A pinch-homer by Angel Mangual with two men on base climaxed a rally by the Athletics, who scored all their runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Indians, 5-4. Matty Alou, playing his first game in an Oakland uniform since being acquired from the Cardinals, singled to ignite the outburst.

Reggie Jackson walked and, after an infield out, Sal Bando was handed an intentional pass. Ted Kubiak sent one run home with a sacrifice fly and Gene Tenace batted in another with a single before Mike Hegan was announced as a pinch-hitter. When the Indians brought in Mike Kilkenny to replace Steve Dunning, Mangual took Hegan's place at the plate and smashed his homer. Roy Foster and Graig Nettles accounted for the Indians' scoring with two-run homers. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Monday, August    28, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   4  6  2
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    5  0  x  -   5  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .241
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   0     0   1   .269      Alou rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .314
Foster lf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .216      Jackson cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Fosse c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .241      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .253      Bando 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .237
Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .215      Green 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Marquez ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Unser rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .231        Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   1     0   0   .199
Dunning p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Tenace c              3   1   1   1     0   1   .197
  Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Blue p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .061
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Mincher ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .215
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hegan ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .317
                                                            Mangual ph          1   1   1   3     0   0   .249
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .357

Totals               33   4   6   4     3   5             Totals               26   5   5   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 27,072
Left on Base: Indians 5, A's 3
DP: Indians 1, A's 0
Errors: Brohamer, Foster
Home Runs: Foster (3), Nettles (12), Mangual (5)
Caught Stealing: Marquez (1), Jackson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Kubiak (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning L(3-2)          6.2   3   4   4   4   2   0  26   2.87
Kilkenny                0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   4.01
Farmer                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.25
Totals                  8     5   5   5   4   2   1  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    6     4   2   2   1   3   1  23   2.99
Knowles W(4-1)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.44
Hamilton                1.1   1   2   2   1   2   1   6   3.20
Locker                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.37
Fingers SV(16)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.66
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   5   2  36

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to center;
Foster popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse struck out; Nettles made an out to shortstop;
Duffy walked; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson reached on an error by Foster [Jackson
out at third (left to third)]; Epstein flied out to center;
Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Dunning grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
grounded out (third to first); Brohamer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN; Marquez walked; Tenace
struck out while Marquez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Chambliss
singled to center; Foster popped to first in foul territory;
Fosse made an out to second; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris singled to center; Rudi out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Campaneris to second]; Alou
grounded out (first unassisted) [Campaneris to third]; Jackson
made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy flied out to center; Unser was called out on
strikes; Dunning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Epstein flied out to right; Bando grounded out
(third to first); Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell made an out to second; Brohamer made an out to
shortstop; Chambliss singled to left; Foster homered [Chambliss
scored]; Fosse flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace made an out to third; MINCHER BATTED FOR
BLUE; Mincher walked; Campaneris forced Mincher (second to
shortstop); Rudi flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); Duffy singled to first; Unser
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Duffy to second]; Dunning
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Alou singled to center; Jackson walked [Alou to
second]; Epstein grounded out (first unassisted) [Jackson to
second, Alou to third]; Bando was walked intentionally; Kubiak
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alou scored, Jackson to third];
Tenace singled [Bando to second, Jackson scored]; HEGAN BATTED
FOR KNOWLES; KILKENNY REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); MANGUAL
BATTED FOR HEGAN; Mangual homered [Bando scored, Tenace scored];
FARMER REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Campaneris singled; Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED MANGUAL (PITCHING); Bell popped
to third in foul territory; Brohamer popped to first in foul
territory; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Jackson
reached on an error by Brohamer; Jackson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Epstein flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Fosse walked;
Nettles homered [Fosse scored]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR DUFFY; LOCKER
REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); McCraw grounded out (shortstop to
first); Unser walked; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR FARMER; FINGERS
REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 5.