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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 17, 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 17, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 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 17, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 15,039 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: John Rice 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dalton Jones | Left Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
Willie Horton | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 17, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hunter
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hunter
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Coleman
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Coleman
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hunter
The ball gets by Duncan for a passed ball. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Hunter
Brinkman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Coleman
Monday hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Monday reaches second base with a double. Epstein moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Coleman
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Epstein tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Coleman
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Hunter
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hunter
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hunter
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Coleman
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Coleman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Hunter
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Coleman
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Coleman
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Coleman
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Hunter
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hunter
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hunter
Rodriguez 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 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Coleman
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Coleman
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Coleman
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Coleman
Hendrick strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Coleman
Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing first base.
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando bunts towards first. Northrup scoops it up and throws to first, with McAuliffe covering, for the out. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Coleman
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Coleman
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blefary vs. Coleman
Curt Blefary pinch hits for Dick Green.
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
Tony LaRussa now playing second base.
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Hunter
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Hunter
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Coleman
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Catfish Hunter.
Hovley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Coleman
Brown hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Jones hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Knowles
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Knowles
Northrup 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 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Coleman
Al Kaline now playing right field. Willie Horton now playing left field.
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Coleman
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Knowles
Horton hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Knowles
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Knowles
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Knowles
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Coleman
Tony Taylor now playing second base.
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Coleman
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Tony LaRussa.
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Northrup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Coleman
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Darold Knowles.
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Coleman
Gene Tenace pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Tenace hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1971 -- Detroit at Oakland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Jones D, lf 4 0 1 0 Brown L, ss 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 0 0 0 0 Tenace G, ph 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rudi J, lf 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf-1b 3 1 2 1 Hendrick G, rf 4 0 1 0 Horton W, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 3 1 2 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 1 0 1 0 Monday R, cf 4 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 1 1 Duncan D, c 2 0 0 1 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Taylor T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Blefary C, ph 1 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 LaRussa T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Hunter J, p 2 0 1 0 Hovley S, ph 1 0 0 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Davis T, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 8 2 32 1 7 1 Detroit 100 100 000 -- 2 Oakland 010 000 000 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 10 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hunter J (L) 7.0 6 2 2 1 9 Knowles D 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 DP -- Oakland 2 LOB -- Detroit 5, Oakland 9 2B -- Monday R HR -- Northrup J, Freehan B SH -- Bando S SF -- Duncan D PB -- Duncan D T -- 2:45 A -- 15039
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