The Athletics scored five runs on only three hits off Les Cain in the first two innings and defeated the Tigers, 7-2. In the opening frame, Reggie Jackson was hit by a pitch, Tommy Davis walked and Sal Bando started the A's scoring with a homer. A single by Gene Tenace and walks to Dic kGreen and Bert Campaneris loaded the bases in the second and George Hendrick added two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      24, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          3  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   7  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     1   1   .254      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .231
Hendrick cf,lf        5   1   2   2     0   0   .295      Northrup cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Jackson rf            4   2   1   1     0   2   .262      G. Brown lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .429
Davis lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .328      Horton rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
  Monday cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Cash 1b               3   0   2   0     1   0   .292
Bando 3b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .262      Freehan c             3   0   1   2     0   1   .281
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .182
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Tenace c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .239      Cain p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Green 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .247        Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRussa 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        I. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Odom p                4   0   1   0     0   2   .074        Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .364
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7   8   7     4   5             Totals               30   2   8   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 33,089
Left on Base: A's 5, Tigers 5
DP: A's 4, Tigers 1
Doubles: Hendrick (3)
Home Runs: Bando (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Freehan (2)
GIDP: Epstein (2), Northrup (9), McAuliffe (5), Collins (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (4,by Cain)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(5-7)             8.1   8   2   2   3   4   0  32   3.11
Fingers SV(9)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain L(5-6)             1.2   3   5   5   3   1   1  12   3.92
Chance                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.27
Niekro                  2     3   2   2   1   0   0  10   4.91
Timmermann              3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   4.06
Kilkenny                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.53
Totals                  9     8   7   7   4   5   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Cain (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to second; Hendrick grounded out
(second to first); Jackson was hit by a pitch; Davis walked
[Jackson to second]; Bando homered [Jackson scored, Davis
scored]; Epstein flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez flied out to right; Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); G. Brown flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled to left; Green walked [Tenace to
second]; Odom struck out; Campaneris walked [Tenace to third,
Green to second]; Hendrick singled to left [Tenace scored, Green
scored, Campaneris to second]; Jackson popped to shortstop;
CHANCE REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING); Davis forced Hendrick (third to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Cash singled to center;
Freehan forced Cash (third to second); McAuliffe singled to
right [Freehan to third]; Brinkman flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein
grounded out (second to first); Tenace lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: I. BROWN BATTED FOR CHANCE; I. Brown walked;
Rodriguez struck out; Northrup grounded into a double play
(second to first) [I. Brown out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: NIEKRO REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); Odom grounded out (shortstop
to first); Campaneris lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Horton
singled to center; Cash singled to right [Horton to second];
Freehan singled to left [Horton scored, Cash to third];
McAuliffe grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Freehan out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
5, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hendrick doubled to left; Jackson singled to left
[Hendrick scored]; Davis flied out to center; Bando flied out to
left; Epstein walked [Jackson to second]; Tenace singled to left
[Jackson scored, Epstein to second]; Green flied out to right; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman walked; COLLINS BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Collins
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Brinkman out at second]; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 7, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Odom
singled to center; Campaneris forced Odom (pitcher to second);
Hendrick flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown
singled to right; Horton lined into a double play (second to
first) [G. Brown out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
7, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Davis singled to left; Bando lined to shortstop;
Epstein grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: MONDAY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF); HEGAN REPLACED
EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Cash popped to catcher in foul territory; Freehan was called out
on strikes; McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace popped to second; Green grounded out
(second to first); Odom struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LARUSSA REPLACED GREEN (PLAYING 2B); Brinkman flied
out to left; JONES BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Jones flied out to
left; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: KILKENNY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Campaneris
struck out; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup singled to center; G. Brown singled to
right [Northrup to second]; Horton struck out; Cash walked
[Northrup to third, G. Brown to second]; FINGERS REPLACED ODOM
(PITCHING); Freehan out on a sacrifice fly to first in foul
territory [Northrup scored]; McAuliffe grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Tigers 2.