Mickey Lolich gained his 20th victory of the season, with help from Chuck Seelbach, when the Tigers defeated the Orioles, 4-3. The Tigers jumped on Jim Palmer for three runs in the first inning on a single by Dick McAuliffe, triple by Mickey Stanley, single by Gates Brown, a hit batsman and single by Aurelio Rodriguez. Brown doubled in the third and counted what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Jim Northrup. Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumTigers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 13 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .235 Belanger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .191 Stanley cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .247 Buford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 G. Brown lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .237 Blair cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .219 I. Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Grich 2b,3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .273 Freehan c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Davis lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Cash 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .255 Baylor rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .258 Northrup rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Robinson 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .253 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .224 Shopay pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Lolich p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .079 Powell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Seelbach p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Etchebarren c 2 0 2 0 0 0 .195 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Oates c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Palmer p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .226 Coggins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .529 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bumbry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 4 1 7 Totals 37 3 13 3 0 6 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 12,197 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Orioles 8 DP: Tigers 2, Orioles 1 Doubles: G. Brown (5), McAuliffe (10), Blair (15) Triples: Stanley (6) Sacrifice Hits: Blair (5) GIDP: Northrup (12), Belanger 2 (3) Hit by Pitch: Freehan (6,by Palmer) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(20-11) 5.2 10 3 3 0 5 0 25 2.61 Seelbach SV(10) 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.18 Totals 9 13 3 3 0 6 0 38 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(18-8) 7 8 4 4 1 6 0 31 1.90 Jackson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.93 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 7 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Palmer (1) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Jim Odom TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to right; Stanley tripled to right [McAuliffe scored]; G. Brown singled to third [Stanley scored]; Freehan was hit by a pitch [G. Brown to second]; Cash flied out to center; Northrup flied out to center; Rodriguez singled to right [G. Brown scored, Freehan to third]; Brinkman struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Blair grounded out (third to first); Grich made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 0. TIGERS 2ND: Lolich was called out on strikes; McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Davis singled to right; Baylor made an out to second; Robinson struck out; Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 0. TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown doubled to left; Freehan struck out; Cash struck out; Northrup singled to left [G. Brown scored]; Rodriguez made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: On a bunt Etchebarren singled; Palmer was called out on strikes; Belanger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Etchebarren out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 0. TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman made an out to second; Lolich grounded out (first to pitcher); McAuliffe doubled; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Blair doubled to left; Grich struck out; Davis popped to first in foul territory; Baylor singled [Blair scored]; Robinson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1. TIGERS 5TH: G. Brown made an out to shortstop; Freehan flied out to left; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Powell flied out to left; Etchebarren singled; On a bunt Palmer singled [Etchebarren to second]; Belanger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Palmer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1. TIGERS 6TH: Northrup flied out to center; Rodriguez singled to center; Brinkman flied out to left; Lolich walked [Rodriguez to second]; McAuliffe flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Blair singled to center; Grich singled to left [Blair to second]; Davis flied out to left; Baylor singled to center [Blair scored, Grich to second]; Robinson singled to center [Grich scored, Baylor to second]; Powell struck out; SEELBACH REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Crowley flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 3. TIGERS 7TH: OATES REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); Stanley made an out to third; G. Brown flied out to right; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: I. BROWN REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING LF); COGGINS BATTED FOR PALMER; Coggins grounded out (second to first); Belanger singled to shortstop; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Belanger to second]; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 3. TIGERS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED COGGINS (PITCHING); Cash singled to center; Northrup grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor was called out on strikes; Robinson singled to center; SHOPAY RAN FOR ROBINSON; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 3. TIGERS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING 2B); GRICH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Seelbach was called out on strikes; McAuliffe popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 9TH: Oates singled to center; BUMBRY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Bumbry forced Oates (second to shortstop); BUFORD BATTED FOR BELANGER; Buford flied out to center; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 3. |
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