Wilbur Wood became the major leagues' first 20-game winner of the season and pitched the White Sox into first place by one percentage point in the West division by deposing the Athletics, 3-1, in 11 innings. Wood did not yield a hit in his scoreless duel with Blue Moon Odom until Brant Alyea singled off Mike Andrews' glove in the seventh

The White Sox broke through with a run in the ninth on a triple by Dick Allen and sacrifice fly by Carlos May, but Alyea homered to tie the score with the A's second and last hit off Wood. In the 11th, Allen singled but was thrown out trying to steal second. May walked and Ed Spiezio then homered off Rollie Fingers to win the game for the White Sox, who took over the division lead for the first time since May 26. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  -   3 10  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  -   1  2  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Reichardt ph,rf     0   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Rudi lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Johnstone cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .183      Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .249
D. Allen 1b           4   1   3   0     1   0   .307      Alyea rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .195
May lf                3   1   1   1     1   0   .298      Tenace 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .198
Spiezio 3b            5   1   1   2     0   1   .227      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Morales 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Odom p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Alvarado ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .236        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wood p                2   0   0   0     1   2   .157        Epstein ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174

Totals               36   3  10   3     5   3             Totals               35   1   2   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 23,332
Left on Base: White Sox 7, A's 5
DP: White Sox 0, A's 4
Errors: Alvarado, Bando
Triples: D. Allen (4)
Home Runs: Spiezio (2), Alyea (1)
Caught Stealing: D. Allen (5), Morales (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood (10), Odom (4)
Sacrifice Flies: May (4)
GIDP: Herrmann (11), May (8), Kelly (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(20-11)          11     2   1   1   3   4   1  39   2.24
Totals                 11     2   1   1   3   4   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    9.2   7   1   1   3   3   0  36   2.36
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.54
Fingers L(5-5)          0.1   3   2   2   1   0   1   4   2.63
Hamilton                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.19
Totals                 11    10   3   3   5   3   1  43

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone
grounded out (third to first); D. Allen singled to shortstop;
May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi flied out to
right; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Andrews singled to left; Herrmann grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alyea flied out to right; Tenace struck out;
Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado grounded out (third to first); Wood was
called out on strikes; Kelly singled to center; Johnstone
singled to center [Kelly to third]; D. Allen flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual flied out to right; Cullen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Odom struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May singled to right; Spiezio reached on an error
by Bando [May to second]; Andrews lined into a double play (left
to second) [Spiezio out at second]; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first); Rudi
reached on an error by Alvarado; Bando grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Rudi to second]; Alyea grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first); Wood
was called out on strikes; Kelly lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory;
Duncan struck out; Mangual flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnstone flied out to left; D. Allen walked; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [D.
Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Odom
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spiezio struck out; Andrews flied out to center;
Herrmann walked; Alvarado forced Herrmann (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi flied out to center; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alyea singled to second; Tenace walked
[Alyea to second]; Duncan forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Wood walked; Kelly grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wood out at second]; Johnstone
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); Cullen
walked; Odom out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cullen
to second]; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen tripled to center; May hit a sacrifice
fly to left [D. Allen scored]; Spiezio grounded out (third to
first); Andrews grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MORALES REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Rudi made
an out to third; Bando grounded out (third to first); Alyea
homered; Tenace walked; Duncan grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first);
Alvarado singled to shortstop; Wood out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Alvarado to second]; REICHARDT BATTED FOR
KELLY; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Reichardt was walked
intentionally; Johnstone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 10TH: REICHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mangual
grounded out (second to first); Cullen grounded out (shortstop
to first); EPSTEIN BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Epstein grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 11TH: FINGERS REPLACED EPSTEIN (PITCHING); D. Allen
singled to center; D. Allen was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); May walked; Spiezio homered [May scored]; Morales
singled to center; HAMILTON REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING);
Herrmann flied out to right; Morales was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (third to first); Bando was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.