Saturday August 5, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Duke Sims marked his return to the A. L. by hitting a homer in the seventh inning and batting in the winning run with a single in the 11th as the Tigers ended their four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Sims formerly was with the Indians before going to the Dodgers in 1971. The Tigers obtained the veteran catcher on waivers.

Sims' homer accounted for the first run off Gaylord Perry, who held a 3-1 lead going into the ninth when the Tigers struck for the tying tallies on back-to-back homers by Gates Brown and Norm Cash. In the 11th, Aurelio Rodriguez doubled and Cash was passed intentionally. After Jim Northrup forced Cash, Sims came up and lashed the game-winning single. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 4 8 1 Indians 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .234 McCraw rf 6 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .229 Brohamer 2b 5 0 0 0 1 0 .264 G. Brown lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .239 Chambliss 1b 6 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Cash 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .264 Foster lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .235 Northrup cf,rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Lowenstein lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sims c 5 1 2 2 0 1 .199 A. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Horton rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .254 Stanley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Fosse c 2 0 0 0 3 0 .239 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Duffy ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Slayback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Unser cf 4 0 3 1 1 1 .217 Fryman p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Perry p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .156 Knox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Scherman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Totals 41 4 8 4 2 8 Totals 39 3 8 3 8 7 Time of Game: 3:19 Attendance: 31,277 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Indians 13 DP: Tigers 0, Indians 0 Errors: Brinkman Doubles: Rodriguez (17), Chambliss 2 (16), Nettles (17) Home Runs: Sims (1), G. Brown (8), Cash (21) Stolen Bases: Unser (5) Sacrifice Hits: Perry (9), Nettles (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slayback 0.2 2 2 2 3 1 0 7 2.34 Fryman 6.1 3 0 0 1 4 0 23 4.08 Scherman W(4-1) 4 3 1 1 4 2 0 19 2.80 Totals 11 8 3 3 8 7 0 49 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(18-9) 11 8 4 4 2 8 3 43 1.71 Totals 11 8 4 4 2 8 3 43 Passed Balls: Sims (1) Wild Pitches: Fryman (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Jerry Neudecker TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to center; Rodriguez struck out; G. Brown singled to right [McAuliffe to third]; Cash walked [G. Brown to second]; Northrup struck out; Sims grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: McCraw struck out; Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); Chambliss doubled to left; Foster walked; Nettles doubled to right [Foster scored, Chambliss scored]; Fosse was walked intentionally; Duffy walked [Nettles to third, Fosse to second]; FRYMAN REPLACED SLAYBACK (PITCHING); Unser was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. TIGERS 2ND: Horton made an out to shortstop; Brinkman flied out to center; Fryman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 2ND: Perry struck out; McCraw grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 3RD: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster singled to center; Sims allowed a passed ball [Foster to second]; Nettles walked; Fryman threw a wild pitch [Nettles to second, Foster to third]; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. TIGERS 4TH: Cash flied out to right; Northrup grounded out (second to first); Sims grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Unser singled to right; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Unser to second]; McCraw flied out to center; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. TIGERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Brinkman flied out to center; Fryman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Foster made an out to shortstop; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Fosse flied out to left; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser singled to center; Perry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. TIGERS 7TH: Cash flied out to right; Northrup grounded out (third to first); Sims homered; Horton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: McCraw struck out; Brohamer flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); KNOX BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Knox grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe singled to center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED KNOX (PITCHING); Foster singled to right; Nettles out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Foster to second]; Fosse was walked intentionally; Duffy forced Fosse (shortstop to second) [Foster to third]; Unser singled to center [Duffy to third, Foster scored]; Unser stole second; Perry struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3. TIGERS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); G. Brown homered; Cash homered; Northrup was called out on strikes; Sims was called out on strikes; Horton flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3. INDIANS 9TH: McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first); Brohamer walked; Chambliss forced Brohamer (shortstop unassisted) [Chambliss to second (error by Brinkman)]; Lowenstein made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3. TIGERS 10TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Scherman flied out to right; McAuliffe lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3. INDIANS 10TH: Nettles flied out to right; Fosse walked; Duffy grounded out (third to first) [Fosse to second]; Unser was walked intentionally; Perry forced Unser (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3. TIGERS 11TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; G. Brown struck out; Cash was walked intentionally; Northrup forced Cash (shortstop unassisted) [Rodriguez to third]; Sims singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Northrup to second]; Horton flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3. INDIANS 11TH: STANLEY REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); McCraw grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Chambliss doubled to left; A. JOHNSON BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; A. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.

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