Mike Epstein collected four hits in five trips and drove in four runs to lead the Athletics to a 6-3 victory over the Rangers. The slugging first baseman smashed a homer with two men on base in the fourth inning and then accounted for his fourth RBI with a double in the ninth. Catfish Hunter gained his 19th victory with help from Darold Knowles. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  2  -   6 11  1
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     1   1   .243      Nelson 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .232
Alou rf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Lovitto cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .217
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Jackson cf            2   2   0   0     3   0   .261      Ford rf               2   1   1   0     2   1   .237
Tenace c              3   2   0   0     2   1   .213      Grieve lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Epstein 1b            5   1   4   4     0   0   .281        Jones ph,lf         2   1   0   0     1   1   .168
  Lewis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Billings ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Fahey c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .145
Bando 3b              3   1   2   0     2   0   .232      Mason ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .243
Maxvill 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Harrah ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .268
  Duncan ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .221      Harris 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .109
  Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Paul p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .200
  Mangual ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .247        Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .080
  Cullen 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Hunter p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Knowles p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ragland ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               35   6  11   5     9   7             Totals               33   3   8   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  5,837
Left on Base: A's 12, Rangers 7
DP: A's 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Cullen, Harris
Doubles: Epstein 2 (15), Bando (19), Ford (15), Mason (2)
Home Runs: Epstein (23)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (7), Lovitto (9), Harris (5)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (12), Nelson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (13)
GIDP: Tenace (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(19-7)          6.2   7   2   2   2   7   0  28   2.04
Knowles SV(11)          2.1   1   1   0   2   0   0   9   1.29
Totals                  9     8   3   2   4   7   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(7-6)             6     7   3   3   5   4   1  29   2.23
Broberg                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.48
Lindblad                0.2   2   1   0   0   1   0   4   2.57
Pina                    1     0   2   2   2   1   0   5   2.94
Roland                  0.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   4   5.04
Totals                  9    11   6   5   9   7   1  45

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Alou struck out;
Rudi made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Lovitto
struck out; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace
flied out to left; Epstein singled to center; Bando flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford doubled to left; JONES BATTED FOR GRIEVE;
Jones walked; On a bunt Fahey singled to pitcher [Jones to
second, Ford to third]; Mason doubled to right [Fahey to third,
Jones scored, Ford scored]; Harris reached on a fielder's choice
[Fahey out at home (second to catcher)]; Paul was called out on
strikes; Nelson forced Harris (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Maxvill was
called out on strikes; Hunter flied out to right; Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto singled to center; Lovitto stole second;
Biittner made an out to shortstop; Ford struck out; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Rudi made an
out to shortstop; Jackson walked; Tenace walked [Jackson to
second]; Epstein homered [Jackson scored, Tenace scored]; Bando
singled to center; Maxvill forced Bando (shortstop to second); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Fahey flied out to left; Mason grounded out (third
to first); Harris singled to right; Harris stole second; Paul
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hunter flied out to center; Campaneris walked;
Alou grounded out (first unassisted) [Campaneris to second];
Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson singled to left; Lovitto lined into a double
play (center to first) [Nelson out at first]; Biittner grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Tenace
struck out; Epstein doubled to center; Bando was walked
intentionally; DUNCAN BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Duncan walked [Epstein
to third, Bando to second]; Hunter made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: KUBIAK REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 2B); Ford walked;
Jones forced Ford (pitcher to shortstop); Fahey was called out
on strikes; Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled to left; On a bunt Alou
singled to pitcher [Campaneris to second]; BROBERG REPLACED PAUL
(PITCHING); Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Alou to second, Campaneris to third]; Jackson was walked
intentionally; Tenace grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Harris flied out to center; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR
BROBERG; Martinez was called out on strikes; Nelson singled to
left; KNOWLES REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Nelson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Epstein
grounded out (first unassisted); Bando doubled to left; Kubiak
struck out; Knowles singled to second [Knowles to third, Bando
scored (error by Harris) (unearned) (no RBI)]; PINA REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Campaneris was called out on strikes; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Lovitto made an out to second; Biittner lined to
first; Ford walked; BILLINGS BATTED FOR JONES; Billings flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BILLINGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Alou flied
out to center; Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson
walked; Jackson stole second; Tenace walked; ROLAND REPLACED
PINA (PITCHING); Epstein doubled to left [Tenace to third,
Jackson scored]; LEWIS RAN FOR EPSTEIN; Bando was walked
intentionally; MANGUAL BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Mangual singled to
first [Bando to second, Lewis to third, Tenace scored]; Knowles
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: CULLEN REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); HEGAN
REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING 1B); Fahey walked; HARRAH BATTED FOR
MASON; Harrah singled to center [Fahey to second]; Harris flied
out to center; RAGLAND BATTED FOR ROLAND; Ragland forced Harrah
(shortstop to second) [Fahey scored (error by Cullen) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Nelson grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.