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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1970-06-06 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 48758 · 61°F, sunny, dry · Wind 12 mph from CF · 2:47
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 6–4. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 4th. Joe Niekro earned the win and John Hiller picked up the save. Bill Freehan went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| OAK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Joe Niekro L: Chuck Dobson SV: John Hiller
Umpires — HP: Merle Anthony · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Bob Stewart · 3B: Ron Luciano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Kaline | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Elliott Maddox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Niekro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Hiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Felipe Alou | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Mincher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Fernandez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Monday | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tito Francona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Tartabull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony LaRussa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| John Hiller | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Dobson | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
 Diego Segui | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Lindblad | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Lachemann | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dick McAuliffe: 6/P6MD
- Cesar Gutierrez: 43/G4
- Al Kaline: 5/FL/P25F
Bot 1
- Bert Campaneris: 8/L89
- Felipe Alou: 2/FL/P2F
- Reggie Jackson: 43/G34
Top 2
- Norm Cash: 2/FL/P2F
- Willie Horton: 9/F9L
- Jim Northrup: S9/G34
- Bill Freehan: CS2(1436)
Bot 2
- Sal Bando: E4/G4
- Don Mincher: 36(1)/FO/G3
- Frank Fernandez: E5/TH1/G5S.B-3;1-H(NR)(UR)
- Rick Monday: S7/L7S.3-H(UR)
- Dick Green: CS2(24)
- Dick Green: 9/F9D
Top 3
- Bill Freehan: 8/F8XD
- Elliott Maddox: S4/G4M
- Joe Niekro: 1/BG3S/SH.1-2
- Dick McAuliffe: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Chuck Dobson: 7/F7
- Bert Campaneris: 8/P8S
- Felipe Alou: 7
Top 4
- Cesar Gutierrez: 7/L78
- Al Kaline: S9/L9
- Norm Cash: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Willie Horton: K
- Jim Northrup: 5/FL/P5F
Bot 4
- Reggie Jackson: D7/L7D
- Sal Bando: 13/G1
- Don Mincher: 3/G3
- Frank Fernandez: 9/F89D
Top 5
- Bill Freehan: HR/F78XD
- Elliott Maddox: K
- Joe Niekro: 7/F7D
- Dick McAuliffe: 6/P6MD
Bot 5
- Rick Monday: W
- Dick Green: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Chuck Dobson: 14/SH/BG1S.1-2
- Bert Campaneris: K
Top 6
- Cesar Gutierrez: K
- Al Kaline: K
- Norm Cash: K
Bot 6
- Felipe Alou: 9/L89
- Reggie Jackson: K
- Sal Bando: D9/L89
- Don Mincher: 3/FL/P23F
Top 7
- Willie Horton: 5/P
- Jim Northrup: S7/L78S
- Bill Freehan: K
- Elliott Maddox: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 7
- Frank Fernandez: K
- Rick Monday: 9
- Tito Francona: K/C
Top 8
- Joe Niekro: K
- Dick McAuliffe: S8/G
- Cesar Gutierrez: S8/L8S.1-3
- Al Kaline: 64(1)/FO.3-H
- Norm Cash: W.1-2
- Willie Horton: S8/L8S.1-2;2-H
- Jim Northrup: 8/F8D
Bot 8
- Jose Tartabull: 43/G4
- Bert Campaneris: W
- Felipe Alou: WP.1-2
- Felipe Alou: HR/F7D.2-H
- Reggie Jackson: 8/F8XDW
- Sal Bando: S7/L7S
- Don Mincher: S5/G5.1-2
- Frank Fernandez: HP.2-3;1-2
- Rick Monday: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Bill Freehan: HR/F7D
- Elliott Maddox: 63/G6
- John Hiller: K/C
- Dick McAuliffe: 8/F8XD
Bot 9
- Tony LaRussa: 8/F8
- Bob Johnson: 6/P
- Bert Campaneris: W
- Felipe Alou: 8/F8