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Wednesday, October 18, 1972

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1972 World Series

Oakland leads series 2 - 1

Cincinnati Reds 1
Oakland Athletics 0
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Dick Green 1
1 Gonzalo Marquez 1
1 Denis Menke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Geronimo 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Pete Rose 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Blue Moon Odom 2.20
2 Jack Billingham 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Blue Moon Odom 11
2 Jack Billingham 7
3 Rollie Fingers 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .500
2 Johnny Bench .300
3 Bert Campaneris .273
3 Joe Rudi .273
5 Gene Tenace .200

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 Cesar Geronimo 1
2 Catfish Hunter 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Pete Rose 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
5 Catfish Hunter 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Blue Moon Odom 11
2 Jack Billingham 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Catfish Hunter 6
5 Pedro Borbon 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .333
1 Bert Campaneris .333
3 Pete Rose .323
4 Reggie Jackson .318
5 Tony Perez .300

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 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Vida Blue 0.00
3 Blue Moon Odom 0.43
4 Tom Hall 0.96
5 Rollie Fingers 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 2
2 Jack Billingham 1
2 Steve Blass 1
2 Clay Carroll 1
2 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Blue Moon Odom 16
2 Catfish Hunter 15
3 Joe Coleman 14
4 Jack Billingham 11
4 Mickey Lolich 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vida Blue 2
2 Clay Carroll 1
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