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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 6, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 6, 1972 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kilkenny |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 27,847 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Russ Goetz |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ike Brown | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
| John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Mike Kilkenny | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 6, 1972
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kilkenny
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Kilkenny
There goes Taylor. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Taylor steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Kilkenny
There's a wild pitch. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Kilkenny
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Kilkenny
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Kilkenny
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Niekro
Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Niekro
Leon hits a popup towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Niekro
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Unser goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Niekro
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Chambliss trying to get to home. Northrup throws the ball in to Freehan who tags Chambliss who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Niekro
McCraw strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kilkenny
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Kilkenny
Northrup hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Kilkenny
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Kilkenny
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Kilkenny
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Niekro
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Niekro
Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Niekro
Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilkenny vs. Niekro
Kilkenny strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kilkenny
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kilkenny
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kilkenny
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Niekro
Unser 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Niekro
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Niekro
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kilkenny
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kilkenny
Horton hits a line drive towards short. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kilkenny
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Niekro
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Niekro
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Niekro
Lowenstein 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 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kilkenny
Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCraw. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Kilkenny
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Kilkenny
Niekro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCraw. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Lamb
Ray Lamb now pitching.
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Lamb
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Seelbach
Chuck Seelbach now pitching.
Fosse is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Seelbach
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Seelbach
Lou Camilli pinch hits for Ray Lamb.
Camilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Seelbach
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seelbach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wilcox
Milt Wilcox now pitching. Norm Cash pinch hits for Ike Brown.
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wilcox
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Wilcox
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Wilcox
Northrup is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Wilcox
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. There goes Northrup trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Seelbach
Norm Cash now playing first base.
Leon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Seelbach
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Seelbach
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Seelbach covering, for the out. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Seelbach
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Wilcox
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seelbach vs. Wilcox
Seelbach takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Wilcox
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Wilcox
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Seelbach
Lowenstein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Seelbach
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Seelbach
Duffy bunts towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lowenstein moves to third. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Seelbach
Roy Foster pinch hits for Milt Wilcox.
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Unser vs. Seelbach
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowenstein tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Seelbach
Leon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Seelbach
Chambliss is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Riddleberger
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Riddleberger
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Riddleberger
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Riddleberger
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knox vs. Hennigan
John Knox pinch hits for Chuck Seelbach.
Knox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hiller
McCraw hits a popup, foul, towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Hiller
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hennigan
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hennigan
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hennigan
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hennigan
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Hiller
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Hiller
Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hiller
Jerry Moses pinch hits for Phil Hennigan.
Moses hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1972, game 2 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 5 0 1 0 Unser D, cf 3 1 1 1
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Leon E, 2b 4 1 2 3
Brown I, 1b 2 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 1
Cash N, ph-1b 3 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 5 1 2 0 McCraw T, rf 4 0 0 0
Horton W, lf 4 2 2 2 Lowenstein J, lf 4 1 1 0
Northrup J, rf 3 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 4 1 1 0
Stanley M, cf 4 3 4 3 Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 1 0 Kilkenny M, p 1 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 2 0 1 1 Lamb R, p 0 0 0 0
Seelbach C, p 0 0 0 0 Camilli L, ph 1 0 1 0
Knox J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilcox M, p 0 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0 Foster R, ph 0 1 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Moses J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 12 6 33 5 9 5
Detroit 020 010 030 -- 6
Cleveland 100 000 400 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J 4.0 4 1 1 0 3
Seelbach C (W) 3.0 5 4 4 1 2
Hiller J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny M 4.1 6 3 3 0 0
Lamb R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Wilcox M 2.0 2 0 0 3 2
Riddleberger D (L) 0.2 3 3 3 0 2
Hennigan P 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Cleveland 4
2B -- Chambliss C, Stanley M, Niekro J, Freehan B
HR -- Stanley M 2, Leon E, Horton W
SB -- Taylor T
SH -- Duffy F
SF -- Unser D
WP -- Kilkenny M
T -- 2:52
A -- 27847
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