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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