Homers by Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando in the second inning started the Athletics off to a 6-3 victory over the White Sox. Jackson opened the stanza with his round-tripper and, after Gene Tenace singled, Bando also hit for the circuit. The White Sox pulled close with back-to-back homers by Rick Reichardt and Carlos May in the fourth, but the A's came back with two runs off Wilbur Wood in the fifth on singles by Bert Campaneris, Joe Rudi and Jackson, together with a wild pitch and an error.

Ken Holtzman gained his 18th victory, his career high, with the help of Rollie Fingers, who relieved in the sixth after the White Sox scored their last run on singles by Reichardt and Ed Herrmann and an error by Bando. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
A's          0  3  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   6  9  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   .251      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   1     0   1   .246
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Rudi lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .310
D. Allen 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .309      Alou rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .306
Reichardt cf          4   2   2   1     0   0   .246      Jackson cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .261
May lf                4   1   2   1     0   0   .296      Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     1   2   .279
Spiezio 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .237        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Tenace c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .213
Morales ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .201      Bando 3b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .236
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Maxvill 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .222
  Alvarado ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Holtzman p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Wood p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .134
  Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  Orta ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .186

Totals               32   3   6   3     3   1             Totals               31   6   9   5     4   8

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 11,143
Left on Base: White Sox 6, A's 6
DP: White Sox 0, A's 2
Errors: D. Allen, Bando
Doubles: Williams (7)
Home Runs: Reichardt (8), May (11), Jackson (25), Bando (15)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (44)
Caught Stealing: Maxvill (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood (13), Fingers (1)
GIDP: Kelly (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(24-15)           6     9   6   5   4   3   2  30   2.42
Lemonds                 2     0   0   0   0   5   0   6   3.08
Totals                  8     9   6   5   4   8   2  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(18-11)       5.1   6   3   2   2   1   2  25   2.65
Fingers SV(19)          3.2   0   0   0   1   0   0  11   2.66
Totals                  9     6   3   2   3   1   2  36

Wild Pitches: Wood 2 (9)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (second to first); Andrews
grounded out (pitcher to first); D. Allen walked; Reichardt
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi
flied out to center; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May singled to right; Spiezio struck out;
Herrmann lined into a double play (third to first) [May out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson homered; Epstein struck out; Tenace
singled to third; Bando homered [Tenace scored]; Maxvill singled
to center; Maxvill was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Holtzman made an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morales walked; Wood out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Morales to second]; Williams flied out to
center; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris struck out; Rudi grounded out (third
to first); Alou walked; Jackson popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen flied out to right; Reichardt homered;
May homered; Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein singled to right; Wood threw a wild pitch
[Epstein to second]; Tenace flied out to right; Bando grounded
out (third to first); Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; Wood
grounded out (second to first); Williams doubled to center;
Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Holtzman flied out to left; Campaneris singled to
center; Campaneris stole second; Rudi singled to center
[Campaneris scored]; Wood threw a wild pitch [Rudi to second];
Alou struck out (catcher to first); Jackson singled to second
[Rudi scored (error by D. Allen) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Epstein
walked [Jackson to second]; Tenace made an out to third; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen flied out to right; Reichardt singled to
left; May reached on an error by Bando [Reichardt to third];
Spiezio reached on a fielder's choice [May to second, Reichardt
scored (unearned)]; Herrmann singled to right [Spiezio to
second, May to third]; KELLY BATTED FOR MORALES; FINGERS
REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Kelly grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: ALVARADO REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill walked; Fingers out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Maxvill to second];
Campaneris singled to left [Maxvill scored]; Rudi was walked
intentionally [Campaneris to second]; Alou popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LYTTLE BATTED FOR WOOD; Lyttle grounded out
(second to first); Williams flied out to right; Andrews popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LEMONDS REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Jackson
struck out; Epstein struck out; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); D. Allen
walked; Reichardt flied out to right; May forced D. Allen
(second to shortstop); Spiezio forced May (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando struck out; Maxvill struck out; Fingers
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Herrmann flied out to center; MUSER BATTED FOR
ALVARADO; Muser grounded out (first unassisted); ORTA BATTED FOR
LEMONDS; Orta grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.