Bill Freehan led off the 11th inning with a homer and, two outs later, Mickey Stanley also hit for the circuit as the Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Athletics who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. Mickey Lolich, who failed in his fifth bid for his 20th victory, pitched six innings for the Tigers and gave up the A's run in the third on a walk to Bert Campaneris, a bad throw on a pickoff attempt and single by Joe Rudi. The Tigers tied the score against Vida Blue in the seventh when Ed Brinkman doubled and Ike Brown singled as a pinch-hitter for Lolich. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  -   3  9  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  7  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .289      Campaneris ss         3   1   0   0     1   0   .239
Kaline rf,1b,rf       5   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Rudi lf               4   0   4   1     1   0   .318
Freehan c             5   1   3   1     0   1   .276      Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .307
Howard 1b,lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .245        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Cash 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Horton lf,rf,lf       5   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     2   0   .201
  Northrup lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Epstein 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Stanley cf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .247        Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   0   0     0   3   .221        Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .204      Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     2   0   .081      Maxvill 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  I. Brown ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .273        Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Cullen 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
  Scherman p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Zachary p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .057
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mincher ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .215
                                                            Lewis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Hendrick ph,rf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .173

Totals               40   3   9   3     3   8             Totals               35   1   7   1     5   7

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance: 12,684
Left on Base: Tigers 7, A's 10
DP: Tigers 2, A's 2
Errors: Howard, Jackson, Bando
Doubles: Brinkman (18)
Home Runs: Freehan (10), Stanley (14)
Caught Stealing: Rudi (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Alou (1), Jackson (3), Campaneris (19)
GIDP: Taylor (8), Kaline (8), Campaneris (7)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (8,by Lolich)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  6     4   1   0   1   4   0  22   2.56
Seelbach                1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.33
Scherman W(6-1)         3     3   0   0   3   2   0  15   3.12
Zachary SV(1)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.03
Totals                 11     7   1   0   5   7   0  44

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    6.2   6   1   1   2   6   0  27   2.90
Locker                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.31
Knowles                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.35
Hamilton L(6-6)         1     2   2   2   0   1   2   5   3.38
Totals                 11     9   3   3   3   8   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Lolich (8)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor flied out to center; Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Howard singled to center; Horton struck out; Stanley
reached on an error by Bando [Howard to second]; Rodriguez
struck out; Brinkman forced Stanley (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace made an out to shortstop; Epstein made an
out to shortstop; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich walked; Taylor struck out; Kaline singled to
left [Lolich to second]; Freehan singled to right [Kaline to
second, Lolich out at home (right to catcher)]; Howard made an
out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue
struck out; Campaneris walked; Campaneris was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Howard [Campaneris to second]; Rudi
singled to right [Campaneris scored (unearned), Rudi out at
second (right to first to second to shortstop to first)]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou singled to center; Jackson flied out to
center; Tenace forced Alou (third to shortstop to second);
Epstein was hit by a pitch [Tenace to second]; Bando made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman made an out to shortstop; Lolich walked;
Taylor grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Lolich out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Maxvill was called out on strikes; Blue struck
out; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Freehan
singled to left; Howard popped to first in foul territory;
Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to center; Alou struck out while
Rudi was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
struck out; Brinkman doubled to left; I. BROWN BATTED FOR
LOLICH; I. Brown singled to center [Brinkman scored, I. Brown to
second (error by Jackson)]; LOCKER REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING);
Taylor flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: SEELBACH REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein made an out to
shortstop; Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline singled to left; Freehan forced Kaline
(shortstop to second); Howard struck out; Horton forced Freehan
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Marquez struck out
(catcher to first); MINCHER BATTED FOR LOCKER; Mincher walked;
LEWIS RAN FOR MINCHER; SCHERMAN REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING);
Campaneris grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lewis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 1.

TIGERS 9TH: CULLEN REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); KNOWLES
REPLACED LEWIS (PITCHING); Stanley flied out to left; Rodriguez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: KALINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HORTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Rudi singled to left; Alou reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Rudi to second]; Jackson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alou to second, Rudi to
third]; Tenace was walked intentionally; MANGUAL BATTED FOR
EPSTEIN; Mangual struck out; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 10TH: HEGAN REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 1B); Scherman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor walked; Kaline
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Taylor
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 10TH: KALINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HORTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CASH REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING
1B); Cullen struck out; HENDRICK BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Hendrick
singled to left; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Hendrick to second]; Rudi was walked intentionally;
Alou popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 11TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HAMILTON
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Freehan homered; Cash flied out to
left; Horton flied out to right; Stanley homered; Rodriguez
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 11TH: NORTHRUP REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); Jackson
singled to center; Tenace walked [Jackson to second]; Hegan made
an out to pitcher; ZACHARY REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Bando
flied out to right; DUNCAN BATTED FOR CULLEN; Duncan forced
Tenace (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Athletics 1.