Matty Alou drove in four runs with a sacrifice fly and a bases-loaded double to lead the Athletics' attack in a 12-3 victory over the Rangers. This was the second time in 18 games with the A's that Alou had batted in four runs since being acquired from the Cardinals.

Mike Epstein joined in the attack with a three-run homer. Ken Holtzman, gaining his 17th victory, matched his previous major league high with the Cubs in 1969 and '70. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 12, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  7  3
A's          2  1  0    3  4  0    0  2  x  -  12 13  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .233      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Lovitto cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .223        Cullen ph,ss        2   0   1   2     0   0   .254
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Rudi lf               3   4   2   0     1   0   .311
Billings c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .257        Mangual rf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Harrah ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Alou rf               1   1   1   4     2   0   .309
Martinez 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .171        Hendrick cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Biittner 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .267      Jackson cf            4   1   3   2     0   0   .258
Harris 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .110        Lewis pr,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Epstein 1b            1   1   1   3     3   0   .281
  Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Marquez pr,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Lawson p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  Jones ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .162        Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanhouse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Bando 3b              3   1   0   1     2   1   .231
  Hinton p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Maxvill 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Ragland 2b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .196        Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
                                                            Kubiak 2b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .199
                                                          Holtzman p            5   1   1   0     0   1   .193

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   4             Totals               38  12  13  12     8   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  4,522
Left on Base: Rangers 6, A's 11
DP: Rangers 0, A's 0
Errors: Nelson 2, Martinez
Doubles: Martinez (1), Alou (1), Jackson (21), Holtzman (4), Lewis (1)
Triples: Hinton (1), Biittner (1)
Home Runs: Epstein (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (2), Alou (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse L(2-6)        1.2   5   3   3   3   1   0  13   3.64
Hinton                  3     4   7   0   4   2   1  19   4.12
Panther                 2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.18
Lawson                  1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.00
Totals                  8    13  12   5   8   4   1  47

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(17-11)       9     7   3   3   2   4   0  36   2.63
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   0  36

Passed Balls: Billings (10)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Lovitto
grounded out (second to first); Ford popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Rudi singled to
right [Campaneris to third]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Campaneris scored]; Jackson singled to left [Jackson to second
(error by Nelson), Rudi to third]; Epstein walked; Tenace flied
out to center; Bando walked [Rudi scored, Jackson to third,
Epstein to second]; MINCHER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Mincher flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 2ND: KUBIAK REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING 2B); Billings
struck out; Harrah grounded out (second to first); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Holtzman struck out; Campaneris grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rudi singled to right; Alou walked [Rudi to
second]; Jackson singled to right [Alou to third, Rudi scored];
HINTON REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Epstein walked [Jackson to
second]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Biittner flied out to center; Harris grounded out
(second to first); Hinton tripled; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando was called out on strikes; Kubiak flied out
to right; Holtzman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (second to first); Billings grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi reached on an
error by Martinez; Alou walked [Rudi to second]; Jackson forced
Alou (second to shortstop) [Rudi to third]; Epstein homered
(unearned) [Rudi scored (unearned), Jackson scored (unearned)];
Tenace grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner tripled to center;
Harris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Kubiak
singled to right; Holtzman reached on an error by Nelson [Kubiak
to second]; Billings allowed a passed ball [Holtzman to second,
Kubiak to third]; Campaneris made an out to second; Rudi was
walked intentionally; Alou doubled to center [Rudi scored
(unearned), Holtzman scored (unearned), Kubiak scored
(unearned)]; Jackson doubled to center [Alou scored (unearned)];
LEWIS RAN FOR JACKSON; Epstein walked; MARQUEZ RAN FOR EPSTEIN;
PANTHER REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); RAGLAND REPLACED HINTON
(PLAYING 2B); Tenace flied out to left; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 10.

RANGERS 6TH: LEWIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARQUEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MANGUAL REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING RF);
HENDRICK REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); Ragland struck out; Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lovitto grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Kubiak
grounded out (pitcher to first); Holtzman doubled to left;
CULLEN BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Cullen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 10.

RANGERS 7TH: CULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HANEY REPLACED
TENACE (PLAYING C ); Ford flied out to right; Billings grounded
out (third to first); Harrah singled to center; Martinez made an
out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual struck out; Hendrick flied out to left;
Lewis doubled to center; Marquez made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 10.

RANGERS 8TH: Biittner flied out to left; MASON BATTED FOR
PANTHER; Mason flied to left in foul territory; Ragland walked;
Nelson walked [Ragland to second]; Lovitto flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LAWSON REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Haney grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bando walked; Kubiak singled to center
[Bando to second]; Holtzman grounded out (third to first)
[Kubiak to second, Bando to third]; Cullen singled to center
[Kubiak scored, Bando scored]; Mangual forced Cullen (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 12.

RANGERS 9TH: Ford flied out to right; Billings singled to left;
Harrah singled to third [Billings to second]; Martinez doubled
to right [Harrah to third, Billings scored]; Biittner singled to
center [Martinez to third, Harrah scored]; JONES BATTED FOR
LAWSON; Jones hit a sacrifice fly to right [Martinez scored];
Ragland forced Biittner (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 12.