The Indians were held to only two hits, but one of them was a homer by Graig Nettles with a man on base in the first inning to defeat the Tigers, 2-1. Alex Johnson was safe on an error by Aurelio Rodriguez before Nettles connected off Tom Timmerman for his first round-tripper of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       20, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  2  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  4


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      McAuliffe 2b          1   1   0   0     1   0   .226
Leon ss,2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Taylor ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .258
A. Johnson lf         4   1   0   0     0   0   .255      Northrup cf,1b        4   0   2   0     1   0   .215
  Lowenstein lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      G. Brown lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .308
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .223        Stanley cf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .342
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Cash 1b               1   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Bell rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .250        Kaline ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Horton rf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     1   0   .204      Rodriguez 3b,ss       4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Colbert p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Riddleberger p      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Strampe p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Timmermann p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .071
                                                            Jata ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Haller ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            I. Brown ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               30   2   2   2     4   6             Totals               34   1   7   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 17,375
Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 12
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 1
Errors: McAuliffe, Rodriguez, Brinkman, Timmermann
Doubles: Unser (6), G. Brown (2), Kaline (2)
Home Runs: Nettles (1)
Caught Stealing: Bell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Colbert (1)
GIDP: Bell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Leon (1,by Scherman), McAuliffe (1,by Colbert), Cash (2,by Colbert)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colbert                 4.2   3   1   1   3   4   0  22   0.79
Riddleberger W(1-0)     1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.12
Farmer                  1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.50
Mingori SV(5)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   7.20
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   7   0  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann L(2-4)       6     2   2   0   1   2   1  24   1.99
Scherman                2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   2.45
Strampe                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4  13.50
Totals                  9     2   2   0   4   6   1  36

Passed Balls: Fosse (4)
Hit by Pitch: Colbert 2 (2), Scherman (1)
Wild Pitches: Colbert 2 (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Unser flied out to right; Leon popped to first in
foul territory; A. Johnson reached on an error by Rodriguez;
Nettles homered (unearned) [A. Johnson scored (unearned)];
Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Northrup flied out to left; G.
Brown doubled to right [McAuliffe scored]; Colbert threw a wild
pitch [G. Brown to third]; Freehan struck out; Cash struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse reached on an error by Timmermann; Bell
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fosse out at
second]; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
lined to shortstop; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Colbert struck out; Unser doubled to center; Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Unser to third]; A. Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Timmermann popped to shortstop; McAuliffe was hit by
a pitch; Northrup singled to right [McAuliffe to second]; G.
Brown forced Northrup (first to shortstop) [McAuliffe to third];
Freehan forced G. Brown (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles lined to second; Chambliss reached on an
error by McAuliffe; Fosse flied out to right; Bell struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash was hit by a pitch; Horton forced Cash
(shortstop to second); Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer walked; Colbert out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Brohamer to second]; Unser popped to third
in foul territory; Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Timmermann walked; McAuliffe flied out to right;
Northrup singled to center [Timmermann to second]; Colbert threw
a wild pitch [Timmermann to third, Northrup to second]; G. Brown
popped to shortstop; Freehan walked; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED
COLBERT (PITCHING); KALINE BATTED FOR CASH; Kaline flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: KALINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); STANLEY REPLACED G. BROWN
(PLAYING CF); HORTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); A. Johnson
reached on an error by Brinkman; Nettles forced A. Johnson
(first to shortstop); Chambliss grounded out (second to first)
[Nettles to second]; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton singled to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Horton to second]; Brinkman grounded out
(third to first); JATA BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Jata grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED JATA (PITCHING); Bell walked;
Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brohamer
struck out; Riddleberger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Taylor was called out
on strikes; Northrup walked; FARMER REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER
(PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first) [Northrup to
second]; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Unser grounded
out (first unassisted); Leon was hit by a pitch; A. Johnson
popped to first; Nettles walked [Leon to second]; Chambliss
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LEON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); DUFFY REPLACED
BROHAMER (PLAYING SS); Kaline doubled to center; Horton grounded
out (third to first); Rodriguez singled to left [Kaline stayed
at second]; JONES BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Fosse allowed a passed
ball [Kaline to third, Rodriguez to second]; Jones was called
out on strikes; HALLER BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; MINGORI REPLACED
FARMER (PITCHING); I. BROWN BATTED FOR HALLER; I. Brown struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: I. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RODRIGUEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); STRAMPE REPLACED JONES
(PITCHING); Fosse struck out; Bell flied out to center; Duffy
walked; Mingori flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Taylor
grounded out (second to first); Northrup grounded out (second to
first); Stanley singled to left; Freehan popped to catcher; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.