1972 AL Championship Series Game 4

October 11, 1972

 The Oakland A's are the 1972 AL Champions! Oakland defeated the New York Yankees 1-0 today in a very well pitched game by both clubs. The A's scored the only run of the game, an unearned run, in the 3rd inning after Yankee catcher Thurman Munson made two throwing errors. New York made it exciting in the 9th inning when pinch hitter John Ellis hit a flyball to the wall in leftfield with a man on 1st. Joe Rudi was able to make the catch, ending the game. A's starter Catfish Hunter went the distance, pitching a 3-hit shutout and winning the AL pennant for Oakland 3 games to 1.

BOXSCORE: 1972 New York Yankees At 1972 Oakland A's                10/11/1972
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.White LF          2  0  1  0 .385     B.Campaneris SS     4  0  0  0 .125  
  H.Clarke 2B         4  0  0  0 .067     M.Alou RF           3  0  0  0 .467  
  B.Murcer CF         3  0  0  0 .071     J.Rudi LF           3  0  0  0 .400  
  R.Blomberg 1B       4  0  0  0 .200     R.Jackson CF        3  0  1  0 .231  
  T.Munson C          3  0  0  0 .286     M.Epstein 1B        2  0  1  0 .364  
  F.Alou RF           3  0  1  0 .111     S.Bando 3B          3  0  0  0 .133  
D-J.Ellis PH          1  0  0  0 .333     D.Duncan C          2  1  0  0 .231  
  B.Allen 3B          3  0  0  0 .125     T.Kubiak 2B         2  0  0  0 .200  
  G.Michael SS        3  0  0  0 .167   C-D.Maxvill 2B        0  0  0  0 .500  
  M.Kekich P          1  0  0  0 .000     C.Hunter P          2  0  0  0 .400  
A-J.Callison PH       1  0  1  0 .286                                          
  R.Gardner P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-J.Kenney PH         1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  L.McDaniel P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  3  0                 Totals      24  1  2  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kekich In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gardner In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Kubiak In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Alou In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  2
A's............. 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  1  2  0
 
Yankees (1-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Kekich LOSS(0-1)        5       2   1   0   2   2   0   0.00
R.Gardner                 2       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
L.McDaniel                1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8       2   1   0   2   4   0
 
A's (3-1)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Hunter WIN(1-1)         9       3   0   0   3   4   0   1.08
Totals                    9       3   0   0   3   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,797 DATE- Wednesday, October 11th 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES-  Larry McCoy, Jim Honochick, Lou Dimuro, Bill Deegan
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6  A's: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2  A's: 1
ERRORS- T.Munson-2
DOUBLES- J.Callison(2nd), R.Jackson(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Murcer(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Kubiak, C.Hunter
WALKS- R.White-2, B.Murcer, M.Epstein, D.Duncan
HIT BY PITCH- T.Munson
STRIKE OUTS- F.Alou, B.Allen-2, G.Michael, M.Alou-2, M.Epstein, D.Duncan
GIDP- H.Clarke, S.Bando
RLISP 2-out- J.Rudi-2, R.Blomberg, B.Murcer
 
Catfish Hunter didn't allow a hit until the 6th inning at Oakland Co Stadium
as the Oakland A's beat the New York Yankees 1 to 0.
 
Hunter(1-1) escaped virtually unscathed against the New York hitters.  He
surrendered only 3 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 2.35
to 1.08.  The right-handed Hunter lost a no-hitter when Johnny Callison
doubled with one out in the 6th inning.  Oakland managed only 2 hits on the
afternoon.  
 
Mike Kekich(0-1) was the loser.  It was a tough loss for him as he did not
allow an earned run in his 5 innings of work.