October 19, 1972 – The A’s string together 4 consecutive hits, with 3 of those hits coming from 3 different pinch hitters … pinch hitter Angel Mangual delivers the winning hit, a single, and becomes the 5th player in World Series history with a walk-off pinch hit and it brings
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Gene Tenace home to score the winning run … The A’s defeat the Reds 3 to 2 in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 4. The SWINGIN’ A’s! #Oakland #Athletics #MLB #OTD #1970s #WorldSeries #Postseason