Aurelio Rodriguez, who singled and scored on his first two trips to the plate, also smashed a homer to pace the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Rangers. Rodriguez scored in the first inning on a double by Bill Freehan. After Rodriguez singled again in the third, Freehan walked and Norm Cash drove in both runners with a double. Rodriguez homered in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      22, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       1  0  2    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   6  9  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  7  5


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   1   1     0   3   .233      Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .237
Rodriguez 3b          5   3   3   1     0   1   .240      Jones 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Northrup rf           3   0   1   0     2   1   .273        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Freehan c             4   1   1   1     1   0   .260        Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cash 1b               4   0   1   2     1   0   .254        Suarez ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Horton lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Biittner 1b           5   1   1   1     0   2   .288
  Comer lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Billings c,lf         3   1   2   0     1   1   .289
Stanley cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .216      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .203      Lovitto cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Coleman p             4   0   1   1     0   1   .118        King c              1   0   1   0     2   0   .180
                                                          Maddox lf,cf          4   0   3   0     0   0   .242
                                                          Randle ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .193
                                                          Panther p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
                                                            Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Howard ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .236
                                                            Harrah pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harris ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     6   6             Totals               34   2   7   1     5   6

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 11,776
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Rangers 10
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 3
Errors: Rodriguez, Coleman, Nelson, Billings, Maddox, Randle, Panther
Doubles: Freehan (13), Cash (8), Brinkman (10)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (5), Biittner (2)
Caught Stealing: Billings (4)
GIDP: Horton (5), Rodriguez (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(12-8)         9     7   2   1   5   6   1  39   2.20
Totals                  9     7   2   1   5   6   1  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Panther L(5-6)          3     4   3   3   3   4   0  15   4.30
Gogolewski              2     2   0   0   0   2   0   9   4.76
Cox                     2     1   1   1   0   0   1   8   4.29
Stanhouse               1     2   2   2   2   0   0   6   4.91
Dukes                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9     9   6   6   6   6   1  41

Balks: Stanhouse (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Rodriguez
singled to shortstop; Northrup walked [Rodriguez to second];
Freehan doubled to left [Northrup to third, Rodriguez scored];
Cash was walked intentionally; Horton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson lined to left; Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); Coleman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings singled to left; Ford flied out to center;
Lovitto struck out while Billings was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers
0.

TIGERS 3RD: KING REPLACED LOVITTO (PLAYING C ); BILLINGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
McAuliffe struck out; Rodriguez singled to left [Rodriguez to
second (error by Billings)]; Rodriguez was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Panther [Rodriguez to third]; Northrup
was called out on strikes; Freehan walked; Cash doubled to left
[Freehan scored, Rodriguez scored]; Horton flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox singled to center; Randle flied out to
center; GRIEVE BATTED FOR PANTHER; Grieve grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Maddox to second]; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Stanley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman doubled to center;
Coleman grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Jones flied out to center; Biittner flied out to
right; Billings walked; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez struck out; Northrup singled to shortstop;
Freehan reached on an error by Randle [Northrup to second]; Cash
forced Freehan (first to shortstop) [Northrup to third]; Horton
forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: King singled to left; Maddox singled to center
[King to second]; Randle forced King (third unassisted) [Maddox
to third (error by Rodriguez)]; HOWARD BATTED FOR GOGOLEWSKI;
Howard walked [Randle to second]; HARRAH RAN FOR HOWARD; Nelson
struck out; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: COX REPLACED HARRAH (PITCHING); Stanley flied out to
right; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Coleman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Biittner homered; Billings was called out on
strikes; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); King walked;
Maddox singled to left [King to second]; Randle flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
homered; Northrup grounded out (second to first); Freehan
reached on an error by Nelson; Cash grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: COMER REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); HARRIS BATTED
FOR COX; Harris struck out; Nelson walked; Jones flied out to
center; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Rangers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STANHOUSE
REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Comer grounded out (third to first);
Stanley walked; Stanhouse balked [Stanley to second]; Brinkman
walked; Coleman singled to center [Coleman to second (error by
Maddox), Brinkman to third, Stanley scored]; McAuliffe singled
to pitcher [Coleman to third, Brinkman scored]; Don
Stanhouse's throw to HP hit Eddie Brinkman; Rodriguez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[McAuliffe out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Billings singled to left; Ford made an out to
third; King walked [Billings to second]; Maddox reached on an
error by Coleman [Maddox to second, King to third, Billings
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Randle made an out to third; Harris
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 6, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: DUKES REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Northrup
walked; Freehan lined into a double play (third to first)
[Northrup out at first]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Nelson flied out to center; SUAREZ BATTED FOR
DUKES; Suarez grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers
2.