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Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1971-07-23 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 34444 · night · 3:06
Oakland Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 9–7. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 7th. Catfish Hunter earned the win and Rollie Fingers picked up the save. Sal Bando went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
W: Catfish Hunter L: Mickey Lolich SV: Rollie Fingers
Umpires — HP: Merle Anthony · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Hendrick | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sal Bando | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Gene Tenace | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dick Green | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Catfish Hunter | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Monday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rollie Fingers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Kaline | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick McAuliffe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Ed Brinkman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Lolich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Collins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dalton Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Rollie Fingers | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 6.1 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Fred Scherman | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Timmermann | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Kilkenny | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: 7
- George Hendrick: D7
- Reggie Jackson: 9
- Tommy Davis: K
Bot 1
- Aurelio Rodriguez: HR/7
- Al Kaline: S7
- Norm Cash: S9.1-2
- Willie Horton: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Jim Northrup: S7.3-H
- Bill Freehan: 7
Top 2
- Sal Bando: 53
- Mike Epstein: 9
- Gene Tenace: K
Bot 2
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Ed Brinkman: S7.1-2
- Mickey Lolich: PO2(14)
- Mickey Lolich: K/C
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 2/FL
Top 3
- Dick Green: S7
- Catfish Hunter: HR/7.1-H
- Bert Campaneris: K
- George Hendrick: 63
- Reggie Jackson: S8
- Tommy Davis: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Al Kaline: K
- Norm Cash: 3/FL
- Willie Horton: K
Top 4
- Sal Bando: K/C
- Mike Epstein: 9
- Gene Tenace: 9/L
Bot 4
- Jim Northrup: 7
- Bill Freehan: 8
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Ed Brinkman: HR/7.1-H
- Mickey Lolich: 8/L
Top 5
- Dick Green: 8
- Catfish Hunter: S7
- Bert Campaneris: S8.1-2
- George Hendrick: K
- Reggie Jackson: 5/P
Bot 5
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 2/FL
- Al Kaline: K
- Norm Cash: 6/P
Top 6
- Tommy Davis: 43
- Sal Bando: S7
- Mike Epstein: K
- Gene Tenace: S9.1-2
- Dick Green: S8.2-H;1-3(E8)
- Catfish Hunter: S9.3-H;1-2
- Bert Campaneris: S7.2-3;1-2
- George Hendrick: 31
Bot 6
- Willie Horton: 8
- Jim Northrup: 7
- Bill Freehan: 8/L
Top 7
- Reggie Jackson: 3/FL
- Tommy Davis: S7
- Sal Bando: HR/7.1-H
- Mike Epstein: W
- Gene Tenace: W.1-2
- Dick Green: W.2-3;1-2
- Catfish Hunter: E4.3-H(RBI);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
- Bert Campaneris: 8
- George Hendrick: 5
Bot 7
- Dick McAuliffe: 8
- Ed Brinkman: S7
- Kevin Collins: HR/9.1-H
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
- Al Kaline: 4/P
Top 8
- Reggie Jackson: 3/G
- Rick Monday: 43
- Sal Bando: HR/7
- Mike Epstein: K
Bot 8
- Norm Cash: K
- Willie Horton: K
- Jim Northrup: D9
- Bill Freehan: 8
Top 9
- Gene Tenace: K/C
- Dick Green: K
- Rollie Fingers: K
Bot 9
- Dick McAuliffe: HR/9
- Ed Brinkman: 63
- Dalton Jones: 4/P
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 63