The Athletics scored two runs in the first inning on a bases-loaded single by Dave Duncan and made those tallies stand up for a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. Duncan delivered his hit after a walk to Joe Rudi, single by Reggie Jackson, a passed ball and an intentional pass to Mike Epstein. Dave May accounted for the Brewers' run with a homer in the sixth.

Bob Heise and Joe Lahoud of the Brewers collided going after a short fly in the eighth and both had to leave the game for repairs. Catfish Hunter was the A's winner with the help of Rollie Fingers, who ended a Milwaukee threat in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     29, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium
A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     1   1   .175      Heise 2b,ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .455
Rudi lf               3   1   1   0     2   1   .279        Ferraro 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Jackson rf            5   1   1   0     0   4   .205      May cf                4   1   2   1     0   0   .118
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .263      Lahoud lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .321
Epstein 1b            3   0   2   0     2   1   .267        Davis lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Briggs 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Duncan c              4   0   1   2     0   1   .227      Conigliaro rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .160
Brooks cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .188      Scott 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .086
L. Brown 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Porter c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .118
Hunter p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Auerbach ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lonborg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Lockwood p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Theobald 2b,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               34   2   7   2     7  13             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  6,119
Left on Base: A's 12, Brewers 5
DP: A's 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Rudi, Brooks
Doubles: Epstein (1), Scott (2)
Home Runs: May (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(1-1)           8.1   5   1   1   2   3   1  31   2.54
Fingers SV(3)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.04
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   1  33

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(0-1)         5     5   2   2   5   9   0  25   3.00
Lonborg                 2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.35
Sanders                 2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   7  13   0  41

Passed Balls: Porter (1)
Wild Pitches: Lockwood (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi walked;
Jackson singled [Rudi to second]; Porter allowed a passed ball
[Rudi to third, Jackson to second]; Bando struck out; Epstein
was walked intentionally; Duncan singled [Rudi scored, Jackson
scored, Epstein to third]; Brooks flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Heise struck out; May made an out to second; Lahoud
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: L. Brown was called out on strikes; Hunter
singled; Campaneris struck out; Rudi walked [Hunter to second];
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs flied out to right; Conigliaro popped to
catcher in foul territory; Scott doubled; Porter struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando struck out; Epstein doubled; Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Brooks was walked intentionally;
L. Brown made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lockwood grounded out (second to first); Heise popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Hunter flied out to center; Campaneris singled;
Rudi struck out; Lockwood threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to
third]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: May singled; Lahoud flied out to center; Briggs
struck out; Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein
walked; Duncan struck out; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott flied out to right; Porter grounded out
(first unassisted); Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: LONBORG REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); THEOBALD
REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PLAYING 2B); HEISE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); L. Brown grounded out (third to first); Hunter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Campaneris walked; Rudi singled
[Campaneris to third]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald made an out to third; Heise grounded out
(third to first); May homered; Lahoud walked; Briggs made an out
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando made an out to shortstop; Epstein singled;
Duncan flied out to center; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Conigliaro singled to left [Conigliaro out at
second (left to second)]; Scott flied out to center; Porter
walked; VOSS BATTED FOR LONBORG; Voss grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED VOSS (PITCHING); L. Brown popped
to shortstop; Bob Heise and Joe Lahoud collided; both left
and received stitches over their right eyes; FERRARO
REPLACED HEISE (PLAYING 2B); DAVIS REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING LF);
THEOBALD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hunter grounded out
(first unassisted); Campaneris made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Theobald flied out to right; Ferraro flied out to
center; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
struck out; Bando walked; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Davis grounded
out (pitcher to first); Briggs singled [Briggs to third (error
by Rudi) (error by Brooks)]; FINGERS REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING);
Conigliaro struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.