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#6325: 1972 WORLD SERIES GAME 1: OAKLAND A'S VS. CINCINNATI REDS

1972-10-14, WRGB, 161 min.

Game one of the 1972 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds.

This was the largest crowd to see a baseball game at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Complete opening ceremonies are heard.

NBC TV announcers are Curt Gowdy who does the play by play from the first inning thru the top of the fifth inning and Al Michaels who calls play by play from the bottom of the fifth thru the ninth inning.

Gene Tenace is the hitting star of the game, driving in all three runs with a pair of home runs off of Reds starter Gary Nolan to lead the Oakland A's to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in game 1 of the 1972 World Series at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Ken Holtzman, with relief help from Rollie Fingers and Vida Blue, is the winning pitcher while Gary Nolan absorbs the loss for the Reds. Includes the end of the World Series Report pre-game show with Joe Garagiola who interviews Gene Tenace and Johnny Bench who discusses how their starting pitchers, Ken Holtzman and Gary Nolan will be approaching opponent hitters.

Prior to the start of the game Tony Kubek interviews Reggie Jackson who give his analysis of how the series will go but will not be playing due to injury during playoffs.

Opening ceremonies are heard including introductions of both clubs.
Miss America 1973, Terri Anne Meeuwsen sings the National Anthem.

NOTE:
NBC TELEVISION 1972 (A's–Reds) – Game 4 is intact, along with nearly all of Game 5 and a fair chunk of Game 2. Only Fragments exist for Games 1, 3, and 6, while Game 7 was missing until it was found in September 2017 with the 7th inning to the end intact.

NOTE:
The Recording of this game ends (audio tape runout) with one two out in the top of the 9th inning with Joe Bando at the plate.

Commercials include:
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#6326: 1972 WORLD SERIES GAME 2: OAKLAND A'S VS. CINCINNATI REDS

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1972-10-15, WRGB, 181 min.

The Oakland A's make it two in a row over the Cincinnati Reds by winning game 2 of the 1972 World Series 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. 

Jim "Catfish" Hunter defeats Ross Grimsley as the A's take a 2-0 series lead. Includes end of the  pre-game show (World Series Report) with Joe Garagiola reminding all to stay tuned to Game two of the 1972 World Series with an initial special salute to Jackie Robinson. 

Tony Kubek interviews Cincinnati Reds Sparky Anderson. 

Prior to the game there is a special ceremony with Red Barber introducing Jackie Robinson who is honored and throws out the first pitch. Many of his family, teammates and friends join Jackie on the field. Robinson speaks to the country for 65 seconds proclaiming that he would love to see one day a black manager in the major leagues. Robinson would pass away nine days later, October 24, 1972, at the age of 53. 

Announcers are Curt Gowdy calling play by play for innings top of 5th to conclusion and Al Michaels calling play by ply for top of first thru bottom of the 4th inning.

At the conclusion of the game Tony Kubek interviews Joe Rudi and Catfish Hunter on the field. 

Commercials include:
Chrysler Corporation, American Express, Gillette Blue Blades, Gillette Right Guard, Peels Real Draft Beer, Equitable Insurance, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Arthur Godfrey for Plymouth, Merrill Lynch, Schlitz Beer, RCA XL 100 Television, Sears Steel Belted Snow Tires, Teach 2 Gillette, Holiday Inn, Prestone Two Anti Freeze, Uniroyal Steel Belted Tires, Tijuana Small Cigars, Go Bowling, Peels Beer, Gift of Love, Murielle Cigars, Atlas Tires, All State Insurance, Avis Auto Rentals.


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NBC TELEVISION 1972 (A's–Reds) – Game 4 is intact, along with nearly all of Game 5 and a fair chunk of Game 2. Fragments exist for Games 1, 3, and 6, while Game 7 was missing until it was found in September 2017 with the 7th inning to the end intact.

#815: 1972 WORLD SERIES: OAKLAND A'S VS. CINCINNATI REDS, THE

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1972-10-21, WNBC, 57 min.

Curt Gowdy does the play-by-play from the top of the 7th inning in this final seventh World Series game with the score Oakland 3, Cincinnati 1. Tony Kubek does the "color" commentary. From the winning A's clubhouse, Monte Moore interviews Gene Tenace, Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn presents the championship trophy to Owner Charles O. Finley and to Sal Bando. Moore and Kubek interview manager Dick Williams, Joe Rudi, Angel Mangual and Vida Blue. Gowdy wraps up the broadcast.

#17463: WORLD SERIES,1973, GAME 2: NEW YORK METS VS. OAKLAND A'S

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1973-10-14, NBC, 68 min.

Game 2 of the 1973 World Series between the New York Mets and Oakland A's. The Mets defeat the A's in 12 innings 10-7, to even the series at one game apiece.

This archived audio air check is joined in progress in the top of the Mets 10th inning with one out of this 70th World Series contest when the score is tied up at 6 to 6 and recorded to conclusion including the last out in the bottom of the 12th inning.

Notable for this game, it tied a World Series record for most pitchers used in a single World Series game. Also, this game entered the record books for the longest World Series game at 253 minutes long, the Mets using five pitchers, 18 players overall and the Athletics using six pitchers, 21 players overall.

NOTE:
Archived and available on You Tube is a video of this game that runs 2 hours and 27 minutes of the 4 hours and 13 minutes which was the longest World Series game time at that time.

This NBC TV excerpt of the game is not complete, and the air check is missing most of the (non-scoring) action from the top of the fifth to the bottom of the eighth inning.

More importantly there is no NBC TV broadcast video or audio coverage ny announcers Curt Gowdy and Monte Moore of the live play by play action covering the entire bottom of the 11th and top of the 12th inning when WILLIE MAYS GETS HIS FINAL MAJOR LEAGUE HIT (AN RBI GO AHEAD SINGLE) as a player capping off his long esteemed career (3,293 hits).

NOTE: The above Willie Mays treasured air check in the archive of Archival Television Audio, is not extant anywhere else in the country's vast bastions of museums, or private collections nor is Willie May's last at bat (also "lost" in the NBC TV vaults) as a major leaguer in Game 3 of the 1973 World Series (Oct. 16, 1973).

Also, ATA has archived the only television (WPIX Channel 11 New York) broadcast record of Willie Mays last at bat as a New York Giant (September 29, 1957).

There also does not exist live play by play coverage of the Oakland Athletics batting in the bottom of the 12th inning. Game ending with the Mets 10 and the Athletics 7.

This marathon contest went into extra innings tied at 6, and in the top of the 10th the A's caught a break when left fielder Joe Rudi threw out Bud Harrelson at the plate - except that catcher Ray Fosse never tagged him. So it stayed deadlocked until the top of the 12th. A Mays RBI single gave the Mets a 7–6 lead, then a ball went between A's second baseman Mike Andrews' legs to score two and make it 9-6. The next batter grounded to Andrews, but the umpire (incorrectly) ruled his throw to first pulled Gene Tenace off the bag and a run scored to make it 10–6.

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AT TRACK 36 THERE IS A 16 SECOND SILENT GAP.

4 records found for Gene Tenace

#6325: 1972 WORLD SERIES GAME 1: OAKLAND A'S VS. CINCINNATI REDS

1972-10-14, WRGB, 161 min.

#6326: 1972 WORLD SERIES GAME 2: OAKLAND A'S VS. CINCINNATI REDS

1972-10-15, WRGB, 181 min.

#815: 1972 WORLD SERIES: OAKLAND A'S VS. CINCINNATI REDS, THE

1972-10-21, WNBC, 57 min.

#17463: WORLD SERIES,1973, GAME 2: NEW YORK METS VS. OAKLAND A'S

1973-10-14, NBC, 68 min.