Dick McAuliffe hit two homers and drove in four runs as the Tigers defeated the Brewers, 6-2, to move within one percentage point of the Red Sox in the East Division race. Teh Tigers, gaining their fifth victory in a row, started with two runs in the first inning on a bases-loaded single by Duke Sims. Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at County StadiumTigers 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 0 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 4 2 2 4 1 1 .242 Theobald 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Kaline rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .279 Rodriguez c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .288 G. Brown lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Lahoud rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .238 Lane lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .264 Cash 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .256 Briggs cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262 Sims c 3 0 2 2 0 1 .207 Ferraro 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .251 Stanley cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Davis lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .225 Auerbach ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Brinkman ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Colborn p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .081 Coleman p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .096 Stephenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Brien ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .202 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 33 6 8 6 5 5 Totals 32 2 6 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 6,112 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Brewers 6 DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 1 Doubles: Kaline (8), Theobald (9) Triples: Lahoud (3) Home Runs: McAuliffe 2 (7) Sacrifice Hits: Sims (1) GIDP: Kaline (9), Davis (3) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman W(17-13) 9 6 2 2 3 5 0 35 2.64 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 5 0 35 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn L(7-7) 3.2 6 6 6 2 3 2 19 3.03 Stephenson 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.78 Taylor 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 4.89 Linzy 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.49 Totals 9 8 6 6 5 5 2 39 Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Frank Umont TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe struck out; Kaline walked; G. Brown singled to left [Kaline to third, G. Brown to second (on throw)]; Cash was walked intentionally; Sims singled to right [Cash to second, G. Brown scored, Kaline scored]; Stanley popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Theobald flied out to center; Rodriguez singled to right; Lahoud walked [Rodriguez to second]; Scott struck out; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Coleman grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe homered; Kaline flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Ferraro flied out to center; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Auerbach flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 0. TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown flied out to right; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Colborn popped to third in foul territory; Theobald grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez singled to center; Brinkman singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Coleman was called out on strikes; McAuliffe homered [Rodriguez scored, Brinkman scored]; STEPHENSON REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Kaline doubled to left; G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); Scott flied out to right; Briggs singled to center; Ferraro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Cash walked; Sims out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cash to second]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cash to third]; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: LANE REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING LF); Davis singled to right; Auerbach popped to catcher in foul territory; HEISE BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; Heise forced Davis (shortstop to second); Theobald forced Heise (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. TIGERS 6TH: TAYLOR REPLACED HEISE (PITCHING); Brinkman walked; Coleman forced Brinkman (second to shortstop); McAuliffe walked [Coleman to second]; Kaline grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. BREWERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud was called out on strikes; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Lane flied out to center; Cash flied out to center; Sims singled to center; Stanley forced Sims (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. BREWERS 7TH: Briggs walked; Ferraro grounded out (first unassisted) [Briggs to second]; Davis flied out to center; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Coleman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 0. BREWERS 8TH: O'BRIEN BATTED FOR TAYLOR; O'Brien singled to left; Theobald doubled to right [O'Brien to third]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Theobald to third, O'Brien scored]; Lahoud tripled to center [Theobald scored]; Scott struck out; Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 2. TIGERS 9TH: LINZY REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Kaline flied out to left; Lane struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 2. BREWERS 9TH: Ferraro walked; Davis grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Ferraro out at second]; Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 2. |
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