Mickey Lolich, who had been wondering if he ever would pitch a shutout this season, achieved it in his eighth victory for the Tigers, defeating the Indians, 5-0. Five times previously, the ace lefthander had missed a shutout by one run.

Mickey Stanley, a substitute for a substitute, sent Lolich on his way to victory with a two-run triple in the sixth inning. Willie Horton pulled a muscle in his left thigh in the first inning and Gates Brown, his replacement, suffered a pulled groin muscle in the fourth before Stanley entered the game. The Bat Day crowd of 52,150 also saw Norm Cash clout a homer for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    2  1  x  -   5 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      McAuliffe 2b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .231
Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .164      Kaline rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .265
A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Northrup cf,lf        4   1   2   0     0   1   .229
Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Horton lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Foster rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286        G. Brown lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .260        Stanley pr,cf       2   0   1   2     0   0   .350
Moses 1b              4   0   2   0     0   2   .364      Cash 1b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .304
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Haller c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Tidrow p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .250
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .040
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   8   0     0   7             Totals               32   5  10   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 52,150
Left on Base: Indians 8, Tigers 6
DP: Indians 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Duffy
Doubles: Unser (7), Fosse (5), Bell (6), McAuliffe (4)
Triples: Stanley (1)
Home Runs: Cash (8)
Stolen Bases: G. Brown (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Tidrow (2), Brinkman (1)
GIDP: Horton (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(4-3)           5     5   2   2   2   3   0  22   2.91
Riddleberger            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.79
Lamb                    1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.29
Hennigan                1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   9.00
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   3   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(8-1)           9     8   0   0   0   7   0  35   1.70
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   7   0  35

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


INDIANS 1ST: Unser doubled to left; Leon grounded out (shortstop
to first); A. Johnson struck out; Fosse popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: G. BROWN REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); Foster
grounded out (third to first); Bell singled to center; Moses
struck out; Duffy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash struck out; Haller grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rodriguez walked; Brinkman reached on an error by
Duffy [Rodriguez to second]; Lolich grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Tidrow grounded out (third to first); Unser
grounded out (second to first); Leon lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe struck out; Kaline flied out to center;
Northrup struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
doubled to left; Foster was called out on strikes; Bell popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown singled to left; G. Brown stole second;
STANLEY RAN FOR G. BROWN; Cash flied out to right; Haller
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Moses singled to left; Duffy
flied out to right; Tidrow out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Moses to second]; Unser popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Lolich grounded out
(pitcher to first); McAuliffe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Johnson
struck out; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline singled to left; Northrup singled to right
[Kaline to second]; Stanley tripled to right [Kaline scored,
Northrup scored]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Cash
grounded out (pitcher to first); Haller lined into a double play
(third unassisted) [Stanley out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Foster singled to right; Bell flied out to center;
Moses singled to left [Foster to second]; Duffy forced Moses
(shortstop to second) [Foster to third]; CAMILLI BATTED FOR
RIDDLEBERGER; Camilli forced Duffy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: LAMB REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled
to left; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Rodriguez to second]; Lolich grounded out (second to first)
[Rodriguez to third]; McAuliffe doubled to right [Rodriguez
scored]; Kaline singled to left [McAuliffe scored]; Northrup
popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon was
called out on strikes; A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Stanley flied out
to left; Cash homered; Haller singled to right; Rodriguez
grounded out (first unassisted) [Haller to second]; Brinkman
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse singled to left; Foster flied out to left;
Bell doubled to left [Fosse to third]; Moses struck out; Duffy
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 5.

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