The clutch relief pitching of John Hiller, who quelled the Orioles with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, made it possible for the Tigers to gain a 3-2 victory. Paul Blair homered for the Orioles in the first, but Aurelio Rodriguez singled and Ed Brinkman homered to send the Tigers ahead in the third.

Brinkman walked in the seventh, Woodie Fryman singled and Dick McAuliffe doubled to drive in what proved to be the winning run. In the Orioles' ninth, Brooks Robinson was hit by a pitch, Davey Johnson walked and Andy Etchebarren singled to score pinch-runner Al Bumbry. Chuck Seelbach relieved Fryman and passed Don Buford to load the bases. Hiller then took the mound and saved the game by striking out Boog Powell and getting Blair to ground out. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0
Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .240      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .235
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      G. Brown lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Kaline rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Blair cf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .223      Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Davis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Northrup rf,lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Baylor lf,rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .255      Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .222
  Bumbry pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           2   2   1   2     1   0   .202
Grich ss              2   0   0   0     2   1   .278      Fryman p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .102
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .223        Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Belanger pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Etchebarren c         4   0   1   1     0   1   .200
  Coggins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Dobson p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .136
  Buford ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   1   .207

Totals               33   2   8   2     4   9             Totals               31   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 24,475
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Tigers 6
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 3
Doubles: McAuliffe 2 (12)
Home Runs: Blair (7), Brinkman (4)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (20)
GIDP: Blair (13), Rettenmund (11), Baylor (7)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson (2,by Fryman)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(15-16)         6     4   2   2   1   1   1  23   2.65
Harrison                1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   8   2.22
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.70
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   3   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(6-2)           8.1   8   2   2   3   8   1  35   3.39
Seelbach                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.09
Hiller SV(3)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.03
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   9   1  38

Passed Balls: Sims (3)
Hit by Pitch: Fryman (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
homered; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Baylor
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe lined to right; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first); G. Brown flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
walked; Johnson was called out on strikes; Etchebarren flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (second to first); Northrup
grounded out (first to pitcher); Sims grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson singled to right; Rettenmund struck out;
Blair grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Dobson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman homered
[Rodriguez scored]; Fryman grounded out (third to first);
McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis singled to left; Baylor singled to left
[Davis to second]; Robinson flied out to right; Grich was called
out on strikes; Johnson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown singled to center; Cash popped to third in
foul territory; Northrup flied out to center; Sims flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren struck out; Dobson was called out on
strikes; Rettenmund singled to left; Blair flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
grounded out (second to first); Fryman flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis struck out; Baylor singled to center; Baylor
stole second; Robinson flied out to left; Grich walked; Johnson
forced Grich (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe doubled; Stanley struck out; G. Brown
walked; Cash made an out to second; Northrup grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren lined to pitcher; BUFORD BATTED FOR
DOBSON; Buford struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Buford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: HARRISON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); BUFORD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Sims flied out to left; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman
walked; Fryman singled to center [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe
doubled to center [Brinkman scored, Fryman to third]; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair singled to left; Davis forced Blair (third to
second); Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown flied out to left; Cash singled to left;
JACKSON REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Northrup flied out to
center; Sims was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: KALINE REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Robinson was hit by a pitch;
BUMBRY RAN FOR ROBINSON; Grich flied out to right; Johnson
walked [Bumbry to second]; BELANGER RAN FOR JOHNSON; Etchebarren
singled to center [Bumbry scored, Belanger to third]; COGGINS
RAN FOR ETCHEBARREN; SEELBACH REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Buford
walked [Coggins to second]; POWELL BATTED FOR JACKSON; HILLER
REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING); Powell struck out; Blair forced
Coggins (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Tigers 3.