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Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1972-07-22 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 26067 Β· 89Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 12 mph from CF Β· 2:42

Oakland Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 5–3. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 8th. Darold Knowles earned the win and Rollie Fingers picked up the save. Carl Yastrzemski went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
OAK10001102057
BOS010010100310

W: Darold Knowles   L: Gary Peters   SV: Rollie Fingers

Umpires β€” HP: Larry McCoy Β· 1B: Jim Honochick Β· 2B: Lou DiMuro Β· 3B: Bill Deegan Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bert Campaneris413010
Joe Rudi301100
Reggie Jackson300101
Don Mincher511002
Bill Voss100020
Sal Bando300001
Dave Duncan410100
Ted Kubiak221020
Catfish Hunter200000
George Hendrick200001
Angel Mangual000010
Gene Tenace101200

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tommy Harper513001
Doug Griffin301001
Carl Yastrzemski211210
Reggie Smith300010
Rico Petrocelli400001
Danny Cater412100
John Kennedy402002
Bob Montgomery300000
Luis Tiant200001
Bob Burda100001
Ben Oglivie101000
Gary Peters100001

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Catfish Hunter6.1926
Darold Knowles0.2000
Rollie Fingers2.0102

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Luis Tiant7.0645
Gary Peters2.0120

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bert Campaneris: S7
  • Joe Rudi: S5/BG5S.1-3
  • Reggie Jackson: 63.3-H;1-2
  • Don Mincher: K/C
  • Bill Voss: W
  • Sal Bando: 63

Bot 1

  • Tommy Harper: S6
  • Doug Griffin: 53/SH.1-2
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 9.2-3
  • Reggie Smith: 3/P3

Top 2

  • Dave Duncan: 7/P78
  • Ted Kubiak: 9/P
  • Catfish Hunter: 43

Bot 2

  • Rico Petrocelli: 63
  • Danny Cater: HR/F89XD
  • John Kennedy: K
  • Bob Montgomery: 13/G15

Top 3

  • Bert Campaneris: W
  • Joe Rudi: 6/P5D
  • Reggie Jackson: 4/L4M
  • Don Mincher: K

Bot 3

  • Luis Tiant: K
  • Tommy Harper: S8/G
  • Doug Griffin: SB2
  • Doug Griffin: K/C
  • Carl Yastrzemski: W
  • Reggie Smith: W.2-3;1-2
  • Rico Petrocelli: 8/P

Top 4

  • Bill Voss: 5
  • Sal Bando: K/C
  • Dave Duncan: 6

Bot 4

  • Danny Cater: 53
  • John Kennedy: T8/F78D
  • Bob Montgomery: 9/P
  • Luis Tiant: 6/L6M

Top 5

  • Ted Kubiak: S8/P8S
  • Catfish Hunter: 34/SH.1-2
  • Bert Campaneris: S7/L.2-3;B-2(TH)
  • Joe Rudi: 8/SF.3-H
  • Reggie Jackson: K/C

Bot 5

  • Tommy Harper: K
  • Doug Griffin: 63
  • Carl Yastrzemski: HR/F8XD
  • Reggie Smith: 43

Top 6

  • Don Mincher: S9/L
  • Bill Voss: W.1-2
  • Sal Bando: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Dave Duncan: 43.3-H;2-3
  • Ted Kubiak: W
  • Catfish Hunter: 3/FL/P3F

Bot 6

  • Rico Petrocelli: K/C
  • Danny Cater: S7/L.BX2(74)
  • John Kennedy: D8/L78
  • Bob Montgomery: 53

Top 7

  • Bert Campaneris: S8/L78
  • Joe Rudi: 13/SH.1-2
  • George Hendrick: K+SB3
  • Don Mincher: 6

Bot 7

  • Bob Burda: K
  • Tommy Harper: S8/G
  • Doug Griffin: S8/L.1-3
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 7/L/SF.3-H
  • Reggie Smith: 9/F89D

Top 8

  • Angel Mangual: W
  • Sal Bando: 54(1)3/GDP
  • Dave Duncan: E4/P4D
  • Ted Kubiak: W.1-2
  • Gene Tenace: T9/P89.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
  • Bert Campaneris: 43

Bot 8

  • Rico Petrocelli: 9/P
  • Danny Cater: 9
  • John Kennedy: K

Top 9

  • Joe Rudi: 8
  • George Hendrick: E5/G5
  • Don Mincher: 26(1)4(B)/BG2/GDP

Bot 9

  • Ben Oglivie: S9/L89S
  • Gary Peters: K
  • Tommy Harper: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

  • Reggie Jackson ejected by HP umpire Larry McCoy for arguing about the third strike