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Sunday, October 15, 1972
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 53,224, Time of Game: 2:26
Athletics
2
 at Reds
1
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  2
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .871 -0.091 0.77 0.000 -0.091 -1.5 2 1
Matty Alou RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 .831 -0.029 0.44 0.011 -0.040 -0.2 4 0 SB
Joe Rudi LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 .259 .707 0.117 0.52 0.130 -0.013 1.0 4 0 HR
Mike Epstein 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .643 -0.016 0.54 0.015 -0.031 -0.1 2 0
   Allan Lewis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.014 0.75 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 CS
   Mike Hegan 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.018 0.75 0.000 -0.018 -0.4 3 0
Sal Bando 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .179 .357 0.011 0.55 0.040 -0.029 -0.2 0 1
George Hendrick CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .368 -0.056 0.72 0.006 -0.062 -0.5 3 0
Gene Tenace C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .597 -0.053 0.58 0.000 -0.053 -0.8 7 0
Dick Green 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .214 .500 0.014 0.40 0.026 -0.013 0.2 2 1
Catfish Hunter P 3 0 1 1 1 0 .222 .522 0.104 0.81 0.127 -0.023 0.9 0 1
   Rollie Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 3 7 .265 .677 -0.031 0.60 0.355 -0.387 -1.7 27 4
HR: J Rudi (1, off R Grimsley; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: J Rudi 5; D Green 2; B Campaneris; S Bando; G Hendrick; C Hunter; M Alou.
RBI: J Rudi (3); C Hunter (1).
2-out RBI: C Hunter.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Campaneris-D Green-M Epstein.
E: C Hunter (1); M Epstein (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Alou (2, 2nd base off T Hall/J Bench).
CS: A Lewis (2, 2nd base by P Borbon/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .357 .900 -0.034 1.05 0.046 -0.080 -0.2 2 1
Joe Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .673 -0.048 1.61 0.043 -0.091 -0.4 0 3 SB
Bobby Tolan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .517 -0.147 1.44 0.000 -0.147 -1.0 1 0
Johnny Bench C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .375 1.095 0.131 1.25 0.168 -0.037 1.0 8 1
Tony Perez 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .296 .655 0.150 1.73 0.203 -0.052 1.0 11 0
Denis Menke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .539 -0.256 2.26 0.000 -0.256 -1.7 0 2 GDP
Cesar Geronimo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .074 .259 -0.194 1.58 0.000 -0.194 -1.3 3 0
Darrel Chaney SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .417 -0.045 1.69 0.017 -0.062 -0.2 2 4 IW
   Hal McRae PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.044 1.46 0.044 0.000 0.9
   Dave Concepcion PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .650 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ross Grimsley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400 1.000 -0.086 3.60 0.000 -0.086 -0.7 0 2
   Ted Uhlaender PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.057 0.80 0.057 0.000 0.4 2B
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 -0.022 0.93 0.000 -0.022 -0.1
   Tom Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julian Javier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.083 3.16 0.000 -0.083 -0.2
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 3 6 .182 .462 -0.533 1.62 0.578 -1.110 -2.7 27 13
2B: T Uhlaender (1, off C Hunter).
IBB: D Chaney (2, by C Hunter).
TB: T Uhlaender 2; T Perez 2; P Rose; H McRae; J Bench.
GIDP: D Menke (2).
RBI: H McRae (1).
2-out RBI: H McRae.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bench-D Chaney.
Outfield Assists: P Rose (D Green at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Morgan (2, 2nd base off C Hunter/G Tenace).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Catfish Hunter, W (1-0) 8.2 6 1 1 3 6 0 1.13 35 71 0.449 1.58 2.5
Rollie Fingers, S (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.23 1 1 0 0.083 3.16 0.2
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 6 0 1.00 36 71 1 0 0.532 0.60 2.7

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ross Grimsley, L (1-1) 5 6 2 2 0 1 1 1.93 20 48 -0.054 0.77 0.0
Pedro Borbon 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 1.23 6 0 0 0.054 0.46 0.8
Tom Hall 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0.96 11 0 0 0.032 0.37 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 3 7 1 2.00 37 48 0 0 0.032 1.62 1.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Hunter (2; D Chaney).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bob Engel, LF - Bill Haller, RF - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 53,224.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Cincinnati Reds
1 Bert Campaneris SS 1 Pete Rose LF
2 Matty Alou RF 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Joe Rudi LF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Mike Epstein 1B 4 Johnny Bench C
5 Sal Bando 3B 5 Tony Perez 1B
6 George Hendrick CF 6 Denis Menke 3B
7 Gene Tenace C 7 Cesar Geronimo RF
8 Dick Green 2B 8 Darrel Chaney SS
9 Catfish Hunter P 9 Ross Grimsley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 2 12- R OAK C. Hunter R. Grimsley 12% 62% Single to LF; Hendrick Scores; Green to 2B
t3 1-0 1 --- R OAK J. Rudi R. Grimsley 12% 73% Home Run (Deep LF)
b4 0-2 0 1-- OO CIN D. Menke C. Hunter 9% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-1 1 -23 O CIN C. Geronimo C. Hunter 9% 56% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 123 O CIN R. Grimsley C. Hunter 9% 63% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris R. Grimsley -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK M. Alou R. Grimsley -1% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- OAK J. Rudi R. Grimsley 1% 48% Single to LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O OAK M. Epstein R. Grimsley -2% 46% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose C. Hunter 2% 48% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Morgan C. Hunter 1% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan C. Hunter 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- OAK S. Bando R. Grimsley 4% 54% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O OAK G. Hendrick R. Grimsley -4% 50% Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O OAK G. Tenace R. Grimsley -3% 48% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- OAK D. Green R. Grimsley 2% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hendrick to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- R OAK C. Hunter R. Grimsley 12% 62% Single to LF; Hendrick Scores; Green to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- O OAK B. Campaneris R. Grimsley -4% 58% Single to LF; Green out at Hm/LF-C; Hunter to 2B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- CIN J. Bench C. Hunter -4% 54% Single (Ground Ball)
b2 0-1 0 1-- CIN T. Perez C. Hunter -7% 47% Walk; Bench to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- CIN D. Menke C. Hunter -6% 40% Bench Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Bench to 3B; Perez to 2B
b2 0-1 0 -23 O CIN D. Menke C. Hunter 7% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 -23 O CIN C. Geronimo C. Hunter 9% 56% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 -23 CIN D. Chaney C. Hunter -2% 55% Intentional Walk
b2 0-1 2 123 O CIN R. Grimsley C. Hunter 9% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- O OAK M. Alou R. Grimsley -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- R OAK J. Rudi R. Grimsley 12% 73% Home Run (Deep LF)
t3 2-0 1 --- O OAK M. Epstein R. Grimsley -1% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 2-0 2 --- O OAK S. Bando R. Grimsley -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- CIN P. Rose C. Hunter -5% 66% Single to CF
b3 0-2 0 1-- O CIN J. Morgan C. Hunter 4% 71% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-2 1 1-- O CIN B. Tolan C. Hunter 3% 74% Popfly: SS
b3 0-2 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench C. Hunter 2% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O OAK G. Hendrick R. Grimsley -1% 75% Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- O OAK G. Tenace R. Grimsley -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O OAK D. Green R. Grimsley -1% 73% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- CIN T. Perez C. Hunter -5% 68% Single to CF
b4 0-2 0 1-- OO CIN D. Menke C. Hunter 9% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O CIN C. Geronimo C. Hunter 1% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- O OAK C. Hunter R. Grimsley -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris R. Grimsley -1% 76% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t5 2-0 2 --- O OAK M. Alou R. Grimsley -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
b5 0-2 0 --- O CIN D. Chaney C. Hunter 3% 78% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Ross Grimsley (P) batting 9th
b5 0-2 1 --- CIN T. Uhlaender C. Hunter -6% 72% Double (LF-CF)
b5 0-2 1 -2- O CIN P. Rose C. Hunter 5% 77% Flyball: RF
b5 0-2 2 -2- CIN J. Morgan C. Hunter -2% 75% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Uhlaender to 3B; Morgan to 1B
b5 0-2 2 1-3 CIN B. Tolan C. Hunter -2% 73% Morgan Steals 2B
b5 0-2 2 -23 O CIN B. Tolan C. Hunter 8% 81% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 3-4-5
Pedro Borbon replaces Ted Uhlaender (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-0 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi P. Borbon -1% 80% Strikeout
t6 2-0 1 --- OAK M. Epstein P. Borbon 2% 81% Walk
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Mike Epstein (1B) batting 4th
t6 2-0 1 1-- OO OAK S. Bando P. Borbon -3% 78% Double Play: Strikeout, Lewis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
Mike Hegan replaces Allan Lewis (PR) playing 1B batting 4th
b6 0-2 0 --- CIN J. Bench C. Hunter -6% 72% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- O CIN T. Perez C. Hunter 5% 78% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-2 1 1-- O CIN D. Menke C. Hunter 3% 80% Groundout: P-1B; Perez to 2B
b6 0-2 2 -2- O CIN C. Geronimo C. Hunter 4% 85% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- O OAK G. Hendrick P. Borbon -1% 83% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t7 2-0 1 --- O OAK G. Tenace P. Borbon -1% 83% Strikeout
t7 2-0 2 --- O OAK D. Green P. Borbon -1% 82% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
b7 0-2 0 --- O CIN D. Chaney C. Hunter 3% 85% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
Joe Hague pinch hits for Pedro Borbon (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 1 --- O CIN J. Hague C. Hunter 2% 88% Flyball: RF
b7 0-2 2 --- O CIN P. Rose C. Hunter 1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tom Hall facing 9-1-2
Tom Hall replaces Joe Hague (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- O OAK C. Hunter T. Hall -1% 88% Popfly: 1B
t8 2-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris T. Hall -1% 87% Lineout: CF
t8 2-0 2 --- OAK M. Alou T. Hall 1% 88% Single to RF
t8 2-0 2 1-- OAK J. Rudi T. Hall 1% 88% Alou Steals 2B
t8 2-0 2 -2- OAK J. Rudi T. Hall 0% 89% Walk
t8 2-0 2 12- O OAK M. Hegan T. Hall -2% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
b8 0-2 0 --- O CIN J. Morgan C. Hunter 4% 91% Flyball: LF
b8 0-2 1 --- O CIN B. Tolan C. Hunter 2% 93% Flyball: RF
b8 0-2 2 --- O CIN J. Bench C. Hunter 1% 94% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tom Hall facing 5-6-7
t9 2-0 0 --- O OAK S. Bando T. Hall -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-0 1 --- OAK G. Hendrick T. Hall 1% 94% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t9 2-0 1 1-- O OAK G. Tenace T. Hall -1% 93% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t9 2-0 2 1-- OAK D. Green T. Hall 0% 94% Single to CF; Hendrick to 2B
t9 2-0 2 12- OAK C. Hunter T. Hall 1% 95% Walk; Hendrick to 3B; Green to 2B
t9 2-0 2 123 O OAK B. Campaneris T. Hall -2% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
b9 0-2 0 --- CIN T. Perez C. Hunter -8% 85% Single to LF
b9 0-2 0 1-- O CIN D. Menke C. Hunter 7% 91% Lineout: LF
b9 0-2 1 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo C. Hunter 5% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Perez to 2B
Hal McRae pinch hits for Darrel Chaney (SS) batting 8th
b9 0-2 2 -2- R CIN H. McRae C. Hunter -4% 92% Single to LF; Perez Scores
Rollie Fingers replaces Catfish Hunter pitching and batting 9th
Julian Javier pinch hits for Tom Hall (P) batting 9th
Dave Concepcion pinch runs for Hal McRae (PH) batting 8th
b9 1-2 2 1-- O CIN J. Javier R. Fingers 8% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Reds 1.

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