October 22, 1972 World Series Game 7 at Cinergy Field Play by Play and Box Score

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1972 World Series Game 7
1972 postseason: WS: OAK-CIN / ALCS: OAK-DET / NLCS: CIN-PIT

Game 1
OAK  3
@CIN  2
Game 2
OAK  2
@CIN  1
Game 3
CIN  1
@OAK  0
Game 4
OAK  3
CIN  2
Game 5
CIN  5
@OAK  4
Game 6
CIN  8
OAK  1
Game 7
OAK  3
@CIN  2

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 56,040

Sunday, October 22, 1972
Time of Game: 2:50

Athletics

Dick Williams

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3  6  1
Reds            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2  4  2

W: C Hunter (2-0), L: P Borbon (0-1), S: R Fingers (2)

Reds

Sparky Anderson

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               4   1   2   0    0   0  .179  .386    0    6   1   SH
A Mangual CF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .300  .600    0    3   0   SH
J Rudi LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .681    0    5   0   IW
G Tenace 1B                   3   0   2   2    0   1  .348 1.313    0    3   1   2B
  A Lewis PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Hegan 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   0   
S Bando 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .269  .629    0    1   2   2B
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .042  .190    0    2   0   IW
D Duncan C                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .200  .533    0    5   1   
D Green 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .333  .777    0    0   1   
B Odom P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  C Hunter P                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .629    0    0   0   
  K Holtzman P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Fingers P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    4   9                    27   6

BATTING

2B: S Bando (1, off P Borbon); G Tenace (1, off P Borbon).

SH: B Campaneris (2, off C Carroll); A Mangual (1, off P Borbon).

IBB: M Alou (1, by C Carroll); J Rudi (1, by R Grimsley).

TB: G Tenace 3; S Bando 2; B Campaneris 2; D Green.

RBI: G Tenace 2 (9); S Bando (1).

2-out RBI: G Tenace 2; S Bando.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Campaneris-G Tenace.

E: B Campaneris (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Duncan (2nd base by J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .214  .634    0    1   0   
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .125  .508    0    3   3   2B,CS,GDP
B Tolan CF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .604    0    0   0   
  G Foster RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Javier PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Hague PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .828    0   10   1   SB,IW
T Perez 1B                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .435 1.022    0   10   1   2B,SF
D Menke 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .362    0    0   7   
C Geronimo RF-CF              3   0   0   0    1   1  .158  .358    0    2   0   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    1   1  .308  .837    0    0   2   
J Billingham P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  H McRae PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .444  .956    0    0   0   SF
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Grimsley P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Uhlaender PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Chaney PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .300    0    0   0   HBP
Totals                       28   2   4   2    6   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: T Perez (2, off B Odom); J Morgan (2, off K Holtzman).

SF: T Perez (1, off R Fingers); H McRae (1, off C Hunter).

IBB: J Bench (3, by R Fingers).

HBP: D Chaney (1, by R Fingers).

TB: J Morgan 2; T Perez 2; P Rose 2.

GIDP: J Morgan (1).

RBI: H McRae (2); T Perez (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Concepcion (1); B Tolan (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bench (2, 2nd base off R Fingers/D Duncan).

CS: J Morgan (1, 2nd base by B Odom/D Duncan).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Odom                         4.1   2   1   1    4   2   0   1.59   17     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 2· 1     53    -     1.13   0.04
C Hunter, W (2-0)              2.2   1   1   1    1   3   0   2.81   11     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 1          3-1    1.74   0.09
K Holtzman                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    3.07  -0.23
R Fingers, S (2)               2     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.74    8     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 0          2-1    4.00   0.45
Totals                         9     4   2   2    6   5   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·13· 2· 3          6-2

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Billingham                   5     2   1   0    1   4   0   0.00   18     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 1     64    -     0.84   0.08
P Borbon, L (0-1)              0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    1.74  -0.31
C Carroll                      1     0   0   0    2   1   0   1.59    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.17   0.03
R Grimsley                     0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.57    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.09   0.02
T Hall                         2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.53   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   2    4   9   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 5          2-0

C Hunter faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
K Holtzman faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Hunter (1).

IBB: R Fingers (2; J Bench); R Grimsley (1; J Rudi); C Carroll (1; M Alou).

HBP: R Fingers (1; D Chaney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 56,040.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. P Rose               LF 
2. A Mangual            CF    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. J Rudi               LF    3. B Tolan              CF 
4. G Tenace             1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. S Bando              3B    5. T Perez              1B 
6. M Alou               RF    6. D Menke              3B 
7. D Duncan             C     7. C Geronimo           RF 
8. D Green              2B    8. D Concepcion         SS 
9. B Odom               P     9. J Billingham         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-1  1--     -23%  57% J Morgan        K Holtzman      Double to RF; Rose to 3B
   t 6   2  1-1  --3      19%  68% G Tenace        P Borbon        Double to LF (Deep LF Line); Campaneris Scores
   b 8   2  3-2  -23      17%  87% D Menke         R Fingers       Flyball: LF
   t 6   2  1-2  -2-      13%  81% S Bando         P Borbon        Double to CF (Deep CF); Lewis Scores
   b 8   0  3-1  -23      13%  70% J Hague         R Fingers       Popfly: SS (Deep 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---      56%  A Mangual       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Mangual to 3B
   O      --3      49%  J Rudi          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      --3      60%  G Tenace        Single (Ground Ball); Mangual Scores/unER
   O      1--      58%  S Bando         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  P Rose          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      62%  J Morgan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Tolan         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  M Alou          Bunt Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  D Duncan        Walk
          1--      66%  D Green         Single to LF; Duncan to 2B
   O      12-      61%  B Odom          Duncan Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B-2B-P)
   O      1--      59%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Moon Odom facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  J Bench         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      63%  T Perez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      64%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  A Mangual       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      60%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Moon Odom facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Concepcion    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  J Billingham    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  G Tenace        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  P Rose          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      60%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      66%  B Tolan         Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      64%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      67%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  D Duncan        Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  D Green         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Odom          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
          ---      52%  T Perez         Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-      59%  D Menke         Strikeout
          -2-      56%  C Geronimo      Walk
                  Catfish Hunter replaces Blue Moon Odom pitching and batting 9th
          12-      46%  D Concepcion    Walk; Perez to 3B; Geronimo to 2B
                  Hal McRae pinch hits for Jack Billingham batting 9th
   RO     123      44%  H McRae         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Perez Scores
   O      12-      50%  P Rose          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Borbon facing 1-2-3
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Hal McRae pitching and batting 9th
          ---      56%  B Campaneris    Single to CF
   O      1--      54%  A Mangual       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Campaneris to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  J Rudi          Groundout: 2B-1B; Campaneris to 3B
   R      --3      68%  G Tenace        Double to LF (Deep LF Line); Campaneris Scores
                  Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gene Tenace batting 4th
   R      -2-      81%  S Bando         Double to CF (Deep CF); Lewis Scores
                  Clay Carroll replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      82%  M Alou          Intentional Walk
          12-      84%  D Duncan        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bando to 3B; Alou to 2B; Duncan to 1B
   O      123      79%  D Green         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Hegan replaces Allan Lewis playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      82%  J Morgan        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      84%  B Tolan         Strikeout
          ---      82%  J Bench         Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Bench to 1B
          1--      79%  T Perez         Walk; Bench to 2B
          12-      76%  D Menke         Wild Pitch; Bench to 3B; Perez to 2B
   O      -23      85%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
                  Cesar Geronimo moves to CF; George Foster replaces Bobby Tolan playing RF batting 3rd
          ---      87%  C Hunter        Walk
   O      1--      87%  B Campaneris    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  A Mangual       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ross Grimsley replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      85%  J Rudi          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      83%  M Hegan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
                  Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Ross Grimsley batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Hall facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Hall replaces Ted Uhlaender pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  S Bando         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  M Alou          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Duncan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  P Rose          Single to CF
                  Ken Holtzman replaces Catfish Hunter pitching and batting 9th
          1--      57%  J Morgan        Double to RF; Rose to 3B
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Ken Holtzman pitching and batting 9th; Joe Hague pinch hits for Julian Javier batting 3rd; Julian Javier pinch hits for George Foster batting 3rd
   O      -23      70%  J Hague         Popfly: SS (Deep 2B-1B)
          -23      67%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      73%  T Perez         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores; Morgan to 3B
          1-3      70%  D Menke         Bench Steals 2B
   O      -23      87%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Hall facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Hague moves to RF
   O      ---      86%  D Green         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  R Fingers       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  B Campaneris    Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  A Mangual       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Rollie Fingers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  C Geronimo      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Tom Hall batting 9th
          ---      92%  D Chaney        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  P Rose          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Reds 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation