Homers by Sal Bando and Gene Tenace, together with two stolen bases by Bert Campaneris that set up runs, enabled the Athletics to defeat the Tigers, 5-3. Catfish Hunter, with help from Rollie Fingers in the eighth inning, gained his 21st victory. Campaneris singled in the first, stole second and scored on a single by Reggie Jackson before Bando came to the plate and hit for the circuit.

In the Tigers' half, Reggie Sanders became the 41st player to homer on his first time at bat in the major leagues. Campaneris walked in the third, stole second again and scored on a single by Joe Rudi. Al Kaline drove in a Tiger run with a double in the fifth and subsequently counted himself on a sacrifice fly by Ben Oglivie before Tenace wound up the scoring with his homer in the ninth. Tenace tied two major league records for idleness at first base, going through the entire game without handling a putout or accepting a fielding chance. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 1, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  0
Tigers       0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .264      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .248
Campaneris ss         3   2   1   0     1   1   .295      Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   2   .307      Kaline dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .257
Bando 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .251      Oglivie lf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .275
Rudi lf               3   0   3   1     1   0   .296      Sanders 1b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .333
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Mangual lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Nettles rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .198
Tenace 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .221      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .194        G. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .244
C. Washington cf      4   0   1   0     0   2   .297        Knox pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .230      Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .216
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     3  10             Totals               34   3   9   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 17,235
Left on Base: A's 4, Tigers 7
DP: A's 0, Tigers 1
Doubles: Brinkman (12), Kaline (23)
Triples: Oglivie (2)
Home Runs: Bando (17), Tenace (22), Sanders (1)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (29)
Caught Stealing: H. Washington (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (3)
GIDP: Bando (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(21-10)         7.1   8   3   3   2   5   1  31   2.73
Fingers SV(16)          1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.42
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   7   1  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(16-16)         9     9   5   5   3  10   2  36   3.53
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3  10   2  36

Wild Pitches: Lolich (10)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris singled to right; Campaneris stole second; Jackson
singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Bando homered [Jackson
scored]; Rudi walked; Tenace made an out to first; Fosse flied
out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland popped to
third in foul territory; Kaline flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: C. Washington was called out on strikes; Green
struck out; North made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie flied out to left; Sanders homered; Debut
game for Reggie Sanders; Freehan flied out to center;
Nettles walked; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second;
Lolich threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; Jackson struck
out; Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi singled to
left [Campaneris scored]; Tenace flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman made an out to third; LeFlore singled to
right; Sutherland forced LeFlore (third to second); Kaline
singled to right [Sutherland to second]; Oglivie was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); C.
Washington singled to left; C. Washington was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Green walked; North struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Sanders walked; Freehan forced Sanders (shortstop to
second); Nettles struck out; Rodriguez made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jackson struck out; Bando made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman doubled to left; LeFlore singled to left
[Brinkman to third]; Sutherland singled to right [Brinkman out
at home (right to catcher), LeFlore to second]; Kaline doubled
to right [Sutherland to third, LeFlore scored]; Oglivie hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Sutherland scored]; Sanders made an out
to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to left; Tenace flied out to left;
Fosse made an out to third; C. Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers
3.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to left; Nettles struck out;
Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Tigers 3.

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

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman flied out to left; LeFlore struck out;
Sutherland flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson singled to center; Bando grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at
second]; Rudi singled to left; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR RUDI; H.
Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: MANGUAL REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING LF); Kaline
flied out to center; Oglivie tripled to center; FINGERS REPLACED
HUNTER (PITCHING); Sanders struck out; Freehan flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace homered; Fosse struck out; C. Washington
struck out; Green struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Nettles flied out to center; G. BROWN BATTED FOR
RODRIGUEZ; G. Brown singled to right; KNOX RAN FOR G. BROWN;
Brinkman struck out; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 3.