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Wednesday October 4, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Coleman's bid for his 20th victory was frustrated in an otherwise meaningless game when the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 4-1. The Tigers thus finished one-half game ahead of the Red Sox in the final East Division standings, the statistical difference being the extra game that the Tigers played in an unequal schedule that resulted because of the players' strike. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, October 4, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox      1  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kennedy 2b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .245      McAuliffe 2b          2   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Beniquez ss           4   1   1   0     1   1   .242        Knox 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Cooper 1b             5   0   3   1     0   1   .235      I. Brown 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .250
Gagliano 3b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .256      G. Brown lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Oglivie rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .241      Howard 1b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .244
Evans lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Staton 1b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Miller cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .214      Horton rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Correll c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .500        Blessitt rf,cf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Pattin p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .140      Lane cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Lamont c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Haller c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .207
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
                                                            Slayback p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                          Brinkman ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
                                                            Gamble ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Coleman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .110
                                                            Jata c,rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .230

Totals               38   4  10   4     3   6             Totals               31   1   4   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 21,956
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Tigers 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 0
Errors: I. Brown
Doubles: Miller (4), Cooper (1), McAuliffe (16), Haller (5)
Triples: Miller (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(17-13)         9     4   1   1   1   8   0  32   3.24
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   8   0  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(19-14)        6     8   4   4   2   5   0  28   2.80
LaGrow                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.32
Timmermann              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.89
Slayback                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.20
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   6   0  41

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy flied out to left; Beniquez walked; Cooper
grounded out (second to first) [Beniquez to second]; Gagliano
walked; Oglivie singled to center [Beniquez scored, Gagliano to
third, Oglivie to second (on throw)]; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe doubled to center; I. Brown walked; G.
Brown flied out to center [McAuliffe to third]; Howard forced I.
Brown (shortstop to second) [McAuliffe scored]; Horton singled
to center [Howard to third]; Lane struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller doubled to right; Correll singled [Miller
scored]; Debut game for Vic Correll; Pattin struck out;
Kennedy struck out; Beniquez singled to center [Correll to
second]; Cooper singled to center [Correll scored, Beniquez to
second]; Gagliano grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Haller made an out to second; Brinkman struck out;
Coleman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: GAMBLE REPLACED BRINKMAN (PLAYING SS); Oglivie
singled to right; Evans made an out to shortstop; Miller tripled
to center [Oglivie scored]; Correll made an out to second;
Pattin flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied to left in foul territory; I. Brown
popped to first in foul territory; G. Brown singled to first;
Howard forced G. Brown (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: KNOX REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PLAYING 2B); STATON
REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); Kennedy popped to first in foul
territory; Beniquez was called out on strikes; Cooper struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lane flied
out to center; Haller doubled to left; Gamble flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: BLESSITT REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING RF); Gagliano
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie lined to center;
Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: On a bunt Coleman grounded out (catcher to first);
Knox made an out to shortstop; I. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller made an out to third; Correll singled to
shortstop; Pattin flied out to right; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown flied out to center; Staton struck out;
Blessitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: LAGROW REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); JATA REPLACED
COLEMAN (PLAYING C ); Beniquez lined to right; Cooper doubled to
center; Gagliano walked; Oglivie flied out to center; Evans
forced Gagliano (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Lane flied out to center; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR
LAGROW; Northrup flied out to right; Gamble flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED NORTHRUP (PITCHING); LAMONT
REPLACED LANE (PLAYING C ); JATA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
BLESSITT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Miller flied out to
left; Correll struck out; Pattin grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Jata struck out; Knox lined to right; I. Brown
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: SLAYBACK REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Kennedy
flied out to right; Beniquez popped to first in foul territory;
Cooper singled to center; Gagliano reached on an error by I.
Brown [Cooper to second]; Oglivie forced Gagliano (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Staton
popped to catcher in foul territory; Blessitt flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.



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