Joe Rudi, who missed one game because of fatigue and then had an open date to recuperate, returned to the Athletics' lineup and smashed a three-run homer to beat the Tigers, 4-1. Rudi's blow in the fourth inning followed singles by Dal Maxvill and Bert Campaneris. Maxvill apeared in his first game with the A's after being obtained from the Cardinals.

Rollie Fingers, who relieved with two men on base and none out in the sixth inning, saved the game for Ken Holtzman, who gained credit for his first victory since August 1. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2
A's          0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b,3b          5   0   2   0     0   1   .296      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   1     0   0   .240
Kaline rf             3   0   2   1     0   1   .294      Rudi lf               3   1   1   3     1   0   .312
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Howard 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .245      Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Epstein 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .248        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  McAuliffe ph,2b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Tenace c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Brinkman ss           2   1   1   0     1   0   .204      Maxvill 2b            2   0   2   0     0   0   .227
  Cash ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Holtzman p            2   1   0   0     0   0   .205
Coleman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .092        Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Zachary p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .262

Totals               32   1   8   1     3   7             Totals               27   4   5   4     2   2

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  7,776
Left on Base: Tigers 9, A's 3
DP: Tigers 1, A's 1
Errors: Howard, Brinkman
Doubles: Freehan (17)
Home Runs: Rudi (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Coleman (14), Maxvill (1), Campaneris (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Kaline (4)
GIDP: McAuliffe (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(14-12)        6     4   4   3   1   2   1  23   2.55
Zachary                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.05
Totals                  8     5   4   3   2   2   1  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(15-11)       5     6   1   1   2   1   0  23   2.70
Fingers SV(18)          4     2   0   0   1   6   0  14   2.50
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   7   0  37

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
struck out; Freehan doubled to left; Holtzman threw a wild pitch
[Freehan to third]; Howard walked; Horton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Brinkman singled to center;
Coleman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson made an out to third; Epstein walked;
Epstein was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second);
Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
singled to center; Freehan grounded out (third to first) [Kaline
to second]; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace lined to second; Maxvill singled to left;
Holtzman forced Maxvill (second unassisted); Campaneris singled
to left [Holtzman to second]; Rudi homered [Holtzman scored,
Campaneris scored]; Alou grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to center; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson made an out to shortstop; Epstein flied
out to center; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman walked; Coleman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Brinkman to second]; Taylor singled to left
[Brinkman to third]; Kaline hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Brinkman scored]; Freehan forced Taylor (shortstop to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace singled to left; Maxvill out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Tenace to second]; Holtzman
reached on an error by Brinkman [Tenace to third]; Campaneris
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Holtzman to second,
Tenace scored (unearned)]; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Howard singled to center; Horton singled to left
[Howard to second]; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING);
Stanley struck out; MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; McAuliffe
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Horton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: TAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MCAULIFFE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Alou reached on an error by Howard;
Jackson was called out on strikes; Epstein lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Alou out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); G. BROWN
BATTED FOR COLEMAN; G. Brown was called out on strikes; Taylor
singled to right; Kaline singled to left [Taylor to second];
Freehan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ZACHARY REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Tenace grounded out (shortstop to
first); Maxvill singled to right; Fingers grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Howard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Horton struck out; Stanley grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
walked; Alou flied out to right; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe flied out to left; CASH BATTED FOR
BRINKMAN; Cash walked; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR ZACHARY; Northrup was
called out on strikes; Taylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 4.