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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 10, 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 October 10, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 10, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 10, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| 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 | 41,156 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Art Frantz |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ike Brown | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 10, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Coleman
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Coleman
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Coleman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Coleman
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein strikes 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. Jackson 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 the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Holtzman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Holtzman
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball 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 into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Coleman
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Coleman
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holtzman vs. Coleman
Holtzman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Holtzman
Horton strikes out. Tenace drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Horton out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Holtzman
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Holtzman
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Coleman
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Coleman
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Coleman
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Holtzman
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Holtzman
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Green fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Coleman
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Coleman
Don Mincher pinch hits for Dick Green.
Mincher strikes out. There goes Tenace. The throw from Freehan to McAuliffe, and Tenace is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Holtzman
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Holtzman
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Holtzman
Freehan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Holtzman
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Holtzman
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Holtzman
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Freehan scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Holtzman
McAuliffe 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
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Coleman
Angel Mangual pinch hits for Ken Holtzman.
Mangual strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Coleman
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Coleman
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Fingers
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fingers
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Coleman
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bando for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fingers
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Fingers
Freehan bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Fingers
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Fingers
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Blue
Vida Blue now pitching. Norm Cash pinch hits for Ike Brown.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Coleman
Norm Cash now playing first base. Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Coleman
Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Ted Kubiak.
Marquez hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Coleman
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Vida Blue.
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Coleman
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Alou reaches second base with a double. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Coleman
Dave Duncan pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Locker
Tim Cullen now playing shortstop. Bob Locker now pitching. Dave Duncan now catching. Gene Tenace now playing second base.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tenace scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Locker
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Locker
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Coleman
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Coleman
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Coleman
Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Locker
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Locker
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Locker
Freehan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Locker
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Coleman
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Coleman
George Hendrick pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Coleman
Alou strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/10/1972 -- Oakland at Detroit
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Alou M, rf 5 0 3 0 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Duncan D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 2 0
Rudi J, lf 4 0 3 0 Freehan B, c 3 2 2 1
Jackson R, cf 4 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 2 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, lf 1 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 1 0
Tenace G, c-2b 2 0 0 0 Brown I, 1b 2 0 1 2
Green D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Cash N, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Mincher D, ph 1 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 3 0 1 0
Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 2 0 1 0
Marquez G, ph 1 0 0 0
Cullen T, ss 1 0 0 0
Holtzman K, p 1 0 0 0
Mangual A, ph 1 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0
Blue V, p 0 0 0 0
Hegan M, ph 1 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0
Hendrick G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 0 7 0 28 3 8 3
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 000 200 01x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L) 4.0 4 2 2 2 2
Fingers R 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
Blue V 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Locker B 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 3 14
E -- McAuliffe D
DP -- Oakland 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Detroit 5
2B -- Alou M 2, Freehan B
HR -- Freehan B
SB -- Maxvill D, Alou M
CS -- Tenace G
SH -- Freehan B
T -- 2:27
A -- 41156
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