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Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1972-10-11 · 1972 League Championship Series · Game 4 of 5 ◀ Game 3 Game 5 ▶ · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 37615 · 65°F, sunny, dry · Wind 17 mph to CF · 3:04
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 4–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 10th. John Hiller earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
W: John Hiller L: Joe Horlen SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: Larry Barnett · RF: Art Frantz
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matty Alou | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dal Maxvill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Rudi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sal Bando | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Green | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Catfish Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 George Hendrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Angel Mangual | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gonzalo Marquez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Kubiak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Duke Sims | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jim Northrup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Tony Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mickey Lolich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gates Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
 Rollie Fingers | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vida Blue | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bob Locker | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Horlen | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Hamilton | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
 Chuck Seelbach | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 John Hiller | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Matty Alou: 7/L78
- Dal Maxvill: S7/L56D
- Joe Rudi: 43/G4.1-2
- Reggie Jackson: S9/L34D.2-3
- Sal Bando: 3/P3F/FL
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: K/C
- Al Kaline: K/C
- Duke Sims: D7/F7L
- Bill Freehan: 3/FL/P3DF
Top 2
- Mike Epstein: K/C
- Gene Tenace: 7/F7D
- Dick Green: D8/F89D
- Catfish Hunter: 53/G5
Bot 2
- Norm Cash: 43/G4M
- Jim Northrup: K/C
- Tony Taylor: D8/F89XD.B-3(E8/TH2)
- Aurelio Rodriguez: IW
- Mickey Lolich: 8/F89S
Top 3
- Matty Alou: D9/F9DW
- Dal Maxvill: 1/BP1
- Joe Rudi: FC5/G5.2X2(54)
- Reggie Jackson: K
Bot 3
- Dick McAuliffe: HR/F89XD
- Al Kaline: W
- Duke Sims: 7/F78
- Bill Freehan: S7/P7LS.1-2
- Norm Cash: K
- Jim Northrup: 43/G4
Top 4
- Sal Bando: 63/G6
- Mike Epstein: 43/G4M
- Gene Tenace: K/C
Bot 4
- Tony Taylor: 53/G5
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 3/FL/P3DF
- Mickey Lolich: 63/G6
Top 5
- Dick Green: 3/FL/P3F
- Catfish Hunter: K/C
- Matty Alou: 53/G5
Bot 5
- Dick McAuliffe: 9/F9D
- Al Kaline: 7/F7S
- Duke Sims: 8/F8D
Top 6
- George Hendrick: 2/FL/P2F
- Joe Rudi: 6/P6D
- Reggie Jackson: K
Bot 6
- Bill Freehan: 63
- Norm Cash: S9/G34
- Jim Northrup: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 7
- Sal Bando: 8/F8D
- Mike Epstein: HR/F9D
- Gene Tenace: 3/FL/P23F
- Dave Duncan: W
- Catfish Hunter: K
Bot 7
- Tony Taylor: 7/L
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 4/P6MD
- Mickey Lolich: K/C
Top 8
- Matty Alou: 53/BG56S
- Angel Mangual: 8/F8D
- Joe Rudi: 53/G5
Bot 8
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Al Kaline: 3/SH/BG3S.1-2
- Mickey Stanley: S6/G56D.2-3
- Bill Freehan: CSH(25).1-2
- Bill Freehan: K
Top 9
- Reggie Jackson: 7/F7
- Sal Bando: 53/G5
- Mike Epstein: W
- Gene Tenace: 8/F
Bot 9
- Norm Cash: K
- Jim Northrup: K
- Tony Taylor: D9/F9L
- Aurelio Rodriguez: IW
- Willie Horton: 8/F8D
Top 10
- Dave Duncan: 53/G5
- Gonzalo Marquez: S9/G34
- Matty Alou: D7/F78XDW.1-H;B-3(THH)
- Ted Kubiak: S9/F34D.3-H
- Joe Rudi: 9/L9
- Reggie Jackson: S5/G5.1-3(E5/TH1)
- Sal Bando: 7/F78D
Bot 10
- Dick McAuliffe: S9/L34D
- Al Kaline: S7/G56.1-2
- Gates Brown: WP.2-3;1-2
- Gates Brown: W
- Bill Freehan: FC5/G5.3-H;2-3;1X2(5E4)
- Norm Cash: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jim Northrup: S9/F9D.3-H;2-3;1-2
Notes & reviews
- Jackson slipped on the warning track and made bad throw, missed cut-off man
- dark clouds moving in from west, third base side
- Kaline fell on leap to catch ball at the wall
- easy bouncer to McAuliffe who juggled it twice but made the play
- No opportunity at third as Bando was trying to get the grounder as well
- Freehan missed suicide squeeze bunt
- Throw beat Marquez to the plate but Freehan dropped the ball
- infield playing in
- soft grounder and throw was in the dirt to first
- outfield in close; fly well over Matty Alou's head