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Tuesday September 19, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

A homer by Jorge Orta in the 15th inning brought the White Sox an 8-7 victory over the Athletics in a four-hour, 51-minute game that produced two major league records for lavish use of players. The A's called on 30 performers, sweeping the entire bench clean, to break the former mark of 27 players used by the Twins in a 12-inning game September 29, 1970. The White Sox employed 21 players and the two-club total of 51 surpassed the former record of 49 by the Twins and Royals, also September 29, 1970. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 7

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

White Sox    3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   8 14  1
A's          0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   7 17  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              6   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Campaneris ss         8   2   3   0     0   0   .244
Lyttle cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .222      Rudi lf               7   1   4   4     1   0   .310
  Bradford ph,cf      2   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Alou rf,1b            8   0   2   1     0   3   .308
D. Allen 1b           6   0   1   0     1   2   .310      Jackson cf            8   0   1   0     0   3   .259
May lf                6   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Andrews 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .225        Lewis pr,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Orta 2b             2   2   1   1     1   0   .188        Hunter ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .196
Spiezio 3b            7   1   3   1     0   0   .240        Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Herrmann c            7   1   3   2     0   0   .249        Holtzman ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Morales ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Tenace c,2b,rf        5   0   0   0     1   2   .212
  Muser ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bando 3b              5   2   4   0     2   0   .235
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Maxvill 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Alvarado ss         2   1   2   3     1   0   .219        Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .131        Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .202
  Forster p           1   0   1   0     1   0   .500        Marquez ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .417
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Green 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .120        Cullen 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Drabowsky p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Duncan ph,c         3   1   1   2     1   2   .225
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Odom p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Hendrick ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Alyea ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .188
                                                            Blue pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .049
                                                            Hamilton p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Horlen p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Haney ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               54   8  14   8     6   8             Totals               60   7  17   7     7  14

Time of Game: 4:51   Attendance:  9,594
Left on Base: White Sox 8, A's 16
DP: White Sox 0, A's 4
Errors: Alvarado
Doubles: Rudi (28), Campaneris (24), Jackson (22)
Home Runs: Herrmann (10), Alvarado (4), Orta (2), Duncan (19)
Stolen Bases: Alvarado (2), Campaneris (43)
Caught Stealing: Alvarado (2), Campaneris (14), Jackson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Tenace (2)
GIDP: Kelly (4), May (10)
Hit by Pitch: Kelly (4,by Hamilton)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley                 4.2   5   3   3   1   4   0  20   3.02
Forster                 4.2   6   2   2   2   5   0  21   2.39
Acosta                  1.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   7   1.71
Lemonds                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.15
Drabowsky               0.2   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.57
Romo                    0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.31
Gossage W(5-0)          2.1   4   0   0   2   2   0  13   3.58
Totals                 15    17   7   7   7  14   1  68

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    5     7   4   4   1   3   1  22   2.46
Locker                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.08
Knowles                 1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.14
Fingers                 2     2   1   1   0   3   1   8   2.76
Hamilton                2.1   0   0   0   3   1   0  10   3.19
Horlen                  2.2   2   2   2   1   0   0  10   2.70
Waslewski L(0-3)        1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.30
Totals                 15    14   8   8   6   8   3  61

Passed Balls: Herrmann (16)
Hit by Pitch: Hamilton (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Lyttle singled
to left; D. Allen struck out; May walked [Lyttle to second];
Andrews singled to center [May to third, Lyttle scored]; Spiezio
singled to left [Andrews to second, May scored]; Herrmann
singled to left [Spiezio to second, Andrews scored]; Morales
forced Herrmann (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bradley grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); Lyttle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Epstein
made an out to shortstop; Tenace walked; Bando singled to center
[Tenace to third]; MINCHER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Herrmann allowed
a passed ball [Bando to second]; Mincher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: KUBIAK REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING 2B); D. Allen
singled to left; May singled to right [D. Allen to third];
Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Spiezio hit into a
double play (first to pitcher) [May out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Odom grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi singled to
right; Alou was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 3, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Herrmann homered; Morales struck out; Bradley
made an out to second; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Epstein popped
to catcher in foul territory; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lyttle grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Allen
made an out to shortstop; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (first to pitcher); MARQUEZ
BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Marquez singled to center; HEGAN BATTED FOR
ODOM; Hegan made an out to shortstop; Campaneris singled to
center [Marquez to second]; Rudi doubled to right [Campaneris
scored, Marquez scored]; FORSTER REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING);
Alou singled to center [Rudi scored]; Jackson was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: GREEN REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); LOCKER
REPLACED HEGAN (PITCHING); Andrews grounded out (third to
first); Spiezio singled to left; Herrmann singled to right
[Spiezio to third]; MUSER BATTED FOR MORALES; KNOWLES REPLACED
LOCKER (PITCHING); REICHARDT BATTED FOR MUSER; Reichardt hit
into a double play (center to catcher) [Spiezio out at home]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: ALVARADO REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING SS); Epstein
made an out to first; Tenace was called out on strikes; Bando
singled to right; MANGUAL BATTED FOR GREEN; Mangual grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: CULLEN REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); Forster
walked; Kelly grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Forster out at second]; Lyttle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HENDRICK BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Hendrick grounded
out (second to first); Campaneris doubled to left; Campaneris
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Rudi popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); D. Allen
struck out; May popped to third in foul territory; Andrews was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ORTA REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Alou was
called out on strikes; Jackson popped to third in foul
territory; Epstein walked; LEWIS RAN FOR EPSTEIN; Tenace flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LEWIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Spiezio popped to catcher in foul
territory; Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvarado
homered; Forster singled to center; Kelly was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando singled to shortstop; DUNCAN BATTED FOR
CULLEN; Duncan was called out on strikes; ALYEA BATTED FOR
FINGERS; Alyea walked [Bando to second]; BLUE RAN FOR ALYEA;
Campaneris forced Blue (first to shortstop) [Bando to third];
Campaneris stole second; Rudi singled to right [Campaneris
scored, Bando scored]; Alou grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 10TH: HAMILTON REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); DUNCAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
BRADFORD BATTED FOR LYTTLE; Bradford struck out; D. Allen
walked; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [D.
Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 10TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Jackson
doubled to left; On a bunt Lewis struck out; ACOSTA REPLACED
FORSTER (PITCHING); Tenace flied out to center; Bando was walked
intentionally; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio
flied out to center; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Hamilton struck out; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rudi walked; Alou flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 12TH: Alvarado walked; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR ACOSTA;
Alvarado stole second; Williams flied out to right; Kelly was
hit by a pitch; Bradford walked [Alvarado to third, Kelly to
second]; HORLEN REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); D. Allen reached
on a fielder's choice [Alvarado out at home (first to catcher),
Bradford to second, Kelly to third]; May popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 12TH: LEMONDS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Jackson
struck out; DRABOWSKY REPLACED LEMONDS (PITCHING); Lewis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 13TH: Orta walked; On a bunt Spiezio singled to first
[Orta to third]; Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Spiezio to second]; Alvarado singled to right [Spiezio scored,
Orta scored]; Alvarado was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Drabowsky grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 13TH: Bando singled to center; ROMO REPLACED DRABOWSKY
(PITCHING); Duncan homered [Bando scored]; Horlen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); GOSSAGE REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Rudi singled to left;
Alou was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
7, Athletics 7.

WHITE SOX 14TH: Kelly flied out to left; Bradford lined to
pitcher; D. Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 7, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 14TH: Jackson reached on an error by Alvarado; HUNTER
BATTED FOR LEWIS; Hunter singled [Jackson to second]; Jackson
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Tenace out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hunter to second]; Bando was
walked intentionally; Duncan was walked intentionally [Bando to
second, Hunter to third]; HANEY BATTED FOR HORLEN; Haney
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White
Sox 7, Athletics 7.

WHITE SOX 15TH: TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HANEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WASLEWSKI REPLACED HUNTER
(PITCHING); May grounded out (third to first); Orta homered;
Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Herrmann grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8,
Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 15TH: Campaneris singled to left; Rudi flied out to
center; Alou singled to third [Campaneris to second]; Jackson
made an out to third; HOLTZMAN BATTED FOR WASLEWSKI; Holtzman
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Athletics 7.



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