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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1969-08-17 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 14444 · 2:23
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 9–4. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 4th. Denny McLain earned the win. Al Kaline went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
W: Denny McLain L: Catfish Hunter SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Marty Springstead · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Tresh | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Willie Horton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Matchick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Freehan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Wert | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Denny McLain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mickey Stanley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Tartabull | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Cater | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Green | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommie Reynolds | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Haney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Catfish Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Tenace | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Kubiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny McLain | 9.0 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Jim Roland | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vida Blue | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Lindblad | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Tresh: S7
- Jim Northrup: K
- Al Kaline: W.1-2
- Norm Cash: 3/FL.2-3
- Willie Horton: 63
Bot 1
- Bert Campaneris: S7
- Jose Tartabull: 4
- Reggie Jackson: HR/9.1-H
- Sal Bando: K
- Danny Cater: 63
Top 2
- Tommy Matchick: 9
- Bill Freehan: 53
- Don Wert: W
- Denny McLain: K
Bot 2
- Dick Green: W
- Tommie Reynolds: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
- Larry Haney: 6
Top 3
- Tom Tresh: W
- Jim Northrup: HR/9.1-H
- Al Kaline: W
- Norm Cash: K
- Willie Horton: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Catfish Hunter: S9
- Bert Campaneris: 5
- Jose Tartabull: S7.1-2
- Reggie Jackson: 8.2-3
- Sal Bando: 8
Top 4
- Tommy Matchick: D7
- Bill Freehan: 8
- Don Wert: HR/7.2-H
- Denny McLain: 8
- Tom Tresh: HR/9
- Jim Northrup: 6/L
Bot 4
- Danny Cater: 63
- Dick Green: 63
- Tommie Reynolds: 63
Top 5
- Al Kaline: 4
- Norm Cash: 7
- Willie Horton: S8
- Tommy Matchick: K
Bot 5
- Gene Tenace: K/C
- Ramon Webster: S9
- Bert Campaneris: 54(1)/FO
- Jose Tartabull: SB2
- Jose Tartabull: 43
Top 6
- Bill Freehan: 9
- Don Wert: 7
- Denny McLain: 3/G
Bot 6
- Reggie Jackson: 4
- Sal Bando: 63
- Danny Cater: 63
Top 7
- Tom Tresh: 3
- Jim Northrup: 63
- Al Kaline: HR/7
- Norm Cash: 7
Bot 7
- Dick Green: 8
- Tommie Reynolds: S7
- Gene Tenace: S9.1-3
- Bob Johnson: S4.B-2(E4);1X2(46);3-H
- Bert Campaneris: 4
Top 8
- Willie Horton: W
- Tommy Matchick: 1
- Bill Freehan: 8
- Don Wert: W.1-2
- Denny McLain: K
Bot 8
- Jose Tartabull: 6
- Reggie Jackson: 4
- Sal Bando: S8
- Danny Cater: 9
Top 9
- Tom Tresh: W
- Jim Northrup: K
- Al Kaline: HR/7.1-H
- Norm Cash: K
- Mickey Stanley: HR/7
- Tommy Matchick: 43
Bot 9
- Dick Green: S8
- Tommie Reynolds: S8.1-3
- Gene Tenace: S7.1-3;3-H
- Ted Kubiak: W.1-2
- Bert Campaneris: 52(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
- Jose Tartabull: 2/FL
- Reggie Jackson: 5