Breaking up a scoreless game, Dick Sharon singled with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to give the Tigers a 1-0 victory over the Athletics. Mickey Stanley opened the stanza with a double and beat the throw to third when Bill Freehan grounded to Dal Maxvill. An intentional pass to Duke Sims then set the stage for Sharon's game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, May       25, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  7  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1 12  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         6   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Reese lf,1b           5   0   1   0     1   0   .086
Rudi lf               6   0   1   0     0   3   .225      Stanley cf            6   1   3   0     0   0   .240
Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     1   0   .243      G. Brown dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Jackson rf            6   0   0   0     0   1   .293        Gamble pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson dh            5   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Freehan ph,dh       2   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Fosse c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Sims c                5   0   1   0     1   1   .316
Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      N. Cash 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .173
  Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Sharon lf           2   0   1   1     0   1   .286
  Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      McAuliffe 2b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .255
  Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Northrup rf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .241
  Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Rodriguez 3b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .184
North cf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .281      Brinkman ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   0   7   0     3   6             Totals               47   1  12   1     3   4

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 24,011
Left on Base: A's 10, Tigers 13
DP: A's 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Campaneris, Bando, Sims, N. Cash
Doubles: North (5), Fosse (7), Brinkman (5), Stanley (6)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (10), Bando (2)
Caught Stealing: North (5), Brinkman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Tenace (3)
GIDP: Rodriguez (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  8     6   0   0   1   0   0  30   2.95
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.84
Fingers L(0-4)          3.2   6   1   1   2   3   0  19   1.59
Totals                 12    12   1   1   3   4   0  50

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                  11     5   0   0   1   4   0  39   1.82
Hiller W(2-2)           2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   2.45
Totals                 13     7   0   0   3   6   0  49

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied to center; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bando flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Reese lined to left; Stanley grounded out (shortstop
to first); G. Brown walked; Sims popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Fosse grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash flied to left; McAuliffe flied to center;
Northrup flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); North singled; North was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory;
Brinkman reached on an error by Bando [Brinkman to second];
Brinkman was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Reese
singled; Stanley flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied to center; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); Bando flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Sims
grounded out (first unassisted); N. Cash grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson
flied to left; Fosse reached on an error by N. Cash; Tenace
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Northrup
singled; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Northrup out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green popped to third; North doubled; Campaneris
grounded out (second to first) [North to third]; Rudi struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman flied to right; Reese flied to center;
Stanley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando lined to left; Jackson grounded out (second
to first); Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: G. Brown flied to left; Sims singled; N. Cash flied
to center; McAuliffe singled [Sims to second]; Northrup lined to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Fosse singled; Tenace out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Fosse to second]; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN;
Marquez flied to center; North walked; Campaneris struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez
popped to third; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reese flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); Jackson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley singled; G. Brown singled [Stanley to
third]; GAMBLE RAN FOR G. BROWN; KNOWLES REPLACED HUNTER
(PITCHING); Sims struck out; TAYLOR BATTED FOR N. CASH; FINGERS
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Taylor struck out; McAuliffe was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 10TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); REESE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SHARON REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING
LF); Johnson popped to third; Fosse popped to shortstop; Tenace
singled; Kubiak popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 10TH: Northrup popped to first in foul territory;
Rodriguez flied to left; Brinkman doubled; Reese was walked
intentionally; Stanley singled to left [Brinkman out at home
(left to catcher), Reese to second]; Tigers Manager Billy
Martin ejected by HP umpire Larry McCoy; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 11TH: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
popped to second; Rudi singled; Bando popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 11TH: FREEHAN BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Freehan singled; Sims
forced Freehan (first to shortstop) [Sims to second (error by
Campaneris)]; Sharon struck out; McAuliffe lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 12TH: HILLER REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Jackson struck
out; Johnson flied to right; Fosse doubled; Tenace was walked
intentionally; MANGUAL BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Mangual popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 12TH: MAXVILL REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); Northrup
singled; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Brinkman
flied to center; Reese grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 13TH: North lined to center; Campaneris singled;
Campaneris stole second [Campaneris to third (error by Sims)];
Rudi struck out; Bando was walked intentionally; Bando stole
second; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 13TH: Stanley doubled; Freehan reached on a fielder's
choice [Stanley to third]; Sims was walked intentionally
[Freehan to second]; Sharon singled [Stanley scored, Freehan to
third, Sims to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 1.