Two homers by Norm Cash and one by Jim Northrup accounted for five runs and enabled the Tigers to defeat the Rangers, 8-3. After the Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the first two innings, Cash and Northrup each homered with a man on base in the third to break the game wide open. Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 3Game Played on Monday, July 10, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 10 0 Tigers 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 x - 8 11 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 McAuliffe 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .227 Shellenback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Kaline rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Horton pr,lf 3 2 2 0 0 0 .243 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Northrup lf,rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .260 Harrah ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .269 Freehan c 2 1 1 1 1 0 .279 Mincher 1b 2 1 1 2 3 0 .208 Cash 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .256 Maddox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Stanley cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Billings lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .290 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .232 King c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .172 Brinkman ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 .192 Ford rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Coleman p 4 0 1 0 0 3 .116 Lovitto cf 5 0 4 0 0 0 .212 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Stanhouse p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Jones ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .164 Totals 36 3 10 3 5 5 Totals 31 8 11 8 4 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 23,287 Left on Base: Rangers 13, Tigers 5 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 0 Doubles: Lovitto 2 (6), Harrah (13), Kaline (6), Brinkman (7) Home Runs: Mincher (6), King (4), Northrup (4), Cash 2 (16) Stolen Bases: Nelson (23) Sacrifice Hits: Randle (2), Northrup (1) Sacrifice Flies: Freehan (1) GIDP: Cash (3) Hit by Pitch: King (3,by Coleman) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanhouse L(0-1) 5 7 7 7 3 3 2 23 5.16 Shellenback 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.54 Panther 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 4.75 Totals 8 11 8 8 4 5 3 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman W(11-7) 8 10 3 3 5 5 2 40 2.23 Hiller SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.50 Totals 9 10 3 3 5 5 2 43 Hit by Pitch: Coleman (8) Wild Pitches: Coleman (7) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Nestor Chylak RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (catcher to first); Mincher walked; Billings singled to center [Mincher to second]; King grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Kaline doubled to center [McAuliffe scored]; HORTON RAN FOR KALINE; Northrup out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Horton to third]; Freehan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Horton scored]; Cash flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 2. RANGERS 2ND: HORTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Ford was called out on strikes; Lovitto doubled; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Lovitto to third]; Randle flied out to right; Stanhouse flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez walked; Brinkman doubled to left [Rodriguez scored]; Coleman struck out; McAuliffe singled to right [Brinkman out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 3RD: Nelson singled to left; Nelson stole second; Harrah struck out; Mincher walked; Billings forced Mincher (shortstop to second) [Nelson to third]; King walked [Billings to second]; Ford made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: Horton singled to left; Northrup homered [Horton scored]; Freehan walked; Cash homered [Freehan scored]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto singled to right; Randle popped to first in foul territory; Stanhouse grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Lovitto to second]; Nelson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. TIGERS 4TH: Coleman was called out on strikes; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Horton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); Billings walked; King was hit by a pitch [Billings to second]; Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. TIGERS 5TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Freehan singled to left; Cash grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. RANGERS 6TH: Lovitto doubled to center; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Lovitto to third]; JONES BATTED FOR STANHOUSE; Jones struck out; Nelson made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. TIGERS 6TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SHELLENBACK REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Stanley made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez flied out to right; Brinkman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. RANGERS 7TH: Harrah doubled; Mincher homered [Harrah scored]; Billings flied out to center; King homered; Ford grounded out (third to first); Lovitto singled to second; Randle was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 7. TIGERS 7TH: Coleman struck out; McAuliffe singled to center; Horton singled to center [McAuliffe to second]; Northrup made an out to first; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 7. RANGERS 8TH: Jones flied out to center; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; Biittner grounded out (second to first); Harrah popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 7. TIGERS 8TH: PANTHER REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Cash homered; Stanley lined to third; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman walked; Coleman singled to left [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 8. RANGERS 9TH: Mincher walked; MADDOX RAN FOR MINCHER; Billings singled to right [Maddox to second]; HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); King flied out to right; Ford flied out to center; Lovitto flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 8. |
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