July 30, 1972 · 4:38 AM EDT
W: Joe NiekroL: Luis Tiant
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
 DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 11 | 0 |
2B2-5H-AB2B · 1 RBITop hitterGBGates BrownLF1-2H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RP9.0IP2 ER · 3 K · WP5.1IP3 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DETigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
| 2BORed Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
3BA Orioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 |
4NY Yankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
5CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
2B: Kennedy, Oglivie, Tiant
RBI: Kennedy, Yastrzemski
LOB: 21
2B: Haller
HR: Brown
RBI: McAuliffe, Brown 2, Cash 2, Northrup, Brinkman
LOB: 18
Top 1 · BOS batting
Bottom 1 · DET batting
The Tigers routed the Red Sox 7-2 at Tiger Stadium.
Joe Niekro got the win and Luis Tiant took the loss. Gates Brown went 1-for-2 for the Tigers, while John Kennedy went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
