Mickey Lolich failed to beat Athletics during his 22-victory season in 1972, losing to them twice, but the Tigers' veteran lefthander achieved a triumph in their first 1973 meeting, 4-1. Willie Horton backed Lolich with a homer and single, driving in two runs. Reggie Jackson saved the A's from being shutout with a circuit clout in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, June      8, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .255      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Taylor 2b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .193      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Freehan c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .303      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Horton lf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .374      Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .287
Kaline 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Johnson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .249
  Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Tenace c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Howard dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .203      Fosse dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Sharon rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Kubiak 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .198        Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .291        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                          North cf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .282
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4  12   4     2   5             Totals               33   1   6   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 13,135
Left on Base: Tigers 6, A's 7
DP: Tigers 0, A's 3
Errors: Odom
Doubles: Sharon (2)
Home Runs: Horton (7), Jackson (9)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Freehan (1)
GIDP: Howard (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(6-5)           9     6   1   1   2   6   1  35   3.08
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   6   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(4-3)             4.1   9   4   4   1   1   1  20   4.61
Odom                    4.2   3   0   0   1   4   0  17   6.21
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   5   1  37

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley walked; Taylor singled [Stanley to third];
Taylor stole second; Freehan hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Stanley scored]; Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Howard singled; Sharon popped to catcher in foul
territory; Rodriguez singled [Howard to third]; Brinkman hit
into a double play (left to catcher) [Howard out at home]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Johnson
struck out; Tenace singled; Fosse flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
was called out on strikes; Freehan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Kubiak flied out to right; North singled;
Campaneris forced North (shortstop to second); Rudi popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton homered; Kaline singled; Howard grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kaline out at
second]; Sharon doubled to left [Sharon out at third (left to
shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando walked; Jackson was called out on strikes;
Johnson struck out; Tenace singled [Bando to third]; Fosse
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Rodriguez to second]; Stanley singled
[Rodriguez scored]; Taylor singled [Stanley to third]; ODOM
REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Freehan struck out; Horton singled
[Stanley scored, Taylor to third]; Kaline forced Horton
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); North
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics
0.

TIGERS 6TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Sharon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi lined to third; Bando flied to right;
Jackson homered; Johnson singled; Tenace flied to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman struck out; Stanley singled; Taylor struck
out; Freehan forced Stanley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse popped to second; MANGUAL BATTED FOR
KUBIAK; Mangual struck out; North walked; Campaneris flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); Horton
walked; Kaline popped to third in foul territory; Howard lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Horton out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: REESE REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING 1B); Rudi was
called out on strikes; Bando lined to left; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Sharon singled; Sharon was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Odom [Sharon to second]; Rodriguez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brinkman was called out on strikes;
Stanley flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Johnson singled; Tenace popped to first; Fosse
popped to second; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR MAXVILL; McKinney flied to
left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 1.