Vida Blue pitched the Athletics back into first place in the West division with a four-hit, 3-0 victory over the White Sox, who had taken the lead by winning the previous day's game. The A's stepped off with a run in the first inning on a single by Bert Campaneris, a stolen base and single by Mike Epstein. Dave Duncan homered in the sixth and Campaneris wrapped up the scoring with a circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   3 11  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Campaneris ss         3   2   2   1     1   0   .229
Andrews 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .221      Voss cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .195
D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Rudi lf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .319
Reichardt cf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Epstein 1b            4   0   2   1     0   2   .273
May lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Hegan pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Spiezio 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Egan c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Alyea rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .178
Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Duncan c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .232
Bahnsen p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Cullen 2b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .236
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Blue p                4   0   0   0     0   3   .063
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273

Totals               27   0   4   0     2   3             Totals               34   3  11   3     2   8

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 24,288
Left on Base: White Sox 3, A's 9
DP: White Sox 1, A's 3
Errors: Blue
Doubles: D. Allen (16)
Home Runs: Duncan (16), Campaneris (6)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (14)
GIDP: D. Allen (9), May (9), Bando (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(15-13)        6     8   3   3   2   6   2  28   3.89
Forster                 2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.45
Totals                  8    11   3   3   2   8   2  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(5-7)             9     4   0   0   2   3   0  30   2.85
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  30

Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (6)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams singled to left; Andrews out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Williams to second]; D. Allen
flied out to center; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Voss flied out to center;
Campaneris stole second; Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Campaneris
to third]; Rudi walked; Epstein singled to right [Rudi to third,
Campaneris scored]; Bando flied out to right; Alyea struck out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May reached on an error by Blue; May was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Spiezio popped to first in foul
territory; Egan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cullen
singled to left; Blue struck out; Campaneris singled to right
[Campaneris to second (on throw), Cullen to third]; Voss
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado flied out to right; Bahnsen made an out
to shortstop; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi flied out to left; Epstein struck out; Bando
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews singled to center; D. Allen grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second];
Reichardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alyea was called out on strikes; Duncan made an
out to second; Cullen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May made an out to second; Spiezio singled to
center; Egan hit into a double play to right [Spiezio out at
second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Blue grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
flied out to center; Voss singled to center; Rudi singled to
left [Voss to second]; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Alvarado flied out to right; Bahnsen struck out;
Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Alyea
grounded out (third to first); Duncan homered; Cullen singled to
left; Blue was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Andrews flied out to right; D. Allen doubled to
right; Reichardt walked; May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Reichardt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris homered; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); Voss made an out to shortstop; Rudi singled to left;
Epstein singled to center [Rudi to second]; HEGAN RAN FOR
EPSTEIN; Bando grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Hegan out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HEGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Spiezio
grounded out (second to first); Egan flied out to right;
Alvarado popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Alyea grounded out (third to first); Duncan
struck out; Cullen singled to right; Blue struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BRADFORD BATTED FOR FORSTER; Bradford struck out;
Williams grounded out (third to first); Andrews walked; D. Allen
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 3.