Doling out five singles, Mickey Lolich pitched the Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics and beat Chuck Dobson, who was halted on his personal eight-game winning streak. Dalton Jones doubled and scored on a single by Mickey Stanley for the Tigers' first run in the third inning. Jones added a homer in the seventh and the Tigers' final tally counted in the eighth on two walks and a double by Don Wert. An error by Wert enabled the A's to score an unearned run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  9  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones 2b              5   2   2   1     0   1   .238      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .276
Stanley cf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .271      Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .225
Kaline rf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Alou rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Northrup lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Davis lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Bando 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .265
Freehan c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .233      Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .253
Wert 3b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .248      Fernandez c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .210
Gutierrez ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .180
Lolich p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .129      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .147
                                                            Tenace ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   3     4   3             Totals               31   1   5   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  7,357
Left on Base: Tigers 10, A's 6
DP: Tigers 1, A's 0
Errors: Wert
Doubles: Cash (13), Jones (3), Stanley (18), Wert (13)
Triples: Stanley (7)
Home Runs: Jones (4)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (6)
GIDP: Mincher (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(11-14)         9     5   1   0   3   8   0  34   3.56
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3   8   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(15-11)         8     8   3   3   4   3   1  36   3.38
Locker                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.66
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.50
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   3   1  40

Wild Pitches: Dobson 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Russ Goetz


TIGERS 1ST: Jones struck out; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jackson struck out; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash
doubled to right; Freehan reached on a fielder's choice [Cash
out at third (shortstop to third)]; Wert popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
singled to center; Mincher grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); Lolich
grounded out (second to first); Jones doubled to center; Stanley
singled to center [Jones scored, Stanley to second (on throw to
home)]; Kaline flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fernandez struck out; Green flied out to center;
Dobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup flied out to left; Cash grounded out
(second to first); Freehan walked; Wert singled to left [Freehan
to second]; Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Jackson struck out; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Lolich was called out on strikes; Jones grounded out
(second to first); Stanley doubled; Kaline flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Davis flied out to left; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mincher walked; Fernandez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup singled to right; Dobson threw a wild pitch
[Northrup to second]; Cash flied out to center; Freehan flied
out to left; Wert flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green grounded out (pitcher to first); Dobson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris walked; Campaneris
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Gutierrez struck out; Lolich flied out to right;
Jones homered; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Alou singled;
Davis flied out to right; Bando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline walked; Dobson threw a wild pitch [Kaline to
second]; Northrup flied out to center; Cash flied out to left;
Freehan walked; Wert doubled to left [Kaline scored, Freehan to
third]; Gutierrez was walked intentionally; Lolich flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mincher was called out on strikes; Fernandez
walked; Green singled to left [Fernandez to second]; TENACE
BATTED FOR DOBSON; Tenace singled to left [Fernandez to third,
Green to second]; Campaneris struck out; Jackson made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 9TH: LOCKER REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Jones grounded
out (first unassisted); Stanley tripled; Kaline grounded out
(third to first); LINDBLAD REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Alou reached on an error by Wert [Alou to
second]; On a bunt Davis singled [Alou to third]; Bando forced
Davis (shortstop to second) [Alou scored (unearned)]; Mincher
struck out; Fernandez flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.