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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 20, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 20, 1972 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 20, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Slayback |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Stanhouse |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 8,436 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry Barnett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Bill Slayback | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
Dalton Jones | Second Baseman |
Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
Dick Billings | Left Fielder |
Frank Howard | First Baseman |
Hal King | Catcher |
Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
Lenny Randle | Shortstop |
Don Stanhouse | Pitcher |
Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 20, 1972
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stanhouse
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stanhouse
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Stanhouse
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Slayback
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Slayback
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Slayback
Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Slayback
Billings strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Stanhouse
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stanhouse
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Stanhouse
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Stanhouse
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. There goes Freehan trying to get to home. Biittner throws the ball in to Jones who relays the ball to King, who tags Freehan, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Stanhouse
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Slayback
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Slayback
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Slayback
Lovitto hits a popup towards first. Cash catches it, and he's got King trapped. He throws to Brinkman, and back to Cash, who tags King for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slayback vs. Stanhouse
Slayback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stanhouse
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stanhouse
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Randle misplays the ball. That's an error on Randle. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Stanhouse
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Slayback
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanhouse vs. Slayback
Stanhouse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Slayback
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slayback juggles the ball. That's an error on Slayback. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Slayback
There goes Nelson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Slayback
There's a wild pitch. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Slayback
Jones 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Stanhouse
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stanhouse
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Stanhouse
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Randle misplays the ball. That's an error on Randle. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Stanhouse
There's a wild pitch. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Stanhouse
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Slayback
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Slayback
Billings hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez catches it and throws to first to double up Biittner. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Slayback
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Stanhouse
Brinkman bunts in front of the plate. King fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slayback vs. Stanhouse
Slayback bunts towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slayback for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Stanhouse
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Stanhouse
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Stanhouse
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Stanhouse
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Slayback
King strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Slayback
Lovitto bunts towards the mound. Slayback fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Slayback
There goes Lovitto. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Lovitto steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Slayback
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Slayback
Marty Martinez pinch hits for Don Stanhouse.
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lovitto scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Slayback
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Gogolewski
Bill Gogolewski now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Gogolewski
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Gogolewski
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Randle misplays the ball. That's an error on Randle. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Slayback
Jones hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Slayback
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Slayback
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Gogolewski
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slayback vs. Gogolewski
Slayback strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Gogolewski
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Slayback
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Slayback
King is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Slayback
Lovitto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Slayback
There goes Lovitto. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Gogolewski
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Gogolewski
Northrup hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Gogolewski
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Horton reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Gogolewski
Wayne Comer pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Gogolewski
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Gogolewski
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Slayback
Wayne Comer now playing left field.
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Slayback
Ted Ford pinch hits for Bill Gogolewski.
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Slayback
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Cox
Casey Cox now pitching.
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slayback vs. Cox
Slayback bunts towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slayback for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Cox
McAuliffe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Cox
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Dukes
Jan Dukes now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. Dukes
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Comer vs. Dukes
Comer hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. Rodriguez tags and moves to third. Northrup tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Dukes
Cash hits a popup towards short. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Slayback
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Slayback
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 -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Slayback
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slayback fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Slayback
Howard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1972 -- Detroit at TEX (N) Detroit AB R H RBI TEX AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 1 1 Dave Nelson, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 1 2 1 Dalton Jones, 2b 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 3 0 0 0 Larry Biittner, rf 4 0 2 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 1 Dick Billings, lf 4 0 1 0 Comer W, pr-lf 0 0 0 1 Frank Howard, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 0 0 Hal King, c 2 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0 Joe Lovitto, cf 2 1 1 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 1 1 Len Randle, ss 3 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 2 2 0 Don Stanhouse, p 1 0 0 0 Slayback B, p 2 0 0 0 Marty Martinez, ph 1 0 1 1 Bill Gogolewski, p 0 0 0 0 Ted Ford, ph 1 0 0 0 Casey Cox, p 0 0 0 0 Jan Dukes, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 7 5 30 1 5 1 Detroit 010 010 012 -- 5 TEX 000 010 000 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Slayback B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 13 TEX IP H R ER BB SO Don Stanhouse (L) 5.0 3 2 2 3 2 Bill Gogolewski 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 Casey Cox 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 Jan Dukes 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Len Randle 3, Slayback B DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 9, TEX 4 2B -- Rodriguez A, Horton W SB -- Dave Nelson, Joe Lovitto CS -- Joe Lovitto SH -- Slayback B 2 SF -- Comer W WP -- Slayback B, Don Stanhouse, Jan Dukes T -- 2:19 A -- 8436
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