Detroit, MI- Woodie Fryman had a no-hitter through six innings, but it all came apart in the seventh inning as the Oakland A's scored three runs on their way to a 4-2 win over the Tigers at Tiger Stadium.
Joe Rudi led off the seventh with a double, spoiling the no-hitter. Sal Bando followed with a two-run homer. One out later, Dave Duncan added a solo home run to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 Oakland lead.
Norm Cash (22) hit a solo homer in the sixth to stake Fryman (1-2) to a 1-0 lead.
Mike Epstein hit a solo home run in the ninth off reliever Chuck Seelbach for a 4-1 A's advantage. The Tigers scored a run in the ninth and had the winning run at the plate with one out, but fireman Rollie Fingers retired Gates Brown and Bill Freehan to preserve the victory for Jim Hunter.
Fryman went seven innings in the loss, giving up three runs and five hits. Hunter pitched eight solid innings for Oakland, the leaders in the AL West. The Tigers (70-47) lead the AL East by 7.5 games over Boston, who was idle.
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OAK 000 000 301 4-6-1
DET 000 001 001 2-9-2
WP: Hunter
SV: Fingers
LP: Fryman (1-2)
HR: Cash (DET; 22); Bando (OAK); Duncan (OAK); Epstein (OAK)
Tigers overall: 70-47
Home: 35-26
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 4-6
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