A victim of his own errors, Les Cain was the loser when the Indians defeated the Tigers, 2-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Gaylord Perry. Cain also allowed only five hits before being lifted in the seventh inning. In the first, the Tigers' lefty fielded a tap by Tommy McCraw and threw wildly to first, allowing the batter to reach third and be in position to score on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Leon. The Tigers picked up their run in the home half on a double by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Norm Cash.

However in the fifth, Cain, covering first, failed to hold the throw on McCraw's grounder to Cash. Chris Chambliss, running for McCraw, who had to leave the game with a strained leg muscle, took third on a single by Leon and scored the deciding run when Alex Johnson forced Leon. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Friday, May       19, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McCraw 1b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .342      G. Brown lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
  Chambliss pr,1b     1   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Leon 2b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .188      Cash 1b               3   0   1   1     0   1   .310
A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   1     1   0   .266      Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .270      Northrup cf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .200
Foster rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Kaline rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
  Unser cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .224      McAuliffe 2b,ss       3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Bell cf,rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .220        Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .204        Taylor 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Perry p               3   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Cain p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     5   4             Totals               29   1   5   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 25,124
Left on Base: Indians 8, Tigers 1
DP: Indians 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Cain 2
Doubles: Bell (5), Rodriguez (2)
Caught Stealing: Foster (1), Leon (2), Northrup (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Leon (1)
GIDP: Freehan (1), Kaline (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(7-2)            9     5   1   1   0   3   0  29   1.87
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   3   0  29

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain L(0-3)             6     5   2   0   4   2   0  28   2.95
Seelbach                3     0   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.46
Totals                  9     5   2   0   5   4   0  37

Wild Pitches: Seelbach (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick


INDIANS 1ST: McCraw reached on an error by Cain [McCraw to
third]; Leon hit a sacrifice fly to left [McCraw scored
(unearned)]; A. Johnson flied out to center; Fosse walked;
Foster struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
doubled to right; Cash singled to left [Rodriguez scored];
Freehan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cash out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell lined to shortstop; Nettles flied out to
center; Duffy lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Tigers 1.

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

INDIANS 3RD: Perry walked; McCraw singled [Perry to second];
Leon grounded out (first unassisted) [Perry to third, McCraw to
second]; A. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Fosse flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (first unassisted); Cain flied
to right in foul territory; G. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Foster was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Bell flied out to left; Nettles
walked; Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Cash was called out
on strikes; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); McCraw
reached on an error by Cain; CHAMBLISS RAN FOR MCCRAW; Leon
singled to right [Chambliss to third]; A. Johnson forced Leon
(third to second) [Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Fosse flied out
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: CHAMBLISS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Northrup
singled to right; Kaline singled to right [Northrup to third];
Northrup was caught stealing home (catcher to third to pitcher);
McAuliffe popped to third; Brinkman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Foster popped to third; Bell doubled to left;
Nettles struck out; Duffy singled [Bell to third]; Perry
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: UNSER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING CF); BELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cain flied out to right; G. Brown
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss walked; SEELBACH REPLACED CAIN
(PITCHING); Leon forced Chambliss (second to shortstop);
Seelbach threw a wild pitch [Leon to second]; Leon was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); A. Johnson walked; Fosse
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Cash made an out to second; Freehan grounded out
(third to first); Northrup flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Unser struck out; Bell grounded out (second to
first); Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe
flied out to center; HALLER BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Haller flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED HALLER (PLAYING 2B); MCAULIFFE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Duffy grounded out (pitcher to
first); Perry popped to second; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: JONES BATTED FOR SEELBACH; Jones flied out to right;
G. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.