Cincinnati Reds 8, Oakland Athletics 1
World Series Game 6 Played on Saturday, October   21, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  1  1    5  0  x  -   8 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Rose lf               3   1   0   0     2   1   .174
Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .048      Morgan 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .095
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Tolan cf              4   2   2   2     0   1   .292
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Bench c               2   2   1   1     2   0   .300
Bando 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .429
Mangual cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .500      McRae rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .444
Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300        Geronimo rf         1   0   1   2     0   0   .188
Green 2b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .357      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .600      Concepcion ss         3   1   2   1     0   1   .400
  Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Blue p                1   0   0   0     1   1   .000        Grimsley p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mincher ph          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Hall p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     1   4             Totals               32   8  10   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 52,737
Left on Base: A's 7, Reds 6
DP: A's 0, Reds 0
Errors: Mangual
Doubles: Green (2), Morgan (1), McRae (1)
Triples: Concepcion (1)
Home Runs: Bench (1)
Stolen Bases: Tolan 2 (5), Concepcion (1)
Caught Stealing: Rose (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(0-1)             5.2   4   3   3   2   4   1  22   4.15
Locker                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Hamilton                0.2   3   4   4   1   1   0   6  27.00
Horlen                  1.1   2   1   1   2   1   0   8   6.75
Totals                  8    10   8   8   5   6   1  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   4.2   3   1   1   0   3   0  17   3.38
Grimsley W(2-1)         1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.70
Borbon                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.42
Hall SV(1)              2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Horlen (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Mel Steiner, LF - Frank Umont, RF - Bob Engel


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

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan doubled
to center [Morgan to third (error by Mangual)]; Tolan popped to
shortstop; Bench lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Reds 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein struck out; Bando singled to center;
Mangual grounded out (third to first) [Bando to second]; Tenace
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied to right; McRae flied out to center; Menke
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Reds 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue
struck out; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Nolan struck
out; Rose walked; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Reds 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou flied to right; Rudi flied out to left;
Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Tolan
struck out; Bench homered; Perez grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Reds 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled; Mangual lined to left; Tenace
flied to center; Green doubled [Bando scored]; GRIMSLEY REPLACED
NOLAN (PITCHING); Blue walked; Campaneris popped to second; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: McRae doubled; Menke grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [McRae to third]; Concepcion out on a
sacrifice fly to center [McRae scored]; Grimsley struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Reds 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alou popped to second; Rudi singled to left;
Epstein grounded out (first unassisted) [Rudi to second]; BORBON
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Bando popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Rose popped to second; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Tolan singled to center; LOCKER REPLACED BLUE
(PITCHING); Tolan stole second; Bench was walked intentionally
(walk was charged to Blue); Perez singled to center [Tolan
scored, Bench to third]; McRae forced Perez (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Reds 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); Mangual
singled; Tenace flied out to center; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN;
Marquez forced Mangual (pitcher to shortstop); MINCHER BATTED
FOR LOCKER; HALL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); DUNCAN BATTED FOR
MINCHER; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); HAMILTON
REPLACED DUNCAN (PITCHING); Menke popped to catcher in foul
territory; Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second;
Hall struck out; Rose was walked intentionally; Morgan singled
to left [Concepcion scored, Rose to third]; Tolan singled to
right [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; HORLEN REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Tolan stole second; Bench was walked intentionally;
Horlen threw a wild pitch [Tolan to third, Bench to second];
Perez walked; Geronimo singled to left [Tolan scored, Bench
scored, Perez to second]; Menke grounded out (shortstop to
first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Reds 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion tripled to left; Hall lined to first; Rose
struck out; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Reds 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
popped to first in foul territory; Mangual singled to right;
Tenace singled to center [Mangual to second]; Kubiak forced
Mangual (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Reds 8.