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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1972-04-15 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 31510 · night · 2:18
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 2nd. Mickey Lolich earned the win. Ed Brinkman went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Mickey Lolich L: Marty Pattin SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Art Frantz · 2B: Merle Anthony · 3B: George Maloney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Harper | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Aparicio | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Cater | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Doug Griffin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Duane Josephson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marty Pattin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Lolich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Pattin | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
 Ken Tatum | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tommy Harper: S7/L
- Luis Aparicio: S7/G.1-2
- Carl Yastrzemski: S8/L.2-3;1-2
- Reggie Smith: K
- Rico Petrocelli: S7/L.3-H;2-3;1X3(75)
- Danny Cater: WP.1-2
- Danny Cater: K/C
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 6(1)/G/FO.B-2(E6/TH)
- Jim Northrup: 63
- Al Kaline: 7
Top 2
- Doug Griffin: 7/L
- Duane Josephson: 63
- Marty Pattin: K
Bot 2
- Norm Cash: 7
- Willie Horton: 53
- Bill Freehan: D9/L
- Ed Brinkman: HR/7.2-H
- Mickey Lolich: K
Top 3
- Tommy Harper: W
- Luis Aparicio: D7/L.1-H
- Carl Yastrzemski: 31.2-3
- Reggie Smith: 53
- Rico Petrocelli: 4
Bot 3
- Dick McAuliffe: 9
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7
- Jim Northrup: 5
Top 4
- Danny Cater: K
- Doug Griffin: S7/G
- Duane Josephson: 9
- Marty Pattin: K
Bot 4
- Al Kaline: 13
- Norm Cash: S8/G
- Willie Horton: 7
- Bill Freehan: 54(1)/FO
Top 5
- Tommy Harper: 6/L
- Luis Aparicio: 53
- Carl Yastrzemski: K/C
Bot 5
- Ed Brinkman: 7/L
- Mickey Lolich: 63
- Dick McAuliffe: 6
Top 6
- Reggie Smith: 8
- Rico Petrocelli: 7
- Danny Cater: K
Bot 6
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 63
- Jim Northrup: 31
- Al Kaline: K
Top 7
- Doug Griffin: 6
- Duane Josephson: K
- Marty Pattin: K
Bot 7
- Norm Cash: S8/L
- Willie Horton: S7/G.1-2
- Bill Freehan: S7/G.2-H;1-2
- Ed Brinkman: 3
- Mickey Lolich: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Dick McAuliffe: IW
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 5
Top 8
- Tommy Harper: 8
- Luis Aparicio: 63
- Carl Yastrzemski: 5/FL
Bot 8
- Jim Northrup: 63
- Al Kaline: 8
- Norm Cash: 3/G
Top 9
- Reggie Smith: 53
- Rico Petrocelli: 9
- Danny Cater: 6
Notes & reviews
- Luis Aparicio and Carl Yastrzemski both ended up at 3B