Tom Haller made sure his third extra-base blow was not wasted by hitting a homer with a man on base in the ninth inning to give the Tigers a 4-2 victory in a split of a doubleheader with the White Sox, who won the first game, 5-4, with a run in the ninth on a single by Rick Reichardt. Pat Kelly and Rich Morales singled and Dick Allen walked to load the bases before Reichardt hit his single to decide the opener.

Mickey Stanley drove in three runs for the Tigers, two of them with a homer, and then homered again to produce the Tigers' first two runs in the nightcap. Haller, who hit a wasted double and triple earlier in the game, whacked his winning homer after a safe bunt by Aurelio Rodriguez to enable Mickey Lolich to gain his 14th victory of the season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
White Sox    1  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  1  -   5 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Kelly rf              4   1   2   0     0   2   .286
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Williams lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .257
Kaline rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .266        Morales ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Freehan c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .277      D. Allen 1b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .284
Jata lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Reichardt cf          5   1   2   1     0   1   .264
I. Brown 1b           4   1   3   1     0   1   .289      Andrews 2b            2   2   1   1     2   0   .264
Stanley cf            4   1   1   3     0   0   .229      Spiezio 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .152
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Herrmann c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Scherman p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Egan ph,c           2   0   1   0     0   1   .227
  Zachary p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lemonds pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Alvarado ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .264
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Johnstone ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .157
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .086        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Wood p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .117
                                                            May ph,lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .298

Totals               35   4   8   4     2   4             Totals               33   5  11   3     6   4

Time of Game: 2:57
Left on Base: Tigers 7, White Sox 11
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Scherman, Andrews
Doubles: Reichardt (8), Egan (2)
Home Runs: Stanley (7), Andrews (5)
Stolen Bases: D. Allen (9)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (4)
GIDP: Spiezio (1)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (4,by Wood), Kelly (2,by Scherman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scherman                5.1   6   4   3   2   3   1  24   2.82
Zachary                 2.1   2   0   0   3   1   0  11   1.69
Perranoski              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.41
Niekro L(2-2)           0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   4.06
Timmermann              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.51
Totals                  8    11   5   4   6   4   1  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    8     7   4   4   1   4   1  33   2.33
Romo W(2-0)             1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.48
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Scherman (3), Wood (6)
Wild Pitches: Zachary (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor flied to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline singled to center; Freehan forced
Kaline (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Williams singled
to center; D. Allen walked [Williams to second]; D. Allen was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Scherman [Williams
scored (unearned), D. Allen to third]; Reichardt was called out
on strikes; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Jata popped to shortstop; I. Brown singled to
center; Stanley homered [I. Brown scored]; Brinkman popped to
second; Scherman popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann singled to right; Alvarado forced Herrmann (third to
second); Wood flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
White Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
flied to center; Kaline walked; Freehan flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly struck out; Williams singled to left; D.
Allen flied to center; Reichardt forced Williams (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Jata grounded out (third to first); I. Brown singled
to right; Stanley popped to second; Brinkman grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews homered; Spiezio grounded out (shortstop
to first); Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Alvarado
flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Scherman flied to right; Taylor grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Wood grounded out (second to first); Kelly was
hit by a pitch; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Williams lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline popped to first; Freehan was hit by a pitch;
Jata singled to center [Freehan to second]; I. Brown singled to
center [Freehan scored, Jata to third]; Stanley forced I. Brown
(third to second) [Jata scored, Stanley to second (error by
Andrews)]; Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen flied to right; Reichardt doubled to
left; Andrews walked; Spiezio singled to center [Reichardt
scored, Andrews to third]; EGAN BATTED FOR HERRMANN; ZACHARY
REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Zachary threw a wild pitch
[Andrews scored, Spiezio to second]; Egan struck out; Alvarado
was walked intentionally; Wood grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: EGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Zachary was called
out on strikes; Taylor struck out; Rodriguez flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kelly singled to center; Williams forced Kelly
(third to second); D. Allen forced Williams (shortstop to
second); D. Allen stole second; Reichardt lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline struck out; Freehan singled to center; Jata
forced Freehan (shortstop to second); I. Brown struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Andrews walked; Spiezio grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Andrews out at second];
Egan doubled to center; LEMONDS RAN FOR EGAN; JOHNSTONE BATTED
FOR ALVARADO; Johnstone was walked intentionally; MAY BATTED FOR
WOOD; PERRANOSKI REPLACED ZACHARY (PITCHING); May popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED LEMONDS (PLAYING C ); MAY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROMO REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING);
MORALES REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); Stanley popped to
second; Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); G. BROWN
BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; G. Brown walked; Taylor singled to center
[G. Brown to third]; Rodriguez flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: NIEKRO REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Kelly
singled to right; Morales singled to left [Kelly to third]; D.
Allen was walked intentionally [Morales to second]; TIMMERMANN
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Reichardt singled to center [Kelly
scored, Morales to third, D. Allen to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 5.