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Cincinnati Reds @ Oakland Athletics

1972-10-20 · 1972 World Series · Game 5 of 7 ◀ Game 4 Game 6 ▶ · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 49410 · 55°F, overcast, dry · 2:26

Cincinnati Reds defeated Oakland Athletics 5–4. Ross Grimsley earned the win and Jack Billingham picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Ross Grimsley L: Rollie Fingers SV: Jack Billingham

Umpires — HP: Bob Engel · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: Mel Steiner · RF: Frank Umont

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	5	1	3	2	0	0
Joe Morgan	3	2	0	0	2	0
Bobby Tolan	4	0	2	2	0	0
Johnny Bench	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tony Perez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Denis Menke	3	1	1	1	0	2
Cesar Geronimo	4	1	1	0	0	1
Darrel Chaney	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jim McGlothlin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Uhlaender	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Hague	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Concepcion	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Grimsley	0	0	0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	5	0	0	0	0	2
Matty Alou	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Rudi	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Epstein	2	1	0	0	1	0
Sal Bando	3	1	1	0	1	0
George Hendrick	2	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Tenace	2	1	1	3	2	0
Dick Green	1	0	0	0	0	0
Catfish Hunter	2	0	0	0	0	1
Gonzalo Marquez	1	0	1	1	0	0
Ted Kubiak	2	0	1	0	0	0
Rollie Fingers	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hegan	1	0	1	0	0	0
Angel Mangual	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Duncan	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim McGlothlin	3.0	2	2	3
Pedro Borbon	1.0	1	1	0
Tom Hall	2.0	0	0	1
Clay Carroll	1.2	3	0	1
Ross Grimsley	0.2	0	1	0
Jack Billingham	0.2	1	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Catfish Hunter	4.2	5	2	2
Rollie Fingers	3.2	3	1	4
Dave Hamilton	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: HR/F89XD
Joe Morgan: 13/G1
Bobby Tolan: 6/P6S
Johnny Bench: K

Bot 1

Bert Campaneris: 13/G1
Matty Alou: 63/G56
Joe Rudi: K

Top 2

Tony Perez: D7/F7LD
Denis Menke: 13/SH/BG23.2-3
Cesar Geronimo: 7/F7LF/FL
Darrel Chaney: IW
Jim McGlothlin: 8/F8S

Bot 2

Mike Epstein: W
Sal Bando: 8/F8XD
George Hendrick: S1/G25.1-2
Gene Tenace: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
Dick Green: 53/G5
Catfish Hunter: K

Top 3

Pete Rose: S9/L34D
Joe Morgan: 4/P4MD
Bobby Tolan: 7/F7D
Johnny Bench: 6/P8S

Bot 3

Bert Campaneris: K/C
Matty Alou: 9/F89
Joe Rudi: HP
Mike Epstein: 3/G3

Top 4

Tony Perez: 63/G56
Denis Menke: HR/F7LD
Cesar Geronimo: K/C
Darrel Chaney: 8/F8XD

Bot 4

Sal Bando: W
George Hendrick: 134/SH/BG3S.1-2
Gene Tenace: IW
Gonzalo Marquez: S8/F78.2-H;1-3
Catfish Hunter: PO3(25).1-2
Catfish Hunter: 8/F78

Top 5

Ted Uhlaender: 3/G3
Pete Rose: 63/G6M
Joe Morgan: W
Bobby Tolan: S9/L34D.1-H
Johnny Bench: SB2
Johnny Bench: WP.2-3
Johnny Bench: K/C

Bot 5

Bert Campaneris: 7/F78D
Matty Alou: 13/G1
Joe Rudi: K

Top 6

Tony Perez: 63/G6
Denis Menke: K
Cesar Geronimo: 7/F7

Bot 6

Mike Epstein: 3/G3
Sal Bando: 53/G56
George Hendrick: 5/FL/P5F

Top 7

Joe Hague: 43/G4MS
Dave Concepcion: 8/F8D
Pete Rose: 7/F78D

Bot 7

Gene Tenace: 53/G5
Ted Kubiak: S1/G56S
Rollie Fingers: 24/SH/BG25.1-2
Bert Campaneris: K/C

Top 8

Joe Morgan: W
Bobby Tolan: SB2
Bobby Tolan: S9/L9S.2-H;B-2(E9)
Johnny Bench: 53/G56
Tony Perez: K+SB3
Denis Menke: K

Bot 8

Matty Alou: 31/G34S
Joe Rudi: 7/F78D
Mike Hegan: S4/G4M
Sal Bando: S8/L8S.1-3
Angel Mangual: 43/G34

Top 9

Cesar Geronimo: S9/G34
Ross Grimsley: 14/SH/BG1S.1-2
Dave Concepcion: E5/G56.B-1
Pete Rose: S8/L4MD.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH3)
Joe Morgan: 9(B)2(3)/F9S/DP

Bot 9

Gene Tenace: W
Ted Kubiak: 3/BP3S
Dave Duncan: S7/F7LS.1-3
Bert Campaneris: 4(B)2(3)/FL/DP/P3DF

Notes & reviews

Hunter missed the bunt on a suicide squeeze attempt
Easy grounder but Carroll slipped and had no throw
Alou fell after catching the ball on one bounce
Bunt popped up but Fingers let it fall intentionally to try for a double play but made bad throw to first, so only one out and runner moved to second
Bando bobbled the ball and throw was late

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