Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
June 6, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 1 1 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf,1b 4 2 1 1
Cash 1b 3 1 1 2
  Stanley pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Horton lf 4 0 1 1
Northrup cf,rf 4 0 2 0
Freehan c 4 2 2 2
Maddox 3b 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Hiller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 1 0 0
Alou lf 5 1 1 2
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 2 0
Mincher 1b 4 1 1 0
Fernandez c 3 1 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 1 1
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  La Russa 2b 1 0 0 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
  Lachemann p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
Detroit 000 210 0216102
Oakland 020 000 020460
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-5) 7.1 4 4 2 2 4
  Hiller  SV (2) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
3
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (5-6) 7.2 8 5 5 1 7
  Segui   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lachemann   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
8

  E–McAuliffe (7), Maddox (2).  2B–Oakland Jackson (8,off Niekro); Bando (6,off Niekro).  HR–Detroit Cash (6,4th inning off Dobson 1 on, 1 out); Freehan 2 (10,5th inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Lachemann 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Alou (5,8th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Niekro (6,off Dobson); Dobson (2,off Niekro).  HBP–Fernandez (1,by Hiller).  CS–Northrup (2,2nd base by Dobson/Fernandez); Monday (2,2nd base by Niekro/Freehan).  WP–Niekro (1).  HBP–Hiller (1,Fernandez).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:47.  A–48,758.
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