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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 7, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 7, 1972 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Scherman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 8,357 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Ron Luciano |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Fred Scherman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Don Baylor | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 7, 1972
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Cuellar
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cuellar
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Scherman
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Scherman
Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Scherman
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Davis reaches second base with a double. Grich scores. Blair goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Slayback
Bill Slayback now pitching.
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Slayback
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Slayback
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard juggles the ball. That's an error on Howard. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. Slayback
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Powell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Slayback
Belanger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuellar vs. Slayback
Cuellar strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Cuellar
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Cuellar
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Cuellar
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Slayback
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Slayback
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Slayback
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Slayback
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Slayback
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Grich scores. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Robinson scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Timmermann
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Cuellar
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blessitt vs. Cuellar
Ike Blessitt pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Blessitt strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Cuellar
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Niekro
Ike Brown now playing right field. Joe Niekro now pitching.
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Niekro
Cuellar bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Niekro
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Niekro
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cuellar
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Cuellar
Freehan hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Cuellar
Horton hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Cuellar
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Niekro
Baylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Cuellar
Brinkman hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cuellar
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Niekro
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Niekro
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Niekro
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Niekro
Cuellar strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lane vs. Cuellar
Marvin Lane pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Lane hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cuellar
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Grich hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. LaGrow
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. LaGrow
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Cuellar
Rich Coggins now playing right field. Don Baylor now playing left field.
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Cuellar
Horton hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cuellar
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. LaGrow
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. LaGrow
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. LaGrow
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Cuellar
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Cuellar
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Foor
Jim Foor now pitching.
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Foor
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Foor
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Foor
Grich takes first base on ball four. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Foor
Blair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Blair reaches third base with a triple. Etchebarren scores. Grich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coggins vs. Foor
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Cuellar
John Gamble pinch hits for Jim Foor.
Gamble hits a popup, foul, towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cuellar
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Cuellar
Joe Staton pinch runs for Frank Howard.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1972 -- Detroit at Baltimore (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Grich B, 2b 3 3 1 0
Kaline A, rf 2 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 5 1 3 2
Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0 Davis T, lf 4 2 2 2
Lane M, ph 1 0 0 0 Coggins R, rf 1 0 0 0
LaGrow L, p 0 0 0 0 Baylor D, rf-lf 4 0 0 0
Foor J, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 2 2 3
Gamble J, ph 1 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 1
Howard F, 1b 3 0 1 0 Etchebarren A, c 4 1 2 1
Staton J, pr 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 2 0
Freehan B, c 4 0 1 0 Cuellar M, p 3 0 0 0
Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
Slayback B, p 0 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
Blessitt I, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown I, rf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 36 9 12 9
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 430 000 02x -- 9
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Scherman F (L)* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Slayback B 1.2 4 4 3 1 2
Timmermann T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Niekro J 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
LaGrow L 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Foor J 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 4
* Pitched to 3 batters in 1st
E -- Howard F
DP -- Detroit 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, Baltimore 6
2B -- Davis T, Taylor T
3B -- Robinson B, Blair P
SH -- Cuellar M
T -- 2:29
A -- 8357
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