The Oakland Athletics couldn't pull it off against the Cincinnati Reds, 5 to 4, in Game 5 of the 1972 World Series on October 20, 1972.

1972 Oakland Athletics

Final

CIN

Reds

2-3

5

OAK

Athletics

3-2

4

CIN

OAK

1

1

0

2

0

3

3

0

0

4

1

1

5

1

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

1

0

9

1

0

R

5

4

H

8

7

E

0

2

Top 1st

CIN

OAK

Reds

Home run by Pete Rose.

1

0

Bottom 2nd

CIN

OAK

Athletics

Home run by Gene Tenace; Mike Epstein and George Hendrick scored.

1

3

Top 4th

CIN

OAK

Reds

Home run by Denis Menke.

2

3

Bottom 4th

CIN

OAK

Athletics

Single by Gonzalo Marquez; Sal Bando scored.

2

4

Top 5th

CIN

OAK

Reds

Single by Bobby Tolan; Joe Morgan scored.

3

4

Top 8th

CIN

OAK

Reds

Single by Bobby Tolan; Error by Matty Alou; Joe Morgan scored.

4

4

Top 9th

CIN

OAK

Reds

Single by Pete Rose; Cesar Geronimo scored.

5

4

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Pete Rose LF 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 6
Joe Morgan 2B 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
Bobby Tolan CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
Johnny Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Tony Perez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Denis Menke 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
Cesar Geronimo RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Darrel Chaney SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Joe Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Grimsley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim McGlothlin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Uhlaender PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Concepcion PH,SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 2 3 6 3 0 15

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim McGlothlin 3.0 2 4 4 2 3 1
Pedro Borbon 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Hall 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Clay Carroll 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0
Ross Grimsley (W) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jack Billingham (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 7 4 4 4 5 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Bert Campaneris SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Matty Alou RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Rudi LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Mike Epstein 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mike Hegan 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sal Bando 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
George Hendrick CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Don Mincher PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angel Mangual PH,CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Tenace C 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 4
Blue Moon Odom PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Green 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gonzalo Marquez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Allan Lewis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Kubiak 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Catfish Hunter P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Rollie Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Duncan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 30 4 7 4 1 4 5 0 0 10

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Catfish Hunter 4.2 5 3 3 2 2 2
Rollie Fingers (L) 3.2 3 2 2 1 4 0
Dave Hamilton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 8 5 5 3 6 2

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Team Batting Leaders

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HR

13

Rooker

Brent Rooker

RBI

40

Rooker

Brent Rooker

AVG

.270

Rooker

Brent Rooker

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

4

Spence

Mitch Spence

K

55

Miller

Mason Miller

ERA

3.48

Muller

Kyle Muller

Team Rankings

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HR

76

5th

R

242

28th

SO

511

27th

ERA

4.19

20th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
37 30 .552
Rangers Rangers
31 34 .477 5.0
Astros Astros
30 36 .455 6.5
Athletics Athletics
26 41 .388 11.0
Angels Angels
25 40 .385 11.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/10
OAK OAK
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Tue
6/11
OAK OAK
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Wed
6/12
OAK OAK
@
SDP SDP
4:10 PM
Thu
6/13
OAK OAK
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Fri
6/14
OAK OAK
@
MIN MIN
8:10 PM

Last Game

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OAK Athletics

26-41

4

Final

6

TOR Blue Jays

32-33

Sun 9 Jun 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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24

Judge

Aaron Judge

20

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

19

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

RBI Leaders

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62

Ramírez

José Ramírez

59

Judge

Aaron Judge

55

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Batting Average Leaders

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.331

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.325

Profar

Jurickson Profar

.320

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

Hit Leaders

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91

Arraez

Luis Arraez

85

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

81

Betts

Mookie Betts

Run Leaders

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56

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

52

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

51

Judge

Aaron Judge

OBP Leaders

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.436

Judge

Aaron Judge

.424

Soto

Juan Soto

.420

Profar

Jurickson Profar

SLG Leaders

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.703

Judge

Aaron Judge

.603

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.603

Soto

Juan Soto

SB Leaders

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34

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

23

Turang

Brice Turang

21

Caballero

José Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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10

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

9

Lugo

Seth Lugo

8

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

Strikeout Leaders

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116

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

103

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

98

Ragans

Cole Ragans

ERA Leaders

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1.81

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

1.85

López

Reynaldo López

1.91

Houck

Tanner Houck

WHIP Leaders

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0.85

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.89

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.92

Houck

Tanner Houck

K/9 Leaders

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12.25

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

12.14

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

11.72

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

K/BB Leaders

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10.00

Kirby

George Kirby

9.40

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

8.36

Sale

Chris Sale

Walk Leaders

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7

Kirby

George Kirby

10

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

11

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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1,074.7

Judge

Aaron Judge

973.7

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

939.3

Soto

Juan Soto

DraftKings Points Leaders

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793

Judge

Aaron Judge

748

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

702

Soto

Juan Soto

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
6/8
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
2-10
Sat
6/8
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
4-2
Sat
6/8
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
6-5
Sat
6/8
ARI ARI
@
SDP SDP
9-3
Sat
6/8
BOS BOS
@
CWS CWS
6-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/10
BAL BAL
@
TBR TBR
6:50 PM
Mon
6/10
COL COL
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Mon
6/10
TOR TOR
@
MIL MIL
8:10 PM
Mon
6/10
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
8:10 PM
Mon
6/10
CWS CWS
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM