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September 13, 1972

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Orioles 5 5 1
Tigers 6 9 1

Don Buford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .208
OBP .333 .328
At Bats 3 384
Hits 1 80
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 65
RBI’s 0 22

Fred Scherman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 11
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Tiger Stadium - September 13, 1972
Out
Fred Scherman
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Jim Northrup
Mickey Stanley
Al Kaline
Don Buford
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Norm Cash now playing first base. Jim Northrup now playing left field. Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Bob Reynolds now pitching. Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Marvin Lane pinch runs for Frank Howard. Jim Northrup pinch hits for Willie Horton. Mickey Scott now pitching. Northrup is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Andy Etchebarren now catching. Roric Harrison now pitching. Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Don Baylor pinch hits for Doyle Alexander. Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Johnny Oates. Etchebarren is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kaline strikes out.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Paul Blair now playing center field. Merv Rettenmund now playing right field. Scherman hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Paul Blair pinch hits for Terry Crowley. Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fred Scherman now pitching. Powell 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 5 Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Alexander Stanley scores. Rodriguez moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Doyle Alexander now pitching. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Belanger. Horton scores. Stanley moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stanley takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Freehan takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ike Blessitt pinch hits for Joe Coleman. Blessitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blessitt for the out.
Top 5 Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Rettenmund. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag.
Top 5 Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Buford strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McNally strikes out. Freehan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McNally out.
Top 4 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Oates bunts towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oates for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Freehan strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with McNally covering, for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crowley hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Grich hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Buford moves to third. Rettenmund moves to second.
Top 3 Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to second.
Top 3 Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 McNally hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Belanger hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oates takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crowley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Dick McAuliffe now playing second base. Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Horton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Howard reaches second base with a double. Freehan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buford throws the ball in to Grich who tags Taylor, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Grich strikes out.
Top 1 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buford is called out on strikes.