Making his first start of the season, Vida Blue allowed only one hit in five innings, but the Athletics then had to struggle into overtime before beating the White Sox, 5-4, on a two-run homer by George Hendrick in the 10th. Dick Allen singled in the third for the only hit off Blue before the southpaw departed for a pinch-hitter.

The A's erupted for three runs in the sixth, but the White Sox picked up a tally in the eighth and rallied to tie the score in the ninth with a walk and singles by Carlos May, Tom Egan and Rich Morales. In the 10th, Jay Johnstone drove in a run with a single to send the White Sox ahead, but with two out in the A's half, Mike Hegan singled and Hendrick won the game with his first major league homer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       28, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2    1  -   4  9  4
A's          0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    2  -   5 10  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Campaneris ss         5   1   1   0     0   2   .212
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .323
  Alvarado ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .111      Jackson rf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .271
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .237
Andrews 2b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Epstein 1b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .248
D. Allen 1b           3   1   2   1     2   0   .315        Hegan 1b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Melton 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Hendrick cf           5   1   2   3     0   1   .250
Reichardt cf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Johnstone cf        2   1   1   1     1   0   .188      L. Brown 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .183
May lf                4   1   3   0     1   0   .328        Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Egan c                4   0   1   0     0   3   .170        Clark 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Qualls pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brinkman c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Morales ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .221        Locker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .214        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kelly ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .326

Totals               38   4   9   4     5  10             Totals               39   5  10   5     1  10

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 32,602
Left on Base: White Sox 9, A's 8
DP: White Sox 0, A's 1
Errors: Kealey, Egan 2, Morales, Bando
Doubles: Campaneris (3)
Home Runs: Hendrick (1)
Stolen Bases: D. Allen (4), Campaneris (9), Hendrick (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Epstein (2)
GIDP: Brinkman (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley                 5.2   6   3   2   0   5   0  24   3.33
Romo                    1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.35
Forster                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.45
Kealey L(2-1)           1.2   3   2   2   0   2   1   9   2.38
Totals                  9.2  10   5   4   1  10   1  42

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    5     1   0   0   3   6   0  19   3.00
Locker                  3     3   2   2   1   3   0  13   1.65
Knowles                 0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.13
Fingers W(4-1)          1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.04
Totals                 10     9   4   4   5  10   0  43

Wild Pitches: Locker (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams flied to left; Andrews struck out; D.
Allen walked; D. Allen stole second; Melton flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; On a bunt
Rudi singled; Jackson was called out on strikes; Bando struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt walked; May walked [Reichardt to
second]; Egan struck out; Morales flied out to left [Reichardt
to third]; Bradley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

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

WHITE SOX 3RD: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Andrews grounded out (second to first); D. Allen singled to
left; Melton made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: L. Brown grounded out (third to first); Blue
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris reached on an error
by Morales; Campaneris stole second; Rudi flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Egan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Bando flied out to center;
Epstein lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Bradley
struck out; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); L. Brown singled to center;
MANGUAL BATTED FOR BLUE; Mangual flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: LOCKER REPLACED MANGUAL (PITCHING); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Allen grounded out (first
to pitcher); Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING CF);
Campaneris doubled to left; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Campaneris to third]; Jackson singled to
right [Campaneris scored]; Bando singled to right [Jackson to
third]; Epstein hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jackson scored,
Bando to second (error by Egan)]; Hendrick singled to center
[Bando scored (unearned)]; ROMO REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING);
Hendrick stole second [Hendrick to third (error by Egan)];
Duncan grounded out (third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Johnstone popped to third in foul territory; May
singled to left; Egan struck out; Morales grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: L. Brown struck out; Locker struck out;
Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KELLY BATTED FOR ROMO; Kelly grounded out
(pitcher to first); Williams struck out; Andrews singled to
left; Locker threw a wild pitch [Andrews to second]; D. Allen
singled to center [Andrews scored]; Melton forced D. Allen
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FORSTER
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Rudi singled to second; Jackson
forced Rudi (shortstop to second); Bando walked [Jackson to
second]; Epstein was called out on strikes; White Sox Manager
Chuck Tanner ejected by HP umpire Larry McCoy; Hendrick
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Johnstone
walked; KNOWLES REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); May singled to
pitcher [Johnstone to second]; Egan singled to left [Johnstone
to third, May to second]; QUALLS RAN FOR EGAN; Morales singled
to left [Johnstone scored, May to third, Qualls to second];
Kelly struck out; ALVARADO BATTED FOR FORSTER; Alvarado grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [May scored, Qualls to
third, Morales to second]; FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING);
Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED QUALLS (PLAYING C ); KEALEY
REPLACED ALVARADO (PITCHING); Duncan struck out; L. Brown
singled to center; ODOM RAN FOR L. BROWN; Fingers reached on a
fielder's choice [Odom to second (error by Kealey)]; Campaneris
struck out; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 10TH: CLARK REPLACED ODOM (PLAYING 2B); D. Allen
walked; Melton lined to third [D. Allen to second (error by
Bando)]; Johnstone singled to center [D. Allen scored]; May
singled to center [Johnstone to third]; Brinkman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
grounded out (first unassisted); Hegan singled to center;
Hendrick homered [Hegan scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Athletics 5.