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Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics

1972-10-08 · 1972 League Championship Series · Game 2 of 5 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 31068 · 70°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 5 mph from LF · 2:37

Oakland Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 5–0. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Blue Moon Odom earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
OAK	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		5	8

W: Blue Moon Odom L: Woodie Fryman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Art Frantz · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: Don Denkinger · RF: Red Flaherty

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	0
Al Kaline	4	1	0
Duke Sims	3	0	1
Norm Cash	3	1	0
Willie Horton	3	0	0
Jim Northrup	3	1	1
Tony Taylor	3	0	0
Aurelio Rodriguez	3	0	0
Woodie Fryman	1	0	0
Tom Haller	1	0	0
Gates Brown	1	0	0

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	3	2	3	0	0	0
Matty Alou	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Rudi	3	1	2	1	1	0
Reggie Jackson	4	0	1	2	0	2
Sal Bando	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Epstein	3	0	0	0	1	1
Gene Tenace	3	0	0	0	0	2
Dick Green	1	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Moon Odom	2	0	0	0	0	1
George Hendrick	1	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Kubiak	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Woodie Fryman	4.1	7	1	5
Chris Zachary	0.0	0	1	0
Fred Scherman	0.2	1	0	1
Lerrin LaGrow	1.0	0	0	1
John Hiller	2.0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blue Moon Odom	9.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 43/G34
Al Kaline: 63/G6
Duke Sims: 8/F8XD

Bot 1

Bert Campaneris: S8/G6M
Matty Alou: SB2
Matty Alou: 7/F7
Joe Rudi: SB3
Joe Rudi: S7/G56.3-H
Reggie Jackson: K
Sal Bando: K/C

Top 2

Norm Cash: 31/G3
Willie Horton: 63/G56
Jim Northrup: S6/G56D
Tony Taylor: CS2(24)

Bot 2

Mike Epstein: W
Gene Tenace: K
Dick Green: 9/F9S
Blue Moon Odom: K

Top 3

Tony Taylor: 23/G23
Aurelio Rodriguez: 53/G5
Woodie Fryman: 63/G56

Bot 3

Bert Campaneris: S7/F7S
Matty Alou: 36(1)/FO/G34
Joe Rudi: POCS2(136)
Joe Rudi: D9/F89XDW
Reggie Jackson: 3/G3

Top 4

Dick McAuliffe: 9/F9D
Al Kaline: S8/G6M
Duke Sims: 8/F8
Norm Cash: S9/L34D.1-3
Willie Horton: 9/F9S

Bot 4

Sal Bando: 9/F9S
Mike Epstein: K/C
Gene Tenace: 7/F7

Top 5

Jim Northrup: K
Tony Taylor: 43/G4M
Aurelio Rodriguez: 53/G5

Bot 5

George Hendrick: S7/L56D
Blue Moon Odom: 24/SH/BG25.1-2
Bert Campaneris: S9/L34D.2-3
Matty Alou: S9/L9S.3-H;1-3
Joe Rudi: WP.3-H;1-2
Joe Rudi: W+WP.2-3
Reggie Jackson: D7/F78D.3-H;1-H;B-3(E6/TH3)
Sal Bando: K
Mike Epstein: 8/F78

Top 6

Tom Haller: 3/G3
Dick McAuliffe: 31/G34
Al Kaline: 53/G5

Bot 6

Gene Tenace: K/C
Ted Kubiak: 6/P6D
Blue Moon Odom: 7/F7D

Top 7

Duke Sims: K
Norm Cash: 43/G4
Willie Horton: 5/P5S

Bot 7

Bert Campaneris: HP
Matty Alou: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Joe Rudi: 5/L5

Top 8

Jim Northrup: 8/F89D
Tony Taylor: 53/G5
Aurelio Rodriguez: 53/G5

Bot 8

Reggie Jackson: K/C
Sal Bando: 9/F9
Mike Epstein: 2/FL/P25F

Top 9

Gates Brown: 4/L34
Dick McAuliffe: 3/G34
Al Kaline: 9/F9

Notes & reviews

infield playing in on Rudi's single to left
McAuliffe was cut off man and his throw to third was wide off target $Fred Scherman threw two knock-down pitches to Reggie Jackson
Campaneris and pitcher LaGrow ejected by HP umpire Chylak for fighting and intentional HBP; Campaneris threw his bat at LaGrow after being hit on the ankle

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