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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 12, 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 12, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 12, 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 | October 12, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Woodie Fryman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 50,276 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: John Rice 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Red Flaherty |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Woodie Fryman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 12, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fryman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Fryman
Maxvill hits a fly ball into left field. Sims settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Fryman
Rudi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Odom
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Odom
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Odom
Sims takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Odom
The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. McAuliffe moves to third. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Freehan vs. Odom
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Odom
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Fryman
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Fryman
There goes Jackson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Fryman
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Epstein vs. Fryman
Epstein is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Fryman
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Fryman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Fryman
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Odom
George Hendrick now playing center field.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Odom
There's a wild pitch. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Odom
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Odom
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fryman vs. Odom
Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Fryman
Odom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fryman
Alou is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Fryman
The umpire calls a balk on Fryman Alou moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Fryman
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Fryman
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Odom
McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Odom
Kaline hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Odom
Sims strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Fryman
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Fryman
Bando bunts in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Fryman
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Fryman
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Tenace moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Fryman
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Odom
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Odom
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Odom
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Odom
Taylor 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, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Fryman
Odom hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Fryman
Alou bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Odom moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxvill vs. Fryman
Maxvill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. Fryman
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Odom
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Odom
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Odom
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Fryman
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Fryman
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Fryman
Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Fryman
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Blue
Vida Blue now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Blue
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sims for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blue
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fryman
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Fryman
Blue hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fryman
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Sims picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sims. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Fryman
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blue
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Blue
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Blue
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Fryman
Rudi 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Fryman
Hendrick 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Fryman
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Blue
Willie Horton pinch hits for Woodie Fryman.
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Blue
John Knox pinch runs for Willie Horton.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Blue
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Blue
Sims hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Hiller
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hiller
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blue
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blue
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Blue
Joe Niekro pinch runs for Norm Cash. Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Jim Northrup.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/12/1972 -- Oakland at Detroit
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Alou M, rf 2 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 4 0 0 0 Sims D, lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson R, cf 0 1 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 1
Hendrick G, cf 3 1 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0
Bando S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Niekro J, pr 0 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf 2 0 2 0
Tenace G, c 3 0 1 1 Stanley M, ph 1 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Odom J, p 2 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Blue V, p 1 0 0 0 Fryman W, p 2 0 0 0
Horton W, ph 1 0 1 0
Knox J, pr 0 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 4 1 32 1 5 1
Oakland 010 100 000 -- 2
Detroit 100 000 000 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom J (W) 5.0 2 1 0 2 3
Blue V (S) 4.0 3 0 0 0 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman W (L) 8.0 4 2 1 1 3
Hiller J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- McAuliffe D, Sims D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Detroit 6
2B -- Odom J
SB -- Jackson R 2, Epstein M
SH -- Bando S, Alou M
HBP -- by Fryman W (Epstein M), by Fryman W (Alou M)
WP -- Odom J
Balk -- Fryman W
PB -- Tenace G
T -- 2:48
A -- 50276
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