Sports headlines for Saturday October 7, 1972:

• Blass 'Junk Ball' Baffles Cincinnati; Anderson Ejected
• Brewer Leads $300,000 Tourney By One Stroke

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   1972 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (0-1) 1 8 0 11 Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) 5 6 0 1 Win: Steve Blass (1-0)   Loss: Don Gullett (0-1) T: 1:57   Att: 50,476 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (0-1) 2 6 2 6 Oakland A's (1-0) 3 10 1 10 Win: Rollie Fingers (1-0)   Loss: Mickey Lolich (0-1) T: 3:00   Att: 29,566 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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