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Welcome to our Retro Game Thread! With no 2020 games to cover, wee instead turning our attention back in time to the three-time champion 1970s Oakland A. Click here to see the full schedule of games wee following for the next couple weeks.Wee in the 1972 World Series right now, and on the docket tonight is Game 4.Here how to watchWhat 1972 World Series, Game 4When 800 p.m., PTWhere NBC Sports CaliforniaWho Cincinnati Reds at Oakland AWhy CoronavirusSince we skipped Game 3, here some quick background. The A returned to Oakland boasting a 2-0 series lead, with three home games ahead of them. However, the Reds struck back by capturing the first of those contests at the Coliseum, meaning the road team won each of the first three games and all by one-run margins.The final score in Game 3 was 1-0. Blue Moon Odom threw seven sparkling innings for the A, including 11 strikeouts, but the Reds scratched out a run in the 7th. A single by Tony Perez, a sac bunt by Denis Menke, and an RBI single by Cesar Geronimo, led to the only tally in the game. Oakland managed just three singles and three walks off Cincy starter Jack Billingham in his eight innings of work they only reached third base once Mc Hammer Jersey, when Matty Alou tried to bunt to advance Bert Campaneris from first and Billingham threw the ball away for an error.That brings us up to speed. The A lead the series 2-1, and now wee on to Game 4.
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