1972 AL Game of Note; Det. @Cle.

August 5, 1972

Cleveland's Gaylord Perry became the first 20 game winner in MLB this season as the hometown Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-1. In a well pitched game by both clubs, Perry prevailed by going the distance, allowing only 4 hits and striking out 8. His record now stands at 20-6 with a 2.00 ERA.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Detroit Tigers At 1972 Cleveland Indians              8/5/1972
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      3  1  0  0 .280     T.McCraw RF         4  1  1  1 .270  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      4  0  0  0 .254     J.Brohamer 2B       2  0  0  0 .243  
  J.Northrup CF       3  0  0  0 .282   A-E.Leon 2B           1  0  0  0 .232  
  N.Cash 1B           4  0  2  1 .288     C.Chambliss 1B      4  0  1  0 .329  
C-T.Taylor PR         0  0  0  0 .296     R.Foster LF         3  0  0  0 .235  
  G.Brown LF          4  0  0  0 .167     G.Nettles 3B        3  1  1  0 .298  
  D.Sims C            4  0  0  0 .000     R.Fosse C           2  0  1  1 .245  
  W.Horton RF         3  0  0  0 .219     F.Duffy SS          3  0  1  0 .249  
  E.Brinkman SS       3  0  1  0 .189     D.Unser CF          2  0  1  0 .291  
  B.Slayback P        2  0  1  0 .261     G.Perry P           3  0  0  0 .107  
B-T.Haller PH         1  0  0  0 .234                                          
  J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  4  1                 Totals      27  2  6  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Brohamer In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Slayback In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Cash In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  4  1
Indians......... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  2  6  0
 
Tigers (58-42)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Slayback LOSS(5-2)      7       6   2   2   4   4   1   2.29
J.Hiller                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   4.38
Totals                    8       6   2   2   5   4   1
 
Indians (52-48)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Perry WIN(20-6)         9       4   1   1   2   8   0   2.00
Totals                    9       4   1   1   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 8,878 DATE- Saturday, August 5th 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Bill Kunkel, Red Flaherty, Bill Haller, Jerry Neudecker
T- 1:57
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Indians: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Indians: 0
ERRORS- N.Cash
TRIPLES- N.Cash(2nd), G.Nettles(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.McCraw(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Unser
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, J.Northrup, J.Brohamer, R.Foster, G.Nettles, R.Fosse,
       D.Unser
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, A.Rodriguez-2, J.Northrup, N.Cash, G.Brown, D.Sims,
             E.Brinkman, R.Foster, F.Duffy, D.Unser, G.Perry
GIDP- R.Foster, G.Perry
2-out RBI- N.Cash
RLISP 2-out- G.Brown, F.Duffy
 
Gaylord Perry had an impressive outing at Cleveland Stadium where the
Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 2 to 1.
 
Cleveland drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning
scoring one runner utilizing 2 base hits.  Detroit had a chance in the 9th
but they came up short.  
 
Perry(20-6) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 1 run. Bill
Slayback(5-2) suffered the loss.  He gave up 2 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings.
 
When questioned about the loss, Billy Martin said, 'The fans got to see an
exciting game out there this afternoon.  Unfortunately, we couldn't get it
done this time.  Next time, though, we'll be the clubhouse with all the
smiles.'