Sal Bando belted two homers, the first of his career in Yankee Stadium, and drove in four runs to pace the Athletics to a 6-2 victory. Bando started with a solo swat in the fourth inning and then homered again after a double by Joe Rudi and pass to Reggie Jackson in the ninth. Jackson also homered for the A's, while Bobby Murcer accounted for the Yankees' runs with a circuit clout in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  3  -   6 14  0
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Rudi lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Jackson cf            3   2   2   1     2   0   .244      White lf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .273
Bando 3b              5   2   2   4     0   0   .251      Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Epstein 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Murcer cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .273
Mangual rf            4   1   3   0     1   0   .294      Sanchez 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Duncan c              5   0   2   1     0   0   .254      Swoboda rf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Cullen 2b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .219        Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Holtzman p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Callison ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                          Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                            Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276

Totals               38   6  14   6     4   1             Totals               34   2   7   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 10,400
Left on Base: A's 10, Yankees 7
DP: A's 0, Yankees 2
Doubles: Mangual (7), Rudi (20), White (14), Alou (9)
Home Runs: Bando 2 (10), Jackson (17), Murcer (10)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman (7)
GIDP: Jackson (3), Holtzman (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(12-7)        7     7   2   2   2   2   1  30   2.61
Fingers SV(10)          2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.59
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   2   1  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(8-11)        7    10   3   3   2   1   2  32   3.36
Beene                   1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.41
Roland                  0.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   5   4.87
Totals                  9    14   6   6   4   1   3  43

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


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

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; Munson flied out to
center; White doubled to right; Alou flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein made an out to shortstop; Mangual doubled
to right; Duncan singled to center [Mangual scored]; Cullen
forced Duncan (shortstop to second); Holtzman struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Sanchez
flied to left; Swoboda made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris walked; On a bunt Rudi popped to
catcher in foul territory; Jackson grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (third to first); Peterson
made an out to shortstop; Clarke popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando homered; Epstein made an out to shortstop;
Mangual singled to center; Duncan singled to third [Mangual to
second]; Cullen singled to left [Mangual to third, Duncan to
second]; Holtzman popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Campaneris forced Cullen (shortstop to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied to center; White singled to left; Alou
struck out; Murcer homered [White scored]; Sanchez singled to
right; Swoboda struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
singled to center; Bando lined to left; Epstein singled to right
[Jackson to second]; Mangual flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael flied out to center; Peterson lined to
left; Clarke walked; Munson singled to center [Clarke to third];
White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan flied out to left; Cullen singled to
shortstop; Holtzman out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Cullen to second]; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Alou doubled to left; Murcer popped to third in
foul territory; Sanchez flied out to center; Swoboda walked;
Michael flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi lined to left; Jackson homered; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: TORRES BATTED FOR PETERSON; Torres lined to left;
Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BEENE REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); Mangual walked;
Duncan flied to center [Mangual to second]; Cullen singled to
shortstop [Mangual to third]; Holtzman grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cullen out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: White singled to left; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Alou lined to left; Murcer forced White (first to
shortstop); Murcer stole second; Sanchez flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
doubled to left; ROLAND REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); Jackson
walked; Bando homered [Rudi scored, Jackson scored]; Epstein
flied to center; Mangual singled to right; Duncan flied to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: ALLEN BATTED FOR SWOBODA; Allen flied out to
center; CALLISON BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Callison flied out to
center; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR ROLAND; Blomberg popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Yankees 2.