Oakland Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 1
League Championship Series Game 5 Played on Thursday, October   12, 1972 at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               2   0   1   0     0   0   .381      McAuliffe ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Maxvill ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Sims lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Jackson cf            0   1   0   0     1   0   .278      Freehan c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .250
  Hendrick cf         3   1   0   0     0   0   .143      Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Niekro pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Northrup cf           2   0   2   0     1   0   .357
Tenace c              3   0   1   1     1   1   .059        Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Green 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Taylor 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .133
Odom p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Blue p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Horton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Knox pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   4   1     2   3             Totals               32   1   5   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 50,276
Left on Base: A's 6, Tigers 6
DP: A's 0, Tigers 1
Errors: McAuliffe, Sims
Doubles: Odom (1)
Stolen Bases: Jackson 2 (2), Epstein (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (2), Alou (1)
GIDP: Green (1)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (1,by Fryman), Alou (1,by Fryman)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(2-0)             5     2   1   0   2   3   0  19   0.00
Blue SV(1)              4     3   0   0   0   3   0  15   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2   6   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(0-2)           8     4   2   1   1   3   0  32   3.65
Hiller                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     4   2   1   2   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Tenace (1)
Hit by Pitch: Fryman 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Odom (1)
Balks: Fryman (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill
flied out to left; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to right; Kaline struck out; Sims
walked [McAuliffe to second]; Tenace allowed a passed ball
[McAuliffe to third, Sims to second]; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [McAuliffe scored (unearned)]; Cash lined
to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Bando flied
out to right [Jackson to third]; Epstein was hit by a pitch;
Tenace was called out on strikes; Jackson stole home and Epstein
stole second; Green grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: HENDRICK REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING CF); Northrup
singled; Odom threw a wild pitch [Northrup to second]; Taylor
struck out; Rodriguez flied out to right [Northrup to third];
Fryman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Odom grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou was
hit by a pitch; Fryman balked [Alou to second]; Maxvill flied
out to right; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe popped to third; Kaline flied to left in
foul territory; Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Hendrick reached on an error by McAuliffe; Bando
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Hendrick to second];
Epstein struck out; Tenace singled to left [Hendrick scored
(unearned), Tenace to second (on throw to home)]; Green grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (second to first); Northrup walked; Taylor grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers
1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Odom doubled; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Odom to third]; Maxvill popped to first in foul
territory; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Fryman
grounded out (pitcher to first); McAuliffe grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Bando singled;
Epstein flied out to right; Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: BLUE REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sims grounded out (first unassisted);
Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue
grounded out (catcher to first); Alou singled to left [Alou to
second (error by Sims)]; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Cash struck out; Northrup singled to second; Taylor
struck out; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (second to first); Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: HORTON BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Horton singled; KNOX RAN
FOR HORTON; McAuliffe forced Knox (pitcher to shortstop); Kaline
popped to third in foul territory; Sims popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HILLER REPLACED KNOX (PITCHING); Epstein flied
out to center; Tenace walked; Green grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan popped to first in foul territory; Cash
singled; NIEKRO RAN FOR CASH; STANLEY BATTED FOR NORTHRUP;
Stanley forced Niekro (shortstop to second); Taylor flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.