October 18, 1972 World Series Game 3, Reds at Athletics

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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

                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: Jack Billingham (1-0), L: Blue Moon Odom (2-1), S: Clay Carroll (1)

Athletics

Batting Stats

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .323  .834              0   0   SB
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .172  .629              3   3   
B Tolan CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .515              3   0   SB
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .321  .946              7   1   
T Perez 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .300  .677             11   0   IW
D Menke 3B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .595              0   3   SH
C Geronimo RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .097  .290              0   0   SB
D Chaney SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .345              3   6   
J Billingham P                4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000              0   1   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
Totals                       31   1   4   0    4  14                         27  15

Batting Events

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 (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

Fielding Events

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

E: J Morgan (1); J Bench (2).

Baserunning Events

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  Str   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               3   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .762              0   0   
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .753              0   0   SH
J Rudi LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .681              1   0   
M Epstein 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .130  .636              8   0   IW
S Bando 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .156  .313              1   1   GDP
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .284              1   0   
G Tenace C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .533             14   0   
D Green 2B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .563              0   3   
  G Marquez PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .600 1.200              0   0   
  A Lewis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  T Kubiak 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              2   0   
B Odom P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .500              0   3   
  M Hegan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  V Blue P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500              0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    3   7                         27   7

Batting Events

SH: M Alou (2, 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 Events

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

Pitching Stats

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   1.42   30     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 1· 0     80    -     1.30   0.52
C Carroll, S (1)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.15
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   7   0          33     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 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 (2-1)                7     3   1   1    2  11   0   0.43   27     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 3     76    -     1.22   0.11
V Blue                         0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.00  -0.06
R Fingers                      1.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   1.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.46   0.12
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4  14   0          36     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 4          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

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

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

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

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 49,410.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b6	1	123	OO	21%	50%	0-0	OAK	S. Bando	J. Billingham	Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7	1	-2-	R	19%	74%	0-0	CIN	C. Geronimo	B. Odom	Single to CF; Perez Scores
b6	0	1--		-15%	23%	0-0	OAK	M. Alou	J. Billingham	Reached on E2 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt; Alou to 1B; Campaneris to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw to 2B)
t5	0	1--		14%	69%	0-0	CIN	C. Geronimo	B. Odom	Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Menke to 3B; Geronimo to 1B
t5	1	1-3	O	-10%	51%	0-0	CIN	J. Billingham	B. Odom	Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CIN	P. Rose	B. Odom	Strikeout Looking
t1	1	---	O	-1%	47%	0-0	CIN	J. Morgan	B. Odom	Strikeout
t1	2	---	O	-1%	46%	0-0	CIN	B. Tolan	B. Odom	Groundout: P-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	2%	48%	0-0	OAK	B. Campaneris	J. Billingham	Strikeout
b1	1	---	O	1%	49%	0-0	OAK	M. Alou	J. Billingham	Groundout: SS-1B
b1	2	---	O	1%	50%	0-0	OAK	J. Rudi	J. Billingham	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 4-5-6
t2	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CIN	J. Bench	B. Odom	Groundout: 3B-1B
t2	1	---	O	-1%	46%	0-0	CIN	T. Perez	B. Odom	Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t2	2	---		1%	48%	0-0	CIN	D. Menke	B. Odom	Single to LF
t2	2	1--	O	-2%	45%	0-0	CIN	C. Geronimo	B. Odom	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
b2	0	---		-4%	42%	0-0	OAK	M. Epstein	J. Billingham	Walk
b2	0	1--	O	4%	45%	0-0	OAK	S. Bando	J. Billingham	Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2	1	1--	O	3%	48%	0-0	OAK	G. Hendrick	J. Billingham	Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
b2	2	1--	O	2%	50%	0-0	OAK	G. Tenace	J. Billingham	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, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 8-9-1
t3	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CIN	D. Chaney	B. Odom	Strikeout
t3	1	---	O	-1%	46%	0-0	CIN	J. Billingham	B. Odom	Groundout: P-1B
t3	2	---		1%	48%	0-0	CIN	P. Rose	B. Odom	Walk
t3	2	1--		2%	49%	0-0	CIN	J. Morgan	B. Odom	Rose Steals 2B; Rose to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t3	2	--3	O	-4%	45%	0-0	CIN	J. Morgan	B. Odom	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
b3	0	---	O	2%	48%	0-0	OAK	D. Green	J. Billingham	Bunt Groundout: C-1B
b3	1	---	O	1%	49%	0-0	OAK	B. Odom	J. Billingham	Strikeout
b3	2	---	O	1%	50%	0-0	OAK	B. Campaneris	J. Billingham	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 3-4-5
t4	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CIN	B. Tolan	B. Odom	Groundout: 2B-1B
t4	1	---	O	-2%	46%	0-0	CIN	J. Bench	B. Odom	Strikeout Looking
t4	2	---	O	-1%	45%	0-0	CIN	T. Perez	B. Odom	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
b4	0	---	O	2%	47%	0-0	OAK	M. Alou	J. Billingham	Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b4	1	---		-3%	44%	0-0	OAK	J. Rudi	J. Billingham	Single/Bunt
b4	1	1--	O	3%	47%	0-0	OAK	M. Epstein	J. Billingham	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4	2	1--	O	3%	50%	0-0	OAK	S. Bando	J. Billingham	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 6-7-8
t5	0	---		5%	55%	0-0	CIN	D. Menke	B. Odom	Walk
t5	0	1--		14%	69%	0-0	CIN	C. Geronimo	B. Odom	Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Menke to 3B; Geronimo to 1B
t5	0	1-3	O	-8%	61%	0-0	CIN	D. Chaney	B. Odom	Strikeout
t5	1	1-3	O	-10%	51%	0-0	CIN	J. Billingham	B. Odom	Strikeout
t5	2	1-3		2%	52%	0-0	CIN	P. Rose	B. Odom	Geronimo Steals 2B
t5	2	-23	O	-8%	44%	0-0	CIN	P. Rose	B. Odom	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
b5	0	---	O	3%	47%	0-0	OAK	G. Hendrick	J. Billingham	Strikeout Looking
b5	1	---	O	2%	49%	0-0	OAK	G. Tenace	J. Billingham	Strikeout Looking
b5	2	---		-1%	47%	0-0	OAK	D. Green	J. Billingham	Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b5	2	1--	O	3%	50%	0-0	OAK	B. Odom	J. Billingham	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 2-3-4
t6	0	---	O	-3%	47%	0-0	CIN	J. Morgan	B. Odom	Foul Flyball: 3B
t6	1	---	O	-2%	45%	0-0	CIN	B. Tolan	B. Odom	Strikeout
t6	2	---	O	-1%	44%	0-0	CIN	J. Bench	B. Odom	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
b6	0	---		-5%	38%	0-0	OAK	B. Campaneris	J. Billingham	Walk
b6	0	1--		-15%	23%	0-0	OAK	M. Alou	J. Billingham	Reached on E2 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt; Alou to 1B; Campaneris to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw to 2B)
b6	0	1-3	O	6%	29%	0-0	OAK	J. Rudi	J. Billingham	Groundout: 3B-1B; Alou to 2B
b6	1	-23		-0%	29%	0-0	OAK	M. Epstein	J. Billingham	Intentional Walk
b6	1	123	OO	21%	50%	0-0	OAK	S. Bando	J. Billingham	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, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
t7	0	---		6%	56%	0-0	CIN	T. Perez	B. Odom	Single to LF
t7	0	1--	O	-2%	54%	0-0	CIN	D. Menke	B. Odom	Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Perez to 2B
t7	1	-2-	R	19%	74%	0-0	CIN	C. Geronimo	B. Odom	Single to CF; Perez Scores
t7	1	1--	O	-2%	72%	1-0	CIN	D. Chaney	B. Odom	Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
t7	2	1--	O	-2%	70%	1-0	CIN	J. Billingham	B. Odom	Strikeout
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
b7	0	---	O	4%	74%	0-1	OAK	G. Hendrick	J. Billingham	Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b7	1	---	O	3%	77%	0-1	OAK	G. Tenace	J. Billingham	Groundout: SS-1B
								Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Dick Green (2B) batting 8th
b7	2	---		-3%	74%	0-1	OAK	G. Marquez	J. Billingham	Single (Ground Ball)
								Mike Hegan pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom (P) batting 9th; Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez (PH) batting 8th
b7	2	1--	O	5%	79%	0-1	OAK	M. Hegan	J. Billingham	Lineout: CF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
								Vida Blue replaces Mike Hegan (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Ted Kubiak replaces Allan Lewis (PR) playing 2B batting 8th
t8	0	---	O	-2%	77%	1-0	CIN	P. Rose	V. Blue	Lineout: 2B
t8	1	---		2%	79%	1-0	CIN	J. Morgan	V. Blue	Walk
t8	1	1--		6%	85%	1-0	CIN	B. Tolan	V. Blue	Single to CF; Morgan to 3B
								Rollie Fingers replaces Vida Blue pitching and batting 9th
t8	1	1-3		1%	87%	1-0	CIN	J. Bench	R. Fingers	Tolan Steals 2B
t8	1	-23	O	-7%	80%	1-0	CIN	J. Bench	R. Fingers	Strikeout Looking
t8	2	-23		1%	81%	1-0	CIN	T. Perez	R. Fingers	Intentional Walk
t8	2	123	O	-6%	75%	1-0	CIN	D. Menke	R. Fingers	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, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
b8	0	---	O	6%	81%	0-1	OAK	B. Campaneris	J. Billingham	Groundout: 3B-1B
b8	1	---	O	4%	85%	0-1	OAK	M. Alou	J. Billingham	Groundout: SS-1B
b8	2	---	O	3%	87%	0-1	OAK	J. Rudi	J. Billingham	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Rollie Fingers facing 7-8-9
t9	0	---	O	-1%	86%	1-0	CIN	C. Geronimo	R. Fingers	Strikeout
t9	1	---	O	-1%	85%	1-0	CIN	D. Chaney	R. Fingers	Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9	2	---	O	-0%	85%	1-0	CIN	J. Billingham	R. Fingers	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
								Clay Carroll replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
b9	0	---	O	7%	92%	0-1	OAK	M. Epstein	C. Carroll	Groundout: 2B-1B
b9	1	---	O	5%	97%	0-1	OAK	S. Bando	C. Carroll	Lineout: 2B
b9	2	---	O	3%	100%	0-1	OAK	G. Hendrick	C. Carroll	Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Athletics 0.

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