After a tremendous relief performance by Fred Scherman in the ninth inning, the Tigers pushed over the tie-breaking run in the 10th to gain a 5-4 victory over the Indians, who went down to their seventh straight defeat. After the Indians scored twice in the ninth and had the bases loaded with none out, Scherman retired Del Unser on a popup, Jerry Moses on strikes and Chris Chambliss on a liner.

In the 10th, Bill Freehan hit a pinch-single and advanced on a sacrifice. Tony Taylor was hit by a pitch and Mickey Stanley walked to load the bases. Ed Brinkman then hit a sacrifice fly to plate the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       31, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  0    1  -   5  9  1
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  -   4 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .220      McCraw cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   1     1   0   .235        Foster ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .192
G. Brown lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .298
  Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leon ph,2b          0   0   0   1     0   0   .169
Cash 1b               3   1   2   1     1   0   .291      A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  Freehan ph,c        1   1   1   0     0   0   .320        Unser lf,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Haller c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .234      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .214
  Jata ph,1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley cf            4   2   2   2     1   0   .274      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     1   0   .212
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   1     1   1   .254      Fosse c               5   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Timmermann p          0   0   0   0     1   0   .063      Bell rf,3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .267
  Kaline ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  Seelbach p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Camilli ph,ss       2   1   2   0     0   0   .273
  Scherman p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Wilcox p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .182
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lowenstein ph,lf    2   0   1   1     0   1   .182

Totals               35   5   9   5     6   4             Totals               40   4  11   4     4   5

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance:  7,176
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Indians 11
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 1
Errors: Northrup
Doubles: Chambliss (1), Brohamer (3), Camilli (1)
Home Runs: Cash (9), Stanley (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Timmermann (1), Jata (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Brinkman (2), Leon (2)
GIDP: Northrup (4), Chambliss (2)
Hit by Pitch: Taylor (1,by Mingori)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann              6     6   2   2   3   2   0  27   2.06
Seelbach                2     4   2   2   0   1   0   9   2.96
Scherman W(1-0)         2     1   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.12
Totals                 10    11   4   4   4   5   0  45

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  7.2   8   4   4   4   2   2  34   1.79
Farmer                  1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.26
Mingori L(0-2)          0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   7.15
Hennigan                0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.45
Totals                 10     9   5   5   6   4   2  45

Passed Balls: Haller (4)
Hit by Pitch: Mingori (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
popped to second; G. Brown singled to right; Cash walked [G.
Brown to second]; Haller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: McCraw popped to second; Brohamer singled to
center; A. Johnson forced Brohamer (third to second); Nettles
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: McAuliffe popped to third; Stanley singled to left;
Brinkman singled to left [Stanley to second]; Timmermann out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Stanley to third, Brinkman
to second]; Northrup was walked intentionally; Rodriguez walked
[Stanley scored, Brinkman to third, Northrup to second]; G.
Brown struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Fosse grounded out
(third to first); Bell walked; Duffy was called out on strikes;
Wilcox singled to right [Chambliss scored, Bell to third];
McCraw grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Cash flied out to right; Haller singled to right;
McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Haller to second];
Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer flied out to left; A. Johnson struck out;
Nettles walked; Chambliss singled to center [Nettles to third];
Fosse singled to left [Nettles scored, Chambliss to second];
Bell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman was called out on strikes; Timmermann
walked; Northrup grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Timmermann out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Duffy flied out to center; Wilcox grounded out
(second to first); McCraw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; G. Brown flied out to
right; Cash singled to pitcher; Haller flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer doubled to right; A. Johnson flied out to
center; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Brohamer to
third]; Chambliss walked; Fosse forced Chambliss (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: UNSER REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); McAuliffe
flied out to left; Stanley flied out to left; Brinkman flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Duffy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wilcox grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: KALINE BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Kaline grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Northrup popped to catcher in foul
territory; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: SEELBACH REPLACED KALINE (PITCHING); McCraw flied
out to center; Brohamer struck out; Unser grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown popped to second; Cash homered; Haller
singled to right; McAuliffe flied out to center; Stanley homered
[Haller scored]; FARMER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Brinkman
walked; Seelbach struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles singled to first; Chambliss grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at
second]; Fosse grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); G. Brown flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: COMER REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING LF); Bell singled
to right; CAMILLI BATTED FOR DUFFY; Camilli singled to right
[Bell to third]; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR FARMER; Lowenstein
singled to left [Bell scored, Camilli to second]; FOSTER BATTED
FOR MCCRAW; SCHERMAN REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING); Haller
allowed a passed ball [Camilli to third, Lowenstein to second];
Foster walked; LEON BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Leon reached on an
error by Northrup on a sacrifice fly [Camilli scored, Lowenstein
to third, Foster to second]; Unser popped to catcher; MOSES
BATTED FOR NETTLES; Moses struck out; Chambliss lined to second;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 4.

TIGERS 10TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MINGORI
REPLACED MOSES (PITCHING); BELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
CAMILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING LF); FREEHAN BATTED FOR CASH; Freehan singled to right;
JATA BATTED FOR HALLER; Jata out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Freehan to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Taylor
was hit by a pitch; HENNIGAN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
Stanley walked [Freehan to third, Taylor to second]; Brinkman
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Freehan scored, Taylor to third,
Stanley to second]; Scherman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 10TH: FREEHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); JATA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Fosse
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied out to right;
Camilli doubled to left; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 4.