Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
May 7, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1972 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 7

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Randle 2b 5 0 2 3
Nelson 3b 4 0 1 1
Howard 1b 4 0 1 0
Billings c 4 0 2 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Grieve lf 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 2 3 0
Harrah ss 3 2 1 0
Bosman p 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Suarez ph,c 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Northrup cf,lf 4 1 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0
Brown lf 2 2 2 1
  Stanley cf 2 0 1 0
Freehan c 5 2 2 2
Cash 1b 4 0 2 0
Kaline rf 4 1 1 1
McAuliffe 2b 2 0 0 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Lolich p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 5
Texas 002 010 1004111
Detroit 100 150 00x791
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  L (1-4) 4.0 7 6 6 2 4
  Paul   1.0 0 1 0 3 0
  Cox   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Shellenback   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
7
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (5-1) 9.0 11 4 3 2 7
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
2
7

  E–Billings (2), Lolich (1).  2B–Detroit Cash (1,off Bosman).  HR–Detroit G Brown (1,1st inning off Bosman 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Harrah (1,off Lolich); Bosman 2 (5,off Lolich 2); Cash (2,off Paul).  HBP–Northrup (1,by Bosman); Lolich (1,by Shellenback).  IBB–Kaline (1,by Paul); Brinkman (1,by Paul).  CS–Billings (1,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan).  WP–Paul (2).  HBP–Bosman (1,Northrup); Shellenback (2,Lolich).  IBB–Paul 2 (3,Kaline,Brinkman).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:58.  A–9,855.
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