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Kansas City Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1966-09-30 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 4491 · 3:15

Kansas City Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5. Kansas City Athletics put up 3 in the 7th. Jack Aker earned the win. Dick Green went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	8	13
DET	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	5	12

W: Jack Aker L: Hank Aguirre SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Bill Valentine · 3B: Marty Springstead · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Hershberger	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Gosger	5	1	1	1	0	0
Ed Charles	5	1	3	0	0	0
Danny Cater	4	0	2	0	0	1
Rick Monday	2	1	0	0	1	2
Dick Green	4	2	2	2	0	0
Phil Roof	2	0	0	0	0	1
Blue Moon Odom	2	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Stahl	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tim Talton	2	1	1	2	0	0
Ossie Chavarria	2	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Nossek	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jack Aker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Wood	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dick McAuliffe	3	0	1	1	2	0
Norm Cash	5	0	1	0	0	1
Al Kaline	4	1	1	0	1	2
Willie Horton	5	1	1	0	0	2
Don Wert	4	1	2	0	1	1
Mickey Stanley	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Freehan	4	1	2	1	1	0
Earl Wilson	3	0	1	2	0	0
Jerry Lumpe	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blue Moon Odom	5.1	7	4	3
Wes Stock	0.1	0	1	0
Joe Grzenda	0.1	0	0	0
Jack Aker	3.0	5	0	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Wilson	6.0	7	1	7
Orlando Pena	1.0	1	0	0
Hank Aguirre	1.1	4	0	2
Fred Gladding	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bert Campaneris: K
Mike Hershberger: 43
Jim Gosger: 3/G

Bot 1

Jake Wood: 4
Dick McAuliffe: W
Norm Cash: S8.1-2
Al Kaline: 6
Willie Horton: K

Top 2

Ed Charles: 1/L
Danny Cater: S7
Rick Monday: K
Dick Green: 7

Bot 2

Don Wert: K
Mickey Stanley: S7
Bill Freehan: S9.1-3(E9)
Earl Wilson: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 3

Phil Roof: 63
Blue Moon Odom: K
Bert Campaneris: 63

Bot 3

Jake Wood: 13
Dick McAuliffe: 41
Norm Cash: 8

Top 4

Mike Hershberger: K
Jim Gosger: 8
Ed Charles: S7
Danny Cater: S9.1-3;B-2(E9)
Rick Monday: K

Bot 4

Al Kaline: K/C
Willie Horton: 43
Don Wert: 8

Top 5

Dick Green: 2/FL
Phil Roof: K
Blue Moon Odom: K

Bot 5

Mickey Stanley: 5/FL
Bill Freehan: W
Earl Wilson: 8
Jake Wood: S7.1-2
Dick McAuliffe: D9.1-3;2-H
Norm Cash: 9/L

Top 6

Bert Campaneris: S8
Mike Hershberger: 53/DP.1X3(36)
Jim Gosger: HR/9
Ed Charles: S9
Danny Cater: 8

Bot 6

Al Kaline: W
Willie Horton: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Willie Horton: WP.3-H
Willie Horton: 5
Don Wert: W
Mickey Stanley: S8.1-2
Bill Freehan: E4.1-2;2-3
Earl Wilson: S8.1-2;2-H(UR);3-H
Jake Wood: 9
Dick McAuliffe: W.2-3;1-2
Norm Cash: 8

Top 7

Rick Monday: W
Dick Green: S8.1-3
Larry Stahl: 8/SF.3-H
Tim Talton: HR/9.1-H
Ossie Chavarria: 5/FL
Mike Hershberger: 3

Bot 7

Al Kaline: K
Willie Horton: S7
Don Wert: S9.1-2
Mickey Stanley: 3/FL
Bill Freehan: S9.1-3;2-H
Jerry Lumpe: 9/L

Top 8

Jim Gosger: 43
Ed Charles: S8
Danny Cater: SB2
Danny Cater: K
Joe Nossek: S7.2-H
Dick Green: HR/7.1-H
Jack Aker: K

Bot 8

Jake Wood: 13
Dick McAuliffe: 13
Norm Cash: K

Top 9

Tim Talton: 8
Ossie Chavarria: S7
Mike Hershberger: S7.1-3(E6);B-2#
Jim Gosger: 9
Ed Charles: E6.2XH(625);3-H(NR)(UR)#

Bot 9

Al Kaline: S7
Willie Horton: K
Don Wert: S7.1-2
Mickey Stanley: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Bill Freehan: 53

Notes & reviews

Campaneris ejected by 2B umpire Valentine for punching Tigers McAuliffe after being tagged out; McAuliffe was off balance when he caught the throw and leaned on Campaneris; both benches cleared

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