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.
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