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September 24, 1972

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Royals 4 7 1
Athletics 1 6 2
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Royals 4 7 1
Athletics 2 7 2

Mike Epstein Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .274
OBP .000 .379
At Bats 3 438
Hits 0 120
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 66
RBI’s 0 68

Monty Montgomery Season Stats

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2 2 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 24, 1972
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Double
Monty Montgomery
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Bobby Floyd
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Mike Epstein
Reggie Jackson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Epstein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Epstein reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi scores.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a line drive into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rudi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Joe Horlen now pitching. Tim Cullen now playing second base. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Mincher pinch hits for Bob Locker. Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Hegan pinch hits for Dick Green. Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Hovley. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Green applying the tag.
Top 8 Hovley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Floyd covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 7 Carl Taylor now catching. Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 7 Montgomery bunts, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bando.
Top 7 Floyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Top 7 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick. Bob Locker now pitching. Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Jackson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Mayberry scores. Piniella goes all the way around to score. Taylor moves to third.
Top 7 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Darold Knowles now pitching. Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez. There goes Lewis. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Lewis steals second.
Bottom 6 Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom. Marquez bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Otis hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Montgomery is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Green is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bando hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Floyd. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 4 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Odom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Otis is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Schaal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 3 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Duncan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Steve Hovley now playing right field. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rojas strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Kirkpatrick steals second.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.