Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 3
League Championship Series Game 4 Played on Wednesday, October   11, 1972 at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  -   3  9  2
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   4 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .364      McAuliffe ss          4   2   2   1     1   1   .188
Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Kaline rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .333
  Hendrick ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Sims lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Cullen ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley cf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        G. Brown ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Kubiak ss           1   0   1   1     0   0   .500      Freehan c             5   0   1   1     0   1   .375
Rudi lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Cash 1b               4   0   1   1     1   2   .273
Jackson cf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .278      Northrup cf,lf        5   0   1   1     0   2   .250
Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Taylor 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .182
Epstein 1b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .231      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .000
Tenace c,2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Green 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Duncan ph,c         1   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blue p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marquez ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .667
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   3   9   3     2   6             Totals               35   4  10   4     6   8

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 37,615
Left on Base: A's 8, Tigers 11
DP: A's 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Jackson, Tenace, Rodriguez
Doubles: Green (1), Alou 2 (4), Sims (2), Taylor 2 (2)
Home Runs: Epstein (1), McAuliffe (1)
Caught Stealing: McAuliffe (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kaline (1)
GIDP: Northrup (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  7.1   6   1   1   3   5   1  30   1.17
Fingers                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.69
Blue                    1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   0.00
Locker L(0-1)           0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2  13.50
Horlen                  0     0   1   1   1   0   0   2   0.00
Hamilton                0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   6   8   1  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  9     5   1   1   2   6   1  34   1.42
Seelbach                0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5  18.00
Hiller W(1-0)           0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                 10     9   3   3   2   6   1  41

Wild Pitches: Horlen (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Red Flaherty, LF - Larry Barnett, RF - Art Frantz


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alou lined to left; Maxvill singled to left; Rudi
grounded out (second to first) [Maxvill to second]; Jackson
singled to right [Maxvill to third]; Bando popped to first; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Kaline was
called out on strikes; Sims doubled; Freehan popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein was called out on strikes; Tenace flied
out to left; Green doubled; Hunter grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (second to first); Northrup was
called out on strikes; Taylor doubled [Taylor to third (error by
Jackson)]; Rodriguez was walked intentionally; Lolich flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alou doubled to right; Maxvill popped to pitcher;
Rudi reached on a fielder's choice [Alou out at second (third to
second)]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe homered; Kaline walked; Sims flied out to
left; Freehan singled [Kaline to second]; Cash struck out;
Northrup grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein
grounded out (second to first); Tenace was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
popped to first in foul territory; Lolich grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers
1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green popped to first in foul territory; Hunter
was called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe flied out to right; Kaline flied out to
left; Sims flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: HENDRICK BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Hendrick popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rudi popped to shortstop; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: CULLEN REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING SS); Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash singled; Northrup
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cash out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando flied out to center; Epstein homered;
Tenace popped to first in foul territory; DUNCAN BATTED FOR
GREEN; Duncan walked; Hunter struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Taylor flied out to left; Rodriguez
popped to second; Lolich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED SIMS (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Alou grounded out (third to
first); MANGUAL BATTED FOR CULLEN; Mangual flied out to center;
Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING SS); McAuliffe
walked; Kaline out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[McAuliffe to second]; Stanley singled to shortstop [McAuliffe
to third]; FINGERS REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); McAuliffe was
caught stealing home (catcher to third); Freehan struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson flied out to left; Bando grounded out
(third to first); Epstein walked; Tenace flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: BLUE REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Cash struck out;
Northrup struck out; Taylor doubled to right; Rodriguez was
walked intentionally; HORTON BATTED FOR LOLICH; Horton flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 10TH: SEELBACH REPLACED HORTON (PITCHING); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); MARQUEZ BATTED FOR BLUE; Marquez
singled to right; Alou doubled [Marquez scored, Alou to third
(on throw to home)]; Kubiak singled to right [Alou scored,
Kubiak to third (error by Rodriguez)]; Rudi flied out to right;
HILLER REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING); Jackson singled [Kubiak
stayed at third]; Bando flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 10TH: LOCKER REPLACED MARQUEZ (PITCHING); McAuliffe
singled to right; Kaline singled to left [McAuliffe to second];
HORLEN REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); G. BROWN BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Horlen threw a wild pitch [McAuliffe to third, Kaline to
second]; G. Brown walked; Freehan reached on a fielder's choice
[McAuliffe scored, Kaline to third, G. Brown to second (error by
Tenace; assist by Bando)]; HAMILTON REPLACED HORLEN (PITCHING);
Cash walked [Kaline scored, G. Brown to third, Freehan to
second]; Northrup singled [G. Brown scored, Freehan to third,
Cash to second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 4.