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.

McAuliffe hit his first homer of the game in the second and then connected again in the fourth after Aurelio Rodriguez and Ed Brinkman reached base with singles. This was the first time the Tigers had won a game by more than two runs in 15 victories since August 19. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium
Tigers       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.