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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 25, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 25, 1971 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 25, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 25, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Denehy |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 53,565 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Merle Anthony 2B: George Maloney 3B: Hank Soar |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Vida Blue | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Ike Brown | First Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Bill Denehy | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 25, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Denehy
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Denehy
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Denehy
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Blue
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Blue
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Campaneris. Rodriguez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Blue
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Blue
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Denehy
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Denehy
Bando hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Denehy
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Denehy
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Denehy
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blue
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blue
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Blue
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denehy vs. Blue
Denehy takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Blue
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to third. Denehy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Denehy
Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Denehy
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Denehy
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Denehy
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Denehy
Epstein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Epstein reaches second base with a double. Blue scores. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Denehy
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Epstein moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendrick vs. Denehy
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Blue
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Blue
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blue
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Denehy
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Denehy
There goes Tenace. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Tenace steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Denehy
Green strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Denehy
Blue is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Denehy
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. Tenace moves to third. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching. Tommy Davis pinch hits for Rick Monday.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Kilkenny
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blue
Tommy Davis now playing left field. George Hendrick now playing center field.
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blue
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Blue
Brinkman hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Kilkenny
Epstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Kilkenny
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Kilkenny
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Epstein moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tenace vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Epstein scores. Bando scores. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Timmermann
Green hits a line drive towards left. Horton catches it and throws to second to double up Hendrick. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Timmermann
Blue strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Blue
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Collins hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Blue
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gilbreth
Bill Gilbreth now pitching.
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gilbreth
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gilbreth
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Gilbreth
There goes Jackson. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Brinkman applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Blue
Kaline hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Blue
Horton strikes out. Tenace drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Horton out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blue
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Gilbreth
Epstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Gilbreth
Bando takes first base on ball four. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Joe Niekro now pitching.
Hendrick bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Epstein moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Niekro
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Scherman
Curt Blefary pinch hits for Vida Blue. Fred Scherman now pitching. Larry Brown pinch hits for Curt Blefary.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards short. Brinkman picks up the ball and throws Bando out. Epstein scores. Green moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching. Jim Northrup pinch hits for Mickey Stanley.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fingers
Norm Cash pinch hits for Ike Brown.
Cash hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tenace fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Fingers
Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Scherman
Norm Cash now playing first base. Jim Northrup now playing center field.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Scherman
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Scherman
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Scherman
Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Fingers
Steve Hovley now playing left field. Mike Hegan now playing first base. Dalton Jones pinch hits for Fred Scherman.
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Fingers
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Fingers
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Fingers
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Fingers
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Chance
Dean Chance now pitching.
Bando hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Chance
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rodriguez. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Chance
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Chance
Green is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fingers vs. Chance
Fingers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Fingers
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fingers
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Fingers
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Fingers
Gates Brown pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out. Northrup moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Fingers
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Dean Chance.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/25/1971, game 2 -- Oakland at Detroit (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 5 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Monday R, cf 2 0 0 0 Taylor T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Davis T, ph-lf 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Hovley S, lf 0 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 5 1 3 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 5 2 3 2 Stanley M, cf 2 0 0 0 Hegan M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Northrup J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 4 2 3 1 Brown I, 1b 2 0 0 0 Hendrick G, lf-cf 4 0 2 0 Cash N, ph-1b 2 0 1 0 Tenace G, c 4 0 2 2 Brinkman E, ss 2 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0 Blue V, p 2 1 1 0 Denehy B, p 0 0 0 0 Blefary C, ph 0 0 0 0 Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0 Brown L, ph 1 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 1 0 0 0 Collins K, ph 1 0 0 0 Gilbreth B, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 1 0 Chance D, p 0 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 14 5 31 1 3 0 Oakland 012 020 100 -- 6 Detroit 100 000 000 -- 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Blue V (W) 6.0 1 1 0 3 6 Fingers R (S) 3.0 2 0 0 2 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Denehy B (L) 3.1 6 3 3 1 2 Kilkenny M* 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 Timmermann T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Gilbreth B+ 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 Niekro J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Scherman F 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Chance D 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Campaneris B, Rodriguez A 3 DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Oakland 12, Detroit 8 2B -- Rodriguez A, Epstein M HR -- Bando S SB -- Tenace G CS -- Jackson R SH -- Hendrick G HBP -- by Denehy B (Blue V) T -- 2:57 A -- 53565
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