Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Holtzman
  
  Rose 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 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  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 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Holtzman
  
  Tolan bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Holtzman. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. Holtzman
  
  Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolan moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Perez vs. Holtzman
  
  There goes Bench. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Bench steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Perez vs. Holtzman
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Gullett
  
  Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Gullett
  
  Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Gullett
  
  Rudi hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Holtzman
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Menke vs. Holtzman
  
  Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Holtzman
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gullett vs. Holtzman
  
  Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Gullett
  
  Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Epstein vs. Gullett
  
  Epstein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hendrick vs. Gullett
  
  Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Holtzman
  
  Rose bunts in front of the plate. Tenace fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Holtzman
  
  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 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Holtzman
  
  Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tenace vs. Gullett
  
  Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Gullett
  
  Green strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holtzman vs. Gullett
  
  Holtzman hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Holtzman
  
  Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Holtzman
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Holtzman
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Menke vs. Holtzman
  
  Menke hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Gullett
  
  Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Gullett
  
  Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rudi vs. Gullett
  
  Gullett fires over to first and Perez drops the ball. That's an error on Perez. Alou moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rudi vs. Gullett
  
  Rudi strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bando vs. Gullett
  
  Bando is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Epstein vs. Gullett
  
  Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Holtzman
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gullett vs. Holtzman
  
  Gullett hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Holtzman
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendrick vs. Gullett
  
  Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tenace vs. Gullett
  
  Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Gullett
  
  Green hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holtzman vs. Gullett
  
  Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Holtzman
  
  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 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, 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 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Holtzman
  
  Bench hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Gullett
  
  Campaneris hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Gullett
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Gullett
  
  Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bando vs. Gullett
  
  Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Epstein vs. Gullett
  
  Epstein hits a line drive into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Holtzman
  
  Mike Hegan now playing first base.
  
  Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Holtzman
  
  McRae hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Menke vs. Holtzman
  
  Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendrick vs. Gullett
  
  Hendrick strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tenace vs. Gullett
  
  Tenace strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Gullett
  
  Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Holtzman vs. Gullett
  
  Holtzman hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Holtzman
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Javier vs. Holtzman
  
  Julian Javier pinch hits for Don Gullett.
  
  Javier bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rose vs. Holtzman
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Holtzman, and towards Green, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Morgan vs. Blue
  
  Vida Blue now pitching.
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Tolan vs. Blue
  
  Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Tolan reaches second base with a double. Concepcion scores. Morgan goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bench vs. Blue
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Borbon
  
  Pedro Borbon now pitching.
  
  Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Borbon
  
  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 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Borbon
  
  Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bando vs. Borbon
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Blue
  
  Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Fingers
  
  Rollie Fingers now pitching.
  
  Fingers fires to first and has Perez trapped. There's the throw to Campaneris who tags Perez for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Fingers
  
  McRae strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. Fingers
  
  Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hegan vs. Borbon
  
  Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
  
  Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marquez vs. Borbon
  
  Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for George Hendrick.
  
  Marquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tenace vs. Carroll
  
  Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez. Clay Carroll now pitching.
  
  Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mincher vs. Carroll
  
  Don Mincher pinch hits for Dick Green.
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. Tenace moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mangual vs. Carroll
  
  Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Don Mincher. Angel Mangual pinch hits for Rollie Fingers.
  
  Mangual hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tenace scores. Odom moves to second. View Play 

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         Game of 10/19/1972 -- Cincinnati at Oakland (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, lf            4  0  0  0   Campaneris B, ss      4  0  0  0   
Morgan J, 2b          3  1  0  0   Alou M, rf            3  0  0  0   
Tolan B, cf           4  0  1  2   Rudi J, lf            4  0  2  0   
Bench J, c            4  0  2  0   Bando S, 3b           3  0  2  0   
Perez T, 1b           4  0  2  0   Epstein M, 1b         3  0  0  0   
McRae H, rf           4  0  1  0   Hegan M, 1b           1  0  0  0   
Geronimo C, rf        0  0  0  0   Hendrick G, cf        3  0  0  0   
Menke D, 3b           4  0  0  0   Marquez G, ph         1  0  1  0   
Concepcion D, ss      3  1  1  0   Lewis A, pr           0  1  0  0   
Gullett D, p          2  0  0  0   Tenace G, c           4  2  2  1   
Javier J, ph          0  0  0  0   Green D, 2b           3  0  1  0   
Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   Mincher D, ph         1  0  1  1   
Carroll C, p          0  0  0  0   Odom J, pr            0  0  0  0   
                                   Holtzman K, p         3  0  0  0   
                                   Blue V, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Fingers R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Mangual A, ph         1  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  7  2                        34  3 10  3

Cincinnati       000 000 020 --  2
Oakland          000 010 002 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gullett D             7.0  5  1  1  2  4
Borbon P              1.1  2  1  1  0  0
Carroll C (L)         0.0  3  1  1  0  0

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Holtzman K            7.2  5  1  1  0  1
Blue V*               0.1  2  1  1  1  0
Fingers R (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Holtzman K, Perez T
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Oakland 8
2B -- Green D, Tolan B
HR -- Tenace G
SB -- Bench J
SH -- Javier J
T -- 2:06
A -- 49410

    

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