The Tigers moved into a tie with the Orioles for first place in the East Division when Willie Horton knocked in two runs with a triple in the sixth inning to defeat the Indians, 2-1. The Red Sox and Yankees were one-half game behind in the tightly-bunched race.

Tony Taylor opened the sixth with a double and, after two out, Gaylord Perry walked Norm Cash intentionally in a move that backfired when Horton hit his triple. The Indians picked up their run off Woodie Fryman in the eighth. Jack Brohamer struck out but reached first safely on a passed ball by Bill Freehan and came around to score on singles by Chris Chambliss and Ray Fosse. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .217      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
  A. Johnson ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .243        Rodriguez 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Brohamer 2b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .251      Taylor 3b,2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Northrup rf,lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Foster rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Freehan c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Fosse c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .238      Cash 1b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Horton lf             2   0   1   2     1   0   .221
Bell cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .255        Kaline rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Lowenstein lf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .152      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .204
  Leon ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .093

Totals               34   1   8   1     2   7             Totals               28   2   5   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 22,952
Left on Base: Indians 10, Tigers 7
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 1
Doubles: Bell 2 (15), Lowenstein (7), Taylor (8)
Triples: Horton (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (9), Fryman (2)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (2,by Fryman), Horton (3,by Perry)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(19-15)          8     5   2   2   3   4   0  33   2.13
Totals                  8     5   2   2   3   4   0  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(4-2)           9     8   1   0   2   7   0  38   3.56
Totals                  9     8   1   0   2   7   0  38

Passed Balls: Freehan (5)
Hit by Pitch: Perry (9), Fryman (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Hank Soar


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
singled to center; Chambliss forced Brohamer (second to
shortstop); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Taylor
flied to right in foul territory; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (second to first); Nettles
struck out; Bell doubled to center; Lowenstein walked; Perry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan struck out; Cash lined to first; Horton was
hit by a pitch; Stanley forced Horton (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to center; Brohamer lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Duffy out at first]; Chambliss
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman singled to center; Fryman out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe
grounded out (first unassisted) [Brinkman to third]; Taylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Foster was hit by a pitch; Fosse flied out to
center; Nettles forced Foster (first to shortstop); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup flied out to center; Freehan flied out to
center; Cash singled to right; Horton walked [Cash to second];
Stanley grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein doubled to left; Perry struck out; Duffy
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lowenstein to
third]; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Fryman struck out;
McAuliffe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss struck out; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fosse singled to left; Nettles grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 6TH: Taylor doubled to right; Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); Freehan flied out to center; Cash was
walked intentionally; Horton tripled to right [Cash scored,
Taylor scored]; Stanley flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell popped to first in foul territory; Lowenstein
flied out to left; Perry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Fryman
grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PLAYING 3B); TAYLOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Duffy flied out to center;
Brohamer struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball;
Chambliss singled to right [Brohamer to second]; Foster flied
out to center [Brohamer to third]; Fosse singled to left
[Chambliss to second, Brohamer scored (unearned)]; Nettles made
an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Taylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup
singled to left; Freehan walked [Northrup to second]; Cash
forced Freehan (first to shortstop) [Northrup to third]; Horton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 2.

INDIANS 9TH: KALINE REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bell doubled to center;
Lowenstein popped to third in foul territory; LEON BATTED FOR
PERRY; Leon was called out on strikes; A. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
DUFFY; A. Johnson was walked intentionally; Brohamer grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers
2.