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Tuesday April 25, 1972
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The Rangers were handed their first defeat in Arlington Stadium after four straight victories, when they collected only four hits off Mickey Lolich and lost to the Tigers, 4-1. Tony Taylor had the biggest hit for the Bengals, driving in two runs with a triple in the second inning. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .222      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   0     0   1   .267      Nelson 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .265
Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Howard 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .207
Freehan c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .364      Billings c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .188
Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Grieve lf,rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Cash 1b               2   1   0   0     2   0   .333      Lovitto cf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .130
Stanley cf            4   0   3   1     0   0   .500        Burroughs lf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Maddox rf,cf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .267
Lolich p              3   0   0   0     1   2   .000      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
                                                          Paul p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Suarez ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     3   4             Totals               31   1   4   1     5   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 10,213
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Rangers 8
DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Nelson, Howard 2
Doubles: Freehan (3), Howard (3)
Triples: Taylor (1)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (3)
GIDP: Lolich (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(2-1)           9     4   1   1   5   6   0  36   2.84
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   6   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(0-1)             4.1   7   3   2   1   2   0  20   3.60
Panther                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  13.50
Gogolewski              2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8  13.50
Cox                     2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.50
Totals                  9    10   4   3   3   4   0  38

Wild Pitches: Lolich (2), Paul (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - John Rice


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
singled to left; Rodriguez was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Howard [Rodriguez to second]; Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); Freehan singled to left [Rodriguez scored
(unearned)]; Horton forced Freehan (third to second); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle popped to third in foul territory; Nelson
walked; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Nelson to second]; Howard
doubled to center [Nelson scored]; Billings grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grieve walked; Lovitto walked [Howard to
third, Grieve to second]; Maddox was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash walked; Stanley flied out to right; Paul threw
a wild pitch [Cash to second]; Brinkman singled to right [Cash
to third]; Lolich was called out on strikes; Taylor tripled
[Cash scored, Brinkman scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah struck out; Paul struck out; Randle grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline flied out to left; Freehan struck out; Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Howard
walked; Billings forced Howard (shortstop to second); Grieve
forced Billings (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: GRIEVE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BURROUGHS REPLACED LOVITTO
(PLAYING LF); Cash flied out to left; Stanley singled to center;
Brinkman reached on an error by Nelson [Stanley to second];
Lolich grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Brinkman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Maddox
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Taylor singled to center; Rodriguez singled to left
[Taylor out at third (left to third), Rodriguez to second (on
throw)]; PANTHER REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); Freehan flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR PANTHER; Kubiak grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randle made an out to second; Nelson made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Horton
grounded out (second to first); Cash grounded out (second to
first); Stanley singled to pitcher; Brinkman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Howard made an out to second; Billings singled to
left; Grieve flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Lolich walked; Taylor reached on a fielder's choice
[Lolich to second (error by Howard)]; Rodriguez struck out;
Kaline lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Lolich out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Maddox singled to left; Harrah popped to first in
foul territory; BIITTNER BATTED FOR GOGOLEWSKI; Biittner flied
out to left; Maddox stole second; Randle was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: COX REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Freehan doubled to
left; Horton flied out to center; Cash was walked intentionally;
Stanley singled to left [Freehan scored, Cash out at third (left
to third to shortstop), Stanley to second (on throw)]; Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson made an out to second; Howard grounded out
(third to first); Billings walked; Grieve was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Lolich was called out on strikes; Taylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Maddox
singled to center; Harrah flied out to right; SUAREZ BATTED FOR
COX; Suarez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 1.



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