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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 16, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 16, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 16, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 24,434 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
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 |
Ike Brown | First Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Les Cain | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Right Fielder |
Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Vida Blue | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 16, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Blue
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Blue
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Blue
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cain
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Cain
Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Cain
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Cain
Bando is hit by the pitch. Brown scores. Rudi moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Epstein vs. Cain
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrick vs. Cain
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Rudi scores. Davis scores. Bando goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Cain
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Cain
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blue
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blue
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Epstein, and towards Green, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blue
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Cain
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cain
Brown hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cain
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Blue
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Blue
Cain hits a popup towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Blue
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Cain
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Cain
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Cain
Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Cain
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Cain
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Blue
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Blue
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Blue
Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Cain
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Cain
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cain
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Cain
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blue
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blue
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Blue
Brinkman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Cain
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cain
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Cain
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Cain
Hendrick strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Blue
Jim Price pinch hits for Les Cain.
Price takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Blue
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Denehy
Bill Denehy now pitching.
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Denehy
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Denehy
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Blue
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Blue
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blue
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Denehy
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Denehy
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Denehy
Davis hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Denehy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blue
Rick Monday now playing center field. George Hendrick now playing right field. Joe Rudi now playing left field.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blue
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Blue
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Denehy
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Denehy
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Denehy
Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Denehy
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Blue
Mike Hegan now playing first base. Cesar Gutierrez pinch hits for Bill Denehy.
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Blue
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1971 -- Detroit at Oakland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 2 1 0 0 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rudi J, rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Kaline A, rf 1 0 0 0 Davis T, lf 2 1 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 0 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 2 1 0 1 Brown I, 1b 3 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0 Hegan M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf-rf 4 0 2 3 Cain L, p 1 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 3 0 0 0 Price J, ph 0 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Denehy B, p 0 0 0 0 Blue V, p 3 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 0 1 0 26 4 3 4 Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland 400 000 00x -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Cain L (L) 5.0 3 4 4 6 6 Denehy B 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Blue V (W) 9.0 1 0 0 3 9 DP -- Detroit 1, Oakland 2 LOB -- Detroit 2, Oakland 6 2B -- Rudi J, Hendrick G HBP -- by Cain L (Bando S) T -- 2:12 A -- 24434
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