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.

In the second game, the Tigers scored on singles by Frank Howard, Freehan and Aurelio Rodriguez in the fourth inning and picked up an unearned run in the sixth. Perry held the A's to five hits before being removed with two men on base and one out in the eighth. Hiller pitched hitless relief the rest of the way to register his 25th save. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Detroit Tigers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    7, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A'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.