Gene Tenace drove in four runs with two homers in support of Vida Blue, who pitched the Athletics to a 7-2 victory over the Tigers. Tenace's first homer accounted for three of the A's five runs off Jim Perry in the first inning. After Tenace added a solo swat in the third, the Tigers scored their pair on a single by Frank Howard and homer by Dick Sharon in the fifth. The A's came back in the home half with their last run on a round-tripper by Sal Bando. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Monday, August    20, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
A's          5  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      North cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Taylor 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Conigliaro pr,cf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  McAuliffe pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   1     0   0   .270
Kaline 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .251        Kubiak ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  I. Brown pr,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .262
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .325      Jackson rf            2   1   0   0     2   1   .298
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Mangual rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Howard dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .254      Johnson dh            4   1   2   1     0   2   .263
Sharon rf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .240      Tenace 1b             2   2   2   4     0   0   .258
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Davalillo ph,1b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .162
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Alou lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Veryzer ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Rudi lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
  Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     0   4             Totals               33   7  10   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 41,969
Left on Base: Tigers 4, A's 5
DP: Tigers 1, A's 2
Errors: Rodriguez, Mangual
Doubles: Green 2 (14), Johnson (14)
Triples: North (3), Campaneris (3)
Home Runs: Sharon (5), Tenace 2 (22), Bando (21)
Caught Stealing: Stanley (4)
GIDP: I. Brown (2), Howard (10), Campaneris (8)
Hit by Pitch: Taylor (1,by Blue), North (2,by Farmer)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(11-11)          3     6   6   6   1   1   2  16   3.78
Strahler                2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9   4.13
Farmer                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.41
Scherman                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.44
Totals                  8    10   7   7   2   3   3  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(14-7)            9     7   2   2   0   4   1  33   3.35
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   4   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Farmer (2), Blue (4)
Wild Pitches: Strahler (6)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley singled to left; Taylor flied out to right;
Kaline popped to first in foul territory; Stanley was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North tripled to right; Campaneris tripled to
right [North scored]; Bando flied out to right; Jackson walked;
Johnson singled to center [Campaneris scored, Jackson to third];
Tenace homered [Jackson scored, Johnson scored]; Alou popped to
first; Fosse reached on an error by Rodriguez; Green doubled to
right [Fosse out at home (right to catcher)]; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 5.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Freehan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Sharon grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
struck out; Brinkman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
struck out; Tenace homered; Alou grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley popped to second; Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline singled to left; Horton struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: STRAHLER REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Fosse
grounded out (shortstop to first); Green doubled to right; North
grounded out (third to first); Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics
6.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan popped to first; Howard singled to center;
Sharon homered [Howard scored]; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando homered; Jackson walked; Strahler threw a
wild pitch [Jackson to second]; Johnson struck out; DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR TENACE; Davalillo popped to second; Alou grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 7.

TIGERS 6TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stanley
grounded out (third to first); Taylor lined to third; Kaline
singled to center; I. BROWN RAN FOR KALINE; Horton flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: I. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); VERYZER
REPLACED BRINKMAN (PLAYING SS); FARMER REPLACED STRAHLER
(PITCHING); Fosse singled to left; Green grounded out (second to
first) [Fosse to second]; North was hit by a pitch; CONIGLIARO
RAN FOR NORTH; Campaneris grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 7.

TIGERS 7TH: CONIGLIARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RUDI
REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); Freehan popped to first; Howard
popped to first; Sharon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
struck out; Johnson doubled to center; Davalillo popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 7.

TIGERS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); MANGUAL
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez reached on an error by
Mangual [Rodriguez to second]; Veryzer grounded out (third to
first); Stanley singled to center [Rodriguez to third, Stanley
to second (on throw)]; Taylor was hit by a pitch; MCAULIFFE RAN
FOR TAYLOR; I. Brown grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCHERMAN
REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Rudi flied out to center; Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Green flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton singled to center; Freehan popped to first in
foul territory; Howard grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Athletics 7.