Mickey Lolich's bid for his 20th victory was wrecked by three homers as the Athletics defeated the Tigers, 6-3. Joe Rudi started the slugging with a two-run smash in the first inning. Blue Moon Odom, the A's winner, aided his own cause with a solo swat in the third and the A's then completed their scoring when Angel Mangual hit for the circuit with two men on base in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          2  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .243      McAuliffe 2b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Mangual rf            3   2   2   3     0   0   .254        Taylor ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  Voss ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Horton lf             3   1   1   3     0   0   .231
Rudi lf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .319      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .276      Sims c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .198
  Hegan pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .310        Freehan ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .163      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Cullen 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .204
Odom p                2   2   2   1     0   0   .146      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .087
  Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knox ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Slayback p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Kaline ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .284
                                                            Timmermann pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
                                                            Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   6   8   6     1   2             Totals               30   3   5   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 30,490
Left on Base: A's 4, Tigers 4
DP: A's 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Stanley (12), Brinkman (17)
Home Runs: Rudi (17), Odom (1), Mangual (4), Horton (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Odom (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Horton (1)
GIDP: Horton (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(11-4)            7     4   3   3   2   2   1  26   2.28
Knowles SV(9)           2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.47
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   2   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(19-10)         5     5   6   6   0   1   3  21   2.55
Slayback                1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.92
LaGrow                  1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.63
Seelbach                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.40
Totals                  9     8   6   6   1   2   3  37

Wild Pitches: Slayback 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mangual singled to center; Rudi homered [Mangual scored]; Bando
flied out to center; Epstein flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to center; Horton homered
[McAuliffe scored]; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cash flied out to center; Sims flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan flied out to center; Hendrick popped to
first in foul territory; Cullen grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Odom homered; Campaneris flied out to center;
Mangual flied out to right; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich walked; McAuliffe forced Lolich (second to
shortstop); Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Epstein
struck out; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup lined to center; Cash grounded out (pitcher
to first); Sims walked; Stanley forced Sims (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hendrick singled to center; Cullen popped to
third in foul territory; Odom reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Hendrick to second]; Campaneris flied out to
center; Mangual homered [Hendrick scored, Odom scored]; Rudi
popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brinkman grounded out (third to first); KNOX BATTED FOR LOLICH;
Knox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: SLAYBACK REPLACED KNOX (PITCHING); Bando grounded
out (third to first); Epstein walked; Duncan forced Epstein
(third to second); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); Horton
made an out to third; Northrup grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Cullen flied out to left; Odom singled to left;
Slayback threw a wild pitch [Odom to second]; Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); Slayback threw a wild pitch [Odom
to third]; the pitch was behind Angel Mangual to the
backstop; Bill Slayback ran to cover HP, but Mangual thought
Slayback was charging him and ran out to meet Slayback between
the mound and HP; they fought and and both benches cleared; a
10-minute brawl ensued; Athletics coach Irv Noren left with a
cut eye and was replaced at 3B by manager Billy Martin;
Slayback, Mangual and Ike Brown ejected by HP umpire Jim
Odom; VOSS BATTED FOR MANGUAL; LAGROW REPLACED SLAYBACK
(PITCHING); Voss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: VOSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cash grounded out
(first to pitcher); Sims struck out; Stanley doubled to right;
Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein singled to center;
HEGAN RAN FOR EPSTEIN; Duncan singled to left [Hegan to second];
Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: HEGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Brinkman doubled
to left; G. BROWN BATTED FOR LAGROW; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM
(PITCHING); KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Kaline singled to right
[Brinkman to third]; TIMMERMANN RAN FOR KALINE; TAYLOR BATTED
FOR MCAULIFFE; Taylor popped to first in foul territory; Horton
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brinkman scored]; Northrup lined
to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SEELBACH
REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Cullen grounded out (shortstop
to first); Knowles grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Cash made an out to shortstop; FREEHAN BATTED FOR
SIMS; Freehan walked; Stanley flied out to center; Rodriguez
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Tigers
3.