Snapping the Indians' seven-game losing streak, Gaylord Perry posted his third shutout of the season and beat the Tigers, 1-0, in a duel with Joe Coleman. Perry gave up seven hits. The Indians collected only three off Coleman in his seven innings on the mound but scored in the second on a walk to Eddie Leon, sacrifice by Perry and single by Tommy McCraw. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      1, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  3  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .230      McCraw cf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .312
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .287
G. Brown lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .289        Unser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Haller c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Stanley cf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .210
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Bell rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Coleman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Leon ss               2   1   0   0     1   0   .165
  Kaline ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .152
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     0   3             Totals               24   1   3   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  5,712
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 3
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1
Stolen Bases: Fosse (3)
Caught Stealing: Northrup (4), Chambliss (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (2)
Hit by Pitch: McCraw (1,by Coleman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(7-4)          7     3   1   1   2   2   0  25   2.13
Perranoski              1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.91
Totals                  8     3   1   1   2   4   0  28

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(9-3)            9     7   0   0   0   3   0  32   1.75
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (5)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup singled to right; Northrup was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first to shortstop);
Rodriguez struck out; G. Brown singled to center; Cash grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: McCraw was hit by a pitch; McCraw was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Brohamer lined to center; A. Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Haller flied out to left; Stanley singled to right;
McAuliffe popped to catcher in foul territory; Brinkman popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to
center; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Coleman struck out; Northrup grounded out (second to
first); Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell grounded out (second to first); Leon walked;
Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Leon to
second]; McCraw singled to center [Leon scored]; Brohamer flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown flied out to left; Cash singled to center;
Haller hit into a double play (right to first) [Cash out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
singled; Fosse stole second; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first) [Fosse to third]; Nettles walked; Bell flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley singled to center; McAuliffe flied out to
center; Brinkman singled to center [Stanley to third]; Coleman
forced Brinkman (first to shortstop); Northrup flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon flied out to center; Perry grounded out (first
unassisted); McCraw flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; G. Brown flied out to
left; Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); A.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Haller grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Stanley
flied out to left; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss singled to right; Chambliss was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Nettles struck out; Bell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); KALINE
BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Kaline flied out to left; Northrup singled
to right; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED KALINE (PITCHING); Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry struck out; McCraw
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 9TH: UNSER REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); G. Brown
popped to second; Cash grounded out (second to first); Haller
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.