Sparked by Reggie Jackson, who hit a score-tying homer, the Athletics exploded for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Tigers, 7-3. After Jackson's drive knotted the count at 3-3, Deron Johnson singled and scored on a single by Gene Tenace and wild throw by Jim Northrup. Tenace reached third on the error and crossed the plate on a single by Joe Rudi. Ted Kubiak then wrapped up the A's victory with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  1
A's          1  0  1    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   7 12  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      North cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .271
G. Brown dh           3   1   0   0     1   1   .264      Bando 3b              3   0   2   2     1   0   .264
Horton lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .327      Jackson rf            4   1   3   1     0   1   .302
McAuliffe 2b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .273      Johnson 1b            3   1   1   0     1   2   .264
N. Cash 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .249      Tenace c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Sims c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .247      Alou dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .244
Brinkman ss           4   0   2   1     0   1   .248      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kubiak 2b           1   1   1   2     0   0   .230
                                                          Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   5             Totals               35   7  12   6     2   9

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  7,159
Left on Base: Tigers 7, A's 6
DP: Tigers 1, A's 2
Errors: Northrup, Jackson
Doubles: Horton (16), Bando (20)
Triples: McAuliffe (1), Campaneris (4)
Home Runs: Jackson (31), Kubiak (3)
Stolen Bases: G. Brown (1), North (41)
Caught Stealing: Northrup (3), Jackson (7)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(18-12)        7.2  12   7   7   2   9   2  36   4.00
Miller                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.81
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   9   2  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(4-9)             8     7   3   2   3   4   0  33   5.02
Fingers SV(16)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.35
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   5   0  37

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


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup singled to center; Stanley struck out while
Northrup was caught stealing second (catcher to second); G.
Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to center; North stole second;
Campaneris grounded out (second to first) [North to third];
Bando singled to right [North scored]; Jackson singled to right
[Bando to third, Jackson to second (on throw)]; Johnson struck
out; Tenace flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton doubled to left; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first) [Horton to third]; N. Cash singled to right
[Horton scored]; Sims reached on an error by Jackson [N. Cash to
second]; Rodriguez forced Sims (pitcher to shortstop) [N. Cash
to third]; Brinkman singled to center [N. Cash scored
(unearned), Rodriguez to second]; Northrup grounded out (second
to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alou grounded out (second to first); Rudi struck
out; Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Athletics 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (third to first); G. Brown
struck out; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
tripled to center; Bando doubled to left [Campaneris scored];
Jackson singled to center [Bando to third]; Johnson struck out
while Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe walked; N. Cash lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [McAuliffe out at first]; Sims walked;
Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace flied out to center; Alou singled to
center; Rudi forced Alou (shortstop to second); Green grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Athletics 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman struck out; Northrup flied out to center;
Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North struck out; Campaneris struck out; Bando
walked; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Athletics 2.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); Horton
flied out to left; McAuliffe flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson walked; Tenace flied out to right; Alou
flied out to center; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 7TH: N. Cash singled to center; Sims popped to shortstop;
Rodriguez singled to center [N. Cash to second]; Brinkman flied
out to right; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN; Marquez struck out;
North grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Stanley flied
out to center; G. Brown walked; G. Brown stole second; Horton
popped to third; McAuliffe tripled to center [G. Brown scored];
N. Cash flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando flied out to right; Jackson homered;
Johnson singled to left; Tenace singled to right [Johnson scored
(error by Northrup), Tenace to second]; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Rudi singled to left [Tenace scored]; Kubiak
homered [Rudi scored]; MILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); North
grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Athletics 7.

TIGERS 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Sims struck out;
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Brinkman singled to
center; Northrup flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Athletics 7.