Sal Bando provided the big noise for a Fireworks Show crowd of 37,761 by hitting a grand-slam homer to propel the Athletics to a 4-2 victory over the Yankees. Mel Stottlemyre, pitching for the Yankees, retired the first 10 batters before Joe Rudi doubled. An intentional pass to Mike Epstein with two out and another walk to Bill Voss then loaded the bases for the fifth grand slam of Bando's major league career. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  6  1
A's          0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  5  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             2   1   2   0     2   0   .247      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .313
Murcer cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .282      Jackson cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Epstein 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .294
Blomberg 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Voss rf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .183
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Bando 3b              3   1   2   4     0   0   .258
Allen 3b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .275      Duncan c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .230
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Torres rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Odom p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .087
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Stottlemyre p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Callison ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     3   2             Totals               27   4   5   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 37,461
Left on Base: Yankees 5, A's 1
DP: Yankees 1, A's 2
Errors: Blomberg
Doubles: Munson (5), Rudi (17), Duncan (6), Bando (11), Campaneris (13)
Home Runs: Bando (7)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Allen (4)
GIDP: Munson 2 (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(7-10)     7     4   4   4   2   1   1  26   3.06
McDaniel                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.21
Totals                  8     5   4   4   2   2   1  29

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(6-2)             7.2   5   2   2   3   1   0  29   2.34
Knowles SV(7)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.08
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   2   0  34

Passed Balls: Duncan (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Munson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Clarke out at second]; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris made an out to shortstop; Rudi lined
to shortstop; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White popped to shortstop; Blomberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein lined to second; Voss flied to left in
foul territory; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Torres grounded out (second to first); Michael
flied out to center; Stottlemyre grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan lined to shortstop; Cullen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Odom struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke walked; Munson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Clarke out at second]; Murcer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi doubled to
left; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Rudi to third];
Epstein was walked intentionally; Voss walked [Epstein to
second]; Bando homered [Rudi scored, Epstein scored, Voss
scored]; Duncan doubled to left; Cullen popped to second; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 4.

YANKEES 5TH: White flied to right; Blomberg popped to shortstop;
Allen flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: On a bunt Odom grounded out (pitcher to first);
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg dropped a
foul fly hit by Rudi for an error; Rudi popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Torres singled to right; Michael grounded out
(catcher to first) [Torres to second]; Stottlemyre popped to
catcher in foul territory; Clarke singled to second [Torres to
third]; Munson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Epstein
flied out to center; Voss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer walked; White singled to right [Murcer to
second]; Blomberg forced White (second to shortstop) [Murcer to
third]; Allen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murcer scored];
Duncan allowed a passed ball [Blomberg to second]; Torres struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando doubled to left; Duncan popped to second;
Cullen lined into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Bando
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael grounded out (third to first); CALLISON
BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Callison grounded out (first
unassisted); Clarke singled to center; Munson doubled to left
[Clarke to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Murcer
singled to left [Clarke scored, Munson to third]; White forced
Murcer (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED CALLISON (PITCHING); Knowles
was called out on strikes; Campaneris doubled to center;
Campaneris was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Rudi
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Athletics 4.

YANKEES 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Alou grounded out (second
to first); SWOBODA BATTED FOR ALLEN; Swoboda was called out on
strikes; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 4.