The relief pitching of John Hiller, who allowed only one hit in the last 4 2/3 innings, enabled the Tigers to defeat the Athletics, 4-3. The Tigers scored twice in the first on singles by Ron LeFlore, Al Kaline and Ben Oglivie, together with a stolen base by LeFlore and error by Glenn Abbott. Dick Sharon made it 4-0 with a two-run homer in the second. The A's came back with a two-run homer by Gene Tenace in the fourth and added another run on a single by Bert Campaneris in the fifth before Hiller took over to gain the victory in relief of Lerrin LaGrow. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    17, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
A's          0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .240      North cf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .264
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     1   1   .268      Campaneris ss         4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Kaline dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Oglivie 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .270      Jackson rf            2   1   0   0     2   1   .308
Nettles rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .227      Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     1   1   .333      Tenace c              4   1   1   2     0   2   .219
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      C. Washington lf      4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
Sharon lf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .218      Alou dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Lamont c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .259
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   9   3     5   5             Totals               32   3   5   3     3  10

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 10,600
Left on Base: Tigers 8, A's 5
DP: Tigers 0, A's 0
Errors: Abbott
Doubles: Kaline (19)
Home Runs: Sharon (2), Tenace (18)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (5), North (44), Campaneris (25)
Caught Stealing: Nettles (3), LeFlore (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Lamont (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow                  4.1   4   3   3   3   4   1  20   4.39
Hiller W(14-8)          4.2   1   0   0   0   6   0  15   2.27
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3  10   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(4-4)           1.1   4   4   3   1   0   1   8   3.17
Odom                    2.2   2   0   0   3   2   0  12   3.39
Lindblad                4     3   0   0   1   2   0  16   1.83
Fingers                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.38
Totals                  9     9   4   3   5   5   1  39

Wild Pitches: LaGrow (10)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Sutherland flied out to left; Kaline singled to right [LeFlore
to third]; Oglivie singled to left [LeFlore scored, Kaline to
second]; Nettles forced Oglivie (first to shortstop) [Kaline
scored (error by Abbott) (unearned)]; Nettles was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris flied out to right;
Bando singled to right; Jackson walked [Bando to second]; Rudi
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer walked; Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; Sharon homered [Veryzer scored]; ODOM REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Lamont walked; LeFlore singled to left [Lamont to
second]; Sutherland forced LeFlore (pitcher to second) [Lamont
to third]; Kaline popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; C. Washington struck out; Alou
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
walked; Veryzer struck out; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green singled to center; North forced Green
(third to second); Campaneris flied out to left; Bando flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sharon grounded out (third to first); Lamont
grounded out (first unassisted); LeFlore singled to center;
LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson walked; Rudi popped to third in foul
territory; Tenace homered [Jackson scored]; C. Washington
grounded out (second to first); Alou lined to shortstop; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland walked; LINDBLAD REPLACED ODOM
(PITCHING); Kaline doubled to left [Sutherland to third];
Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles struck out;
Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green struck out; North walked; North stole
second; LaGrow threw a wild pitch [North to third]; Campaneris
singled to right [North scored]; HILLER REPLACED LAGROW
(PITCHING); Campaneris stole second; Bando flied out to left;
Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Sharon walked; Lamont
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sharon to second];
LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Tenace popped to
first in foul territory; C. Washington flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Alou flied out to center; Green struck out; North
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Nettles flied out to left; Veryzer singled to left;
Rodriguez forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); Sharon forced
Rodriguez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris singled to right; Bando popped to
first in foul territory; Jackson popped to shortstop; Rudi
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Lamont singled to center; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland struck out;
Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace struck out; C. Washington struck out; Alou
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 3.