Two unearned runs provided the Tigers' margin in a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. In the third inning, Dick McAuliffe singled, stopped at third on a double by Aurelio Rodriguez and scored on a grounder by Jim Northrup. When Lenny Randle fumbled the ball, Rodriguez also crossed the plate. Mickey Stanley was caught off third base in the fourth but got back safe on a wild throw by Hal King and scored on a two-out single by McAuliffe. [The Sporting News] |
Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July 12, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2 Tigers 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 3b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .262 McAuliffe 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .236 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Taylor ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .328 Mincher 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .224 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Billings lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Northrup rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .263 King c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .178 Horton lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .250 Biittner rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .301 Cash 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Lovitto cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Stanley cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .231 Kubiak 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .245 Haller c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .205 Randle pr,2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Cox p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Slayback p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .083 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Ford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 35 1 8 1 2 9 Totals 32 3 9 2 4 3 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 14,767 Left on Base: Rangers 9, Tigers 10 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 0 Errors: King, Randle Doubles: Lovitto (7), Biittner (9), Nelson (9), Rodriguez (12), Cash (4) Stolen Bases: Nelson (24) Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (5) GIDP: Cash (4) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cox L(2-1) 4 6 3 1 2 1 0 20 3.24 Panther 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.58 Gogolewski 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 5.14 Lindblad 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.61 Totals 8 9 3 1 4 3 0 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slayback W(2-3) 9 8 1 1 2 9 0 37 2.04 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 9 0 37 Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett RANGERS 1ST: Nelson was called out on strikes; Harrah flied out to left; Mincher walked; Billings grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez made an out to second; Northrup walked; Horton singled to shortstop [Northrup to second]; Cash popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. RANGERS 2ND: King struck out; Biittner singled to center; Lovitto doubled to left [Biittner to third]; Kubiak singled to left [Lovitto to third, Biittner scored]; RANDLE RAN FOR KUBIAK; Cox was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Stanley singled to center; Haller flied out to center; Brinkman flied out to right; Slayback flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher grounded out (second to first); Billings flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe singled to second; Rodriguez doubled to left [McAuliffe to third]; Northrup reached on an error by Randle [Rodriguez scored (unearned) (no RBI), McAuliffe scored]; Horton struck out; Cash grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Northrup out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2. RANGERS 4TH: King flied out to right; Biittner made an out to second; Lovitto grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley walked; Haller flied out to left; Brinkman flied out to center; Slayback singled to shortstop [Stanley to second]; Stanley was picked off second but was safe on an error by King [Stanley to third]; McAuliffe singled to center [Stanley scored (unearned), Slayback to second]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Randle flied out to left; JONES BATTED FOR COX; Jones flied out to center; Nelson singled to center; Nelson stole second; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: PANTHER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Northrup grounded out (second to first); Horton singled to right; Cash struck out; Stanley made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Mincher walked; Billings was called out on strikes; King was called out on strikes; Biittner doubled to right [Mincher to third]; Lovitto struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Haller singled to right; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Haller to second]; Slayback flied out to center; McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); MADDOX BATTED FOR PANTHER; Maddox struck out; Nelson doubled to center; Harrah lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Rodriguez made an out to catcher; Northrup grounded out (second to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Mincher singled to right; Billings forced Mincher (shortstop to second); King struck out; Biittner singled to center [Billings to second]; Lovitto grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Cash doubled; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cash to third]; Mickey Stanley threw his bat towards the mound; Bill Gogolewski picked it up and threw it at the Tiger dugout; Joe Coleman, sitting on the bench, started yelling and making gestures at Gogolewski; Coleman ejected by 1B umpire Nestor Chylak; Haller was walked intentionally; Brinkman walked [Haller to second]; Slayback forced Cash (pitcher to catcher) [Brinkman to second, Haller to third]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; LINDBLAD REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Taylor forced Slayback (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. RANGERS 9TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Randle struck out; FORD BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Ford grounded out (first unassisted); Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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