Catfish Hunter pitched his second straight shutout and the Athletics smashed four homers to account for all their runs in a 7-0 victory over the Brewers. Joe Rudi started the slugging with a two-run homer in the third inning. Sal Bando and Mike Epstein hit successive blows in the sixth and Dave Duncan connected for three runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
A's          0  0  2    0  0  2    0  3  x  -   7 13  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Campaneris ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .247
Lahoud rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Rudi lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .312
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .271      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .261
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .240      Epstein 1b            4   2   3   1     0   0   .300
Clark 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Mangual rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .258
Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Duncan c              4   1   2   3     0   2   .238
Ferraro 3b            3   0   1   0     0   2   .248      Cullen 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .170
Ryerson p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Hunter p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     1  10             Totals               36   7  13   7     1   5

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  7,087
Left on Base: Brewers 5, A's 6
DP: Brewers 1, A's 1
Errors: Auerbach
Doubles: May (10), Rodriguez (6), Epstein (9), Cullen (4)
Home Runs: Rudi (8), Bando (8), Epstein (14), Duncan (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Ryerson (2)
GIDP: Auerbach (7), Rudi (9)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryerson L(1-1)          7    10   4   4   1   5   3  31   2.59
Sanders                 1     3   3   3   0   0   1   6   3.47
Totals                  8    13   7   7   1   5   4  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(10-4)          9     5   0   0   1  10   0  32   2.09
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1  10   0  32

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont


BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach flied out to left; Lahoud flied out to
center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris reached on an error by Auerbach; Rudi
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Campaneris out at second]; Jackson singled to shortstop; Bando
forced Jackson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs was called out on strikes; May grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein doubled; Mangual flied out to center
[Epstein to third]; Duncan struck out; Cullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Rodriguez struck out; Ferraro singled to left;
Ryerson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ferraro to
second]; Auerbach walked; Lahoud flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hunter struck out; Campaneris singled to center;
Rudi homered [Campaneris scored]; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Bando walked; Epstein flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott struck out; Briggs flied out to left; May
doubled; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual was called out on strikes; Duncan struck
out; Cullen popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Rodriguez doubled; Ferraro was called out on
strikes; Ryerson singled [Rodriguez to third]; Auerbach grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ryerson out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hunter grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
flied out to right; Rudi singled to center; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Lahoud grounded out (second to pitcher); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando homered; Epstein homered; Mangual grounded
out (third to first); Duncan singled to shortstop; Duncan was
picked off first (pitcher to first to second); Cullen doubled;
Hunter flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 4.

BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark flied
out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled to third; Rudi flied out to
right; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Campaneris to
second]; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Athletics 4.

BREWERS 8TH: Ferraro was called out on strikes; DAVIS BATTED FOR
RYERSON; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Epstein
singled to left; Mangual singled to center [Epstein to second];
Duncan homered [Epstein scored, Mangual scored]; Cullen popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Hunter grounded out (first
unassisted); Campaneris flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 7.

BREWERS 9TH: Lahoud struck out; Scott popped to first in foul
territory; Briggs singled to center; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 7.