Tue 8-1-72: Mil 7, DET 2

Detroit, MI- Bill Slayback needed seven batters to get the third out in the fourth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers took advantage by scoring a 7-2 win over the Tigers.

Slayback (3-5) cruised through the first 11 batters, setting them down in order. But with two outs and nobody on in the fourth, the tall right-hander fell apart. He allowed, in order, two singles, three walks and another single, and by the time the dust settled, the Brewers had scored four runs.

Reliever John Hiller suffered through a second consecutive rocky outing, giving up three runs in the eighth inning. The Tigers (58-38) had crept to within 4-2 on Gates Brown's two-run homer in the sixth inning.

The Brewers enjoyed some payback after the Tigers swept them in Milwaukee in four games in the first series after the All-Star break.

The Brewers' 6-9 hitters, including starting pitcher and winner Skip Lockwood, combined for the seven team RBI.

The Tigers managed just four hits off Lockwood, who pitched a complete game.

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MIL 000 400 030 7-9-0
DET 000 002 000 2-4-0

WP: Lockwood
LP: Slayback (3-5)
HR: G. Brown (DET; 7)

Tigers overall: 58-38
Home: 28-20
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 6-4

Mon 7-31-72: Bos 7, DET 5

Detroit, MI- Carl Yastrzemski had four RBI, including a three-run homer, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tigers 7-5 to take two of three at Tiger Stadium.

The series win moved the Red Sox to within seven games of the first place Tigers (58-37).

Yastrzemski connected on his homer in the fourth inning off Mickey Lolich (17-7), who muddled through a second consecutive rough start. Lolich went 5.2 innings, giving up 11 hits and seven runs.

Yastrzemski's home run gave the Red Sox a 5-2 lead and they held off the Tigers from there. Lolich gave up three homers in all. Carlton Fisk and Danny Cater hit back-to-back solo homers in the second inning.

Detroit went ahead 2-0 in the first inning on an RBI single from Gates Brown and a run-scoring double by Jim Northrup.

Marty Pattin went seven innings to earn the victory for Boston.

Bill Freehan's 15th home run, a solo shot in the sixth inning, got the Tigers to within 7-4 after the Red Sox had scored twice in their half of the inning. Detroit scored a run in the ninth off reliever Bill Lee, but Don Newhauser came in and got the final out of the game, albeit with the bases loaded, thanks to two Newhauser walks.

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BOS 020 302 000 7-12-2
DET 200 101 001 5-11-0

WP: Pattin
LP: Lolich (17-7)
HR: Fisk (BOS); Cater (BOS); Yastrzemski (BOS); Freehan (DET; 15)

Tigers overall: 58-37
Home: 28-19
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 7-3

Sun 7-30-72: DET 1-3, Bos 7-0 (DH)

Detroit, MI- Joe Niekro, making a rare start, threw 7.2 innings of shutout baseball, leading the Tigers to a 3-0 victory in the second game of a doubleheader, earning Detroit a split with the Boston Red Sox.

In Game 1, the Red Sox used a six-run eighth inning to win, 7-1.

Niekro (2-1) even chipped in with a single and a run scored. Chris Zachary finished the game to earn his sixth save. Jim Northrup and Aurelio Rodriguez each had an RBI single in a two-run third inning.

Chuck Seelbach started Game 1 and pitched six innings, allowing just four hits and one run, a home run by Carl Yastrzemski. John Hiller (3-6) was roughed up in the eighth inning, giving up four hits and six runs (three unearned). The big blow was a three-run homer off the bat of Reggie Smith. The Tigers chipped in with two errors.

The split of the twin bill kept the second place Red Sox eight games behind the first place Tigers (58-36).

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GAME 1
BOS 000 100 060 7-9-3
DET 000 000 100 1-9-3

WP: McGlothen
LP: Hiller (3-6)
HR: Yastrzemski (BOS); Smith (BOS)

GAME 2
BOS 000 000 000 0-5-3
DET 012 000 00x 3-10-0

WP: Niekro (2-1)
SV: Zachary (6)
LP: Tiant

Tigers overall: 58-36
Home: 28-18
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 9-1

Sat 7-29-72: DET 9, Mil 3

Milwaukee, WI- The Tigers scored in six separate innings and completed a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 9-3 win at County Stadium.

Bill Freehan went 4-for-4, scored three runs and had three RBI. He also slammed his 14th home run of the season.

The Tigers (57-35) banged out 14 hits off three Brewers pitchers in winning their ninth game of their past 10, and 24th of their past 35.

The score was tied 1-1 before the Tigers started piling on. They scored once in the third inning, twice in the fourth and added another run in the fifth inning for a commanding 5-1 lead. A three-run seventh made the score 8-1.

Bill Slayback (3-4) went seven innings for the victory, giving up just three hits. Tom Timmermann, making his first relief appearance of the season, pitched two scoreless, hitless innings.

Brewers starter Jim Colborn took most of the abuse, surrendering eight runs (seven earned) and 13 hits in 6.1 innings of work.

The Tigers obviously have not been cooled off by the All-Star break, as they moved to 4-0 after the 3-day hiatus. They stretched their lead in the AL East to eight games over the Boston Red Sox, who invade Detroit for a three-game series that starts with a Sunday doubleheader.

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DET 101 210 310 9-14-1
MIL 010 000 200 3-3-2

WP: Slayback (3-4)
LP: Colborn
HR: Freehan (DET; 14); LaHoud (MIL)

Tigers overall: 57-35
Home: 27-17
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 9-1

Fri 7-28-72: DET 7, Mil 2

Milwaukee, WI- Joe Coleman won his 14th game, pitching 8.2 innings of 3-hit ball, and the Tigers won for the 14th time in 17 games with a 7-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium.

Coleman (14-7) was lifted in the ninth inning, despite having a 7-0 lead, when he walked three Brewers in the inning, loading the bases. John Hiller entered the game, surrendered a bloop single to pinch-hitter Billy Conigliaro which scored two runs, but then retired Rick Auerbach to end the game.

The Tigers (56-35) hit three home runs off Milwaukee starter Jim Lonborg. Willie Horton (8) and Mickey Stanley (6) connected back-to-back in the second inning for a 2-0 lead. Norm Cash (15) added another solo shot in the seventh inning.

Ed Brinkman's bases loaded double cleared the bases and highlighted a four-run ninth inning for Detroit.

Dick McAuliffe had two hits to continue his hot streak, which has lifted his average to a season-high .261.

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DET 020 000 104 7-10-1
MIL 000 000 002 2-4-0

WP: Coleman (14-7)
LP: Lonborg
HR: Horton (DET; 8); Stanley (DET; 6); Cash (DET; 15)

Tigers overall: 56-35
Home: 27-17
Away: 29-18
Last 10: 9-1

Thu 7-27-72: DET 6-3, Mil 4-2 (DH)

Milwaukee, WI- Catcher John Felske's error allowed the eventual game-winning run to score in the seventh inning, giving the Tigers a doubleheader sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers by scores of 6-4 and 3-2 at County Stadium.

Felske dropped the baseball trying to apply a tag on Tony Taylor, who got caught in a rundown off third base. The blunder gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead in the nightcap that they never relinquished. They rallied from a 2-1 deficit in the seventh inning. Taylor drove in Ed Brinkman with the tying run with a triple. Aurelio Rodriguez hit a ground ball to second baseman Bob Heise, and Taylor got trapped off third base. In the ensuing rundown, Felske dropped the baseball as he swung around trying to tag Taylor.

In Game 1, Mickey Lolich survived a rough outing and the Tigers used a three-run first inning to set the pace in a 6-4 win.

Willie Horton (7, three-run), Rodriguez (8, solo) and Dick McAuliffe (4, two-run) homered for Detroit in the first game, accounting for all six runs. All the homers came off Brewers starter Bill Parsons. Lolich (17-6) won despite giving up four runs and nine hits in seven innings.

In Game 2, rookie right-hander Fred Holdsworth (1-0) made his big league debut on the mound for the Tigers and went six innings, giving up seven hits and two runs. Willie Horton was 3-for-3 and scored a run in the nightcap.

Chris Zachary (5) saved both games.

The Tigers (55-35) are 22-11 in their last 33 games and maintained their firm hold on first place.

The Tigers debuted their new road uniforms. Gone are the grey flannels with the block "DETROIT" on the front. In their place are new double-knit uniforms. The base color is still grey, but the sleeves, sides of the pants and the socks all feature orange, white and blue piping/stripes. The word "DETROIT" is in a serif-style font and is blue outlined in orange. The caps have a thicker Old English D that is orange outlined in white.


Jim Northrup models the new road uniforms in spring training. The Tigers debuted them in Milwaukee Thursday night.

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Game 1
DET 301 200 000 6-10-0
MIL 021 000 100 4-11-2

WP: Lolich (17-6)
SV: Zachary (4)
LP: Parsons
HR: Horton (DET; 7); Rodriguez (DET; 8); McAuliffe (DET; 4); Scott (MIL)

Game 2
DET 010 000 200 3-11-1
MIL 001 001 000 2-7-1

WP: Holdsworth (1-0)
SV: Zachary (5)
LP: Ryerson

Tigers overall: 55-35
Home: 27-17
Away: 28-18
Last 10: 8-2

Sun 7-23-72: Tex 4, DET 3 (10 inn)

Arlington, TX- Pinch-hitter Lenny Randle smashed a single past Aurelio Rodriguez at third base with the bases loaded, and the Texas Rangers beat the Tigers, 4-3 in 10 innings at Arlington Stadium.

The hit, with two outs, enabled the Rangers to beat the Tigers for just the second time in 12 games this season.

Victimized was Tigers reliever John Hiller (3-5), who loaded the bases with one out on two singles and a walk in the 10th inning. Hiller then struck out Elliott Maddox and it looked like he might wriggle off the hook. But Randle laced a curve ball through Rodriguez's legs and Dick Billings jogged home with the winning run. The play was ruled a hit, as not even the slick fielding Rodriguez could handle the smash.

Dick McAuliffe (3) hit two solo homers and scored all three runs for the Tigers (53-35), who will head into the All-Star break in first place for the first time since 1968, despite seeing their six-game winning streak halted. McAuliffe added a single to complete a three-hit night.

The Rangers jumped on Tigers starter Tom Timmermann with three runs in the first inning as the first four batters got base hits. The big blow was Dick Billings' two-run single.

The Tigers tied the game, 3-3, in the eighth inning when Jim Northrup doubled home McAuliffe, who singled and was moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Rodriguez.

Casey Cox picked up the win in relief by tossing a perfect 10th inning. Rich Hand started and went nine innings to register a complete game that wasn't yet complete.

The All-Star break comes at a good time for both teams, who battled each other for 28 innings over the past two nights. The Tigers survived an 18-inning affair, 5-4, on Saturday.

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DET 101 000 010 0 3-7-0
TEX 300 000 000 1 4-12-1

WP: Cox
LP: Hiller (3-5)
HR: McAuliffe (DET [2]; 3)

Tigers overall: 53-35
Home: 27-17
Away: 26-18
Last 10: 7-3

Sat 7-22-72: DET 5, Tex 4 (18 inn)

Arlington, TX- Willie Horton blasted a home run to lead off the 18th inning---his only hit in eight at-bats, and the Tigers came from behind to beat the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at Arlington Stadium.

It was the Tigers' 10th win in 11 tries against the Rangers.

The Tigers (53-34) trailed, 4-1, going into the ninth inning. With one out, Tony Taylor doubled. Horton flied out to center and the Rangers looked like they were going to break the Tigers' five-game winning streak. But Mickey Stanley singled, scoring Taylor. Ed Brinkman doubled, sending Stanley to third base.

Texas manager Ted Williams summoned right-handed reliever Horacio Pina to take over for lefty Paul Lindblad, but Pina surrendered a game-tying two-run single by pinch-hitter Tom Haller as the sparse crowd groaned.

The game remained tied, 4-4, for eight innings before Horton delivered against lefty Mike Paul.

Both Paul and Tigers winner Chris Zachary (4-0) pitched five innings of relief and batted for themselves twice each as both teams ran out of relievers and position players.

Taylor ended up making a rare appearance at first base, and played 10 innings there.

The Tigers continue to play without Al Kaline, who is still nursing a sore shoulder.

The Tigers, with the improbable victory, have won six straight and 11 of 13.

The Rangers scored three runs in the first inning off Joe Coleman, who went six innings in a rare mediocre performance, ending his personal six-game winning streak.

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TEX 300 001 000 000 000 000 4-14-1

WP: Zachary (4-0)
LP: Paul
HR: Horton (DET; 6)

Tigers overall: 53-34
Home: 27-17
Away: 26-17
Last 10: 8-2

Fri 7-21-72: DET 5, Tex 0

Arlington, TX- Mickey Lolich fired a five-hit shutout and the Tigers used a four-run fourth inning to easily defeat the Texas Rangers, 5-0, at Arlington Stadium.

The first four Tigers hitters reached base in the fourth inning, including Norm Cash, who walked to force in the first run. Two strikeouts later, Ed Brinkman singled and the ensuing error by third baseman Dave Nelson allowed two more runs to score. A wild pitch by Rangers starter Pete Broberg scored the fourth run of the inning.

The Tigers (52-34) have won five straight and 10 of their past 12 games. Lolich (16-6) lowered his ERA to 2.49 with his 17th complete game. He walked one and struck out nine.

Willie Horton had three singles for Detroit.

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DET 000 410 000 5-7-1
TEX 000 000 000 0-5-1

WP: Lolich (16-6)
LP: Broberg

Tigers overall: 52-34
Home: 27-17
Away: 25-17
Last 10: 8-2

Thu 7-20-72: DET 3, Tex 1

Arlington, TX- The Tigers scored all three of their runs in the second inning, and despite getting no hits afterward, beat the woeful Texas Rangers, 3-1 at Arlington Stadium.

Bill Slayback (2-4) pitched 8.2 innings before Chris Zachary came on to put out a ninth inning fire to earn his fourth save and second in two nights. Slayback also had two RBI.

The Rangers scored their only run in the ninth and put runners on second and third with two outs. Tigers manager Billy Martin summoned Zachary, who struck out Lenny Randle to end the game.

In the second inning, Bill Freehan launched his 13th home run (solo) to start the scoring. A walk, a single and a wild pitch put runners on second and third with two outs. Slayback then delivered a two-out single to make the score 3-0. It was just the 18th hit by Tigers pitchers this season.

The Tigers (51-34) won their fourth straight game and are a season high 17 games over .500 and have won 12 of their last 17 contests.

Frank Howard and Joe Lovitto each had two hits for Texas.

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DET 030 000 000 3-4-1
TEX 000 000 001 1-6-0

WP: Slayback (2-4)
SV: Zachary (4)
LP: Stanhouse
HR: Freehan (DET; 13)

Tigers overall: 51-34
Home: 27-17
Away: 24-17
Last 10: 8-2

Wed 7-19-72: DET 4, Chi 1

Detroit, MI- Tom Timmermann allowed a first inning solo home run and nothing else in eight innings, and the Tigers finished a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 4-1 victory at Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers (50-34) went a season-high 16 games over .500 by victimizing Chicago starter Wilbur Wood for four runs and seven hits in six innings of work.

Ike Brown (.385) continued his torrid hitting in spot duty with two singles, a run and an RBI. Tony Taylor had two hits and scored twice.

Dick Allen nicked Timmermann for an opposite field homer to right field in the opening frame. The next two batters walked and singled, but Timmermann (9-9) settled down and scattered four hits the rest of the way before giving way to Chris Zachary for the ninth inning. Zachary pitched a perfect inning to get his third save, lowering his ERA to 0.32.

The Tigers scored in their half of the first when Brown singled home Taylor. Detroit added a run in the fourth inning and two more in the fifth---on a Bill Freehan sacrifice fly and a Willie Horton single.

Detroit has won eight of its last 10 games, all at home. The Tigers go back on the road for a four-game weekend series with the Texas Rangers preceding the All-Star break.

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CHI 100 000 000 1-7-2
DET 100 120 00x 4-7-0

WP: Timmermann (9-9)
SV: Zachary (3)
LP: Wood

Tigers overall: 50-34
Home: 27-17
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 8-2

Tue 7-18-72: DET 1, Chi 0

Detroit, MI- Joe Coleman's amazing streak of lights out pitching continued as he won his sixth straight start with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Tiger Stadium.

Coleman (13-7) scattered four hits as only two base runners reached second base or beyond. In the seventh inning, the White Sox put runners on first and third with two outs, but Coleman struck out Luis Alvarado to end the threat. Ed Herrmann doubled in the fifth inning.

Bill Freehan's solo home run (13) in the second inning accounted for the game's only run.

Coleman walked four and struck out nine, lowering his ERA to 2.50. His winning streak started with a no-hitter and he's been brilliant since then.

The Tigers (49-34) improved to 4-7 against Chicago this year, and maintained their solid hold on first place in the AL East.

Stan Bahnsen started for Chicago and took the loss, despite allowing just five hits and no walks in seven innings of work.

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CHI 000 000 000 0-4-1
DET 010 000 00x 1-5-0

WP: Coleman (13-7)
LP: Bahnsen
HR: Freehan (DET; 13)

Tigers overall: 49-34
Home: 26-17
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 7-3

Mon 7-17-72: DET 6, Chi 4

Detroit, MI- Gates Brown cracked a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the first place Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, at Tiger Stadium.

Brown connected with one out off reliever Cy Acosta, giving the Tigers (48-34) just their third victory over the Chisox in ten games this season.

Mickey Stanley led off the Tigers ninth with a single. After Ed Brinkman struck out by bunting foul on a third strike, Brown was inserted to hit for pitcher and winner Mickey Lolich (15-6). Brown clobbered an Acosta fastball into the second row of the lower deck in left field, triggering a celebration by the 41,000-plus in attendance.

The Tigers were down 4-1 in the sixth, but used two home runs in the frame to tie the game. Norm Cash (13) hit a solo shot, and Stanley delivered a two-run blow three batters later (5) to tie the score, 4-4.

The White Sox built their lead on the strength of a wild pitch in the second inning and a three-run home run by Dick Allen in the third.

Tom Haller (2) also hit a solo homer for Detroit.

Tom Bradley started for Chicago and pitched eight innings. Acosta took the loss.

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CHI 013 000 000 4-9-1
DET 010 003 002 6-8-0

WP: Lolich (15-6)
LP: Acosta
HR: Allen (CHI); Haller (DET; 2); Cash (DET; 13); Stanley (DET; 5)

Tigers overall: 48-34
Home: 25-17
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 7-3

Sun 7-16-72: KC 2, DET 0

Detroit, MI- Roger Nelson once again vexed the Tigers with his pitching, and the Kansas City Royals managed a split of their four-game series with a 2-0 win at Tiger Stadium Sunday afternoon.

Nelson pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, just 12 days after stymieing the Tigers in Kansas City on July 4.

The Tigers (47-34) took the first two games of the series, but the Royals bounced back to win Saturday and Sunday.

Nelson took a one-hitter into the ninth. Ed Brinkman led off the frame with a single, and with two outs, Aurelio Rodriguez singled Brinkman to second base. Royals manager Bob Lemon elected to leave Nelson in, despite the winning run coming to the plate in the form of Jim Northrup. Nelson responded by striking out Northrup to end the game.

Nelson walked none and struck out six Tigers. Only one base runner reached second base, and that was in the ninth inning. At one point, Nelson retired 16 straight hitters.

Bill Slayback (1-4) took the loss for Detroit, despite pitching 6.2 strong innings.

Prior to the ninth inning, the only hit Nelson allowed was a third inning single by Slayback, ironically.

The Royals scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings, both on wild pitches by Slayback.

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KC 000 010 100 2-7-0
DET 000 000 000 0-3-1

WP: Nelson
LP: Slayback (1-4)

Tigers overall: 47-34
Home: 24-17
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 6-4

Sat 7-15-72: KC 3, DET 2

Detroit, MI- Dick Drago pitched eight strong innings, inducing a huge double play in the process, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tigers, 3-2 at Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers (47-33) saw their five-game winning streak snapped.

Drago was in big trouble in the eighth inning, with the Tigers putting runners on first and third with one out and the Royals clinging to a 3-2 lead. But despite the infield playing halfway in, Bill Freehan managed to hit into a 4-6-3 double play to end the frame.

Tom Burgmeier and Al Fitzmorris pitched the ninth, with the latter registering the save. The Tigers got a leadoff single in the ninth from pinch-hitter Ike Brown, but Fitzmorris relieved Burgmeier and set down the next three Tigers hitters in order.

Freehan's 12th home run of the year in the first inning, a two-run shot, staked the Tigers to an early 2-0 lead.

The Royals answered with an unearned run in the second off Tigers starter and loser Tom Timmermann (8-9), and added two more runs in the third inning on an RBI single from Lou Piniella and a run-scoring double from Detroit native John Mayberry.

Drago took over from there, pitching through the eighth inning while allowing just two more hits.

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DET 200 000 000 2-9-1

WP: Drago
SV: Fitzmorris
LP: Timmermann (8-9)
HR: Freehan (DET; 12)

Tigers overall: 47-33
Home: 24-16
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 6-4

Fri 7-14-12: DET 4, KC 0

Detroit, MI- Joe Coleman won his fifth straight decision, pitching yet another masterpiece, and the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-0, at Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers (47-32) as a team also won their fifth straight game.

Coleman's streak started with a no-hitter on June 28 and has continued unabated. In this game, Coleman (12-7) pitched his 11th complete game, surrendering just four hits and one walk. He struck out six Royals hitters.

The Tigers smashed three solo home runs (Tom Haller, Dick McAuliffe and Ed Brinkman) off Royals starter Bruce Dal Canton.

McAuliffe had three hits, including his first homer of the season, which he slugged leading off the first inning for the Tigers. Haller's homer was also his first of the year.

The five-game winning streak marks the third time this season the Tigers have won at least five straight games. They also have winning streaks of six games and seven games.

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DET 100 110 01x 4-12-0

WP: Coleman (12-7)
LP: Dal Canton
HR: McAuliffe (DET; 1); Haller (DET; 1); Brinkman (DET; 5)

Tigers overall: 47-32
Home: 24-15
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 7-3

Thu 7-13-72: DET 10, KC 3

Detroit, MI- The Tigers scored six runs in the eighth inning, breaking open a close game, and routed the Kansas City Royals, 10-3, at Tiger Stadium.

Willie Horton's bases loaded triple proved to be the big blow for the Tigers (46-32), winners of four straight, and seven of their last ten games.

The Tigers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead by the third inning, only to see the Royals battle back in the later innings. Amos Otis' two-run homer in the sixth inning made the score 4-3.

But the Tigers pounced on reliever Ted Abernathy in the eighth, raking him for six runs in 2/3 of an inning.

Horton had four RBI on the night as the Tigers rapped out 12 hits.

Mickey Lolich (14-6) pitched his 15th complete game to get the victory. Lolich walked two and struck out nine.

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KC 000 012 000 3-4-0
DET 211 000 06x 10-12-0

WP: Lolich (14-6)
LP: Splittorff
HR: Piniella (KC); Otis (KC)

Tigers overall: 46-32
Home: 23-15
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 7-3

Wed 7-12-72: DET 3, Tex 1

Detroit, MI- The Tigers scored three times in the first inning and didn't score again, but it was enough to beat the Texas Rangers, 3-1, at Tiger Stadium.

The win gave the Tigers (45-32) a three-game sweep of the series and a 7-1 record vs. Texas.

The Rangers scored one run in each of the three games.

Bill Slayback (1-3) picked up his first big league victory, pitching seven innings and surrendering four hits.

The Rangers scored their lone run in the third inning on a Don Mincher sacrifice fly.

In the first inning, Dick McAuliffe walked, Aurelio Rodriguez doubled him home, and Jim Northrup walked to start the Tigers offense. A Norm Cash sacrifice fly scored the second run, and a Dave Nelson error on a Tom Haller infield single to third base plated the third run.

In the ninth, the Rangers put runners on first and second with one out. But Chris Zachary came on and retired the next two batters for his second save.

The Tigers won despite committing three errors---two by SS Ed Brinkman.

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DET 300 000 00x 3-7-3

WP: Slayback (1-3)
SV: Zachary (2)
LP: Cox

Tigers overall: 45-32
Home: 22-15
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 6-4

Tue 7-11-72: DET 6, Tex 1

Detroit, MI- Tom Timmermann pitched eight innings of four-hit ball and the Tigers supported him with more than enough offense in an easy 6-1 win over the Texas Rangers at Tiger Stadium.

Timmermann (8-8) surrendered a Toby Harrah home run in the sixth inning, but by then the Tigers had scored their six runs.

Norm Cash hit a solo homer (12) for the Tigers (44-32), who improved to 6-1 vs. Texas this season.

Jim Northrup got the Tigers on the scoreboard early with a double in the first inning that plated Dick McAuliffe, who walked. Detroit added three runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth.

McAuliffe and Aurelio Rodriguez, the nos. 1 and 2 hitters, each had two singles.

Timmermann aided his own cause with a tapper to the pitcher that scored a run in the fifth.

John Hiller pitched a perfect ninth inning.

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DET 100 320 00x 6-9-0

WP: Timmermann (8-8)
LP: Broberg
HR: Cash (DET; 12); Harrah (TEX)

Tigers overall: 44-32
Home: 21-15
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 5-5

Mon 7-10-72: DET 5, Tex 1

Detroit, MI- Joe Coleman continued his recent mastery, firing a complete game, three-hitter, and the Tigers beat the Texas Rangers, 5-1 at Tiger Stadium.

Coleman (11-7) won his fourth straight by striking out 14 batters and walking three.

The Tigers (43-32) hit three home runs off Texas starter Don Stanhouse. Jim Northrup (solo), Mickey Stanley (solo) and Aurelio Rodriguez (three-run) all reached the seats.

Northrup added a single and a double for a three-hit night.

The Tigers improved to 3-0 against Texas this season, outscoring the Rangers 20-1.

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DET 110 003 00x 5-6-2

WP: Coleman (11-7)
LP: Stanhouse
HR: Northrup (DET; 6); Stanley (DET; 4); Rodriguez (DET; 7)

Tigers overall: 43-32
Home: 20-15
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 5-5

Sun 7-9-72: DET 5-0, Chi 2-5 (DH)

Chicago, IL- The Tigers' quiet bats prevented them from gaining a doubleheader split, as Tom Bradley tossed a masterful three-hit shutout in the nightcap as the Chicago White Sox took three out of four this weekend with a 5-0 victory.

The Tigers won Game 1, 5-2 in 14 innings by scoring three runs, two unearned, in the 14th.

The Tigers (42-32) are in a hitting slump, and it almost cost them Game 1, as they fell behind 2-0 before scratching and clawing to tie the game, 2-2, in the seventh. It remained tied until the 14th, when Detroit used four singles, a wild pitch, an error and a sacrifice fly to push three runs across the plate off White Sox reliever Rich Gossage.

The Tigers were all out of position players so reliever and winner Joe Niekro (1-1) had to bat for himself in the 14th. He struck out but it didn't matter.

Al Kaline drove in two runs in the first game.

In the nightcap, Bradley stifled the Tigers, retiring 22 of the last 23 batters. He walked none.

The White Sox supported Bradley with two runs in the first inning and then tacked on three more in the eighth, two on a home run by Rich Reichardt.

Mickey Lolich (13-6) went all the way in Game 2, surrendering five runs on nine hits. He walked none.

Fred Scherman got the spot start in Game 1. He went five innings and only allowed three hits and two runs.

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GAME 1
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CHI 100 010 000 000 00 2-8-2

WP: Niekro (1-1)
LP: Gossage

GAME 2
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CHI 200 000 03x 5-9-0

WP: Bradley
LP: Lolich (13-6)
HR: Reichardt (CHI)

Tigers overall: 42-32
Home: 19-15
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 4-6

Sat 7-8-72: Chi 5, DET 4

Chicago, IL- Mike Andrews and Dick Allen each blasted two-run homers and the Chicago White Sox survived a ninth inning scare in defeating the Tigers, 5-4 at Comiskey Park.

The White Sox improved to 6-1 versus Detroit this season by jumping out to a 5-0 lead by the third inning. Andrews connected in the first inning and Allen did so in the third, victimizing loser Bill Slayback (0-3).

Trailing 5-1 in the ninth, the Tigers used a walk, two singles, a wild pitch and a pinch-hit, two-run double from Willie Horton to chase starter Stan Bahnsen with two outs, the score 5-4. But reliever Cy Acosta retired Dick McAuliffe on  a lazy fly ball to center field to end the game.

Slayback went six innings for the Tigers (41-31), losers of six of their past 10 games.

Aurelio Rodriguez and Ed Brinkman, the nos. 7 and 8 hitters, each had two hits and scored a run for Detroit.

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CHI 302 000 00x 5-5-0

WP: Bahnsen
SV: Acosta
LP: Slayback (0-3)
HR: Andrews (CHI); Allen (CHI)

Tigers overall: 41-31
Home: 19-15
Away: 22-16
Last 10: 4-6

Fri 7-7-72: Chi 10, DET 1

Chicago, IL- The Chicago White Sox cranked out 14 hits and starting pitcher Dave Lemonds drove in two runs with a bases loaded single in a 10-1 rout of the Tigers at Comiskey Park.

Dick Allen started the scoring for the Chisox with a solo home run in the first inning, tying the game, 1-1. Lemonds' single made the score 3-1 in the fourth, and the White Sox poured it on, including a four-run fifth inning that knocked out Tigers starter Tom Timmermann (7-8).

With one out in the fifth, six straight White Sox hitters reached base, signaling the end of a rare short outing for Timmermann.

Carlos May had four hits (two doubles) and scored three times for Chicago, which is now 5-1 against the Tigers this season. Mike Andrews also had four hits, all singles, and two RBI.

The Tigers' lone run came on a Tony Taylor first inning triple and a wild pitch by Lemonds, who pitched seven strong innings.

The Tigers (41-30) managed just five hits and didn't get a runner to second base after the first inning.

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CHI 100 241 02x 10-14-0

WP: Lemonds
LP: Timmermann (7-8)
HR: Allen (CHI)

Tigers overall: 41-30
Home: 19-15
Away: 22-15
Last 10: 5-5

Thu 7-6-72: DET 4, KC 1

Kansas City, MO- Joe Coleman continued his hot pitching and the Tigers scored early as Detroit beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-1 at Municipal Stadium.

The Tigers (41-29) took two out of three from the Royals by scoring three runs in the first inning on Bill Freehan's 11th homer of the season, tallying another run in the second, and cruising behind Coleman's (10-7) pitching.

In his last three starts---one of which was a no-hitter---Coleman has allowed just two runs and six hits combined.

Coleman only had two stressful innings. In the fifth, the Royals had runners on second and third with one out. After Coleman struck out Cookie Rojas, Bobby Floyd walked, loading the bases. But Coleman retired pitcher Jim Rooker on a ground ball. In the sixth, the Royals put three runners on base in scoring their lone run.

The Tigers only managed one hit after the third inning, but Coleman's pitching covered for that lack of offense.

KC's Rooker went seven innings in taking the loss.

Willie Horton, getting a rare start at the lead-off spot, had two hits and one RBI for the Tigers, who are 22-14 on the road.

Freehan and Norm Cash are now tied for the team's home run lead.

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KC  000 001 000  1-3-0

WP: Coleman (10-7)
LP: Rooker
HR: Freehan (DET; 11)

Tigers overall: 41-29
Home: 19-15
Away: 22-14
Last 10: 6-4

Wed 7-5-72: DET 8, KC 3

Kansas City, MO- The Tigers exploded for five runs in the third inning, Mickey Lolich hurled his 14th complete game, and Detroit beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-3 at Municipal Stadium.

Bill Freehan's two-run double and Mickey Stanley's two-run homer (3) did most of the damage in the third frame off Royals starter Paul Splittorff. The Tigers (40-29) sent nine men to the plate in the inning.

The Tigers used a 13-hit attack to quell the Royals and square this midweek series at a victory apiece.

Tony Taylor had three hits, including a two-run triple for the Tigers, who snapped a mini two-game losing streak. Freehan had two doubles and three RBI. Stanley, Aurelio Rodriguez and Willie Horton all had two hits each.

Lolich had a no-hitter through five innings before Richie Scheinblum doubled with two outs in the sixth.

Lolich (13-5) walked a season-high six batters, but struck out six and only allowed five hits.

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KC  000 001 200 3-5-1

WP: Lolich (13-5)
LP: Splittorff
HR: Stanley (DET; 3)

Tigers overall: 40-29
Home: 19-15
Away: 21-14
Last 10: 5-5

Tue 7-4-72: KC 5, DET 2

Kansas City, MO- Roger Nelson carried a shutout into the eighth inning and ended up with a complete game, seven-hitter, as the Kansas City Royals squashed the Tigers, 5-2 at Municipal Stadium.

Nelson walked one and struck out one, and added a single with the bat as he and the Royals jumped out to a 5-0 lead by the fourth inning and cruised.

Lou Piniella (solo) and Ed Kirkpatrick (two-run) each had homers for the Royals.

The Tigers (39-29) committed three errors in dropping their second straight game.

Ed Brinkman (4) hit a solo homer for Detroit in the eighth inning, spoiling Nelson's shutout bid. Norm Cash singled home Jim Northrup in the ninth for the Tigers' other run. Detroit got the tying run to the plate in the ninth with two outs in the form of Brinkman, but Royals manager Bob Lemon chose to stick with Nelson, who induced a ground ball.

Bill Slayback (0-2) took the loss for the Tigers, pitching 6.1 innings and surrendering all five runs, though only two were earned. Two of the three Royals batters who reached base via error eventually scored.

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KC  011 300 00x  5-8-0

WP: Nelson
LP: Slayback (0-2)
HR: Brinkman (DET; 4); Piniella (KC); Kirkpatrick (KC)

Tigers overall: 39-29
Home: 19-15
Away: 20-14
Last 10: 5-5

Mon 7-3-72: Bal 4, DET 2

Detroit, MI- Terry Crowley blasted a three-run home run in the eighth inning, erasing a 2-1 deficit and leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-2 victory at Tiger Stadium.

The Orioles earned a split of the four-game series with a four-run eighth inning that stunned the Tigers.

The Tigers (39-28) had gone ahead, 2-0 on a pair of solo homers by Bill Freehan (10) and Gates Brown (5).

The lead held until the eighth, when the Orioles exploded thanks in part to a Dick McAuliffe error.

With one out and runners on first and third, Boog Powell hit a slow roller to McAuliffe, who fumbled the baseball, enabling pinch-hitter Tom Shopay to score, making it 2-1 Detroit. One out later, Crowley took reliever Chris Zachary several roles into the upper deck in right field for a three-run homer. The four-bagger marked the first run surrendered by Zachary all year.

Tigers starter Tom Timmermann (7-7) took the loss, despite none of the three runs charged to him being earned.

Jim Palmer got the win for Baltimore, with Roric Harrison pitching the final two innings for the save.

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DET 000 010 100 2-4-1

WP: Palmer
SV: Harrison
LP: Timmermann (7-7)
HR: Freehan (DET; 10); G. Brown (DET; 5); Crowley (BAL)

Tigers overall: 39-28
Home: 19-15
Away: 20-13
Last 10: 6-4