One scoring outburst in each game carried the Athletics to 10-2 and 3-0 victories in a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers. In the lidlifter, the A's crammed all their runs together in the fourth inning, sending 14 men to bat and collecting four doubles, three singles and two walks. In addition, one batter was hit by a pitch and the Brewers chipped in with two errors.

In Larry nightcap, Brown opened the A's fifth with a long fly that Joe Lahoud dropped, allowing the batter to reach third. Bobby Brooks singled to score Brown. After two walks loaded the bases, Mike Epstein singled, driving in two runs to ice the verdict. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 10, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  2
A's          0  0  0   10  0  0    0  0  x  -  10  9  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .182      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .180
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .138      Blefary lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .375
T. Reynolds lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Jackson rf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .241
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bando 3b              1   2   0   0     2   0   .264
Scott 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .123      Epstein 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .256
Conigliaro rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .191      Mangual cf            3   1   1   3     0   0   .333
Ferraro 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Duncan c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .273
Theobald 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .135      L. Brown 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .148
Rodriguez c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Holtzman p            3   1   1   0     0   2   .267
Slaton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Motton ph,lf        2   1   1   1     0   0   .500

Totals               36   2  10   2     1   3             Totals               31  10   9   7     4   2

Time of Game: 1:57
Left on Base: Brewers 8, A's 4
DP: Brewers 1, A's 1
Errors: Conigliaro, Linzy
Doubles: Ferraro (2), Jackson (4), Mangual (2), Blefary (1), Epstein (2)
Home Runs: Scott (1), Motton (1)
Stolen Bases: May (2), Campaneris (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Mangual (1)
GIDP: Conigliaro (1), Campaneris (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (1,by Slaton)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(1-4)           3     4   5   5   2   1   0  16   5.09
Linzy                   3     5   5   3   2   0   0  16   2.38
Colborn                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.48
Totals                  8     9  10   8   4   2   0  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(4-1)         9    10   2   2   1   3   2  37   2.30
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   3   2  37

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach flied out to center; May grounded out
(second to first); T. Reynolds made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Blefary singled to
shortstop; Jackson flied out to left; Bando forced Blefary
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott homered; Conigliaro struck out; Ferraro
doubled; Theobald flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein popped to first in foul territory;
Mangual popped to third in foul territory; Duncan grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics
0.

BREWERS 3RD: Slaton flied to right in foul territory; Auerbach
grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled; May stole
second; T. Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: L. Brown flied to right in foul territory;
Holtzman struck out; Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second;
Blefary grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro
grounded out (third to first); Ferraro grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson doubled; Bando was hit by a pitch;
Epstein walked [Jackson to third, Bando to second]; Mangual
doubled [Jackson scored, Bando scored, Epstein to third]; Duncan
singled [Epstein scored, Mangual scored]; LINZY REPLACED SLATON
(PITCHING); L. Brown singled [Duncan to second]; Holtzman
reached on an error by Linzy on a sacrifice bunt [Duncan scored
(no RBI), L. Brown scored (no RBI), Holtzman scored (error by
Conigliaro) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Campaneris grounded out
(second to first); Blefary doubled; Jackson singled [Blefary
scored]; Bando walked [Jackson to second]; Epstein doubled
[Jackson scored, Bando to third]; Mangual hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Bando scored (unearned), Epstein to third]; Duncan
grounded out (second to first); 10 R (8 ER), 7 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 10.

BREWERS 5TH: Theobald walked; Rodriguez struck out; Linzy forced
Theobald (catcher to shortstop); Auerbach singled [Linzy to
second]; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 5TH: L. Brown popped to third in foul territory;
Holtzman singled; Campaneris grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Holtzman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 10.

BREWERS 6TH: T. Reynolds grounded out (third to first); Scott
flied out to center; Conigliaro singled; Ferraro singled
[Conigliaro to second]; Theobald forced Ferraro (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Blefary grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted); Bando walked; Epstein grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Athletics 10.

BREWERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled; MOTTON BATTED FOR LINZY; Motton
flied out to left; Auerbach singled [Rodriguez to second]; May
flied out to left [Rodriguez to third, Auerbach to second]; T.
Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MOTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COLBORN
REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Mangual flied out to center;
Duncan grounded out (third to first); L. Brown flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 10.

BREWERS 8TH: Scott singled; Conigliaro grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Scott out at second];
Ferraro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Holtzman struck out; Campaneris flied out to
right; Blefary popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 10.

BREWERS 9TH: Theobald struck out; Rodriguez flied out to right;
Motton homered; Auerbach flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, Athletics 10.