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 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       6, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      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.