike Epstein
Ted Kubiak
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
George Hendrick
Matty Alou
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second.
Top 8 Blue takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Tolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Vida Blue now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Uhlaender strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. There goes Concepcion. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Geronimo hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Perez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Bench reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan strikes out. Tenace drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morgan out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Holtzman hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 Nolan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. Bench scores.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Holtzman fires to first and has Tolan trapped. There's the throw to Green who tags Tolan for the out.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Holtzman hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nolan strikes out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to third. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Green hits a line drive towards third. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan catches it and throws to first to double up Campaneris.
Top 1 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.