In a wild inning, the Athletics scored four runs on two passes with the bases loaded, a wild pitch and sacrifice fly to defeat the Tigers, 7-4. The A's opened the eighth with singles by Joe Rudi and Reggie Jackson and a safe bunt by Sal Bando. Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 4Game Played on Monday, June 19, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 - 4 12 0 A's 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 x - 7 8 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .205 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Northrup cf 5 1 4 1 0 0 .236 Rudi lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .329 G. Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Jackson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .280 Kaline ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Bando 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .259 Freehan c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .283 Epstein 1b 2 3 2 4 2 0 .273 Cash 1b 2 1 1 2 2 0 .280 Duncan c 2 0 1 1 2 0 .248 Horton rf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Hendrick rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .200 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Clark 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .267 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Odom p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Niekro p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 I. Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Locker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zachary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Seelbach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Meeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .319 Totals 37 4 12 4 2 1 Totals 29 7 8 6 5 6 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 29,521 Left on Base: Tigers 8, A's 5 DP: Tigers 1, A's 2 Doubles: McAuliffe (5) Home Runs: Cash (13), Epstein 2 (11) Stolen Bases: Campaneris (13), Hendrick (3) Sacrifice Hits: Odom (2) Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (2) GIDP: Horton (3) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 4 5 3 3 1 4 2 17 3.45 Zachary 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.29 Seelbach L(3-3) 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 7 3.57 Scherman 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2.78 Meeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.32 Totals 8 8 7 7 5 6 2 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom 7 7 3 3 1 1 1 28 2.94 Knowles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.42 Locker W(4-0) 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 1.50 Totals 9 12 4 4 2 1 1 39 Wild Pitches: Meeler (1) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe popped to third in foul territory; Northrup singled; G. Brown flied out to right [Northrup to second]; Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Rudi made an out to second; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. TIGERS 2ND: Cash walked; Horton flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cash to second]; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando singled; Epstein homered [Bando scored]; Duncan walked; Hendrick lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Duncan out at first]; Clark flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. TIGERS 3RD: Niekro singled; McAuliffe singled [Niekro to second]; Northrup lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Niekro out at second]; G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Odom struck out; Campaneris singled; Rudi flied out to left; Campaneris stole second; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Horton singled; Rodriguez forced Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to right; Epstein homered; Duncan singled; Hendrick forced Duncan (shortstop to second); Hendrick stole second; Clark struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3. TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to left; I. BROWN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; I. Brown flied out to center; McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: ZACHARY REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Odom struck out; Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3. TIGERS 6TH: Northrup singled; G. Brown struck out; Freehan flied out to right; Cash homered [Northrup scored]; Horton flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson flied out to right; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein walked; Duncan forced Epstein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman flied out to center; HALLER BATTED FOR ZACHARY; Haller made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: SEELBACH REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; Clark walked; Odom out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Clark to second]; Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. TIGERS 8TH: McAuliffe doubled; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Northrup singled [McAuliffe to third]; KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; LOCKER REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Kaline forced Northrup (shortstop to second); Freehan singled [McAuliffe scored, Kaline to third]; Cash was walked intentionally [Freehan to second]; Horton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: KALINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HORTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rudi singled; Jackson singled [Rudi to second]; Bando singled [Rudi to third, Jackson to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING); Epstein walked [Rudi scored, Jackson to third, Bando to second]; Duncan walked [Jackson scored, Bando to third, Epstein to second]; MEELER REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Meeler threw a wild pitch [Bando scored, Epstein to third, Duncan to second]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Epstein scored]; Clark struck out; Locker grounded out (catcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 7. TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); TAYLOR BATTED FOR MEELER; Taylor singled; McAuliffe singled [Taylor to second]; Northrup singled [Taylor scored, McAuliffe to second]; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 7. |
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