Mickey Lolich gained his 16th victory of the season with batting help from Jim Northrup, who drove in two runs with a homer and triple to enable the Tigers to defeat the White Sox, 3-1. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0
Tigers       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .226
Alvarado ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   0   1     0   1   .234
D. Allen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .293      Northrup rf           4   1   2   2     0   1   .277
Reichardt cf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .275      Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   4   .253
May lf                4   1   1   0     0   1   .289      Haller c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Horton lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Spiezio 3b            3   0   2   0     0   1   .206        Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Egan c                3   0   0   0     0   3   .205      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .217
Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .199
  Johnstone ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .171      Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .089
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   0     0  11             Totals               29   3   5   3     2  10

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 41,900
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Tigers 4
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 0
Errors: McAuliffe
Doubles: Brinkman (8)
Triples: Northrup (2)
Home Runs: Northrup (5)
Stolen Bases: D. Allen (10)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(10-8)         6     5   3   3   2   6   1  25   3.26
Gossage                 1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.04
Forster                 0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.80
Totals                  8     5   3   3   2  10   1  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(16-6)          9     7   1   0   0  11   0  33   2.45
Totals                  9     7   1   0   0  11   0  33

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams flied to left; Alvarado popped to first;
D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Northrup homered; Cash was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt flied to center; May popped to
shortstop; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Haller flied to right; Horton flied to center;
Stanley popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Spiezio singled to center; Egan struck out;
Bradley flied to left; Williams forced Spiezio (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman doubled to right; Lolich was called out on
strikes; McAuliffe singled to center [Brinkman to third];
Rodriguez forced McAuliffe (shortstop to second) [Brinkman
scored, Rodriguez to first]; Northrup tripled to center
[Rodriguez scored]; Cash struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Alvarado flied to center; D. Allen singled to
center; D. Allen stole second; Reichardt struck out; May struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Haller walked; Horton forced Haller (third to
second) [Horton to first]; Stanley was called out on strikes;
Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews singled to right; Spiezio struck out;
Egan was called out on strikes; Bradley lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Lolich flied to right; McAuliffe walked; Rodriguez
popped to third in foul territory; Northrup grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers
3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Williams popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Allen singled to
center; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash struck out; Haller singled to center; Horton
flied to right; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: COMER REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); May singled
to right; Andrews popped to second; Spiezio singled to center
[May to second]; Egan was called out on strikes; JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR BRADLEY; Johnstone singled to second [May scored
(error by McAuliffe) (unearned), Spiezio to third]; Spiezio was
out trying to advance to home (catcher to third); 1 R (0 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Brinkman
flied to center; Lolich struck out; McAuliffe flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Williams struck out; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first); D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez struck out; FORSTER REPLACED GOSSAGE
(PITCHING); Northrup struck out; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Reichardt struck out; May grounded out (first
unassisted); Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Tigers 3.
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