After being shut out by Wilbur Wood, 4-0, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, the Athletics came back to beat the White Sox in the second game, 3-1, on a two-run homer by Mike Epstein in the eighth inning. Wood ended a personal three-game losing streak and recorded his 12th victory. Dick Allen hit his 13th homer with a man on base in the fifth inning.

In the nightcap, the A's scored in the first inning after Bert Campaneris was safe on an error by Jorge Orta. In the eighth, Reggie Jackson was safe on an error by Tom Bradley before Epstein hit his decisive homer to give the victory to Blue Moon Odom. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1972 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
White Sox    0  1  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .230      Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Andrews 2b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .253
Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      D. Allen 1b           3   1   2   2     1   0   .305
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Reichardt cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Tenace rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .226        Lyttle cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Duncan c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Herrmann c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .220
Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Orta 3b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .189
Hunter p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Alvarado ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .238
  Mangual ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Wood p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .130
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hendrick ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     0   3             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   5

Time of Game: 1:55
Left on Base: A's 5, White Sox 8
DP: A's 1, White Sox 1
Doubles: Campaneris (11), Herrmann (5), Alvarado (1), Orta (2)
Triples: Jackson (1)
Home Runs: D. Allen (13)
Stolen Bases: May (12)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood (7)
GIDP: Duncan (8)
Hit by Pitch: Alvarado (1,by Horlen), Kelly (1,by Horlen)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(8-4)           5     9   4   4   1   2   1  24   2.36
Horlen                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.66
Locker                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.13
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   5   1  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(12-7)            9     7   0   0   0   3   0  32   2.17
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Horlen 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt Campaneris singled; Campaneris was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi grounded out
(second to first); Jackson tripled to right; Bando grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews
walked; D. Allen singled to left [Andrews to second]; May popped
to third in foul territory; Reichardt forced Andrews (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein flied to center; Tenace singled to left;
Duncan grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann doubled to right; Orta grounded out
(first unassisted) [Herrmann to third]; Alvarado doubled to
center [Herrmann scored]; Wood reached on a fielder's choice
[Alvarado out at third (shortstop to third)]; Kelly popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Cullen flied to center; Hunter grounded out
(second to first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Andrews singled to center; D. Allen lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Andrews out at first]; May
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
struck out; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt singled to left; Herrmann flied to
left; Orta doubled to right [Reichardt scored]; Alvarado flied
to center; Wood struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Epstein lined to first; Tenace grounded out
(pitcher to first); Duncan grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly was called out on strikes; Andrews singled
to left; D. Allen homered [Andrews scored]; May singled to
right; Reichardt flied to center; May stole second; Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Cullen grounded out (first unassisted); MANGUAL
BATTED FOR HUNTER; Mangual singled to center; Campaneris doubled
to right [Mangual to third]; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to
first); Jackson flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: HORLEN REPLACED MANGUAL (PITCHING); Orta was
called out on strikes; Alvarado was hit by a pitch; Wood out on
a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Alvarado to second]; Kelly
was hit by a pitch; Andrews popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); Epstein
flied to center; Tenace singled to center; Duncan singled to
center [Tenace to second]; Cullen grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen walked; May forced D. Allen (first to
shortstop) [May to first]; On a bunt Reichardt forced May
(pitcher to shortstop) [Reichardt to first]; Herrmann struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LYTTLE REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING CF); HENDRICK
BATTED FOR HORLEN; Hendrick flied to right; Campaneris grounded
out (second to first); Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Orta flied
to left; Alvarado flied to left; Wood was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Bando
flied to right; Epstein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 4.