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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 23, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 26,618 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Jim Odom |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Angel Mangual | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Willie Horton | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ike Brown | Left Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Coleman
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Holtzman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Holtzman
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Holtzman
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Coleman
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Coleman
Don Mincher pinch hits for Dick Green.
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Holtzman
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Holtzman
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Holtzman
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Holtzman
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton scores. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Holtzman
Coleman takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Brinkman scores. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Horlen
Joe Horlen now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Horlen
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Horlen
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Horlen
Horton hits a line drive into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Coleman
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquez vs. Coleman
Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
Marquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Coleman
Mangual strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Locker
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Locker
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Locker
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Locker
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Locker
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Coleman
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Coleman
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubiak for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Coleman
Duncan hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Locker
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Locker
Freehan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Locker
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Coleman
Bill Voss pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Voss hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campaneris for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Coleman
Mangual hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hamilton
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Hamilton
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Hamilton
Coleman bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to third. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Hamilton
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Coleman
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubiak vs. Coleman
Kubiak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Epstein scores. Hendrick moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Coleman
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hamilton
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hamilton
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hamilton
Freehan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Hamilton
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Hamilton
Stanley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Hamilton
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Coleman
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Dave Hamilton.
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Campaneris hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Coleman
Mangual hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Waslewski
Gary Waslewski now pitching.
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Waslewski
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Waslewski
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Waslewski
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waslewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a popup towards first. Kaline settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Coleman
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi moves to third. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kubiak vs. Coleman
Kubiak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Kubiak reaches second base with a double. Rudi scores. Epstein scores. Hendrick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Coleman
Duncan strikes out. Freehan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Duncan out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullen vs. Coleman
Tim Cullen pinch hits for Gary Waslewski.
Cullen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Cullen reaches second base with a double. Kubiak scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Seelbach
Chuck Seelbach now pitching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1972 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Taylor T, 2b 5 1 2 2
Mangual A, rf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 1 0 0
Rudi J, lf 3 1 0 0 Kaline A, 1b 3 1 2 0
Epstein M, 1b 4 2 2 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 2 4
Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Horton W, rf 4 1 1 0
Hendrick G, cf 4 1 1 0 Stanley M, cf 3 1 1 0
Green D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Brown I, lf 4 0 0 0
Mincher D, ph 1 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 1 2 1
Kubiak T, 2b 3 1 2 4 Coleman J, p 2 0 0 0
Duncan D, c 4 0 0 0 Seelbach C, p 0 0 0 0
Holtzman K, p 0 0 0 0
Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0
Marquez G, ph 1 0 1 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0
Voss B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hamilton D, p 0 0 0 0
Hegan M, ph 1 0 0 0
Waslewski G, p 0 0 0 0
Cullen T, ph 1 0 1 1
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35 5 7 5 34 7 10 7
Oakland 000 000 104 -- 5
Detroit 070 000 00x -- 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L) 1.1 4 5 5 2 1
Horlen J 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Locker B 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Hamilton D 2.0 3 0 0 1 3
Waslewski G 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (W) 8.2 7 5 4 2 7
Seelbach C (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Bando S, Taylor T
LOB -- Oakland 5, Detroit 7
2B -- Freehan B, Kubiak T, Cullen T
HR -- Freehan B
SH -- Coleman J
T -- 2:28
A -- 26618
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