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.

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