Dave Duncan took over the league lead in homers with his ninth of the season and Bert Campaneris also hit for the circuit as the Athletics defeated the White Sox, 6-3, to move past the losers into first place in the West division. The A's used a single by Catfish Hunter, double by Joe Rudi and single by Reggie Jackson for two runs in the third inning.

Duncan's homer and a single by Hunter sandwiched around two errors by Mike Andrews added a pair in the fourth. Andrews made up for his errors with a two-run homer in the fifth, but Campaneris added the A's final tallies with his round-tripper in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  3
A's          0  0  2    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   6 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .333      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   2     0   0   .213
Andrews 2b            4   1   1   2     1   0   .264      Rudi lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .317
May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Jackson rf            4   0   3   1     1   1   .274
D. Allen 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .306      Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .236
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Johnstone cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .177      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Duncan c              3   2   1   1     1   0   .247
  Alvarado pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      L. Brown 2b           3   1   0   0     0   0   .167
Morales ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Hunter p              4   1   2   0     0   0   .231
Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .160
  Orta ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .213
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Qualls ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256

Totals               35   3   8   3     3   6             Totals               32   6  10   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 37,444
Left on Base: White Sox 8, A's 10
DP: White Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Andrews 2, Melton
Doubles: Rudi 2 (8), Jackson 2 (8)
Home Runs: Andrews (2), Duncan (9), Campaneris (2)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (8), L. Brown (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (3,by Gossage)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(6-5)          4     6   4   3   1   2   1  19   3.00
Gossage                 1.2   2   2   2   2   0   1  10   3.86
Lemonds                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.18
Romo                    2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.57
Totals                  8    10   6   5   5   4   2  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(4-2)           9     8   3   3   3   6   1  38   2.65
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   6   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (1)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (1), Gossage (3)

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


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to third [Campaneris to second
(error by Melton)]; Rudi flied to left; Jackson struck out;
Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; Bando walked;
Epstein flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnstone singled to right; Herrmann popped to
catcher in foul territory; Morales struck out; Bahnsen struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Duncan flied out to left; L. Brown popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly singled to right; Kelly stole second;
Andrews popped to first; May flied out to center; D. Allen
singled to right [Kelly scored]; Melton flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hunter singled to center; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hunter to second]; Rudi
doubled to center [Hunter scored]; Jackson singled to center
[Rudi scored]; Bando made an out to second; Epstein was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Herrmann flied out
to left; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Duncan homered; L.
Brown reached on an error by Andrews; On a bunt Hunter singled
[L. Brown to second]; Campaneris forced Hunter (third to second)
[L. Brown scored (error by Andrews) (unearned) (no RBI),
Campaneris to third]; Campaneris was picked off third (catcher
to third); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics
4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: ORTA BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Orta singled to right;
Kelly flied out to center; Andrews homered [Orta scored]; May
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); D. Allen walked; Melton made
an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED ORTA (PITCHING); Rudi grounded
out (pitcher to first); Jackson doubled to center; Bando was hit
by a pitch; Epstein flied to center [Jackson to third]; Hendrick
forced Bando (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnstone struck out; Herrmann struck out;
Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan walked; L. Brown out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Duncan to second]; Hunter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gossage threw a wild pitch [Duncan to
third]; Campaneris homered [Duncan scored]; Rudi walked; LEMONDS
REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Jackson doubled to left [Rudi to
third]; Bando was walked intentionally; Epstein flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: QUALLS BATTED FOR LEMONDS; Qualls grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelly singled to center; Andrews flied out
to left; May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED QUALLS (PITCHING); Hendrick struck
out; Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; L. Brown
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Allen lined to second; Melton flied out to
center; Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hunter grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
made an out to second; Rudi doubled to right; Jackson walked;
Bando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics
6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Herrmann singled to right; ALVARADO RAN FOR
HERRMANN; Morales made an out to shortstop; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
ROMO; Williams flied out to right; Kelly walked [Alvarado to
second]; Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.