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Athletics 8 @ Tigers 4
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 1973

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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 August 7, 1973 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 8 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 7, 1973 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 8 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherVida Blue  
Losing PitcherMickey Lolich  
SaveDarold Knowles  
Game Winning RBIReggie Jackson 

Game Info

DateAugust 7, 1973 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherVida Blue  
Home Starting PitcherMickey Lolich  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 8 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Honochick
1B: Larry McCoy
2B: Jim Odom
3B: Lou DiMuro

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bert Campaneris  Shortstop 
Bill North  Center Fielder 
Sal Bando  Third Baseman 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Deron Johnson  DH 
Gene Tenace  First Baseman 
Jesus Alou  Left Fielder 
Ray Fosse  Catcher 
Dick Green  Second Baseman 
Dick Williams  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
Al Kaline  First Baseman 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Frank Howard  DH 
Dick Sharon  Right Fielder 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Billy Martin  Manager 

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Athletics 8 @ Tigers 4
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 1973

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         Game of 8/7/1973, game 1 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Campaneris B, ss      5  1  2  2   Stanley M, cf         3  0  2  0   
North B, cf           4  1  1  0   Taylor T, 2b          5  1  2  1   
Bando S, 3b           3  2  3  0   Kaline A, 1b          4  1  2  2   
Jackson R, rf         5  1  2  1   Horton W, lf          5  0  0  0   
Johnson D, dh         3  1  1  1   Howard F, dh          3  0  0  0   
Tenace G, 1b          3  1  1  1   Brown G, ph           0  0  0  0   
Hegan M, 1b           0  0  0  0   Brown I, ph           1  0  0  0   
Conigliaro B, ph      0  0  0  1   Sharon D, rf          3  0  0  0   
Davalillo V, 1b       0  0  0  0   Freehan B, c          3  2  2  1   
Alou J, lf            5  1  2  1   Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  1  0   
Fosse R, c            5  0  2  0   Brinkman E, ss        4  0  0  0   
Green D, 2b           2  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  8 15  8                        35  4  9  4

Oakland          100 200 032 --  8
Detroit          210 000 010 --  4

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blue V (W)            8.1  9  4  4  6  4
Fingers R             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Knowles D (S)         0.1  0  0  0  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lolich M (L)*         7.0 10  5  5  4  6
Miller B              1.0  2  1  1  1  2
Farmer E+             0.0  2  2  2  0  0
Scherman F            1.0  1  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Sharon D
DP -- Oakland 1, Detroit 3
LOB -- Oakland 9, Detroit 10
2B -- Campaneris B, Taylor T, Rodriguez A, Stanley M, Jackson R, Bando S
3B -- Bando S
HR -- Kaline A, Freehan B
SH -- North B
SF -- Tenace G, Conigliaro B
T -- 3:08
A -- 0

    

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