April 6, 1972. Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland 1

 The A's are looking forward to the season, fresh off their 1st division title.  They send young ace Catfish Hunter to the mound against White Sox knuckleballer Wilbur Wood.

The Sox load the bases on 1-out singles by Mike Andrews and Carlos May sandwiching a walk to Dick Allen. Bill Melton's soft single brought home one, but the rally was killed by a Rick Reichardt double play. Both pitchers worked in and out of trouble, Wood giving up singles and Hunter walking 7 in 5 innings, until Melton drove in another run on a ground ball.

The A's had plenty of chances, with Joe Rudi singling each of his first three trips, but all were followed by Reggie Jackson double play balls. They finally broke through when George Hendrick tripled and scored on a Mike Epstein fly ball in the 7th.  The Sox tacked on an insurance run in the 8th and Terry Forster shut the door on a 3-1 White Sox win.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 4 - THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
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Oakland Athletics (0-1)000000100180
Chicago White Sox (1-0)10001001X380
White Sox Hope Opening Day Win Bodes Well for Season
The Chicago White Sox got their 1972 season off and running with a win over the Oakland Athletics at Comiskey Park 1969-1975. The final score was 3-1. Chicago pitcher Wilbur Wood, in particular, had a fine performance. Terry Forster was credited with the save for Chicago, his 1st of the season.

Bill Melton helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, White Sox.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Melton told the Chicago News.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORECHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
PlayerABRHRBIBBKLOBAVGHRRBI
B. Campaneris SS4000003.00000
J. Rudi LF4030000.75000
R. Jackson RF4000003.00000
S. Bando 3B4010000.25000
G. Hendrick CF3110101.33300
M. Epstein 1B3001001.00001
D. Duncan C3000000.00000
R. Clark 2B2010010.50000
   a-B. McNulty PH1000000.00000
   b-D. Green 2B0000000.00000
C. Hunter P20200001.00000
   D. Segui P0000000.00000
   c-M. Hegan PH1000000.00000
   B. Locker P0000000.00000
Totals31181118   
a - B. McNulty pinch hit for R. Clark in the 7th
b - D. Green substituted for B. McNulty in the 7th
c - M. Hegan pinch hit for D. Segui in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bando (1, 4th Inning off W. Wood, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Hendrick (1, 7th Inning off W. Wood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rudi 3 , S. Bando 2 , G. Hendrick 3 , R. Clark , C. Hunter 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Campaneris , G. Hendrick
GIDP: R. Jackson 3
Sac Fly: M. Epstein
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Campaneris-Clark-Epstein)
PlayerABRHRBIBBKLOBAVGHRRBI
P. Kelly RF5011023.20001
M. Andrews 2B4220103.50000
D. Allen 1B2010200.50000
C. May LF2000202.00000
B. Melton 3B4022003.50002
R. Reichardt CF4000005.00000
E. Herrmann C3110100.33300
R. Morales SS2010100.50000
W. Wood P1000010.00000
   a-W. Williams PH1000003.00000
   b-T. Forster P0000000.00000
Totals283837319   
a - W. Williams pinch hit for W. Wood in the 8th
b - T. Forster substituted for W. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Kelly , M. Andrews 2 , D. Allen , B. Melton 2 , E. Herrmann , R. Morales
2-out RBI: P. Kelly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Kelly 2 , M. Andrews , B. Melton , R. Reichardt
GIDP: R. Reichardt
Sac Bunt: W. Wood 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Morales
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Allen-Morales-Wood, Andrews-Morales-Allen, Andrews-Morales-Allen)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORECHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPIERA   
C. Hunter L (0-1)5.0422720993.60   
D. Segui2.0000010190.00   
B. Locker1.0411000229.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hunter 46
Batters Faced: C. Hunter 24, D. Segui 7, B. Locker 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hunter 8-3, D. Segui 3-2, B. Locker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hunter 99-55, D. Segui 19-15, B. Locker 22-15
WP: C. Hunter
Hit Batsmen: D. Segui
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPIERA   
W. Wood W (1-0)8.0811010951.12   
T. Forster SV (1)1.0000100170.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Wood 63
Batters Faced: W. Wood 29, T. Forster 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Wood 11-9, T. Forster 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Wood 95-61, T. Forster 17-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilbur Wood
Ballpark: Comiskey Park 1969-1975
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 11066

TOP OF THE 1ST
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Pitching: LHP Wilbur Wood
Batting: RHB Bert Campaneris0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Rudi0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Reggie Jackson0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-1 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago White Sox batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Catfish Hunter
Pitching: RHP Catfish Hunter
Batting: LHB Pat Kelly0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Andrews0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Allen0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Mike Andrews to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Carlos May0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Dick Allen to second
Batting: RHB Bill Melton0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Mike Andrews scores
Dick Allen to third
Carlos May to second
Batting: RHB Rick Reichardt0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.2 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Batting: RHB Sal Bando0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Hendrick0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 76.2 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Epstein0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago White Sox batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Catfish Hunter
Batting: LHB Ed Herrmann0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rich Morales0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 91.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wilbur Wood0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Batting: RHB Dave Duncan0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Clark0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Catfish Hunter0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bert Campaneris0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago White Sox batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Catfish Hunter
Batting: LHB Pat Kelly0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Andrews0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick AllenPickoff Throw to First - No movement.
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Carlos May0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Dick Allen to second
Batting: RHB Bill Melton0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Batting: RHB Joe Rudi0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Reggie Jackson0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sal Bando0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Hendrick0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago White Sox batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Catfish Hunter
Batting: RHB Rick Reichardt0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Herrmann0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rich Morales0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ed Herrmann to second
Batting: RHB Wilbur Wood0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Ed Herrmann to third
Rich Morales to second
Batting: LHB Pat Kelly0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Batting: LHB Mike Epstein0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Duncan0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Clark0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Catfish Hunter0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ron Clark to second
Batting: RHB Bert Campaneris0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago White Sox batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Catfish Hunter
Batting: RHB Mike Andrews0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dick Allen0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Andrews to second
Batting: LHB Carlos May0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mike Andrews to third
Dick Allen to second
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Melton0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Mike Andrews scores
Dick Allen to third
Batting: RHB Rick Reichardt0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Batting: RHB Joe Rudi0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Reggie Jackson0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sal Bando0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago White Sox batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Catfish Hunter
Pitching: RHP Diego Segui
Batting: LHB Ed Herrmann0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rich Morales0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Wilbur Wood0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Rich Morales to second
Batting: LHB Pat Kelly0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Batting: RHB George Hendrick0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Epstein0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Dave Duncan0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.2 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill McNulty0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 61.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 1 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago White Sox batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Diego Segui
Now at 2B: Dick Green
Batting: RHB Mike Andrews0-0: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Allen0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carlos May0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 1 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Hegan0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bert Campaneris0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Rudi0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 1 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago White Sox batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Diego Segui
Pitching: RHP Bob Locker
Batting: RHB Bill Melton0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick Reichardt0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Herrmann0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Bill Melton to second
Batting: RHB Rich Morales0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bill Melton to third
Ed Herrmann to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Williams0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.2 MPH)
Ed Herrmann to third
Rich Morales to second
Batting: LHB Pat Kelly0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Ed Herrmann scores
Rich Morales to third
Walt Williams to second
Batting: RHB Mike Andrews0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Oakland 1 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Chicago White Sox : LHP Wilbur Wood
Pitching: LHP Terry Forster
Batting: LHB Reggie Jackson0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 53.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sal Bando0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Hendrick0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Epstein0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 1 - Chicago 3

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