In a duel of lefthanders, Ken Holtzman outpitched Wilbur Wood as the Athletics gained a 4-2 victory over the White Sox, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. Reggie Jackson homered for the A's in the first inning, but the White Sox went ahead, 2-1, before Wood gave up two runs in the seventh on a walk to Dave Duncan, double by Mike Epstein and single by Larry Brown. Jackson and Sal Bando singled and Duncan hit a sacrifice fly for the final tally in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, May       26, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   4  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .262      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Andrews 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
D. Allen 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .306      Jackson rf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .258
Melton 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Reichardt cf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
May lf                3   1   1   0     1   0   .315      Duncan c              2   1   0   1     1   0   .244
Herrmann c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .197      Epstein 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .265
Morales ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .233        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Wood p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .138      L. Brown 2b           3   0   2   2     0   0   .173
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .261

Totals               29   2   6   2     4   4             Totals               29   4   9   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  6,666
Left on Base: White Sox 6, A's 6
DP: White Sox 1, A's 2
Doubles: Herrmann (3), Williams (3), Epstein (3)
Home Runs: Jackson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (5), Holtzman 2 (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Melton (1), Duncan (3)
GIDP: Wood (2), Herrmann (5), Rudi (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(7-3)             7     9   4   4   2   2   1  31   1.65
Kealey                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.93
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   2   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(7-2)         9     6   2   2   4   4   0  35   2.34
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   4   0  35

Passed Balls: Herrmann 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams struck out (catcher to first); Andrews
singled to right; D. Allen struck out; Melton singled to center
[Andrews to second]; Reichardt flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson homered; Bando
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May singled to center; Herrmann forced May
(second to shortstop); Morales singled to center [Herrmann to
second]; On a bunt Wood grounded into a double play (third to
shortstop to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Epstein singled to right; L. Brown
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Williams flied out to left; Andrews flied out to
right; D. Allen walked; Melton forced D. Allen (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Holtzman singled to right; Campaneris struck out;
Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Holtzman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt walked; May forced Reichardt (third to
second); Herrmann doubled to center [May scored]; Morales popped
to first; Wood struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson walked; Bando made an out to shortstop;
Hendrick flied out to right; Duncan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Williams doubled to left; Andrews out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Williams to third]; D. Allen
was walked intentionally; Melton hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Williams scored]; Reichardt forced D. Allen (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); L. Brown
singled to right; Holtzman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [L. Brown to second]; Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May walked; Herrmann grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [May out at second]; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: On a bunt Rudi singled; Jackson flied out to
right; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rudi to second];
Hendrick made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Wood struck out; Williams flied out to center;
Andrews popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan walked; Herrmann allowed a passed ball
[Duncan to second]; Epstein doubled to center [Duncan to third];
L. Brown singled to center [Duncan scored, Epstein scored];
Holtzman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [L. Brown
to second]; Campaneris lined to third; Herrmann allowed a passed
ball [L. Brown to third]; Rudi flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Allen grounded out (third to first); Melton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reichardt grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson singled to right; Bando singled to center
[Jackson to third]; KEALEY REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Hendrick
lined to pitcher; Duncan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jackson
scored]; Epstein made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); May flied
out to right; Herrmann flied out to right; Morales flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 4.