| Backed by a pair of two-run homers, Mickey Lolich gained his 18th victory for the Tigers by defeating the Red Sox, 5-2. Aurelio Rodriguez homered after a single by Dick McAuliffe in the first inning and Bill Freehan broke a 2-2 tie with a circuit clout following a single by Gates Brown in the fifth. Carl Yastrzemski hit his second homer of the season for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News] |
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, July 31, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Tigers 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 5 12 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .286 McAuliffe 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .232 Griffin 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .230 Yastrzemski lf 5 1 1 2 0 1 .262 G. Brown lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .239 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .260 Comer pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Freehan c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .262 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .312 Cash 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .264 Cater 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .245 Northrup rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .271 Kennedy ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Stanley cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .220 Pattin p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .163 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Beniquez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Lolich p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .095 Tatum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Totals 34 2 7 2 5 6 Totals 34 5 12 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 41,431 Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Tigers 9 DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 Errors: Rodriguez Triples: McAuliffe (2) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (2), Rodriguez (7), Freehan (6) Stolen Bases: Harper (12), Griffin (6) Sacrifice Hits: Cater (1), Lolich (7) GIDP: Freehan (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pattin L(8-10) 6 9 4 4 2 3 2 29 3.88 Tatum 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 2.61 Totals 8 12 5 5 3 4 2 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(18-6) 9 7 2 2 5 6 1 40 2.34 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 6 1 40 Wild Pitches: Tatum (2) Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Ron Luciano RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Harper stole second; Griffin grounded out (third to first) [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Harper scored]; Smith struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to center; Rodriguez homered [McAuliffe scored]; G. Brown lined to first; Freehan grounded out (third to first); Cash singled to right; Northrup walked [Cash to second]; Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Fisk walked; Cater reached on an error by Rodriguez on a sacrifice bunt [Fisk to second]; Kennedy flied out to left; Pattin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Brinkman struck out; Lolich grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe tripled to center; John Kennedy lost Dick McAuliffe's pop up in the lights; Rodriguez made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. RED SOX 3RD: Harper flied out to left; Griffin lined to center; Yastrzemski homered; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown walked; Freehan made an out to second; Cash flied out to left; Northrup flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk struck out; Cater singled to left; Kennedy singled to center [Cater to third]; Pattin forced Kennedy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley struck out; Brinkman lined to center; Lolich singled to right; McAuliffe popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. RED SOX 5TH: Harper popped to first in foul territory; Griffin singled to right; Yastrzemski popped to right; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; G. Brown singled to right; Freehan homered [G. Brown scored]; Cash singled to center; Northrup forced Cash (second to shortstop); Stanley singled to center [Northrup to third]; Brinkman lined to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4. RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied out to center; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Lolich struck out; McAuliffe flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4. RED SOX 7TH: Kennedy walked; BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR PATTIN; Beniquez flied out to center; Harper walked [Kennedy to second]; Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: TATUM REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PITCHING); G. Brown singled to second; COMER RAN FOR G. BROWN; Freehan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Comer out at second]; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4. RED SOX 8TH: COMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Smith walked; Petrocelli struck out; Fisk forced Smith (third to second); Cater singled to left [Fisk to second]; Kennedy forced Cater (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Northrup singled to right; Tatum threw a wild pitch [Northrup to third]; Stanley singled [Northrup scored]; Brinkman forced Stanley (shortstop to second); Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe was walked intentionally; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5. RED SOX 9TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR TATUM; Gagliano grounded out (second to first); Harper singled to left; Griffin singled to center [Harper to third]; Griffin stole second; Yastrzemski struck out; Smith popped to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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