OAK @ DET
Final Score: OAK 3 - DET 4
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Tiger Stadium
- Attendance
- 37,615
- Game Duration
- 184 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- John Hiller
- Losing Pitcher
- Joe Horlen
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Don Denkinger
- First Base
- Nestor Chylak
- Second Base
- John Rice
- Third Base
- Red Flaherty
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 65°F
- Sky
- Sunny
- Field Condition
- Dry
- Precipitation
- None
- Wind Direction
- tocf
- Wind Speed
- 17 mph
Line Score
OAK Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Alou | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Sal Bando | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Vida Blue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tim Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Epstein | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Rollie Fingers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dick Green | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Dave Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Hendrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Horlen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Catfish Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reggie Jackson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Ted Kubiak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Bob Locker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Angel Mangual | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gonzalo Marquez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Dal Maxvill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Joe Rudi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gene Tenace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Norm Cash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Bill Freehan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| John Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Willie Horton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Al Kaline | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Mickey Lolich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Jim Northrup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chuck Seelbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Duke Sims | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Mickey Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Tony Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
OAK Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rollie Fingers | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dave Hamilton | - | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Horlen (L) | L | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Catfish Hunter | - | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1.23 |
| Bob Locker | - | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | |
DET Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hiller (W) | W | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mickey Lolich | - | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Chuck Seelbach | - | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Team Totals | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.70 | |
Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers, October 11, 1972
On October 11, 1972, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-3 at Tiger Stadium in a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 37,615, a running time of 184 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 65 degrees, sunny skies, and a 17 mph wind. The line score has the Oakland Athletics crossing the plate in the seventh and tenth; the tenth brought 2 runs. The Detroit Tigers' runs came in the third and tenth innings, 3 of them in the tenth. The line score runs past nine, to the tenth inning. Hits were 9 for the Oakland Athletics and 10 for the Detroit Tigers, with 2 and 1 errors. The win went to John Hiller, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 0.1 innings. The loss was charged to Joe Horlen after 0.0 innings and 1 run. Mickey Lolich led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The Oakland Athletics used Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, Dave Hamilton, Joe Horlen, and Catfish Hunter on the mound. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists John Hiller, Mickey Lolich, and Chuck Seelbach. The Oakland Athletics' top hitter was Matty Alou, 2 for 5, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI. Mike Epstein also homered for the Oakland Athletics. Dick McAuliffe led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Don Denkinger.
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