Woodie Fryman, boosting his record to 8-2 since being acquired from the Phillies, not only pitched a six-hitter but also drove in two runs with a single in the ninth inning to lock up the Tigers' 4-1 victory over the Indians. Fryman and Dick Tidow were deadlocked in a 1-1 duel until the Tigers broke away in the ninth.

Gates Brown opened with a single, took second on a sacrifice by Norm Cash and scored the tie-breaking tally on a double by Duke Sims. After an intentional pass to Tom Haller and infield out by Aurelio Rodriguez, Ed Brinkman was given a free ticket to load the bases. Fryman then rapped his single to assure his victory. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  8  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Bell cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Northrup cf,lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .202
G. Brown lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .236      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
  Kaline rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Foster rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .220
Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Sims rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .212      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
  Lane pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Stanley cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haller c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .207      Duffy ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .228
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Tidrow p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .109
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .201        Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Fryman p              4   0   2   2     0   0   .123

Totals               32   4   8   4     4   2             Totals               32   1   6   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  3,198
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Indians 6
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 2
Errors: Sims
Doubles: Northrup (11), Sims (3), Duffy 2 (15)
Stolen Bases: Northrup (4), Rodriguez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cash (4), Tidrow (13)
GIDP: Northrup (15), Brinkman (12)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(8-2)           9     6   1   1   1   4   0  34   3.22
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   4   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(13-15)         8.2   8   4   4   4   2   0  36   2.77
Hilgendorf              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.74
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   2   0  37

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Northrup forced McAuliffe (second
to shortstop); Northrup stole second; G. Brown singled to right
[Northrup scored]; Cash was called out on strikes; Sims singled
to right [G. Brown to third]; Haller flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (third to first); Leon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Chambliss flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to left; Brinkman grounded out
(third to first); Fryman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Foster was called out on strikes; Nettles flied out
to right; Fosse singled to left; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to left; Northrup doubled to
center; G. Brown flied out to left; Cash flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy doubled to left; Tidrow out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Duffy to third]; Bell struck out; Leon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sims flied out to center; Haller walked; Rodriguez
forced Haller (catcher to shortstop); Rodriguez stole second;
Brinkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Foster
flied out to left; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Fryman singled to left; McAuliffe flied out to
right; Northrup grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Fryman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse flied out to left; Lowenstein was called out
on strikes; Duffy doubled to left; Tidrow flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown popped to third in foul territory; Cash
flied out to center; Sims flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Leon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to right [Chambliss
to third (error by Sims)]; Foster walked; Nettles singled to
center [Foster to second, Chambliss scored]; Fosse forced
Nettles (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Haller popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Duffy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Tidrow was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Fryman grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe
flied out to right; Northrup grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

TIGERS 9TH: G. Brown singled to left; Cash out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [G. Brown to second]; Sims doubled to
right [G. Brown scored]; LANE RAN FOR SIMS; Haller was walked
intentionally; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Haller
to second, Lane to third]; Brinkman was walked intentionally;
Fryman singled to right [Brinkman to third, Haller scored, Lane
scored]; HILGENDORF REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); McAuliffe popped
to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED LANE (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KALINE REPLACED G. BROWN
(PLAYING RF); Foster singled to center; Nettles forced Foster
(first to shortstop); Fosse grounded out (second to first)
[Nettles to second]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Indians 1.