Catfish Hunter was knocked out in the seventh inning, but before leaving the Athletics' pitcher batted in four runs with a homer, two singles and a grounder to help himself to a 9-7 victory over the Tigers. Sal Bando belted two homers for the A's, while the Tigers had circuit clouts by Aurelio Rodriguez, Ed Brinkman, Kevin Collins and Jim Northrup.

Bando hit his first homer of the game with a man on base in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie. After three walks loaded the bases, Hunter drove in one run with a single and another tally counted on a throwing error by Dick McAuliffe. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  2    0  0  2    4  1  0  -   9 14  0
Tigers       2  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  1  -   7 10  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   2   0     0   1   .257      Rodriguez 3b          5   1   1   1     0   1   .234
Hendrick cf,lf        5   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Kaline rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .301
Jackson rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Davis lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .328      Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
  Monday cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Northrup cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .291
Bando 3b              5   3   3   3     0   1   .262      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Epstein 1b            4   1   0   0     1   2   .267      McAuliffe 2b          2   2   1   1     2   0   .182
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Brinkman ss           4   2   3   2     0   0   .217
Tenace c              4   2   1   0     1   2   .222      Lolich p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .113
Green 2b              4   1   2   1     1   1   .249        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Hunter p              4   1   3   4     0   0   .365        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .185        Collins ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .381
                                                            Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259

Totals               42   9  14   8     3  10             Totals               35   7  10   7     2   7

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 34,444
Left on Base: A's 9, Tigers 3
DP: A's 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Northrup, McAuliffe
Doubles: Hendrick (2), Northrup (19)
Home Runs: Hunter (1), Bando 2 (14), Rodriguez (9), Brinkman (1), Collins (1), McAuliffe (10)
GIDP: Horton (11)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(12-9)          6.1   8   6   6   2   4   3  27   3.69
Fingers SV(8)           2.2   2   1   1   0   3   1  10   2.72
Totals                  9    10   7   7   2   7   4  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(15-7)          6.1  13   6   6   0   6   2  32   3.14
Scherman                0     0   2   1   2   0   0   2   2.85
Timmermann              0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.35
Kilkenny                2     1   1   1   0   4   1   7   5.63
Totals                  9    14   9   8   3  10   3  45

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry Barnett


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; Hendrick doubled to
left; Jackson flied out to right; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez homered; Kaline singled to left; Cash
singled to right [Kaline to second]; Horton grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kaline to third, Cash
out at second]; Northrup singled to left [Kaline scored];
Freehan flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (third to first); Epstein
flied out to right; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: McAuliffe walked; Brinkman singled to left
[McAuliffe to second]; McAuliffe was picked off second (pitcher
to second); Lolich was called out on strikes; Rodriguez popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green singled to left; Hunter homered [Green
scored]; Campaneris struck out; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jackson singled to center; Davis forced Jackson
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline struck out; Cash popped to first in foul
territory; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando was called out on strikes; Epstein flied
out to right; Tenace lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup flied out to left; Freehan flied out to
center; McAuliffe walked; Brinkman homered [McAuliffe scored];
Lolich lined to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green flied out to center; Hunter singled to
left; Campaneris singled to center [Hunter to second]; Hendrick
struck out; Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kaline struck out; Cash popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Bando
singled to left; Epstein struck out; Tenace singled to right
[Bando to second]; Green singled to center [Bando scored, Tenace
to third (error by Northrup)]; Hunter singled to right [Tenace
scored, Green to second]; Campaneris singled to left [Green to
third, Hunter to second]; Hendrick grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to center; Northrup flied out to
left; Freehan lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson popped to first in foul territory; Davis
singled to left; Bando homered [Davis scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED
LOLICH (PITCHING); Epstein walked; Tenace walked [Epstein to
second]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Green walked
[Epstein to third, Tenace to second]; Hunter reached on an error
by McAuliffe [Epstein scored (RBI), Tenace scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Green to third, Hunter to first]; Campaneris flied out to
center; Hendrick made an out to third; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 8, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: MONDAY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF); HENDRICK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McAuliffe flied out to center; Brinkman
singled to left; COLLINS BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Collins homered
[Brinkman scored]; FINGERS REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Rodriguez
struck out; Kaline popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 8, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: KILKENNY REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted); Monday grounded out (second to
first); Bando homered; Epstein struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Cash struck
out; Horton struck out; Northrup doubled to right; Freehan flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 9, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Green struck
out; Fingers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 9,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe homered; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop
to first); JONES BATTED FOR KILKENNY; Jones popped to second;
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 9, Tigers 7.