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Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1972-10-10 · 1972 League Championship Series · Game 3 of 5 ◀ Game 2 Game 4 ▶ · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 41156 · 56°F, sunny, dry · Wind 12 mph to CF · 2:27
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 3–0. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 4th. Joe Coleman earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
W: Joe Coleman L: Ken Holtzman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: John Rice · 1B: Don Denkinger · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Art Frantz · LF: Red Flaherty · RF: Larry Barnett
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matty Alou | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dal Maxvill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dick Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Holtzman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Mincher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Angel Mangual | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gonzalo Marquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Hendrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mickey Stanley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Brown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick McAuliffe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Coleman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Holtzman | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Rollie Fingers | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Vida Blue | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Locker | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Coleman | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Matty Alou: D9/L9LS
- Dal Maxvill: W
- Joe Rudi: K/C
- Reggie Jackson: K+SB3;SB2
- Mike Epstein: K
Bot 1
- Tony Taylor: 8/F8XD
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 13/G1
- Al Kaline: S7/G56
- Bill Freehan: 8/F89D
Top 2
- Sal Bando: S7/L56D
- Gene Tenace: 8/P78S
- Dick Green: 8/F8
- Ken Holtzman: K
Bot 2
- Willie Horton: K23
- Mickey Stanley: 9/F9
- Ike Brown: K/C
Top 3
- Matty Alou: S9/G3
- Dal Maxvill: K
- Joe Rudi: S5/BG5S.1-2
- Reggie Jackson: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
- Mike Epstein: K
Bot 3
- Dick McAuliffe: S8/G
- Joe Coleman: 4(1)/FO/G34
- Tony Taylor: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Sal Bando: K
- Gene Tenace: W
- Don Mincher: K+CS2(26)/DP
Bot 4
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7/F7
- Al Kaline: W
- Bill Freehan: D9/G5.1-3
- Willie Horton: W
- Mickey Stanley: 8/F8S
- Ike Brown: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Dick McAuliffe: 43
Top 5
- Angel Mangual: K
- Matty Alou: K
- Dal Maxvill: K/C
Bot 5
- Joe Coleman: W
- Tony Taylor: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 4/P4
Top 6
- Joe Rudi: S7/G56
- Reggie Jackson: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Mike Epstein: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Sal Bando: 3/G3
Bot 6
- Al Kaline: S8/L8S
- Bill Freehan: 53/SH/BG5S.1-2
- Willie Horton: K
- Mickey Stanley: S4/G34D.2-3
- Norm Cash: 8/F8D
Top 7
- Gene Tenace: E6/G6/TH1
- Gonzalo Marquez: 8/F8D
- Mike Hegan: 36(1)/FO/G3
- Matty Alou: D8/F89D.1-3
- Dave Duncan: K
Bot 7
- Dick McAuliffe: 43/G4
- Joe Coleman: S8/G
- Tony Taylor: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 8
- Joe Rudi: S5/G5
- Reggie Jackson: 64(1)/FO/G56D
- Mike Epstein: 7/F78S
- Sal Bando: 6/L6
Bot 8
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
- Al Kaline: 7/F7S
- Bill Freehan: HR/F7D
- Jim Northrup: 53/G5
Top 9
- Gene Tenace: W
- Tim Cullen: 64(1)/FO/G6
- George Hendrick: K
- Matty Alou: K
Notes & reviews
- McAuliffe bobbled the ball and threw in dirt to the wall
- down the line and off Rodriguez's glove
- hard running catch of shallow fly