Tuesday June 16, 1970
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Mike Kilkenny allowed only four hits and struck out 11 in pitching the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Athletics. Willie Horton, hitting in his 16th straight game, rapped two singles and drove in one run. Jim Northrup accounted for two RBIs with a homer in the sixth inning and a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 16, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 2 Tigers 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 x - 5 9 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .257 McAuliffe 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Rudi 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .330 Stanley cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .223 Kaline 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .320 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Horton lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .335 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .324 Northrup rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .294 Fernandez c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .250 Freehan c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .221 Monday cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .292 Maddox 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .221 Green 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .183 Szotkiewicz ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .135 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Kilkenny p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Lachemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRussa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Roland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 3 11 Totals 33 5 9 4 4 5 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 15,941 Left on Base: A's 6, Tigers 8 DP: A's 0, Tigers 2 Errors: Campaneris, Jackson, Szotkiewicz Doubles: Rudi (6), McAuliffe (7), Kaline (13) Triples: Maddox (2) Home Runs: Northrup (9) Caught Stealing: Stanley (1) GIDP: Fingers (1), Green (7) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (6,by Kilkenny) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fingers L(3-4) 3 5 2 2 1 2 0 16 3.25 Segui 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.00 Lachemann 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 1 9 4.38 Lindblad 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.68 Grant 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.79 Roland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.31 Totals 8 9 5 5 4 5 1 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kilkenny W(3-1) 9 4 1 1 3 11 0 34 4.70 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 11 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Kilkenny (1) Balks: Grant (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Russ Goetz ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to left; Stanley grounded out (third to first); Kaline walked; Horton singled to left [Kaline to second]; Northrup grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (second to first); Alou flied out to left; Fernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan reached on an error by Campaneris; Maddox made an out to shortstop; Szotkiewicz flied out to center; Kilkenny grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Monday singled to left; Green struck out; On a bunt Fingers grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe doubled to right; Stanley singled to right [Stanley to second (error by Jackson), McAuliffe scored]; Kaline grounded out (second to first) [Stanley to third]; Horton singled to left [Stanley scored]; Northrup struck out; Freehan struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi struck out; Jackson was hit by a pitch; Bando forced Jackson (third to second); 51 minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Maddox tripled to right; SEGUI REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Szotkiewicz struck out; Kilkenny grounded out (pitcher to first); McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Alou reached on an error by Szotkiewicz; Fernandez struck out; Monday walked [Alou to second]; Green grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Stanley singled to center; Stanley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Kaline popped to shortstop in foul territory; Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR SEGUI; Johnson made an out to second; Campaneris singled to center; Rudi singled to left [Campaneris to second]; Jackson was called out on strikes; Bando forced Campaneris (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: LACHEMANN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Northrup homered; Freehan struck out; Maddox walked; Szotkiewicz made an out to third; Kilkenny grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Alou popped to first in foul territory; Fernandez grounded out (third to first); Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe flied out to right; Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); Kaline doubled to center; Horton was walked intentionally; LINDBLAD REPLACED LACHEMANN (PITCHING); Northrup singled to center [Horton to third, Kaline scored]; Freehan walked [Northrup to second]; GRANT REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Grant balked [Horton scored, Northrup to third, Freehan to second]; Maddox struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: Green struck out; LARUSSA BATTED FOR GRANT; LaRussa grounded out (second to first); Campaneris walked; Rudi doubled to right [Campaneris scored]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: ROLAND REPLACED LARUSSA (PITCHING); Szotkiewicz flied out to center; Kilkenny grounded out (pitcher to first); McAuliffe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando walked; Alou forced Bando (third to second); Fernandez struck out; Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 5.

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