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Friday April 23, 1971
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The Athletics exploded for six runs in the seventh inning and clinched a 9-2 victory over the Tigers. Two walks, doubles by Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando and a single by Dave Duncan produced the first three runs of the outburst and the other three followed on a homer by Dick Green. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Friday, April 23, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  2
A's          1  1  0    0  1  0    6  0  x  -   9 13  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   0   0     0   2   .186      Campaneris ss         5   1   1   0     0   1   .169
G. Brown lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .143      Rudi lf               3   2   1   0     1   1   .266
Northrup cf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .345      Jackson rf            5   1   2   2     0   1   .208
Kaline rf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .333      Mincher 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .242
Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .274
Freehan c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .306      Monday cf             2   1   0   0     2   1   .280
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .264      Duncan c              4   2   3   1     0   0   .296
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Green 2b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .246
Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Segui p               4   0   1   0     0   3   .154
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .600
  Zepp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hannan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               33   2   6   2     4   6             Totals               34   9  13   8     4   9

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  7,071
Left on Base: Tigers 8, A's 6
DP: Tigers 2, A's 1
Errors: Freehan, Rodriguez, Campaneris
Doubles: Northrup (5), Mincher (4), Jackson (5), Bando (6)
Home Runs: Freehan (3), Green (3)
Stolen Bases: Northrup (2), G. Brown (2), Rodriguez (2)
Caught Stealing: Mincher (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (2)
GIDP: Freehan (1), Green (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance L(0-2)           4.1   8   3   1   2   5   0  23   1.61
Scherman                1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.57
Zepp                    0.2   2   4   4   2   0   0   6  18.90
Hannan                  1.1   2   2   2   0   2   1   6   4.50
Totals                  8    13   9   7   4   9   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Segui W(3-0)            9     6   2   2   4   6   1  37   2.25
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   6   1  37

Passed Balls: Freehan (1), Duncan (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Dave Phillips


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Brown
grounded out (second to first); Northrup walked; Northrup stole
second; Kaline walked; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Campaneris to second]; Freehan allowed a
passed ball [Campaneris to third]; Jackson singled [Campaneris
scored]; Mincher struck out; Bando forced Jackson (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
struck out; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan
singled; Green singled [Duncan to second]; Segui singled to
right [Duncan scored (error by Freehan; assist by Kaline)
(unearned) (no RBI), Green to third, Segui to second];
Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Chance was called out on strikes; McAuliffe struck
out; G. Brown singled; G. Brown stole second; Northrup doubled
[G. Brown scored]; Kaline struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Mincher
doubled; Bando struck out; Monday was walked intentionally;
Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash flied out to right; Freehan walked; Rodriguez
singled [Freehan to third]; Rodriguez stole second; Brinkman
flied out to left; Chance lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Green lined to shortstop; Segui struck out;
Campaneris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe struck out; G. Brown flied out to center;
Northrup lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi singled [Rudi to second (error by
Rodriguez)]; Jackson made an out to shortstop; Mincher singled
[Rudi scored (unearned)]; Bando walked [Mincher to second];
SCHERMAN REPLACED CHANCE (PITCHING); Monday struck out while
Mincher was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline walked; Cash flied out to center; Freehan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kaline out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan singled; Green grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Duncan out at second]; Segui
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); JONES BATTED FOR SCHERMAN;
Jones singled; Duncan allowed a passed ball [Jones to second];
McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ZEPP REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Campaneris
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi walked; Jackson doubled
[Rudi scored]; Mincher grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
doubled [Jackson scored]; Monday was walked intentionally;
HANNAN REPLACED ZEPP (PITCHING); Duncan singled [Monday to
second, Bando scored]; Green homered [Monday scored, Duncan
scored]; Segui struck out; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 9.

TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup
flied out to left; Kaline reached on an error by Campaneris
[Kaline to second]; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan homered; Rodriguez singled; Brinkman flied
out to center; COLLINS BATTED FOR HANNAN; Collins struck out;
McAuliffe lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Athletics 9.



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