Matty Alou drove in four runs with a sacrifice fly and a bases-loaded double to lead the Athletics' attack in a 12-3 victory over the Rangers. This was the second time in 18 games with the A's that Alou had batted in four runs since being acquired from the Cardinals.

Mike Epstein joined in the attack with a three-run homer. Ken Holtzman, gaining his 17th victory, matched his previous major league high with the Cubs in 1969 and '70. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 12, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 7 3 A's 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 x - 12 13 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .233 Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Lovitto cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Cullen ph,ss 2 0 1 2 0 0 .254 Ford rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Rudi lf 3 4 2 0 1 0 .311 Billings c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .257 Mangual rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Harrah ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Alou rf 1 1 1 4 2 0 .309 Martinez 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .171 Hendrick cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Biittner 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .267 Jackson cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .258 Harris 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .110 Lewis pr,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Epstein 1b 1 1 1 3 3 0 .281 Mason ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Marquez pr,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Lawson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Tenace c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Jones ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .162 Haney c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Bando 3b 3 1 0 1 2 1 .231 Hinton p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Ragland 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .196 Mincher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Kubiak 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .199 Holtzman p 5 1 1 0 0 1 .193 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 4 Totals 38 12 13 12 8 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 4,522 Left on Base: Rangers 6, A's 11 DP: Rangers 0, A's 0 Errors: Nelson 2, Martinez Doubles: Martinez (1), Alou (1), Jackson (21), Holtzman (4), Lewis (1) Triples: Hinton (1), Biittner (1) Home Runs: Epstein (24) Sacrifice Flies: Jones (2), Alou (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanhouse L(2-6) 1.2 5 3 3 3 1 0 13 3.64 Hinton 3 4 7 0 4 2 1 19 4.12 Panther 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.18 Lawson 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 3.00 Totals 8 13 12 5 8 4 1 47 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman W(17-11) 9 7 3 3 2 4 0 36 2.63 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 4 0 36 Passed Balls: Billings (10) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Rudi singled to right [Campaneris to third]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to left [Campaneris scored]; Jackson singled to left [Jackson to second (error by Nelson), Rudi to third]; Epstein walked; Tenace flied out to center; Bando walked [Rudi scored, Jackson to third, Epstein to second]; MINCHER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Mincher flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2. RANGERS 2ND: KUBIAK REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING 2B); Billings struck out; Harrah grounded out (second to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Holtzman struck out; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi singled to right; Alou walked [Rudi to second]; Jackson singled to right [Alou to third, Rudi scored]; HINTON REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Epstein walked [Jackson to second]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3. RANGERS 3RD: Biittner flied out to center; Harris grounded out (second to first); Hinton tripled; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando was called out on strikes; Kubiak flied out to right; Holtzman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3. RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (second to first); Billings grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi reached on an error by Martinez; Alou walked [Rudi to second]; Jackson forced Alou (second to shortstop) [Rudi to third]; Epstein homered (unearned) [Rudi scored (unearned), Jackson scored (unearned)]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 6. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner tripled to center; Harris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Kubiak singled to right; Holtzman reached on an error by Nelson [Kubiak to second]; Billings allowed a passed ball [Holtzman to second, Kubiak to third]; Campaneris made an out to second; Rudi was walked intentionally; Alou doubled to center [Rudi scored (unearned), Holtzman scored (unearned), Kubiak scored (unearned)]; Jackson doubled to center [Alou scored (unearned)]; LEWIS RAN FOR JACKSON; Epstein walked; MARQUEZ RAN FOR EPSTEIN; PANTHER REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); RAGLAND REPLACED HINTON (PLAYING 2B); Tenace flied out to left; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 10. RANGERS 6TH: LEWIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MANGUAL REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING RF); HENDRICK REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); Ragland struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lovitto grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 10. ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); Holtzman doubled to left; CULLEN BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 10. RANGERS 7TH: CULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HANEY REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); Ford flied out to right; Billings grounded out (third to first); Harrah singled to center; Martinez made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 10. ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual struck out; Hendrick flied out to left; Lewis doubled to center; Marquez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 10. RANGERS 8TH: Biittner flied out to left; MASON BATTED FOR PANTHER; Mason flied to left in foul territory; Ragland walked; Nelson walked [Ragland to second]; Lovitto flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 10. ATHLETICS 8TH: LAWSON REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Haney grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando walked; Kubiak singled to center [Bando to second]; Holtzman grounded out (third to first) [Kubiak to second, Bando to third]; Cullen singled to center [Kubiak scored, Bando scored]; Mangual forced Cullen (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 12. RANGERS 9TH: Ford flied out to right; Billings singled to left; Harrah singled to third [Billings to second]; Martinez doubled to right [Harrah to third, Billings scored]; Biittner singled to center [Martinez to third, Harrah scored]; JONES BATTED FOR LAWSON; Jones hit a sacrifice fly to right [Martinez scored]; Ragland forced Biittner (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 12.

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