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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 11, 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 July 11, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Broberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Timmermann |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 15,915 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Jim Evans |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Left Fielder |
| Hal King | Catcher |
| Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Pete Broberg | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Tom Timmermann | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 11, 1972
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Timmermann
Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Timmermann
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Timmermann
Mincher bunts towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billings vs. Timmermann
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Timmermann covering. Safe. Harrah moves to third. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
King vs. Timmermann
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. Harrah scores. Mincher moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. Timmermann
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. King moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lovitto vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Lovitto takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randle vs. Scherman
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherman fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Broberg
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Broberg
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Broberg
Freehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Broberg
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Broberg
There's a wild pitch. Northrup moves to third. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Broberg
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Broberg vs. Scherman
Broberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Scherman
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Scherman
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. Scherman
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Billings vs. Scherman
Harrah is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Scherman
Billings hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Broberg
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Broberg
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harrah. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scherman vs. Broberg
Scherman hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Broberg
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Broberg
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. There goes Rodriguez trying to get to third. Billings throws the ball in to Nelson, who tags Rodriguez for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Scherman
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Scherman
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Scherman
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Broberg
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Broberg
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Broberg
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. Freehan scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Broberg
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Broberg
Brinkman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Scherman
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Broberg vs. Scherman
Broberg bunts towards the mound. Scherman fields it and throws to first for the out. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Scherman
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Scherman
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherman vs. Broberg
Scherman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Broberg
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Broberg
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Billings throws the ball in to Mincher who tags Northrup trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Scherman
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Scherman
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Scherman
King hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. King reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Scherman
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching. Ted Ford now playing right field.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lindblad
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lindblad
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Scherman
Lovitto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Scherman
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Lovitto trying to get to third. Brinkman throws to Rodriguez who tags Lovitto for the out. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Seelbach
Chuck Seelbach now pitching.
Ford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Seelbach
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randle scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Seelbach
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Seelbach
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lindblad
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lindblad
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seelbach vs. Lindblad
Seelbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Lindblad
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Randle fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lindblad
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Seelbach
Tony Taylor now playing second base.
Billings is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Seelbach
King strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Seelbach
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Paul Lindblad.
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching. Elliott Maddox now playing center field.
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. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Shellenback
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Shellenback
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Shellenback covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Seelbach
Maddox 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 -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Seelbach
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Seelbach
Ford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Pina
Wayne Comer pinch runs for Willie Horton.
There goes Comer. The throw from King and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pina
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pina
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seelbach vs. Pina
Seelbach strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Seelbach
Wayne Comer now playing left field.
Nelson hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Seelbach
Harrah hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Seelbach
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Seelbach
Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1972 -- TEX at Detroit (N)
TEX AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Dave Nelson, 3b 4 2 2 2 McAuliffe D, 2b 2 2 1 0
Toby Harrah, ss 4 1 2 0 Taylor T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Don Mincher, 1b 4 1 3 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 2 1
Dick Billings, lf 5 0 1 0 Northrup J, rf 3 0 2 2
Hal King, c 4 0 2 1 Freehan B, c 3 1 1 0
Larry Biittner, rf 3 0 1 1 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 1
Paul Lindblad, p 0 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 1
Dalton Jones, ph 1 0 0 0 Comer W, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Jim Shellenback, p 0 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 1 1 1
Horacio Pina, p 0 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 1 2 0
Joe Lovitto, cf 2 0 1 0 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
Elliott Maddox, cf 1 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 2 0 0 0
Len Randle, 2b 3 1 1 0 Seelbach C, p 1 0 0 0
Pete Broberg, p 1 0 0 0
Ted Ford, rf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 13 5 31 6 11 6
TEX 310 001 000 -- 5
Detroit 121 101 00x -- 6
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Pete Broberg 4.0 8 5 5 3 4
Paul Lindblad (L) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Jim Shellenback 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Horacio Pina 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Timmermann T 0.1 4 3 2 0 0
Scherman F 5.0 7 2 2 3 3
Seelbach C (W) 3.2 2 0 0 1 4
E -- Rodriguez A, Toby Harrah
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- TEX 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Rodriguez A, Northrup J, Hal King
HR -- Dave Nelson, Stanley M
CS -- Toby Harrah, Comer W
SH -- Don Mincher, Pete Broberg
SF -- Cash N
WP -- Pete Broberg
T -- 2:51
A -- 15915
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