Erupting for six runs in the sixth inning, the Tigers defeated the Athletics, 7-3. Ray Fosse homered for the A's, who held a 3-1 lead before the Tigers bared their teeth. Consecutive singles by Ron LeFlore, Gary Sutherland and Al Kaline produced the first run of the rally and kayoed Vida Blue. Bill Freehan bunted and when reliever Rollie Fingers threw late to third, all hands were safe. Ben Oglivie drew a walk, forcing in Sutherland.

Aurelio Rodriguez struck out but Gates Brown singled, driving in two runs to send the Tigers ahead. Ed Brinkman laid down a sacrifice bunt, scoring Oglivie. John Wockenfuss followed with a sacrifice fly and Jim Nettles, running for Brown, counted the sixth run of the stanza. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    31, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  3  2
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  6    0  0  x  -   7  7  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North dh              4   1   1   0     1   1   .266      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .242
Campaneris ss         2   1   1   1     1   1   .294      Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Jackson rf            1   0   0   0     3   1   .305      Kaline dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Freehan 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .278
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .291      Lane lf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .221        Oglivie ph,lf       1   1   0   1     1   0   .274
C. Washington cf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .228
Fosse c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .200      Sharon rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .216
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .280        G. Brown ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .235
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .233        Nettles pr,rf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .205
  Holt ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .216
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wockenfuss c          2   0   0   1     0   0   .138
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   3   3   2     7   9             Totals               29   7   7   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 22,247
Left on Base: A's 7, Tigers 4
DP: A's 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Campaneris, Bando, LeFlore, Wockenfuss 2
Doubles: North (18), Brinkman (11)
Home Runs: Fosse (4)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (27), North (47), Jackson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Tenace (1), Freehan (4), Brinkman (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (1), Wockenfuss (1)
GIDP: North (8), Rodriguez (13), Brinkman (11)
Hit by Pitch: Holt (2,by Coleman)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(14-13)           5     6   4   4   1   1   0  21   3.30
Fingers                 1     1   3   3   1   1   0   7   2.46
Hamilton                2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.28
Totals                  8     7   7   7   3   2   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(11-12)        9     3   3   1   7   9   1  37   4.29
Totals                  9     3   3   1   7   9   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (11)
Wild Pitches: Blue (9), Coleman (10)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
walked; Campaneris stole second [Campaneris scored (error by
Wockenfuss) (error by LeFlore) (unearned)]; Jackson walked;
Bando grounded out (third to first) [Jackson to second]; Rudi
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Sutherland flied out to
center; Kaline made an out to third; Freehan flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; C. Washington made an out to
third; Fosse homered; Green struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Lane reached on an error by Campaneris; Rodriguez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lane
out at second]; Sharon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North walked; North stole second [North to third
(error by Wockenfuss)]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to left
[North scored (unearned)]; Jackson struck out; Bando lined to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman doubled to right; Wockenfuss grounded out
(second to first) [Brinkman to third]; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first) [Brinkman scored]; Sutherland flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi walked; Tenace out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rudi to second]; C. Washington grounded out
(first unassisted) [Rudi to third]; Fosse grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline lined to left; Freehan walked; Blue threw a
wild pitch [Freehan to second]; Lane struck out; Rodriguez flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green struck out; North struck out; Campaneris
singled to left; Jackson walked [Campaneris to second]; Bando
walked [Campaneris to third, Jackson to second]; Rudi struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Sharon singled to left; Brinkman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sharon out at
second]; Wockenfuss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace struck out; C. Washington flied out to
center; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to right; Sutherland singled to left
[LeFlore to second]; Kaline singled to left [Sutherland to
second, LeFlore scored]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING);
Freehan reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Kaline to second, Sutherland to third]; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
LANE; Oglivie walked [Sutherland scored, Kaline to third,
Freehan to second]; Rodriguez struck out; G. BROWN BATTED FOR
SHARON; G. Brown singled to right [Oglivie to third, Freehan
scored, Kaline scored]; NETTLES RAN FOR G. BROWN; Brinkman
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Nettles to
third, Oglivie scored]; Wockenfuss hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Nettles scored, Brinkman to third (error by Bando)]; LeFlore
lined to left; 6 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NETTLES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Green grounded out (shortstop to
first); North doubled to right; Coleman threw a wild pitch
[North to third]; Campaneris was called out on strikes; Jackson
walked; Jackson stole second; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); Kaline lined to center; Freehan
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Tigers 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi lined to third; Tenace grounded out (second
to first); C. Washington made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Rodriguez walked; Nettles
flied out to center; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR FOSSE; Alou struck out; HOLT
BATTED FOR GREEN; Holt was hit by a pitch; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR
HOLT; North grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [H. Washington out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 7.