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.

The Orioles, after scoring once on a double by Paul Blair and single by Don Baylor in the fourth, added two more runs on four singles in the sixth to force Lolich's departure, but Seelbach pitched scoreless ball the rest of the way. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       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.