Completing the previous night's game, which was suspended by curfew after 17 innings with a 3-3 score, the Athletics gained a 5-3 victory on a two-run homer by Joe Rudi in the 19th, but the White Sox came back to win the regularly-scheduled contest, 1-0, behind the two-hit pitching of Dave Lemonds and Cy Acosta. Catfish Hunter was the winner of the completed game and the loser of the contest that followed.

When play resumed in the suspended game, Hunter took the mound as the A's eighth pitcher against Stan Bahnsen, who was the seventh hurler used by the White Sox. In the 19th, Bert Campaneris beat out a bunt and George Hendrick sacrificed. With first base open, the White Sox chose to pitch to Rudi, who showed it was a mistake by smashing his game-winning homer.

Pat Kelly opened the regularly-scheduled contest with a single, stole second and scored the game's only run on a two-out single by Carlos May. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, August    11, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Johnstone cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .182      Voss cf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .193
D. Allen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .302        Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
May lf                3   0   2   1     0   0   .298        Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .228        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Morales 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Alvarado ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .236      Duncan c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Lemonds p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .100      Mangual rf,cf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  Acosta p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cullen 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                            Tenace ph,rf,2b     0   0   0   0     2   0   .202
                                                          Hunter p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Alyea rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .162

Totals               28   1   5   1     2   6             Totals               30   0   2   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 16,065
Left on Base: White Sox 2, A's 5
DP: White Sox 0, A's 3
Errors: Alvarado
Stolen Bases: Kelly (28)
Caught Stealing: Johnstone (2)
GIDP: Spiezio (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemonds W(2-4)          6.2   2   0   0   1   3   0  24   2.78
Acosta SV(4)            2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.99
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   4   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(15-6)          8     5   1   1   2   5   0  27   2.06
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.55
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   0  30

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Kelly stole second;
Johnstone flied out to center; D. Allen struck out; May singled
to left [Kelly scored]; Spiezio popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Voss grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rudi made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann was called out on strikes; Alvarado singled to right;
Lemonds singled to right [Alvarado out at third (right to
third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando made an out to second; Epstein grounded out
(second to first); Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly popped to third in foul territory;
Johnstone walked; D. Allen struck out while Johnstone was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

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

WHITE SOX 4TH: May popped to third in foul territory; Spiezio
grounded out (third to first); Andrews made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris struck out; Voss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rudi made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann flied out to right; Alvarado walked;
Lemonds lined into a double play (third to first) [Alvarado out
at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to left; Epstein made an out to
second; Duncan flied out to center; Mangual reached on an error
by Alvarado [Bando to second]; TENACE BATTED FOR CULLEN; Tenace
walked [Bando to third, Mangual to second]; Hunter flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MANGUAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KUBIAK REPLACED VOSS (PLAYING
2B); Kelly flied out to right; Johnstone grounded out (first to
pitcher); D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (first to pitcher);
Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May singled to first; Spiezio grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second];
Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MORALES REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Bando
flied out to center; Epstein made an out to second; Duncan
singled to left; ACOSTA REPLACED LEMONDS (PITCHING); Mangual
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher);
Alvarado lined to second; Acosta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace walked; MINCHER BATTED FOR HUNTER; Mincher
grounded out (second to first) [Tenace to second]; Campaneris
flied out to right; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Marquez struck
out; Debut game for Gonzalo Marquez; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED MARQUEZ (PITCHING); ALYEA
REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING RF); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnstone struck
out; D. Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.