KANSAS CITY (52-84) @ DETROIT (80-56)
STARTING PITCHERS
8 (6-14 4.38) 10YW (13-11 3.73)
After the first three batters the Athletics grabbed a two run lead off Joe Sparma. The lead stretched to theee before the Tigers could plate a run. The Bengals closed to within one but Phil Roof gave the bullpen some breathing room leading to a 5-2 win.
KCA 200 001 002 5 11 2
DET 000 001 010 2 6 0
2B KCA Campaneris 25 Hershberger 28 Webster 14 Roof 15
DET Freehan 16
3B KCA Donaldson 4
DET W. Horton 3
HR KCA Roof 13 (9th off Lasher)
RBI KCA Roof 2(41) Donaldson 17 Hershberger 40 Webster 39
DET Freehan 2(44)
SB Campaneris 42
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
C. Dobson 7 3 0 7 1 2 2 31 51
Sparma 7 7 0 0 3 3 3 25 59
WP C. Dobson 7-14 4.30 LP Sparma 13-12 3.75 SV Krausse 4
SCORING PLAYS
TOP 1 .. Campaneris singled. Donaldson tripled scoring a run. Hershberger sac fly scoring a run. KCA 2 DET 0
TOP 6 .. Hershberger doubled. Webster doubled scoring a run. KCA 3 DET 0
BOTTOM 6 .. W. Horton tripled. Freehan singled scoring a run. KCA 3 DET 1
BOTTOM 8 .. W. Horton walked. L. Green pinch ran. Don Wert pinch hit a single. Freehan doubled scoring a run. KCA 3 DET 1
TOP 9 .. D. Green singled. Roof homered scoring two runs. KCA 5 DET 2
NOTES: Chuck Dobson hit back on track although he did issue seven free passes. It would be easy to blame home plate umpire Bill Kinnamon and a tiny strike zone but normally wild Joe Sparma did not give away any free passes. Chuck has won 5 of his last 7. Lew Krausse got his 4th save and is flourishing in relief, pitching to a 2.05 ERA. Fred Lasher finally surrendered his first runs of the season.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 Double HR 2 RBI
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