After being shut out by Catfish Hunter, 4-0, in the first game, the Brewers came back to beat the Athletics, 7-4, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader. Hunter's shutout was his third in his last four starts. Reggie Jackson backed Hunter with a homer and run-scoring double.

The Brewers opened the nightcap with three runs on an error, singles by Bob Heise and George Scott and double by Dave May. Three more runs followed in the sixth with the aid of an error and passed ball. Mike Epstein hit two homers for the A's, who rallied for two more runs in the ninth to chase Jim Lonborg before Frank Linzy came in to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July      18, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  1  -   4  5  1
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Theobald 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .307      Davis lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Jackson cf            2   1   2   2     2   0   .246      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Epstein 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .284      Lahoud rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Mangual rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Clark 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .203
Duncan c              2   1   0   0     2   1   .252      Felske c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .171
Cullen 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Auerbach ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Martinez 2b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .128      Stephenson p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Hunter p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .197
                                                            Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               28   4   5   3     7   2             Totals               31   0   5   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: A's 7, Brewers 6
DP: A's 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Campaneris, Clark
Doubles: Jackson (12), Scott (13), Felske (1)
Home Runs: Jackson (18)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Hunter (7), Auerbach (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (2)
GIDP: Martinez (1), Mangual (5)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (6,by Bell)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(12-4)          9     5   0   0   1   6   0  33   2.03
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   6   0  33

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stephenson L(2-3)       6.2   4   2   1   4   2   1  27   1.97
Sanders                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.64
Bell                    2     1   2   2   3   0   0  10   2.35
Totals                  9     5   4   3   7   2   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Bell (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi
grounded out (second to first); Jackson walked; Bando forced
Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Theobald grounded out (second to first); Davis
grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (second to first); Mangual
grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: MARTINEZ REPLACED CULLEN (PLAYING 2B); May flied
out to left; Lahoud struck out; Clark walked; Felske forced
Clark (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Hunter
flied out to right; Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach flied out to left; Stephenson was called
out on strikes; Theobald flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson homered; Bando
flied out to left; Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Davis singled; Scott flied out to right; May
singled [Davis to second]; Lahoud popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual singled; Duncan struck out; Martinez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mangual out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Felske reached on an error by Campaneris; Auerbach
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Felske to second];
Stephenson struck out; Theobald singled to left [Felske out at
home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hunter grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
singled; Rudi singled [Campaneris to second]; Campaneris was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Jackson walked [Rudi
to second]; Bando was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
doubled; May grounded out (first unassisted); Lahoud flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Epstein walked; Mangual grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Epstein to second]; Duncan was walked intentionally;
Martinez flied out to center; Hunter reached on an error by
Clark [Epstein scored (unearned) (no RBI), Duncan to second];
SANDERS REPLACED STEPHENSON (PITCHING); Campaneris made an out
to third; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Clark struck out; Felske doubled; Auerbach flied
out to center; BROWN BATTED FOR SANDERS; Brown struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BELL REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Rudi walked;
Jackson doubled [Rudi scored]; Bando flied out to right; Epstein
was hit by a pitch; Mangual grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Epstein out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Theobald flied out to center; Davis grounded out
(first to pitcher); Scott made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Duncan walked; Martinez walked [Duncan to
second]; Hunter out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Martinez to second, Duncan to third]; Campaneris hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Duncan scored]; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: May flied out to left; Lahoud made an out to first;
Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Brewers 0.