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Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1971-07-24 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 33089 · 2:45
Oakland Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 7–2. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Blue Moon Odom earned the win and Rollie Fingers picked up the save. Sal Bando went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
W: Blue Moon Odom L: Les Cain SV: Rollie Fingers
Umpires — HP: George Maloney · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Larry Barnett · 3B: Merle Anthony · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 George Hendrick | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Tommy Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Tenace | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Green | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Blue Moon Odom | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gates Brown | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Brinkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ike Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kevin Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dalton Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Moon Odom | 8.1 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
 Rollie Fingers | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Les Cain | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
 Dean Chance | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Niekro | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Timmermann | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Kilkenny | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: 4/L34
- George Hendrick: 43/G4M
- Reggie Jackson: HP
- Tommy Davis: W.1-2
- Sal Bando: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
- Mike Epstein: 8/F78D
Bot 1
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 9/F9
- Jim Northrup: 63/G6
- Gates Brown: 9
Top 2
- Gene Tenace: S7/L7S
- Dick Green: W.1-2
- Blue Moon Odom: K
- Bert Campaneris: W.2-3;1-2
- George Hendrick: S7/G5.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Reggie Jackson: 6/P
- Tommy Davis: 54(1)/FO/G5
Bot 2
- Willie Horton: 8
- Norm Cash: S8/L8S
- Bill Freehan: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Dick McAuliffe: S9/G3.1-3
- Ed Brinkman: 7
Top 3
- Sal Bando: 63/G56
- Mike Epstein: 43
- Gene Tenace: 5/L
Bot 3
- Ike Brown: W
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
- Jim Northrup: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Top 4
- Dick Green: 63
- Blue Moon Odom: 63
- Bert Campaneris: 8/L
Bot 4
- Gates Brown: 43
- Willie Horton: S8/L8S
- Norm Cash: S9/G34.1-2
- Bill Freehan: S7/L56D.2-H;1-3
- Dick McAuliffe: 36(1)3/GDP/G3
Top 5
- George Hendrick: D7/L9LS
- Reggie Jackson: S7/G6.2-H
- Tommy Davis: 8
- Sal Bando: 7
- Mike Epstein: W.1-2
- Gene Tenace: S7/G5.2-H;1-2
- Dick Green: 9
Bot 5
- Ed Brinkman: W
- Kevin Collins: 16(1)3/GDP
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
Top 6
- Blue Moon Odom: S68/G6M
- Bert Campaneris: 16(1)/FO
- George Hendrick: 7
- Reggie Jackson: K
Bot 6
- Jim Northrup: 63
- Gates Brown: S9/L34D
- Willie Horton: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 7
- Tommy Davis: S7/L5D
- Sal Bando: 6/L56
- Mike Epstein: 36(1)3/GDP/G3
Bot 7
- Norm Cash: 2/FL
- Bill Freehan: K/C
- Dick McAuliffe: 31/G34
Top 8
- Gene Tenace: 4/P4
- Dick Green: 43
- Blue Moon Odom: K
Bot 8
- Ed Brinkman: 7
- Dalton Jones: 7/F78
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7
Top 9
- Bert Campaneris: K
- George Hendrick: 53
- Reggie Jackson: K
Bot 9
- Jim Northrup: S8/L8S
- Gates Brown: S9/G34.1-2
- Willie Horton: K
- Norm Cash: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Freehan: 3/FL/SF/P23F.3-H
- Dick McAuliffe: 31
Notes & reviews
- Fingers failed to cover the plate to prevent the run