The Tigers sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth inning and scored five runs to lead to an 8-1 victory over the Rangers. Joe Coleman, who pitched for the Tigers, gave up a run in the first on singles by Lenny Randle and Don Mincher, around a sacrifice, and then held the Rangers to one hit the rest of the way.

A single by Aurelio Rodriguez and double by Bill Freehan each drove in two runs for the Tigers in the fifth. Norm Cash homered with a man on base in the seventh. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  5  0    2  0  1  -   8 12  1
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          3   2   0   0     2   1   .182      Randle 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   1   2     0   0   .257      Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .243
G. Brown lf           3   1   1   1     0   1   .385      Biittner rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Stanley cf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .500      Mincher 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .200
Freehan c             5   1   3   2     0   0   .407      Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Cash 1b               3   1   2   2     2   0   .375      King c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .133
Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .278
Northrup cf,lf        5   1   2   0     0   0   .167      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Brinkman ss           3   1   2   0     1   1   .321      Bosman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Coleman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Driscoll ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   8  12   8     5   4             Totals               29   1   3   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  4,283
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Rangers 6
DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 1
Errors: McAuliffe
Doubles: Freehan (4)
Home Runs: Cash (2)
Stolen Bases: Northrup (1)
Caught Stealing: Northrup (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Coleman 3 (5), Nelson (1), Bosman (3)
GIDP: Kaline (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kaline (1,by Pina)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(3-0)          9     3   1   1   3   5   0  34   1.93
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   5   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(1-2)           5     8   5   5   2   1   0  24   3.93
Shellenback             2     2   2   2   1   2   1   9   3.60
Lindblad                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Pina                    1     1   1   1   2   0   0   7   1.17
Totals                  9    12   8   8   5   4   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Pina (1)
Wild Pitches: Coleman (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
flied out to left; G. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Nelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Randle to second]; Biittner grounded out
(second to first) [Randle to third]; Mincher singled to right
[Randle scored]; Howard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to right; Cash singled to center
[Freehan to second]; Kaline grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Freehan to third, Cash out at second]; Northrup
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: King walked; Maddox singled to right [King to
second]; Harrah forced King (pitcher to third) [Maddox to
second]; Bosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Maddox to third, Harrah to second]; Randle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: On a bunt Brinkman singled to third; Coleman out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brinkman to second];
McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson struck out; Biittner flied out to left;
Mincher walked; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Freehan
flied out to right; Cash lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: King popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox
walked; Harrah grounded out (first unassisted) [Maddox to
second]; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; Bosman
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup
singled to center; Brinkman singled to left [Northrup to
second]; Coleman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Northrup to third, Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe walked;
Rodriguez singled to left [Northrup scored, Brinkman scored,
McAuliffe to second]; G. Brown singled to left [McAuliffe
scored, Rodriguez to second]; Freehan doubled to left [Rodriguez
scored, G. Brown scored]; Cash was walked intentionally; Kaline
forced Cash (third to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson
struck out; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Northrup
made an out to second; Brinkman walked; Coleman out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Brinkman to second];
McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mincher grounded out (first
unassisted); Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); King popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Rangers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Stanley
grounded out (second to first); Freehan singled to left; Cash
homered [Freehan scored]; Kaline struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (second to first); DRISCOLL BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK;
Driscoll grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED DRISCOLL (PITCHING); Northrup
singled to right; Brinkman struck out; Northrup stole second;
Coleman grounded out (first unassisted) [Northrup to third];
Northrup was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle reached on an error by McAuliffe; Nelson
struck out; Biittner made an out to shortstop; Mincher grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Rangers
1.

TIGERS 9TH: PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); McAuliffe walked;
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first) [McAuliffe to second];
Stanley singled to center [McAuliffe scored]; Freehan grounded
out (third to first) [Stanley to second]; Cash walked; Kaline
was hit by a pitch [Stanley to third, Cash to second]; Northrup
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Howard made an out to shortstop; King flied out to
center; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Rangers 1.
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