The Oakland Jacks’ Rod Carew did everything he could, but it wasn’t enough, as the Jacks fell to the Detroit Rockets 7-5. Carew had RBI singles in the 1st and 3rd innings, a double in the 5th, and a solo homerun in the 7th. He accounted for half of the 8 hits Rockets starter David Cone allowed. His homer in the 7th tied the game at 5. Oakland starter Whitey Ford couldn’t hold the Rockets, as Bobby Grich drove in Bobby Veach, who had his 2nd triple of the game that inning. Down by 2 and facing Rockets closer Tom Henke in the 9th with one out and one on, Carew hit another single to put Mickey Cochrane in scoring position. Joe DiMaggio drew a walk to load the bases, but Robin Yount popped the next pitch up, and Reggie Jackson flew out to center to end the game. Detroit improved to 7-7, while Oakland dropped to 6-8.