Mickey Lolich turned in his 17th complete game and gained his 17th victory when the Tigers beat the Rangers, 3-1, with homers by Dick McAuliffe and Norm Cash. Playing before 24,222, their largest crowd since coming to Texas, the Rangers scored in the first inning on a double by Dave Nelson and single by Dick Billings. McAuliffe tied the score with a homer in the fifth and Cash won the game by hitting for the circuit with Jim Northrup on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .234      Nelson 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .241
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .235      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .176
Northrup rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .272        Harris 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Billings c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .285
Cash 1b               4   1   1   2     0   1   .254      Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .236
Haller c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .218        Stanhouse pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Lovitto cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .216
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .201      Maddox lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Lolich p              3   0   0   0     1   3   .085      Randle 2b,ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .196
                                                          Broberg p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .095
                                                            Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .164
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   9             Totals               32   1   7   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 24,222
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Rangers 7
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Rodriguez 2, Howard 2
Doubles: Nelson (11), Ford (9)
Home Runs: McAuliffe (5), Cash (18)
Caught Stealing: Lovitto (5)
GIDP: Stanley (9), Rodriguez (7), Randle (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(17-6)          9     7   1   1   3   5   0  35   2.39
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   5   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(5-8)          7     7   3   3   2   7   2  29   4.03
Lindblad                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.49
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   9   2  36

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe struck out; Rodriguez singled to left;
Northrup singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Horton flied out
to center; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson doubled to center; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Nelson to third]; Ford lined to shortstop;
Billings singled to third [Billings to second (error by
Rodriguez), Nelson scored]; Howard made an out to shortstop; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Haller reached on an error by Howard; Stanley
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Haller
out at second]; Brinkman singled to center; Lolich was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Lovitto singled to first; Lovitto was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Maddox
struck out; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe lined to center; Rodriguez struck out;
Northrup was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Broberg struck out; Nelson flied out to right;
Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to center; Cash lined to center;
Haller walked; Stanley forced Haller (second to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings
flied out to right; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Lolich struck out;
McAuliffe homered; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto singled to third; On a bunt Maddox singled
to third [Lovitto to second]; Randle grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lovitto to third, Maddox out at
second]; Broberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup singled to center; Horton flied out to
center; Cash homered [Northrup scored]; Haller grounded out
(first to pitcher); Stanley struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
reached on an error by Rodriguez; Ford doubled to left [Martinez
out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; Billings walked;
Howard forced Billings (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: HARRIS REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING 2B); RANDLE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); Debut game for Vic Harris; Lolich walked;
McAuliffe singled to right [Lolich to second]; Rodriguez
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Lolich out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Lovitto lined to center; Maddox popped to first in
foul territory; Randle singled to left; GRIEVE BATTED FOR
BROBERG; Grieve popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Northrup flied
out to right; Horton flied out to right; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: COMER REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); Nelson walked;
Harris struck out; Ford flied out to left; Billings flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Haller singled to right; Stanley forced Haller
(third to second); Brinkman reached on an error by Howard
[Stanley to second]; Stanley was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); Lolich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Howard walked; STANHOUSE RAN FOR HOWARD; Lovitto
was called out on strikes; Maddox made an out to second; Randle
forced Stanhouse (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Rangers 1.