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Tigers 7 @ Athletics 8
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 15, 1971

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 15, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 15, 1971 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 7 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 8 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherDarold Knowles  
Losing PitcherTom Timmermann  
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Game Winning RBIDick Green 

Game Info

DateJuly 15, 1971 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherMickey Lolich  
Home Starting PitcherChuck Dobson  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance5,979 
Time of Game3 hours 2 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Rice
1B: Bill Kunkel
2B: Ron Luciano
3B: Red Flaherty

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Jim Northrup  Center Fielder 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Mickey Lolich  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Larry Brown  Shortstop 
Joe Rudi  Right Fielder 
Reggie Jackson  Center Fielder 
Tommy Davis  Left Fielder 
Sal Bando  Third Baseman 
Mike Epstein  First Baseman 
Dave Duncan  Catcher 
Dick Green  Second Baseman 
Chuck Dobson  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

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Tigers 7 @ Athletics 8
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 15, 1971

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         Game of 7/15/1971 -- Detroit at Oakland (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Rodriguez A, 3b       5  2  2  1   Brown L, ss           5  0  2  2   
Kaline A, rf          2  0  0  0   Rudi J, rf            3  0  1  2   
Northrup J, cf-lf     5  2  2  2   Fingers R, p          0  0  0  0   
Horton W, lf          3  1  2  2   Blefary C, ph         1  0  0  0   
Stanley M, cf         0  0  0  0   Knowles D, p          0  0  0  0   
Cash N, 1b            4  0  1  1   Jackson R, cf-rf      4  0  0  0   
Freehan B, c          4  0  1  0   Davis T, lf           4  0  1  0   
McAuliffe D, 2b       5  0  0  0   Monday R, cf          1  1  1  1   
Brinkman E, ss        2  1  2  0   Bando S, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Jones D, ph           1  0  0  0   Epstein M, 1b         4  1  2  0   
Gutierrez C, ss       1  0  0  0   Odom J, pr            0  1  0  0   
Lolich M, p           1  0  0  0   Duncan D, c           4  2  2  1   
Collins K, ph         1  1  1  0   Green D, 2b           4  1  1  1   
Timmermann T, p       1  0  0  0   Dobson C, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Locker B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Tenace G, ph          1  1  1  0   
                                   Roland J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Hendrick G, ph-cf-lf  2  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  7 11  6                        38  8 12  7

Detroit          002 010 130 --  7
Oakland          000 023 003 --  8
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lolich M              7.0  9  5  4  4  3
Timmermann T (L)      1.2  3  3  3  1  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dobson C              4.1  5  3  3  6  4
Locker B              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Roland J              1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Fingers R             2.0  5  4  3  1  1
Knowles D (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Brinkman E, Jackson R, Horton W, Davis T, Rodriguez A
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Oakland 10
2B -- Freehan B, Northrup J
HR -- Monday R
CS -- Freehan B, Bando S
SH -- Lolich M 2
SF -- Rudi J
T -- 3:02
A -- 5979

    

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