Vida Blue received credit for his 19th victory of the season when the Athletics won the nightcap of a doubleheader, 6-1, after the Tigers took the opener, 7-4, to break Chuck Dobson's nine-game winning streak. Tony Taylor led the Tigers' attack in the lidlifter with his first A. L. homer and two singles, driving in three runs. Dobson, drawing his first defeat of the year, was chased in the fourth inning when the Tigers scored three times. Taylor plated one run with a single, another counted on a double by Ed Brinkman and the third scored on a pass to Gates Brown with the bases loaded.

Blue, who was hit on the foot by a pitched ball in the fourth inning, remained on the mound through six stanzas and allowed only one hit before being removed for a pinch-hitter. Sal Bando homered for the A's, while Mike Epstein and Gene Tenace knocked in two runs apiece. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Oakland Athletics 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  7  1
Tigers       0  0  0    3  0  1    2  1  x  -   7 11  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   1     0   2   .254      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   3   0     1   0   .237
Blefary c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .243      G. Brown lf           2   0   0   1     1   0   .414
Jackson rf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .260        Kaline ph,rf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     1   2   .287
  Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Horton rf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .263        Stanley cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Davis lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .326      Northrup cf,lf        5   1   2   1     0   0   .293
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Freehan c             3   2   1   0     1   0   .282
Green 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Taylor 2b             4   3   3   3     0   0   .245
Dobson p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Brinkman ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .219
  Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .107
  Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .115
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hegan ph,1b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .224

Totals               32   4   7   4     2   8             Totals               36   7  11   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: A's 4, Tigers 11
DP: A's 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Bando
Doubles: Campaneris (15), Brinkman (12)
Triples: Rodriguez (3)
Home Runs: Blefary (4), Taylor (1)
Stolen Bases: Freehan (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (5)
GIDP: Davis (7)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (6,by Knowles)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(9-1)           3.2   6   3   3   3   1   0  20   3.25
Roland                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.03
Locker                  1.2   2   1   0   0   0   0   7   3.80
Knowles                 1.1   1   2   2   1   1   1   7   4.53
Klimkowski              1     2   1   0   1   0   0   7   5.26
Totals                  8    11   7   5   5   3   1  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(11-6)         9     7   4   4   2   8   1  35   3.43
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   8   1  35

Passed Balls: Blefary (2)
Hit by Pitch: Knowles (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; Blefary lined to center;
Jackson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown lined to center;
Cash popped to second; Horton forced Rodriguez (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando
singled to left; Davis singled to right [Bando to second];
Monday popped to third; Green flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
walked; Freehan stole second; Taylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dobson struck out; Campaneris flied out to
center; Blefary homered; Jackson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Coleman grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
singled to center; G. Brown popped to third; Cash flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein struck out; Bando walked; Davis grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bando out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton lined to center; Northrup singled to left;
Freehan singled to left [Northrup to second]; Taylor singled to
center [Northrup scored, Freehan to second]; Brinkman doubled to
center [Freehan scored, Taylor to third]; Coleman was called out
on strikes; Rodriguez walked; G. Brown walked [Taylor scored,
Brinkman to third, Rodriguez to second]; ROLAND REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Cash was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Green
singled to center; HOVLEY BATTED FOR ROLAND; Hovley struck out;
Campaneris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: LOCKER REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Horton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Northrup popped to shortstop; Freehan
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Blefary grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Epstein was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Taylor singled to left; Brinkman singled to center
[Taylor to third]; Blefary allowed a passed ball [Taylor scored
(unearned), Brinkman to second]; Coleman flied out to center;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); KNOWLES REPLACED LOCKER
(PITCHING); KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Kaline was walked
intentionally; Cash was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: KALINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HORTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bando grounded out (third to
first); Davis grounded out (third to first); Monday flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton flied out to right; Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); Freehan was hit by a pitch; Taylor homered
[Freehan scored]; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Green singled to left; HEGAN
BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Hegan walked [Green to second]; Campaneris
doubled to left [Green scored, Hegan to third]; Blefary singled
to right [Hegan scored, Campaneris to third]; Jackson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Campaneris scored]; Epstein flied out
to center; Bando struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED EPSTEIN (PITCHING); HEGAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Coleman flied out to center; Rodriguez
tripled to left; Kaline reached on an error by Bando [Rodriguez
stayed at third, Kaline to first]; Cash was walked intentionally
[Kaline to second]; Stanley popped to first in foul territory;
Northrup singled to right [Kaline to third, Cash to second,
Rodriguez scored (unearned)]; Freehan forced Cash (third
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Davis struck out; Monday grounded out (second to
first); Green flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Tigers 7.