| The Tigers scored three runs off Rich Hand in the first inning and defeated the Rangers, 4-1. Hand, making his first start since being recalled from the minors, gave up a single by Aurelio Rodriguez and two walks to load the bases with two out in the opening frame. Willie Horton singled, driving in two runs, and Dick McAuliffe also singled to drive in the third marker. Hal King homered for the Rangers' tally. [The Sporting News] |
Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 0 Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 7 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Northrup cf,rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .152 G. Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333 King c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .156 Kaline ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Howard lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Freehan c 3 1 0 0 1 2 .346 Ford rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .364 Cash 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .319 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Horton rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 .213 Driscoll 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .381 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 McAuliffe 2b 2 1 2 1 2 0 .216 Harrah ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Brinkman ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Kubiak ss,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Timmermann p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Hand p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Scherman p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billings rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 29 1 4 1 3 3 Totals 31 4 7 4 5 7 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 11,710 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Tigers 8 DP: Rangers 0, Tigers 2 Doubles: Maddox (2) Triples: Brinkman (1) Home Runs: King (1) GIDP: Howard (6), Driscoll (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hand L(0-1) 5 4 3 3 2 5 0 21 5.40 Panther 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 12.96 Lindblad 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 0.71 Totals 8 7 4 4 5 7 0 36 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Timmermann W(2-2) 6.2 3 1 1 3 1 1 24 1.76 Scherman SV(3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 3 1 32 Wild Pitches: Hand (1), Timmermann (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom RANGERS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson popped to first; Mincher lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Northrup struck out; Rodriguez singled to center; Hand threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to second]; G. Brown flied out to center; Freehan walked; Cash walked [Rodriguez to third, Freehan to second]; Horton singled to right [Rodriguez scored, Freehan scored, Cash to second]; McAuliffe singled to left [Cash scored, Horton to third]; Brinkman forced McAuliffe (second unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 2ND: King flied out to left; Howard flied out to left; Ford singled to center; Driscoll grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 2ND: Timmermann grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 3RD: Kubiak flied out to center; Hand singled to center; Maddox flied out to right; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown struck out; Freehan struck out; Cash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Mincher walked; King flied out to left; Howard grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mincher out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe singled to right; Brinkman forced McAuliffe (shortstop to second); Timmermann flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Ford walked; Driscoll grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ford out at second]; Kubiak grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 6TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR HAND; STANLEY REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox popped to second; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: PANTHER REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Freehan grounded out (third to first); Cash walked; Stanley flied out to right; McAuliffe walked [Cash to second]; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Mincher grounded out (second to first); King homered; Howard walked; Ford popped to first in foul territory; GRIEVE BATTED FOR DRISCOLL; Timmermann threw a wild pitch [Howard to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Grieve struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: HARRAH REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING SS); KUBIAK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Scherman singled to center; LINDBLAD REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); BILLINGS REPLACED PANTHER (PLAYING RF); Northrup popped to catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez flied out to right; KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Kaline singled to left [Scherman to second]; Freehan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. RANGERS 8TH: KALINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings flied out to left; Maddox doubled; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Cash flied out to center; Stanley flied out to right; McAuliffe walked; Brinkman tripled to right [McAuliffe scored]; Scherman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4. RANGERS 9TH: Mincher grounded out (shortstop to first); King struck out; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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