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Reggie Jackson drove in two runs with a homer in the fifth inning and then singled and scored on a double by Sal Bando in the eighth to lead the Athletics' attack in a 4-1 victory over the Yankees. Bob Locker saved the game for Catfish Hunter, coming in with two men on base in the ninth and striking out Rich McKinney. [The Sporting News] Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 1Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumYankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 0 A's 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 x - 4 8 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Campaneris ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .192 Callison rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Murcer cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Jackson rf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .220 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Bando 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Blomberg 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .368 Mangual cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Munson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Tenace c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 McKinney 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Epstein 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .222 Michael ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .211 Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Kekich p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 L. Brown 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .158 Allen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Hunter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091 McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 5 1 1 3 Totals 29 4 8 4 3 3 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 12,937 Left on Base: Yankees 6, A's 6 DP: Yankees 1, A's 0 Errors: Campaneris Doubles: Michael (1), Mangual (1), Bando (2) Home Runs: Jackson (2) Stolen Bases: Murcer (1) Caught Stealing: Rudi (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hunter (3) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (1,by Kekich) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kekich L(2-1) 7 6 3 3 3 2 1 29 2.89 McDaniel 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 4.15 Totals 8 8 4 4 3 3 1 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(2-1) 8.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 33 2.19 Locker SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 3 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Kekich (2) Wild Pitches: Kekich (1), Hunter (1) Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Callison flied out to left; Murcer singled to right; Murcer stole second; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; Rudi singled to second; Rudi was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jackson walked; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg flied to right in foul territory; Munson reached on an error by Campaneris; McKinney flied out to right; Michael singled to left [Munson to second]; Kekich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual grounded out (third to first); Tenace was hit by a pitch; Kekich threw a wild pitch [Tenace to second]; Epstein walked; L. Brown lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to second) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 3RD: Clarke popped to third in foul territory; Callison flied out to left; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Hunter grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris singled to third; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Jackson forced Campaneris (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Blomberg made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to center; Mangual grounded out (third to first); Tenace walked; Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 5TH: McKinney flied out to left; Michael flied out to left; Kekich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: L. Brown singled to right; Hunter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [L. Brown to second]; Campaneris singled to right [L. Brown scored, Campaneris to second]; Rudi flied out to left [Campaneris to third]; Jackson homered [Campaneris scored]; Bando grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. YANKEES 6TH: Clarke flied out to center; Callison grounded out (second to pitcher); Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Mangual doubled to left; Tenace lined to first; Epstein made an out to shortstop; L. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. YANKEES 7TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); White lined to right; Blomberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Hunter flied out to right; Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. YANKEES 8TH: McKinney popped to first in foul territory; Michael doubled to right; ALLEN BATTED FOR KEKICH; Allen flied out to center; Clarke singled to center [Michael scored]; Callison flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Jackson singled to center; Bando doubled to center [Jackson scored]; Mangual made an out to second; Tenace flied out to center; Hegan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 4. YANKEES 9TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); White singled to right; Blomberg forced White (shortstop to second); Hunter threw a wild pitch [Blomberg to second]; Munson walked; LOCKER REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); McKinney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 4. |
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