October 18, 1972 World Series Game 3 at Network Associates Coliseum Play by Play and Box Score

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1972 World Series Game 3
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

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 49,410

Wednesday, October 18, 1972
Time of Game: 2:24

Reds

Sparky Anderson

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

W: J Billingham (1-0), L: B Odom (0-1), S: C Carroll (1)

Athletics

Dick Williams

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .091  .322    0    0   0   SB
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .167    0    3   3   
B Tolan CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    3   0   SB
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .300  .817    0    7   1   
T Perez 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .500 1.083    0   11   0   IW
D Menke 3B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .111  .384    0    0   3   SH
C Geronimo RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .091  .182    0    0   0   SB
D Chaney SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .143    0    3   6   
J Billingham P                4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    4  14                    27  15

BATTING

SH: D Menke (1, off B Odom).

IBB: T Perez (1, by R Fingers).

TB: C Geronimo; T Perez; D Menke; B Tolan.

RBI: C Geronimo (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morgan-D Chaney-T Perez.

E: J Morgan (1); J Bench (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Rose (1, 2nd base off B Odom/G Tenace); B Tolan (1, 2nd base off R Fingers/G Tenace); C Geronimo (1, 2nd base off B Odom/G Tenace).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               3   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .606    0    0   0   
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282    0    0   0   SH
J Rudi LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .878    0    1   0   
M Epstein 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .364    0    8   0   IW
S Bando 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    0    1   1   GDP
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    0    1   0   
G Tenace C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200 1.000    0   14   0   
D Green 2B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    0   3   
  G Marquez PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  A Lewis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Kubiak 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
B Odom P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  M Hegan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  V Blue P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    3   7                    27   7

BATTING

SH: M Alou (1, off J Billingham).

IBB: M Epstein (1, by J Billingham).

TB: G Marquez; D Green; J Rudi.

GIDP: S Bando (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: M Epstein (2); G Tenace (1).

PITCHING

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, W (1-0)          8     3   0   0    3   7   0   0.00   30     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 1· 0     80    -     1.30   0.51
C Carroll, S (1)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.15
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   7   0          33     -       ·  ·     18· 3· 2· 0           -

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, L (0-1)                7     3   1   1    2  11   0   1.29   27     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 1· 3     76    -     1.22   0.10
V Blue                         0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.00  -0.06
R Fingers                      1.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.46   0.12
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4  14   0          36     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 2· 4          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Billingham (1; M Epstein); R Fingers (1; T Perez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 49,410.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  0-0  123      22%  50% S Bando         J Billingham    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   1  0-0  -2-      20%  75% C Geronimo      B Odom          Single to CF; Perez Scores
   b 6   0  0-0  1--     -16%  23% M Alou          J Billingham    Reached on E2 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt; Alou to 1B; Campaneris to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw to 2B)
   t 5   0  0-0  1--      14%  69% C Geronimo      B Odom          Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Menke to 3B; Geronimo to 1B
   t 5   1  0-0  1-3     -10%  51% J Billingham    B Odom          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      47%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Tolan         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Rudi          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      47%  T Perez         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---      48%  D Menke         Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
          ---      42%  M Epstein       Walk
   O      1--      45%  S Bando         Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      48%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      1--      50%  G Tenace        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  D Chaney        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Billingham    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      49%  J Morgan        Rose Steals 2B; Rose to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  D Green         Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Odom          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      48%  B Tolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  M Alou          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---      44%  J Rudi          Single/Bunt
   O      1--      47%  M Epstein       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  S Bando         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  D Menke         Walk
          1--      69%  C Geronimo      Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Menke to 3B; Geronimo to 1B
   O      1-3      61%  D Chaney        Strikeout
   O      1-3      51%  J Billingham    Strikeout
          1-3      52%  P Rose          Geronimo Steals 2B
   O      -23      44%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  G Hendrick      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  D Green         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  B Odom          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      45%  B Tolan         Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  B Campaneris    Walk
          1--      23%  M Alou          Reached on E2 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt; Alou to 1B; Campaneris to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw to 2B)
   O      1-3      29%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B; Alou to 2B
          -23      28%  M Epstein       Intentional Walk
   OO     123      50%  S Bando         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  T Perez         Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  D Menke         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Perez to 2B
   R      -2-      75%  C Geronimo      Single to CF; Perez Scores
   O      1--      72%  D Chaney        Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      71%  J Billingham    Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---      78%  G Tenace        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Dick Green batting 8th
          ---      75%  G Marquez       Single (Ground Ball)
                  Mike Hegan pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom batting 9th; Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez batting 8th
   O      1--      80%  M Hegan         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
                  Vida Blue replaces Mike Hegan pitching and batting 9th; Ted Kubiak replaces Allan Lewis playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      78%  P Rose          Lineout: 2B
          ---      80%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      86%  B Tolan         Single to CF; Morgan to 3B
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Vida Blue pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      87%  J Bench         Tolan Steals 2B
   O      -23      81%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -23      82%  T Perez         Intentional Walk
   O      123      76%  D Menke         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rollie Fingers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  D Chaney        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  J Billingham    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
                  Clay Carroll replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  M Epstein       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  S Bando         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  G Hendrick      Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.

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BATTING

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation