Rangers @ Tigers
May 5, 1972

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Top 3	R	H	E
Rangers	1	2	0
Tigers	0	1	0

Top 3	R	H	E
Rangers	1	3	0
Tigers	0	1	1

Dave Nelson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.276
OBP	.000	.364
At Bats	1	58
Hits	0	16
• Singles	0	15
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	7
RBI’s	0	3

Joe Coleman Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	1	0

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Tiger Stadium - May 5, 1972

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Single

Joe Coleman

Bill Freehan

Norm Cash

Dick McAuliffe

Aurelio Rodriguez

Ed Brinkman

Willie Horton

Jim Northrup

Al Kaline

Dave Nelson

Bill Gogolewski

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rodriguez. Gogolewski moves to third. Nelson moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 3 Maddox strikes out.

Top 3 Gogolewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 3 Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Randle strikes out.

Top 2 Ford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Howard is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Mincher strikes out.

Top 1 Nelson strikes out.

Top 1 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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