Homers by Don Mincher and Tommy Davis helped the Athletics gain a 5-2 victory over the Tigers, who went down to their fifth straight defeat. Davis hit his first homer in an Oakland uniform to tie the score at 1-1 in the sixth. Mincher smashed the deadlock with his circuit clout after a double by Sal Bando in the seventh. Mincher also singled for another RBI when the A's added their final pair in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    29, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  2  -   5  8  0
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   1     0   1   .284      Jones 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Rudi rf,lf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .289      Stanley cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Alou cf,rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Kaline rf             3   0   2   0     2   0   .271
Davis lf              4   1   2   1     0   2   .280      Northrup lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
  Monday cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Cash 1b               2   0   0   0     2   1   .247
Tenace c              3   0   1   0     1   2   .400      Wert 3b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .244
  Hovley pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .251        McAuliffe ph,ss     0   0   0   1     1   0   .252
  Duncan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Price c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Bando 3b              2   2   1   0     0   1   .264        Freehan ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Mincher 1b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .260      Gutierrez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .173        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Segui p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .108        Maddox ss,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cain p                2   0   1   1     0   1   .159
  Grant p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            I. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .277

Totals               34   5   8   5     1  10             Totals               32   2   6   2     7   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 10,536
Left on Base: A's 6, Tigers 10
DP: A's 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Gutierrez
Doubles: Davis (8), Bando (15), Cain (1), I. Brown (5)
Home Runs: Davis (1), Mincher (24)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Green (5)
GIDP: Kaline (14)
Hit by Pitch: Bando 2 (5,by Cain,by Timmermann)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Segui W(9-10)           7     5   2   2   4   5   0  30   2.69
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.18
Grant SV(23)            1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   1.63
Totals                  9     6   2   2   7   6   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain L(12-5)            7     6   3   3   0   8   2  28   3.43
Timmermann              2     2   2   2   1   2   0  10   4.01
Totals                  9     8   5   5   1  10   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Cain (5), Timmermann (1)

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ATHLETICS 1ST: 23 minute rain delay before start of game;
Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi popped to first in foul
territory; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Jones grounded out (second to first); Stanley was
called out on strikes; Kaline walked; Northrup walked [Kaline to
second]; Cash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Davis struck out; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wert singled to left; Price flied out to right;
Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wert to second];
Cain doubled to right [Wert scored]; Jones grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mincher grounded out (first to pitcher); Green
singled to left; On a bunt Segui struck out; Campaneris struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
singled to left; Northrup flied out to center; Cash walked
[Kaline to second]; Wert flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded
out (third to first); Davis doubled to right; Tenace singled to
left [Davis to third]; Bando was hit by a pitch [Tenace to
second]; Mincher flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Price popped to catcher in foul territory; Gutierrez
made an out to shortstop; Cain struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green was called out on strikes; Segui grounded
out (pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline singled to left;
Northrup grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Alou popped to
first in foul territory; Davis homered; Tenace struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash lined to left; Wert flied out to right; Price
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers
1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando doubled to left; Mincher homered [Bando
scored]; Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Segui reached
on an error by Gutierrez [Segui to first]; Campaneris forced
Segui (third to second); Campaneris was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers
1.

TIGERS 7TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; Collins struck out; G.
BROWN BATTED FOR CAIN; G. Brown struck out; Jones grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING SS); TIMMERMANN
REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Rudi was called out on strikes;
Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: MONDAY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Stanley singled; Kaline walked [Stanley to second]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Northrup struck out; Cash walked
[Stanley to third, Kaline to second]; GRANT REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR WERT; McAuliffe walked [Stanley
scored, Kaline to third, Cash to second]; FREEHAN BATTED FOR
PRICE; Freehan made an out to shortstop; Maddox flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MCAULIFFE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FREEHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C
); Tenace walked; HOVLEY RAN FOR TENACE; Bando was hit by a
pitch [Hovley to second]; Mincher singled to center [Hovley
scored, Bando to third]; Green out on a sacrifice bunt (second
to first) [Mincher to second]; Grant grounded out (second to
first); Campaneris singled to left [Bando scored, Mincher to
third]; Rudi forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: DUNCAN REPLACED HOVLEY (PLAYING C ); I. BROWN BATTED
FOR TIMMERMANN; I. Brown doubled; Jones walked; Stanley lined to
right; Kaline grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
5, Tigers 2.