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Red Sox 7 @ Athletics 6
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 12, 1972

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 12, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 12, 1972 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 7 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 6 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherBill Lee  
Losing PitcherRollie Fingers  
SaveKen Tatum  
Game Winning RBITommy Harper 

Game Info

DateMay 12, 1972 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherSonny Siebert  
Home Starting PitcherDenny McLain  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance8,147 
Time of Game2 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Maloney
1B: Art Frantz
2B: Larry Napp
3B: Merle Anthony

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tommy Harper  Center Fielder 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Reggie Smith  Right Fielder 
Duane Josephson  First Baseman 
John Kennedy  Third Baseman 
Rick Miller  Left Fielder 
Doug Griffin  Second Baseman 
Bob Montgomery  Catcher 
Sonny Siebert  Pitcher 
Eddie Kasko  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bert Campaneris  Shortstop 
Joe Rudi  Left Fielder 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Sal Bando  Third Baseman 
Mike Epstein  First Baseman 
Angel Mangual  Center Fielder 
Dave Duncan  Catcher 
Larry Brown  Second Baseman 
Denny McLain  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

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Red Sox 7 @ Athletics 6
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 12, 1972

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         Game of 5/12/1972 -- Boston at Oakland (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Harper T, cf          6  2  2  4   Campaneris B, ss      6  2  2  0   
Aparicio L, ss        6  0  3  0   Rudi J, lf            5  0  2  2   
Smith R, rf           5  1  1  0   Jackson R, rf         5  0  0  0   
Josephson D, 1b       5  0  0  0   Bando S, 3b           5  0  1  0   
Kennedy J, 3b         5  0  1  0   Epstein M, 1b         4  1  1  0   
Miller R, lf          5  1  2  2   Locker B, p           0  0  0  0   
Griffin D, 2b         4  1  1  0   Tenace G, ph          1  0  0  0   
Montgomery B, c       5  1  1  0   Fingers R, p          0  0  0  0   
Siebert S, p          3  1  1  0   Mangual A, cf         5  1  1  0   
Tiant L, p            0  0  0  0   Duncan D, c           5  1  2  3   
Oglivie B, ph         1  0  1  1   Brown L, 2b           5  1  2  0   
Lee B, p              0  0  0  0   McLain D, p           0  0  0  0   
Burda B, ph           1  0  0  0   Alyea B, ph           1  0  1  0   
Tatum K, p            0  0  0  0   Segui D, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Blefary C, ph         1  0  1  0   
                                   Odom J, pr            0  0  0  0   
                                   Hegan M, 1b           2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46  7 13  7                        46  6 13  5

Boston           041 000 001 001 --  7
Oakland          100 400 100 000 --  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Siebert S*            6.0 11  6  4  1  3
Tiant L               2.0  0  0  0  1  0
Lee B (W)             3.0  2  0  0  0  5
Tatum K (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLain D              2.0  4  4  4  1  1
Segui D               5.0  5  1  0  0  3
Locker B              3.0  2  1  1  1  1
Fingers R (L)         2.0  2  1  1  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Segui D, Montgomery B
DP -- Boston 1, Oakland 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Oakland 7
2B -- Griffin D
HR -- Miller R, Harper T 2, Duncan D
SB -- Campaneris B, Jackson R
CS -- Miller R
SH -- Rudi J
PB -- Montgomery B
T -- 2:54
A -- 8147

    

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