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Detroit Tigers @ Baltimore Orioles

1972-04-18 · Night game · Memorial Stadium · Att: 7022 · 2:29

Detroit Tigers defeated Baltimore Orioles 5–3. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 2nd. Joe Coleman earned the win and Fred Scherman picked up the save. Don Buford went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	11
BAL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	6

W: Joe Coleman L: Jim Palmer SV: Fred Scherman

Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Jim Evans · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	5	1	1	0	0	0
Aurelio Rodriguez	4	0	1	2	0	0
Jim Northrup	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Kaline	4	1	2	0	0	0
Norm Cash	4	1	1	1	0	0
Willie Horton	3	1	1	1	1	0
Bill Freehan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ed Brinkman	4	0	2	1	0	1
Joe Coleman	2	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Scherman	1	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Buford	4	1	1	1	0	1
Merv Rettenmund	4	0	1	1	0	1
Boog Powell	2	0	0	1	1	1
Brooks Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	2
Elrod Hendricks	3	0	0	0	0	2
Paul Blair	4	0	0	0	0	2
Davey Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Belanger	3	1	2	0	0	0
Jim Palmer	0	1	0	0	1	0
Tom Shopay	0	0	0	0	1	0
Terry Crowley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Etchebarren	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Grich	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	7.1	4	3	9
Fred Scherman	1.2	2	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Palmer	5.0	7	1	1
Dave Leonhard	2.0	2	0	0
Roric Harrison	2.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 3/FL
Aurelio Rodriguez: 63
Jim Northrup: S7
Al Kaline: 3/P

Bot 1

Don Buford: 6
Merv Rettenmund: K
Boog Powell: W
Brooks Robinson: K

Top 2

Norm Cash: HR/89
Willie Horton: W
Bill Freehan: S8.1-2
Ed Brinkman: S9.2-H;1X3(94)#
Joe Coleman: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Elrod Hendricks: K/C
Paul Blair: K
Davey Johnson: 9

Top 3

Dick McAuliffe: 9
Aurelio Rodriguez: 13
Jim Northrup: 3/G

Bot 3

Mark Belanger: HP
Jim Palmer: W.1-2
Don Buford: PB.2-3;1-2#
Don Buford: K
Merv Rettenmund: S1.3-H;2-3
Boog Powell: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Brooks Robinson: K

Top 4

Al Kaline: FLE2
Al Kaline: 5
Norm Cash: FLE2
Norm Cash: E3
Willie Horton: 7
Bill Freehan: K

Bot 4

Elrod Hendricks: K
Paul Blair: K
Davey Johnson: 9

Top 5

Ed Brinkman: 9
Joe Coleman: S9
Dick McAuliffe: D9.1-3
Aurelio Rodriguez: S9.3-H;2-H;BX2(926)
Jim Northrup: 4

Bot 5

Mark Belanger: S7
Tom Shopay: W.1-2
Don Buford: 3(B)3(1)/BP/DP
Merv Rettenmund: 9

Top 6

Al Kaline: S7
Norm Cash: 46(1)/FO
Willie Horton: 3/FL
Bill Freehan: 5

Bot 6

Boog Powell: K
Brooks Robinson: 53
Elrod Hendricks: 43

Top 7

Ed Brinkman: S8
Joe Coleman: 14/SH.1-2
Dick McAuliffe: 43.2-3
Aurelio Rodriguez: 53

Bot 7

Paul Blair: 4
Davey Johnson: 63
Mark Belanger: D9
Terry Crowley: 4

Top 8

Jim Northrup: 7
Al Kaline: S8
Norm Cash: WP.1-2
Norm Cash: 43
Willie Horton: D9.2-H
Bill Freehan: 3

Bot 8

Don Buford: HR/9
Merv Rettenmund: 63
Boog Powell: 3/FL
Brooks Robinson: S8
Andy Etchebarren: S9.1-2
Paul Blair: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Ed Brinkman: K/C
Fred Scherman: K/C
Dick McAuliffe: 7

Bot 9

Davey Johnson: 13
Mark Belanger: 7
Bobby Grich: 43

Notes & reviews

Bill Freehan rounded 2B too far
Joe Coleman complained about calls during Powell AB; Tigers Manager Billy Martin ejected by HP umpire Dave Phillips
Debut game for Roric Harrison

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