Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 18, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 2
Northrup cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 1
Horton lf 3 1 1 1
  Stanley pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 2 1
Coleman p 2 1 1 0
  Scherman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 1 1 1
Rettenmund rf 4 0 1 1
Powell 1b 2 0 0 1
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Hendricks c 3 0 0 0
  Etchebarren ph,c 1 0 1 0
Blair cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 1 2 0
Palmer p 0 1 0 0
  Shopay ph 0 0 0 0
  Leonhard p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Grich ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Detroit 020 020 0105110
Baltimore 002 000 010363
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (1-0) 7.1 4 3 2 3 9
  Scherman  SV (1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
9
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (0-1) 5.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Leonhard   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Harrison   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
3

  E–Powell (1), Hendricks 2 (2).  DP–Detroit 1, Baltimore 1.  PB–Freehan (1).  2B–Detroit McAuliffe (1,off Palmer); Horton (1,off Harrison), Baltimore Belanger (1,off Coleman).  HR–Detroit Cash (1,2nd inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Buford (1,8th inning off Coleman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Coleman (1,off Leonhard).  SF–Powell (1,off Coleman).  HBP–Belanger (1,by Coleman).  WP–Harrison (1).  HBP–Coleman (1,Belanger).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:29.  A–7,022.
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