Joe Rudi broke an Oakland club record, hitting safely in his 17th straight game, and the Athletics posted their eighth victory in a row, defeating the Tigers, 5-2. Sal Bando homered for the A's in the second inning, but the Tigers held a 2-1 lead going into the sixth when Bert Campaneris was hit by a pitch and Rudi homered off Mickey Lolich. The former Oakland club record for a hitting streak was 16 games by Danny Cater in 1969. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      10, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  0  2    2  0  0  -   5  6  1
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Taylor 2b             2   2   1   0     2   0   .333
Rudi lf               3   1   1   2     1   1   .330      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .243
Jackson cf            3   0   1   2     0   0   .294      Jata 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .259      Freehan c             4   0   2   2     0   0   .301
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Kaline rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
O. Brown rf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .211        G. Brown ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      I. Brown lf,rf        3   0   1   0     0   2   .350
L. Brown 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .183        Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Hamilton p            2   1   0   0     0   2   .000      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
  Locker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                            Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .209
                                                          Lolich p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .059
                                                            Meeler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Comer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McAuliffe ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               30   5   6   5     3   8             Totals               33   2   6   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 32,079
Left on Base: A's 5, Tigers 7
DP: A's 1, Tigers 1
Errors: L. Brown
Doubles: Duncan (1), Rodriguez (6), I. Brown (1)
Triples: Taylor (2)
Home Runs: Bando (4), Rudi (5)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (3)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (10)
GIDP: Bando (3)
Hit by Pitch: Campaneris (1,by Lolich), Jackson (2,by Lolich), Hamilton (1,by Lolich)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton W(3-0)         7.1   6   2   2   3   4   0  30   1.37
Locker SV(5)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.29
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(9-4)           6.1   6   5   5   3   6   2  30   2.60
Meeler                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.91
Perranoski              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.15
Totals                  9     6   5   5   3   8   2  37

Hit by Pitch: Lolich 3 (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor tripled to center; Rodriguez struck out; Jata
grounded out (third to first); Freehan singled to left [Taylor
scored]; Kaline forced Freehan (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando homered; Epstein grounded out (first
unassisted); O. Brown grounded out (third to first); Duncan
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: I. Brown struck out; Stanley flied out to left;
Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: L. Brown grounded out (third to first); Hamilton
was called out on strikes; Campaneris singled to left;
Campaneris was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich flied to right in foul territory; Taylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez doubled to right;
Jata grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled to left; Kaline flied out to right;
I. Brown doubled to right [Freehan to third]; Stanley was walked
intentionally; Brinkman hit into a double play (center to center
to catcher) [Freehan out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Epstein flied out to center; O. Brown was called
out on strikes; Duncan doubled to left; L. Brown was walked
intentionally; Hamilton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Lolich struck out; Taylor walked; Rodriguez forced
Taylor (third to second); Jata forced Rodriguez (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris was hit by a pitch; Rudi homered
[Campaneris scored]; Jackson was hit by a pitch; Bando struck
out; Epstein flied out to left; Jackson stole second; O. Brown
walked; Duncan flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan popped to first in foul territory; Kaline
popped to third in foul territory; I. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: L. Brown singled to left; Hamilton was hit by a
pitch [L. Brown to second]; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [L. Brown to third, Hamilton to second]; Rudi
walked; Jackson singled to center [L. Brown scored, Hamilton
scored, Rudi to third]; MEELER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Bando
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jackson
out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley made an out to shortstop; Brinkman grounded
out (second to first); COMER BATTED FOR MEELER; Comer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Epstein
flied out to left; O. Brown was called out on strikes; Duncan
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Taylor walked; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Taylor to second]; Jata singled to left [Taylor to
third]; LOCKER REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Freehan grounded
out (third to first) [Taylor scored, Jata to second]; G. BROWN
BATTED FOR KALINE; G. Brown made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: G. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); I. BROWN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); L. Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); Locker struck out; Campaneris flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: CASH BATTED FOR I. BROWN; Cash reached on an error
by L. Brown; Stanley forced Cash (second to shortstop); NORTHRUP
BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Northrup struck out; MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR
PERRANOSKI; McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 2.