Sending 10 men to bat, the Athletics scored four runs on just three singles in the sixth inning to defeat the Brewers, 5-1. A single by Gene Tenace and three walks produced the first run and three others followed on a sacrifice fly by Bert Campaneris and singles by Joe Rudi and Reggie Jackson. Ken Holtzman, the A's winner, picked Johnny Briggs off base with the bases loaded and two out in the Brewers' half of the sixth to end a major threat to his victory. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Auerbach ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .063
Rudi lf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .275      Heise 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .625
Jackson rf            5   0   3   2     0   0   .206      Briggs 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .241
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .294      Scott 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .065
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Conigliaro rf,cf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .143
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Lahoud lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .346
Tenace c              5   1   1   0     0   2   .211      May cf                2   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Brooks cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .207        Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
L. Brown 2b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .167        Ferraro ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Holtzman p            4   1   1   1     1   0   .200        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Reynolds rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     7   4             Totals               29   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  5,616
Left on Base: A's 13, Brewers 4
DP: A's 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Scott 2
Doubles: Jackson (1), Heise (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Slaton (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (1)
GIDP: Campaneris (1), Lahoud (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(2-1)         9     5   1   1   2   4   0  32   2.79
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   0  32

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(1-2)           5     6   4   4   5   2   0  26   3.60
Colborn                 0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   1.42
Stephenson              1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.00
Linzy                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   5   7   4   0  45

Wild Pitches: Slaton (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled; Rudi flied out to right;
Jackson doubled [Campaneris scored]; Bando walked; Epstein made
an out to shortstop; Tenace forced Jackson (third unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach flied out to right; Heise flied out to
left; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Brooks struck out; L. Brown walked; Holtzman
singled [L. Brown to second]; Campaneris grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Holtzman out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro
singled; Lahoud grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi reached on an error by Scott; Jackson flied
out to center; Bando forced Rudi (pitcher to shortstop); Epstein
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: May made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez singled;
Slaton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rodriguez to
second]; Auerbach flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace struck out; Brooks flied out to right; L.
Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Heise made an out to shortstop; Briggs flied out to
right; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Holtzman made an out to shortstop; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi singled; Jackson singled
[Rudi to third]; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second];
Bando walked; Epstein flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Lahoud
struck out; May popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace singled; Brooks walked [Tenace to second];
L. Brown walked [Tenace to third, Brooks to second]; COLBORN
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Holtzman walked [Tenace scored,
Brooks to third, L. Brown to second]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Brooks scored, L. Brown to third]; Rudi singled
[L. Brown scored, Holtzman to second]; STEPHENSON REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); T. REYNOLDS REPLACED COLBORN (PLAYING RF);
CONIGLIARO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Jackson singled
[Holtzman scored, Rudi to third]; Bando struck out; Epstein
walked [Jackson to second]; Tenace forced Epstein (shortstop to
second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); T.
Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Auerbach walked; Heise
singled [Auerbach to second]; Briggs singled [Auerbach scored,
Heise to second]; Scott walked [Heise to third, Briggs to
second]; Briggs was picked off second (pitcher to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Brooks reached on an error by Scott; L. Brown
singled [Brooks to second]; On a bunt Holtzman popped to catcher
in foul territory; Campaneris made an out to second; Rudi
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Lahoud
grounded out (second to first); FERRARO BATTED FOR STEPHENSON;
Ferraro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LINZY REPLACED FERRARO (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Bando grounded out (second to
first); Epstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Rodriguez
flied out to center; T. Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to
first); Auerbach grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace struck out; Brooks singled; L. Brown
forced Brooks (third to second); Holtzman forced L. Brown (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Heise doubled; Briggs made an out to second; Scott
struck out; Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Brewers 1.