Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
July 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1971 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 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
  Kaline rf 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Northrup cf,1b 3 1 2 1
Horton rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
  Stanley cf 1 0 1 0
Freehan c 4 1 1 1
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Coleman p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Brown ss 4 0 1 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0
Epstein 1b 3 1 2 0
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Duncan c 2 0 0 1
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  La Russa 2b 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
Hunter p 2 0 1 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Detroit 100 100 000280
Oakland 010 000 000170
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (9-6) 9.0 7 1 1 3 10
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (11-9) 7.0 6 2 2 1 9
  Knowles   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2.  PB–Duncan (6).  2B–Oakland Monday (5,off Coleman).  HR–Detroit Northrup (10,1st inning off Hunter 0 on, 2 out); Freehan (12,4th inning off Hunter 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bando (3,off Coleman).  SF–Duncan (2,off Coleman).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:45.  A–15,039.
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