Detroit Tigers 0 – 4 Athletics
16 July 1971 · OAK01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Vida Blue | 1 in 193 games |
| 21 | final score 4–0 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Les Cain | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Athletics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tony Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Kaline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Willie Horton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ike Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mickey Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Brinkman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Les Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cesar Gutierrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cain | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Bill Denehy | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Rudi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sal Bando | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Epstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Hendrick | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dave Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dick Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vida Blue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |