Sat 8-26-72: DET 2, Min 0

Bloomington, MN- Mickey Lolich and Chris Zachary combined for a seven-hit shutout, and the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 2-0, at Metropolitan Stadium.

Lolich (20-9) earned his 20th victory for the second straight season, limiting the Twins to seven hits, striking out seven and walking none. Zachary saved the win after the Twins put runners on second and third with one out in the ninth. The rookie right-hander induced a popup from pinch-hitter Harmon Killebrew, intentionally walked pinch-hitter Jim Nettles and got pinch-hitter Charlie Manuel to fly out harmlessly.

The Tigers (73-47) stayed eight games ahead of second place Boston, as the Red Sox rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth to upend Texas.

The Tigers scored single runs in the fourth and eighth innings. In the fourth, Jim Northrup's double plated Aurelio Rodriguez, who singled. In the eighth, Norm Cash singled, scoring Northrup after the latter doubled with two outs.

Bert Blyleven took the loss for Minnesota, pitching eight innings.

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DET 000 100 010 2-9-0
MIN 000 000 000 0-7-0

WP: Lolich (20-9)
SV: Zachary (8)
LP: Blyleven

Tigers overall: 73-47
Home: 37-26
Away: 36-21
Last 10: 6-4

Wed 8-23-72: DET 6, Oak 3

Detroit, MI- Willie Horton slammed a three-run home run in the first inning, and the Tigers went on to beat the Oakland A's, 6-3 at Tiger Stadium to win the rubber match of their three-game series.

Horton's 14th home run sparked the Tigers and helped Joe Coleman earn his 17th win. Coleman pitched seven innings (two runs, five hits, four walks, four strikeouts) before giving way to Joe Niekro.

Aurelio Rodriguez added a two-run homer in the third, and the Tigers had a 5-0 lead and never looked back. Ken Holtzman was victimized for five of the six runs.

Bill Freehan, Horton, Tony Taylor, Al Kaline and Ike Brown (three hits) all had two hits for the Tigers, who unleashed a 13-hit attack on the A's.

The A's did draw to within 5-2 in the seventh inning on an RBI single from Bert Campaneris, but the Tigers (72-47) answered with a run in their half of the seventh when Kaline doubled home Rodriguez.

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OAK 000 010 110 3-9-1
DET 302 000 10x  6-13-1

WP: Coleman (17-8)
LP: Holtzman
HR: Horton (DET; 14); Rodriguez (DET; 13)

Tigers overall: 72-47
Home: 37-26
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 5-5

Tue 8-22-72: DET 6, Oak 4

Detroit, MI- Mickey Stanley homered twice,  Mickey Lolich pitched his 19th complete game to get his 19th victory, and the Tigers beat the Oakland A's, 6-4 at Tiger Stadium.

Stanley's second home run, a two-run shot in the eighth, proved to be big. It gave the Tigers a 6-2 lead, and provided insurance that they would need, as the A's scored twice in the ninth on a two-run homer from Bert Campaneris.

Lolich (19-9) went all the way despite giving up four runs and nine hits, two of them home runs.

Jim Northrup added a solo homer for Detroit (71-47), which evened the three-game series.

Stanley's first home run, a solo blow in the second inning, broke a 1-1 tie and the Tigers never trailed after that.

Campaneris had three hits for Oakland. Dave Duncan hit a solo homer, his second of the series. Blue Moon Odom pitched all eight innings for the A's.

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OAK 010 010 002 4-9-2
DET  111 001 02x 6-9-0

WP: Lolich (19-9)
LP: Odom
HR: Duncan (OAK); Campaneris (OAK); Stanley (DET; [2] 13); Northrup (DET; 10)

Tigers overall: 71-47
Home: 36-26
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 5-5

Mon 8-21-72: Oak 4, DET 2

Detroit, MI- Woodie Fryman had a no-hitter through six innings, but it all came apart in the seventh inning as the Oakland A's scored three runs on their way to a 4-2 win over the Tigers at Tiger Stadium.

Joe Rudi led off the seventh with a double, spoiling the no-hitter. Sal Bando followed with a two-run homer. One out later, Dave Duncan added a solo home run to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 Oakland lead.

Norm Cash (22) hit a solo homer in the sixth to stake Fryman (1-2) to a 1-0 lead.

Mike Epstein hit a solo home run in the ninth off reliever Chuck Seelbach for a 4-1 A's advantage. The Tigers scored a run in the ninth and had the winning run at the plate with one out, but fireman Rollie Fingers retired Gates Brown and Bill Freehan to preserve the victory for Jim Hunter.

Fryman went seven innings in the loss, giving up three runs and five hits. Hunter pitched eight solid innings for Oakland, the leaders in the AL West. The Tigers (70-47) lead the AL East by 7.5 games over Boston, who was idle.

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OAK 000 000 301 4-6-1
DET  000 001 001 2-9-2

WP: Hunter
SV: Fingers
LP: Fryman (1-2)
HR: Cash (DET; 22); Bando (OAK); Duncan (OAK); Epstein (OAK)

Tigers overall: 70-47
Home: 35-26
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 4-6

Sun 8-20-72: DET 3, Cal 2

Detroit, MI- The Tigers took an early 3-0 lead and held on to beat the California Angels, 3-2, to take the weekend series at Tiger Stadium.

Chris Colletta's two-run homer in the sixth inning drew the Angels close, but John Hiller pitched two perfect innings to earn the save (4) for Bill Slayback (4-6).

Aurelio Rodriguez got the Tigers (70-46) going in the first inning with a two-run homer (12) off Angels starter Clyde Wright.

The Tigers added a run in the third when second baseman Sandy Alomar threw wildly to first base after snaring a Willie Horton smash, enabling Rodriguez to score from third base.

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CAL 000 002 000 2-7-1
DET 201 000 00x 3-6-0

WP: Slayback (4-6)
SV: Hiller (4)
LP: Wright
HR: Colletta (CAL); Rodriguez (DET; 12)

Tigers overall: 70-46
Home: 35-25
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 5-5

Sat 8-19-72: DET 6, Cal 3

Detroit, MI- Willie Horton drove in four runs with a three-run homer and a triple, and the Tigers beat the California Angels, 6-3 at Tiger Stadium.

Horton's bomb into the left field upper deck gave the Tigers (69-46) a 5-1 lead. Mickey Stanley had hit a two-run homer in the second inning to erase a 1-0 deficit.

Tom Timmermann (10-10) started and pitched a complete game four-hitter for Detroit, which broke a three-game losing streak.

Horton tripled in a run in the seventh inning, two frames after the Angels closed to within 5-3.

Ike Brown had two hits for the Tigers, and Al Kaline singled, walked three times and scored two runs.

Vada Pinson staked the Angels to a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a home run into the upper deck in right field.

Angels starter Rudy May pitched six innings before giving way to Eddie Fisher.

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CAL 100 020 000 3-4-0
DET 023 000 10x 6-8-1

WP: Timmermann (10-10)
LP: May
HR: Pinson (CAL); Stanley (DET; 11); Horton (DET; 13)

Fri 8-18-72: Cal 4, DET 3

Detroit, MI- Pinch-hitter Vada Pinson's two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth inning provided the go-ahead run, and the California Angels beat the Tigers, 4-3 at Tiger Stadium.

The Angels were behind 3-2 and tied the game in the seventh on another two-out RBI single, this one from Jeff Torborg.

In the ninth, after the first two Angels were retired by reliever Joe Niekro (3-2), Leroy Stanton singled. A wild pitch moved him to second base. Pinson, batting for Billy Parker, drove a Niekro fastball into right field, scoring Stanton.

Angels starter Nolan Ryan pitched a complete game. He allowed five hits, walked two and struck out 11.

The Tigers (68-46) scored all three of their runs in the fifth inning. Two bases-loaded walks drove in a pair of runs, and a third was scored on a single by Aurelio Rodriguez.

Mickey Lolich started and went seven innings for the Tigers, who have now lost three straight games for just the second time this season.

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CAL 200 000 101 4-8-0
DET 000 030 000 3-5-1

WP: Ryan
LP: Niekro (3-2)

Tigers overall: 68-46
Home: 33-25
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 5-5

Thu 8-17-72: Min 4-3, DET 3-2 (10 inn)

Detroit, MI- Harmon Killebrew hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to put the Minnesota Twins ahead to stay in Game 1, and the Tigers ended up losing both games of a twin bill, 4-3 and 3-2. The second game took 10 innings to complete.

Killebrew connected off Tigers starter Woodie Fryman (1-1) with Rod Carew on first base. Wayne Granger saved the game for winner Jim Perry in the ninth inning. The Tigers (68-45) had taken a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning on RBI singles by Ed Brinkman and Fryman.

The Tigers got the tying run to third base with one out in the ninth, but Brinkman was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a ground ball.

In Game 2, Danny Thompson's double scored Steve Braun from second base in the 10th inning to break a 2-2 tie. The victim was relief pitcher Chris Zachary (5-1), who allowed just his second run of the season. Bill Slayback started the second game for Detroit and went seven strong innings.

The Tigers had 12 hits in the nightcap but only managed an RBI double from Jim Northrup and a single by Bill Freehan to score another run.  Game 2's winning pitcher was reliever Dave LaRoche.

Carew had four hits for the Twins in Game 1.

The DH loss, combined with Boston's win in Texas, shaved the Tigers' lead in the AL East to 7.5 games.

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GAME 1
MIN 100 000 120 4-9-2
DET 000 012 000 3-7-2

WP: Perry
SV: Granger
LP: Fryman (1-1)
HR: Killebrew (MIN)

GAME 2
MIN 002 000 000 1 3-10-0
DET 100 000 100 0 2-12-0

WP: LaRoche
LP: Zachary (5-1)

Tigers overall: 68-45
Home: 33-24
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 6-4

Tue 8-15-72: DET 1, Min 0

Detroit, MI- Willie Horton's solo home run in the fourth inning was the only offense, as Joe Coleman pitched a complete game shutout in the Tigers 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins at Tiger Stadium.

Coleman (16-8) limited Minnesota to two singles, and no hits after the third inning.

Ray Corbin was almost as good for the Twins. He went eight innings and allowed just three hits, but one of them was the homer to Horton (12) over the left field wall. Jim Northrup had the other two hits for Detroit, both singles.

Coleman walked one and struck out three. He retired 19 of the last 20 Twins hitters. The game ended with a double play, as pinch-hitter Dan Monzon (who walked), was off and running on a hit and run play, but Jim Nettles' soft fly ball was caught by Northrup, who threw to Norm Cash at first base to complete the "Twin" killing.

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MIN 000 000 000 0-2-1
DET 000 100 00x 0-3-0

WP: Coleman (16-8)
LP: Corbin
HR: Horton (DET; 12)

Tigers overall: 68-43
Home: 33-22
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 8-2

Sun 8-13-72: DET 4-1, Cle 3-7 (DH)

Detroit, MI- Norm Cash hit two home runs, including the game-winner in the bottom of the 10th, and the Tigers used an unorthodox batting lineup in winning the first game of a Sunday doubleheader over the Cleveland Indians, 4-3. The Tribe bounced back by capturing the nightcap, 7-1.

Tigers manager Billy Martin, responding to Saturday's loss to Cleveland, which was the Indians' fourth win in their last six games against Detroit, decided to literally pull his batting order from a hat in Sunday's first game. The strange configuration had Cash leading off and light-hitting Ed Brinkman batting cleanup. Second baseman Tony Taylor hit fifth.

The idea must have set well with Cash, who had three hits, including home runs (21) in the sixth and 10th innings. The latter came with two outs to win the game.

The Tigers (67-43) bowed to the Indians meekly in Game 2, as lefty Tom Hilgendorf baffled Detroit on three hits in twirling a complete game. Martin used a conventional batting order in the second game.

In the opener, the Tigers fell behind 3-0 after five innings. Cash slammed a home run in the sixth off Indians starter and loser Gaylord Perry. Cash added an RBI single in the eighth to make it 3-2, and the Tigers tied the game in the ninth when Taylor's double plated Willie Horton, who had been hit by a pitch and moved to second on Brinkman's ground out.

Woodie Fryman started Game 1 and went eight innings. Chris Zachary (5-0) got the win in relief, lowering his ERA to 0.22. Tom Timmermann (9-10), who had been removed from the rotation after the Tigers acquired Fryman on August 2, started the second game but lasted just three innings, giving up six runs (three unearned). Cleveland stroked 14 hits in the second game, led by Chris Chambliss' four safeties and two RBI. Del Unser hit a two-run homer in the third inning to give the Indians a 6-0 lead.

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GAME 1
CLE 002 100 000 0 3-8-0
DET 000 001 011 1 4-5-3

WP: Zachary (5-0)
LP: Perry
HR: Cash (DET; [2] 21)

GAME 2
CLE 132 100 000 7-14-1
DET 000 010 000 1-3-1

WP: Hilgendorf
LP: Timmermann (9-10)
HR: Unser (CLE)

Tigers overall: 67-43
Home: 32-22
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 7-3

Sat 8-12-72: Cle 5, DET 0

Detroit, MI- The Cleveland Indians scored four runs in the fourth inning and it was more than enough to support starter Dick Tidrow in a 5-0 win over the Tigers at Tiger Stadium.

Catcher Gerry Moses had a two-run homer in the big inning and Buddy Bell added a two-run single.

Tidrow limited the Tigers (66-42) to five hits, all singles. He walked two and struck out five.

Tigers starter Mickey Lolich (18-9) pitched well outside of the fourth inning, surrendering just a run and three hits otherwise.

The game didn't start well for Tidrow, as he gave up a single and a hit batsman right away, but then he settled down.

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CLE 000 400 010 5-7-1
DET 000 000 000 0-5-0

WP: Tidrow
LP: Lolich (18-9)
HR: Moses (CLE)

Tigers overall: 66-42
Home: 31-21
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 6-4

Fri 8-11-72: DET 3, Cle 2

Detroit, MI- Spot starter John Hiller threw seven shutout innings, and the Tigers survived a ninth inning scare in defeating the Cleveland Indians, 3-2, at Tiger Stadium.

Hiller (5-6) was making his first start in over a month, and he was brilliant. The Indians managed just two hits off him in seven innings. Manager Billy Martin decided to lift Hiller rather than extending him too far.

Chuck Seelbach earned the save with two innings of relief, though he did give up a two-run homer to Tigers nemesis Graig Nettles in the ninth inning to make the score dicey. Frank Duffy then walked with two outs and advanced to second base on a wild pitch, but Seelbach struck out pinch-hitter Tom McCraw as the crowd roared.

The Tigers (66-41) got their sixth straight victory, built on two solo homers (Mickey Stanley and pinch-hitter Jim Northrup) and a Bill Freehan single. The Tigers scored single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh inning.

With Boston's loss Friday, the Tigers moved 8.5 games ahead of the second place Red Sox.

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CLE 000 000 002 2-5-0
DET 000 011 10x 3-7-0

WP: Hiller (5-6)
SV: Seelbach (5)
LP: Dunning
HR: Stanley (DET; 10); Northrup (DET; 9)

Tigers overall: 66-41
Home: 31-20
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 7-3

Thu 8-10-72: DET 4, NY 3

Bronx, NY-  Newly-acquired Duke Sims blasted a three-run homer in the ninth inning, stunning the Yankee Stadium crowd, and the Tigers beat the Yankees 4-3 to complete a four-game sweep.

The Yankees were one out away from a 2-1 victory, with nobody on base in the ninth, when Gates Brown laced a Steve Kline offering into the right field corner for a double. Yankees manager Ralph Houk elected to intentionally walk Norm Cash, even though Cash represented the go-ahead run.

That brought up Sims, who was acquired from the Dodgers less than a week ago. He drilled a Kline fastball deep into the right field seats, his second homer as a Tiger. The blast gave the Tigers a 4-2 lead as the crowd howled in stunned disapproval.

The Yankees started their half of the ninth with back-to-back doubles off reliever Fred Scherman, so manager Billy Martin summoned Joe Niekro with the Tigers clinging to a 4-3 lead. Niekro set down the next three Yankees hitters in order to preserve the improbable win.

The Tigers (65-41) won their fifth straight game and increased their lead in the AL East to 7.5 games over idle Boston.

Scherman (3-1) got the win in relief of starter Joe Coleman, who went seven innings. Niekro picked up his first save of the year. Kline went all the way for New York in suffering the loss.

The Yankees went ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning, when Celerino Sanchez singled home Johnny Callison.

Cash got the Tigers on the scoreboard in the fourth inning with a solo homer (19). Sims singled after that, but from that point until the ninth, Kline kept the Tigers hitless.

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DET 000 100 003 4-8-2
NY  001 100 001 3-10-0

WP: Scherman (3-1)
SV: Niekro (1)
LP: Kline
HR: Cash (DET; 19); Sims (DET; 2)

Tigers overall: 65-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 7-3

Wed 8-9-72: DET 6-8, NY 4-6 (DH)

Bronx, NY- The Tigers battled back from a 5-0 deficit, outlasting the New York Yankees, 8-6 in 13 innings in the nightcap of a doubleheader, gaining a sweep of the twinbill at Yankee Stadium. Detroit won Game 1, 6-4.

The home run-happy Tigers (64-41) slugged five round trippers in the two games, running their winning streak to four games.

In Game 1, Dick McAuliffe (8) and Aurelio Rodriguez (11) hit back-to-back solo homers in the seventh inning to broaden the Tigers' lead to 6-2. The Yankees rallied in the ninth inning on a two-run homer off the bat of Horace Clarke to account for the final score.

Woodie Fryman (1-0) got the win in the first game, in his first start as a Tiger since being claimed off waivers from Philadelphia last week. Fryman won despite issuing seven walks in 8.1 innings. Chris Zachary (7) got the save. Catcher Duke Sims, acquired from the Dodgers two days after the Tigers picked up Fryman, started the scoring with his first home run as a Tiger, a two-run shot in the second inning.

In Game 2, the Yankees scored five runs in the third inning off starter Tom Timmermann, but the Tigers chipped away, finally tying the game, 6-6, in the eighth inning. They won it in the 13th on a pair of bases-loaded walks, both issued by Jim Roland to the only two Tigers batters he faced.

Red-hot Willie Horton slugged a two-run homer (11) in the fourth inning of the second game to start the Tigers' rally. In the 13th with one out, Jim Northrup and Bill Freehan singled. Horton walked, which brought Roland in the game to relieve Ron Klimkowski. But the lefty walked both batters he faced, forcing in two runs. John Hiller (4-6) pitched four innings of shutout relief to earn the victory.

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GAME 1
DET 020 002 200 6-14-0
NY  000 200 002 4-7-0

WP: Fryman (1-0)
SV: Zachary (7)
LP: Stottlemyre
HR: Sims (DET; 1); McAuliffe (DET; 8); Rodriguez (DET; 11); Clarke (NY)

GAME 2
DET 000 201 210 000 2 8-16-3
NY  005 001 000 000 0 6-12-2

WP: Hiller (4-6)
LP: Klimkowski
HR: Horton (DET; 11); Freehan (DET; 17)

Tigers overall: 64-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 34-21

Tue 8-8-72: DET 5, NY 2

Bronx, NY- The Tigers scored three runs in the seventh inning, breaking a 2-2 tie, and Detroit went on to beat the New York Yankees, 5-2 at Yankee Stadium in a rare Tuesday matinee.

Willie Horton's two-run double was the key hit in the seventh, and the Tigers were aided by a Yankees error. The Yankees scored two runs in the first inning but were shut down the rest of the way by Mickey Lolich (18-8), who tossed his 18th complete game.

Tony Taylor had four hits for the first place Tigers (62-41).

Lolich scattered five hits, striking out six and walking two.

Horton also had a solo home run (10) and has nine hits in his last 14 at-bats.

Fritz Peterson took the loss for New York as the Tigers ripped him for 11 hits in 6.2 innings.

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DET 011 000 300 5-11-0
NY  200 000 000 2-5-1

WP: Lolich (18-8)
LP: Peterson
HR: Horton (DET; 10)

Tigers overall: 62-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 32-21
Last 10: 5-5

Sun 8-6-72: DET 5-10, Cle 7-1 (DH)

Cleveland, OH- Willie Horton went 5-for-5, including a three-run homer, and the Tigers trounced the Cleveland Indians 10-1 to salvage a split of  a Sunday doubleheader and avoid a four-game weekend sweep.

In Game 1, Del Unser's second inning grand slam powered Cleveland to a 7-5 win.

Joe Niekro (3-1) picked up the win in the nightcap with eight strong innings (five hits, one run, two walks, two strikeouts). Joe Coleman (15-8) took the loss in the first game.

The Tigers (61-41) put on their hitting shoes in the second game, roughing up three Indians pitchers for 10 runs and 15 hits. Aurelio Rodriguez (two-run shot), Jim Northrup (solo) and Mickey Stanley (two-run) joined Horton in the home run parade.

The victim in Game 2 was former Tiger Mike Kilkenny, who lasted five turbulent innings.

In Game 1, Unser blasted the Tribe to a 4-0 lead with his grand slam and the Indians kept the Tigers at arm's reach the rest of the game. Norm Cash and Tom Haller (pinch-hit) each slammed two-run homers for Detroit in a losing cause. The Tigers scored a run and put two runners on base in the ninth inning, but Phil Hennigan came on and retired Ed Brinkman and Dick McAuliffe to save the win for Steve Dunning, who himself hit a solo home run.

The Tigers picked up half a game on Boston, who lost on Sunday. The Tigers lead the Red Sox by six games in the AL East.

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GAME 1
DET 000 200 201 5-10-1
CLE 040 120 00x 7-7-0

WP: Dunning
SV: Hennigan
LP: Coleman (15-8)
HR: Unser (CLE); Dunning (CLE); Cash (DET; 18); Haller (DET; 3)

GAME 2
DET 020 224 000 10-15-1
CLE 001 000 000 1-6-1

WP: Niekro (3-1)
LP: Kilkenny
HR: Horton (DET; 9); Rodriguez (DET; 10); Northrup (DET; 8); Stanley (DET; 9)

Tigers overall: 61-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 31-21
Last 10: 4-6

Sat 8-5-72: Cle 4, DET 1

Cleveland, OH- Graig Nettles hit an eventual game-winning home run for the second straight night, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tigers, 4-1 at Municipal Stadium.

Nettles, who hit a solo home run Friday night for that game's only run, drilled a three-run shot over the right field wall in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie.

The homer made a loser out of Tigers starter Bill Slayback (3-6).

The loss, combined with Boston's win over Baltimore, shaved the Tigers' (60-40) lead in the AL East to 5.5 games, the smallest in over two weeks.

The Tribe's winner was Gaylord Perry, who hurled a seven-hit complete game.

Detroit's only run came on a Norm Cash homer (17) in the second inning.

The Tigers' new catcher, Duke Sims, made his Tigers debut in the same city where he started his big league career. Sims, claimed off waivers from the Dodgers Friday, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

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DET 010 000 000 1-7-1
CLE 103 000 00x 4-7-0

WP: Perry
LP: Slayback (3-6)
HR: Cash (DET; 17); Nettles (CLE)

Tigers overall: 60-40
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-20
Last 10: 5-5

Fri 8-4-72: Cle 1, DET 0

Cleveland, OH- Dick Tidrow outdueled Mickey Lolich through eight innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tigers, 1-0, at Municipal Stadium.

Tidrow gave up four hits, walked one and struck out five through eight frames. Lolich (17-8) only gave up three hits, but one of them was a solo homer to Graig Nettles in the fifth inning.

The loss, combined with the Boston Red Sox 2-0 victory over Baltimore, sliced the Tigers' lead to 6.5 games in the AL East.

Bill Freehan had two hits in a losing cause for the Tigers (60-39).

The Indians got a leadoff triple from Jack Brohamer in the seventh inning but couldn't score.

Denny Riddleberger pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the save for the Tribe. The Tigers got the tying run to second base in the ninth, but Riddleberger set down pinch-hitter Tony Taylor and Jim Northrup to end the game.

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DET 000 000 000 0-5-0
CLE 000 010 00x 1-3-1

WP: Tidrow
LP: Lolich (17-8)
HR: Nettles (CLE)

Tigers overall: 60-39
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-19
Last 10: 6-4

Thu 8-3-72: DET 5, Mil 1

Detroit, MI- Fred Holdsworth pitched seven shutout innings in his second career big league start, new Tiger Woodie Fryman followed with two effective frames, and Detroit beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Thursday night.

The Tigers (60-38) took two of three with yet more outstanding pitching, limiting the Brewers to six hits one night after giving up just three.

And the power returned as the Tigers slammed four home runs, one night after hitting five round trippers.

Dick McAuliffe (7) hit yet another homer, his seventh in 15 games, to start the first inning for Detroit. Norm Cash (16), Bill Freehan (16) and Mickey Stanley (8) all hit solo homers as well. McAuliffe picked up a second RBI with a seventh inning single. Cash and Stanley both connected in the fourth inning to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.

Holdsworth (2-0) has fit right in with the Tigers' excellent pitching staff. He has given up two runs in 14 innings in his two starts. On Thursday, Holdsworth walked four, struck out one, and gave up three hits.

Fryman, a veteran lefty claimed on waivers from the Phillies on Wednesday, pitched two sometimes rocky innings, yielding a run, three hits and a walk.

The Tigers maintain a 7.5-game lead over the second place Boston Red Sox.

Brewers starter Jim Colborn took the loss, giving up three of the four home runs.

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MIL 000 000 010 1-6-0
DET 100 200 11x 5-8-1

WP: Holdsworth (2-0)
LP: Colborn
HR: McAuliffe (DET; 7); Cash (DET; 16); Freehan (DET; 16); Stanley (DET; 8)

Tigers overall: 60-38
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 7-3

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

Detroit, MI- The Tigers slammed five home runs off starter Jim Lonborg, and went on to a 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Tiger Stadium.

Dick McAuliffe hit two homers (6) and was joined by Mickey Stanley (two-run shot); Aurelio Rodriguez (solo); and Jim Northrup (solo).

It was all more than enough to support Tigers starter Joe Coleman (15-7), who pitched his 13th complete game, surrendering just three hits.

The Tigers (59-38) snapped a two-game losing streak.

Coleman retired the first 13 Brewers, and by the time Milwaukee got a base runner, the Tigers led 3-0 and were never seriously threatened.

McAuliffe had no home runs less than three weeks ago, but now has six in his past 13 games.

After the game, the Tigers announced they had claimed lefty Woodie Fryman off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies. Fryman, mainly a starter, posted a 4-10 record with a 4.46 ERA in 23 games (119.2 IP) for the Phillies.

Wayne Comer was sent to Toledo to make room on the roster for the 32 year-old Fryman.

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MIL 000 000 010 1-3-1
DET 020 110 30x 7-11-0

WP: Coleman (15-7)
LP: Lonborg
HR: Stanley (DET; 7); Northrup (DET; 7); McAuliffe (DET; [2] 6); Rodriguez (DET; 9)

Tigers overall: 59-38
Home: 29-20
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 6-4