Friday August 20. Bill Freehan doubled home two runs in the first and hit a sacrifice fly in the tid to take the team rbi lead oe from the slumping Norm Cash (1 homer in August) Dave May (13) hit a solo homer in the 6th t bring the Brewers within one but it could have bee more had not Jose Cardenal been thrown out by Freehan trying to steal. Al Kaline hit a two run homer (17) in the 8th and Tommy Harper had a solo shot in 9th (13). Bill Parsons was saddled with the loss (15-28 4.38) Joe Niekro (6-4, 3.86) got the win. Tom Timmermann, the save (7). Tiges 6 Brewers 3
Saturday August 21. A capacity crowd filled Tiger Stadium to see if Mickey Lolich could continue his sccoreless streak. And the Fat Man obliged, throwing his fourth straight shutout and extending his scoreless inning streak to 38. "I'll enjoy it while it lasts. I am not that good": said the ever humble donut shop propreitor from Sterling Heights, "But I am lucky. They just seem to be hitting it where my fielders are playing." "When they can hit it at all," quipped Norm Cash from his nearby locker. Lolich again only walked one while striking out10 for his major league leading 284th strikeout. The Tigers only runs came in the 4th when Kaline led off with a single and Cash walked. Gates Brown hit a tailor made double play ball to Brewer shortstop Bob Heise who kicked it to load the bases. Singles by Aurelio Rodriguez and Eddie Brinkman and a sacrifice fly by Lolich was all the offense the Tigers had. But the fans didnt come to see offense on this day, they came to see zeroes put up on the board. Skip Lockwood (7-12, 2.60) took the loss. Lolich continues to cruise (26-7, 1.91) Tigers 3 Brewers 0
Sunday August 22. The Brewers werent having any more of shutout baseball as Johnny Briggs doubled home Ron Theobold in the first. But Dick McAuliffe tied the game with a leadoff homer (16), then Freehan doubled home three more. The Brewers got two back in the second. However Jim Northrup hit a three run homer (20) in the fourth and McAuliffe added a two run shot in the 6th (17). Marty Pattin (11-14, 3.70 took the loss. The win went to Joe Coleman (18-4, 2.86). Tigers 9 Brewers 4
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