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August 11, 1965

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Top 9	R	H	E
Athletics	2	6	1
Tigers	6	9	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Athletics	2	6	1
Tigers	6	9	0

Billy Bryan Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.248
OBP	.333	.317
At Bats	3	206
Hits	1	51
• Singles	0	33
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	1	10
Walks	0	20
RBI’s	1	34

Joe Sparma Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	5	0

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Tiger Stadium - August 11, 1965

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Out

Joe Sparma

Bill Freehan

Norm Cash

Ray Oyler

Don Wert

Dick McAuliffe

Gates Brown

Al Kaline

Willie Horton

Billy Bryan

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Athletics	2	6	1	5
Detroit Tigers	6	9	0	10
Winning Pitcher	Joe Sparma
Losing Pitcher	Catfish Hunter
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Gates Brown
Attendance
Time of Game	2 hours 25 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Ray Oyler now playing second base. Hershberger hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Ray Oyler pinch runs for Jerry Lumpe. Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Wes Stock now pitching. Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Harrelson hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Causey takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to second.

Top 8 Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Jim Dickson. Blanchard strikes out.

Bottom 7 Sparma strikes out.

Bottom 7 Freehan strikes out.

Bottom 7 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Bryan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 7 Charles strikes out.

Top 7 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Kaline strikes out.

Bottom 6 There goes Cash. The throw from Bryan and he is safe. Cash steals second.

Bottom 6 Cash takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Harrelson strikes out.

Top 6 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Tartabull strikes out.

Top 6 Campaneris hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Sparma hits a popup towards first. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Freehan strikes out.

Bottom 5 Jim Dickson now pitching. McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Santiago Rosario pinch hits for Jack Aker. Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Bryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Charles strikes out.

Top 5 Hershberger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Brown hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second.

Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert scores.

Bottom 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Wert moves to third.

Bottom 4 Jack Aker now pitching. Lumpe bunts in front of the plate. Bryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to second.

Bottom 4 Wert takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out.

Top 4 Tartabull hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Sparma strikes out.

Bottom 3 Freehan is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

Bottom 3 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Kaline moves to third. Horton moves to second.

Bottom 3 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. Kaline moves to second.

Bottom 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. Cash moves to second.

Bottom 3 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Hunter is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Reynolds hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Wert hits a popup in front of the plate. Bryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Sparma strikes out.

Bottom 2 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third.

Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Bryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Charles takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Hershberger hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Horton hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kaline is walked intentionally.

Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Cash reaches second base with a double. Lumpe moves to third.

Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Wert is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Causey hits a line drive towards third. Wert catches it and steps on third to double up Campaneris.

Top 1 Tartabull bunts towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to third.

Top 1 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.

Top 1 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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