After the Athletics scored five runs in the last two innings to win the first game, 8-4, Jim Perry and John Hiller stifled Oakland's bats and pitched the Tigers to a 2-0 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader. In the lidlifter, the A's broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the eighth. Sal Bando tripled and scored the go-ahead run on a double by Reggie Jackson. Bando added a double in the ninth when the A's counted their final pair. Al Kaline and Bill Freehan hit homers for the Tigers. Oakland Athletics 8, Detroit Tigers 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumA's 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 - 8 15 0 Tigers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 .267 Stanley cf 3 0 2 0 2 0 .238 North cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .282 Taylor 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .220 Bando 3b 3 2 3 0 2 0 .267 Kaline 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .243 Jackson rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .283 Horton lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .331 Johnson dh 3 1 1 1 2 1 .257 Howard dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Tenace 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .259 G. Brown ph,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 I. Brown ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Conigliaro ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 Sharon rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250 Davalillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Freehan c 3 2 2 1 1 0 .253 Alou lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .235 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223 Fosse c 5 0 2 0 0 1 .255 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Green 2b 2 0 1 1 2 1 .258 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 8 15 8 6 8 Totals 35 4 9 4 6 5 Time of Game: 3:08 Left on Base: A's 9, Tigers 10 DP: A's 1, Tigers 3 Errors: Sharon Doubles: Campaneris (13), Jackson (20), Bando (19), Taylor (5), Rodriguez (22), Stanley (15) Triples: Bando (2) Home Runs: Kaline (6), Freehan (3) Sacrifice Hits: North (5) Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (3), Conigliaro (3) GIDP: Johnson (11), Jackson (12), Campaneris (6) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(11-7) 8.1 9 4 4 6 4 2 39 3.56 Fingers 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.46 Knowles SV(7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.24 Totals 9 9 4 4 6 5 2 41 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(11-11) 7 10 5 5 4 6 0 31 3.57 Miller 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 6 3.76 Farmer 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 3.68 Scherman 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 5.71 Totals 9 15 8 8 6 8 0 44 Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Lou DiMuro ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris doubled to center; North out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Campaneris to third]; Bando walked; Jackson struck out; Johnson singled to center [Campaneris scored, Bando to second]; Tenace flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Stanley walked; Taylor forced Stanley (third to second); Kaline homered [Taylor scored]; Horton struck out; Howard walked; Sharon struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Alou grounded out (second to first); Fosse struck out; Green walked; Campaneris forced Green (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan walked; Rodriguez lined to center; Brinkman flied to left; Stanley singled to right [Freehan to third]; Taylor doubled to right [Freehan scored, Stanley to third]; Kaline was walked intentionally; Horton popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: North struck out; Bando singled to left; Jackson singled to right [Bando to third]; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharon struck out; Freehan singled to center; Rodriguez forced Freehan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace singled to center; Alou singled to left [Tenace to second]; Fosse singled to left [Tenace to third, Alou to second]; Green struck out; Campaneris singled to center [Tenace scored, Alou scored, Fosse out at third (center to third), Campaneris to second (on throw)]; North struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman flied to center; Stanley grounded out (third to first); Taylor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Jackson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Kaline flied to right; Tigers Manager Billy Martin ejected by 1B umpire Larry McCoy; Horton grounded out (catcher to first); Howard flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace popped to second; Alou flied out to right; Fosse flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Sharon walked; Freehan hit into a double play (left to second) [Sharon out at second]; Rodriguez doubled to right; Brinkman lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Green walked; Campaneris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Green out at second]; North flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Stanley doubled to center; Taylor reached on a fielder's choice [Stanley out at third (first to third to shortstop)]; Kaline popped to third; Horton forced Taylor (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando tripled to right; Jackson doubled to right [Bando scored, Jackson to third (error by Sharon)]; MILLER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Johnson walked; Tenace hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jackson scored]; Alou struck out; Fosse singled to left [Johnson to third]; Green singled to left [Johnson scored, Fosse to second]; Campaneris was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Howard grounded out (second to first); Sharon popped to first in foul territory; Freehan homered; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: FARMER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); North singled to center; Bando doubled to right [North to third]; SCHERMAN REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (third to first); Johnson was walked intentionally; CONIGLIARO BATTED FOR HEGAN; Conigliaro hit a sacrifice fly to center [North scored, Bando to third]; Alou singled to center [Bando scored, Johnson to second]; Fosse flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 4. TIGERS 9TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED CONIGLIARO (PLAYING 1B); Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; Stanley walked; Taylor singled to right [Stanley to second]; Kaline singled to center [Stanley to third, Taylor to second]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Horton popped to first; G. BROWN BATTED FOR HOWARD; KNOWLES REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); I. BROWN BATTED FOR G. BROWN; I. Brown struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 4. |
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