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Sunday, October 15, 1972

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1972 World Series

Oakland leads series 2 - 0

Oakland Athletics 2
Cincinnati Reds 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Green 2
1 Tony Perez 2
1 Joe Rudi 2
4 Matty Alou 1
4 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Rudi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Hal McRae 1
1 Joe Rudi 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Joe Morgan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 0.67
2 Ross Grimsley 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Pedro Borbon 4
3 Tom Hall 2
4 Ross Grimsley 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .571
2 Johnny Bench .500
3 Bert Campaneris .375
4 Joe Rudi .286
4 Gene Tenace .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 2
2 Joe Rudi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 3
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Catfish Hunter 1
2 Hal McRae 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Joe Morgan 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 Vida Blue 0.00
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
1 Tom Hall 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Pedro Borbon 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Ken Holtzman 3
5 Tom Hall 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .385
2 Pete Rose .357
3 Matty Alou .321
4 Reggie Jackson .318
5 Tony Perez .296

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Gene Tenace 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Gene Tenace 4
1 Bobby Tolan 4
4 Dave Cash 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Matty Alou 2
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Reggie Jackson 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Blue Moon Odom 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Vida Blue 0.00
4 Tom Hall 0.96
5 Catfish Hunter 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 2
2 Steve Blass 1
2 Clay Carroll 1
2 Joe Coleman 1
2 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 15
2 Joe Coleman 14
3 Mickey Lolich 11
4 Tom Hall 10
5 Woodie Fryman 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vida Blue 2
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Dave Giusti 1
2 Ramon Hernandez 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 70 .551 --
Red Sox 85 70 .548 0.5
Orioles 80 74 .519 5.0
Yankees 79 76 .510 6.5
Indians 72 84 .462 14.0
Brewers 65 91 .417 21.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 62 .600 --
White Sox 87 67 .565 5.5
Twins 77 77 .500 15.5
Royals 76 78 .494 16.5
Angels 75 80 .484 18.0
Rangers 54 100 .351 38.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 59 .619 --
Cubs 85 70 .548 11.0
Mets 83 73 .532 13.5
Cardinals 75 81 .481 21.5
Expos 70 86 .449 26.5
Phillies 59 97 .378 37.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 59 .617 --
Astros 84 69 .549 10.5
Dodgers 85 70 .548 10.5
Braves 70 84 .455 25.0
Giants 69 86 .445 26.5
Padres 58 95 .379 36.5