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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 7, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on May 7, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Bosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 9,855 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Don Denkinger |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Dick Bosman | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 7, 1972
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lolich
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lolich
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bosman
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bosman
Freehan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Lolich
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Lolich
There goes Billings. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lolich
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lolich
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bosman
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Bosman
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Bosman
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Bosman
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lolich
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Lolich
Harrah bunts towards the mound. Lolich juggles the ball. That's an error on Lolich. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosman vs. Lolich
Bosman bunts towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randle vs. Lolich
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox scores. Harrah scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lolich
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Bosman
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bosman
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Bosman covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
Rodriguez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Lolich
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lolich
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lolich
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bosman
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bosman
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Bosman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Freehan scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Bosman
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brinkman vs. Bosman
Brinkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lolich vs. Bosman
Lolich hits a popup towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lolich
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lolich
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Lolich covering. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosman vs. Lolich
Bosman bunts in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Lolich
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lolich
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bosman
Northrup is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Bosman
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Rodriguez scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
Cash bunts towards the mound. Paul fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Paul
Kaline is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Paul
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. Brown scores. Freehan moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brinkman vs. Paul
Billings fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Billings. Freehan scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brinkman vs. Paul
Brinkman is walked intentionally. Kaline scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Paul
Lolich takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Paul
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lolich
Jim Northrup now playing left field. Mickey Stanley now playing center field.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Lolich
Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Lolich
Ford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Lolich
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cox
Casey Cox now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cox
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Cox
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Cox
Cash hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Cox
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lolich
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Lolich
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. Lolich
Ken Suarez pinch hits for Casey Cox.
Suarez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Lolich
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Lolich
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox scores. Suarez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard takes first base on ball four. Suarez moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Billings vs. Lolich
Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching. Ken Suarez now catching.
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Shellenback
Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Shellenback
Lolich is hit by the pitch. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Shellenback
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Shellenback
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Lolich moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Shellenback
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lolich
Ford hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lolich
Grieve hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lolich
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Lolich
Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Shellenback
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Shellenback
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Shellenback covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shellenback
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Lolich
Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lolich
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lolich covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lolich
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubiak vs. Lolich
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Jim Shellenback.
Kubiak is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1972 -- TEX at Detroit (D)
TEX AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Len Randle, 2b 5 0 2 3 Northrup J, cf-lf 4 1 0 0
Dave Nelson, 3b 4 0 1 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 1 0
Frank Howard, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brown G, lf 2 2 2 1
Dick Billings, c 4 0 2 0 Stanley M, cf 2 0 1 0
Jim Shellenback, p 0 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 5 2 2 2
Ted Kubiak, ph 1 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 2 0
Ted Ford, rf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 1
Tom Grieve, lf 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 2 0 0 1
Elliott Maddox, cf 4 2 3 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0
Toby Harrah, ss 3 2 1 0 Lolich M, p 2 0 0 0
Dick Bosman, p 0 0 0 0
Mike Paul, p 0 0 0 0
Casey Cox, p 0 0 0 0
Ken Suarez, ph-c 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 11 4 32 7 9 5
TEX 002 010 100 -- 4
Detroit 100 150 00x -- 7
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Dick Bosman (L)* 4.0 7 6 6 2 4
Mike Paul 1.0 0 1 0 3 0
Casey Cox 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Jim Shellenback 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (W) 9.0 11 4 3 2 7
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Lolich M, Dick Billings
LOB -- TEX 9, Detroit 11
2B -- Cash N
HR -- Brown G
CS -- Dick Billings
SH -- Toby Harrah, Dick Bosman 2, Cash N
HBP -- by Dick Bosman (Northrup J), by Jim Shellenback (Lolich M)
WP -- Mike Paul
T -- 2:58
A -- 9855
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