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Tigers 5 @ Indians 4
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 31, 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 May 31, 1972 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1972 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 4 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherFred Scherman  
Losing PitcherSteve Mingori  
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Game Winning RBIEd Brinkman 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1972 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Timmermann  
Home Starting PitcherMilt Wilcox  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance7,176 
Time of Game3 hours 6 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Russ Goetz
1B: Marty Springstead
2B: John Rice
3B: Hank Morgenweck

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Northrup  Right Fielder 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Gates Brown  Left Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Tom Haller  Catcher 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Tom Timmermann  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tommy McCraw  Center Fielder 
Jack Brohamer  Second Baseman 
Alex Johnson  Left Fielder 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Ray Fosse  Catcher 
Buddy Bell  Right Fielder 
Frank Duffy  Shortstop 
Milt Wilcox  Pitcher 
Ken Aspromonte  Manager 

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Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1972

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         Game of 5/31/1972 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Northrup J, rf        4  0  0  0   McCraw T, cf          4  0  0  0   
Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  0  1   Foster R, ph-rf       0  0  0  0   
Brown G, lf           5  0  1  0   Brohamer J, 2b        4  0  2  0   
Comer W, lf           0  0  0  0   Leon E, ph-2b         0  0  0  1   
Cash N, 1b            3  1  2  1   Johnson A, lf         3  0  0  0   
Freehan B, ph-c       1  1  1  0   Unser D, lf-cf        2  0  0  0   
Haller T, c           4  1  2  0   Nettles G, 3b         3  1  1  0   
Jata P, ph-1b         0  0  0  0   Moses J, ph           1  0  0  0   
McAuliffe D, 2b       4  0  0  0   Mingori S, p          0  0  0  0   
Taylor T, ph-2b       0  0  0  0   Hennigan P, p         0  0  0  0   
Stanley M, cf         4  2  2  2   Chambliss C, 1b       4  1  2  0   
Brinkman E, ss        3  0  1  1   Fosse R, c            5  0  1  1   
Timmermann T, p       0  0  0  0   Bell B, rf-3b         4  1  1  0   
Kaline A, ph          1  0  0  0   Duffy F, ss           3  0  0  0   
Seelbach C, p         1  0  0  0   Camilli L, ph-ss      2  1  2  0   
Scherman F, p         1  0  0  0   Wilcox M, p           3  0  1  1   
                                   Farmer E, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Lowenstein J, ph-lf   2  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5  9  5                        40  4 11  4

Detroit          010 000 030 1 --  5
Cleveland        011 000 002 0 --  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Timmermann T          6.0  6  2  2  3  2
Seelbach C*           2.0  4  2  2  0  1
Scherman F (W)        2.0  1  0  0  1  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilcox M              7.2  8  4  4  4  2
Farmer E              1.1  0  0  0  1  1
Mingori S (L)         0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Hennigan P            0.2  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Northrup J
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, Cleveland 11
2B -- Chambliss C, Brohamer J, Camilli L
HR -- Cash N, Stanley M
SH -- Timmermann T, Jata P
SF -- Leon E, Brinkman E
HBP -- by Mingori S (Taylor T)
PB -- Haller T
T -- 3:06
A -- 7176

    

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