9/15/1972, SPK72-FOR72, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1972 Sparkplugs 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 0 5 2 1972 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 5 1 Sparkplugs AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG Tovar rf 4 1 1 0 .245 Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0 .246 McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0 .265 Stanton rf 2 0 0 0 .267 Stargell lf 4 1 2 2 .321 McNally ph 1 0 0 0 .162 Santo 3b 4 1 1 0 .277 Mangual,A lf 4 0 0 0 .261 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 .314 Northrup cf 4 1 2 1 .253 Aaron 1b 3 1 1 2 .233 McMullen 3b 2 0 0 0 .304 Lum cf 3 0 0 0 .179 Bailey ph 2 0 2 0 .259 Oates c 4 0 2 0 .294 Thompson ss 2 0 0 0 .285 Blass p 4 0 0 0 .309 Brown,G ph 1 0 0 0 .239 33 4 7 4 Goodson 1b 0 0 0 0 .310 Barr ph 1 0 0 0 .149 McCovey 1b 2 0 0 0 .214 Clark,Ro ph 1 0 0 0 .216 Howard,L c 3 0 1 0 .213 Messersmith p 2 0 1 0 .175 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 .250 Acosta,E p 0 0 0 0 .059 32 1 7 1 Sparkplugs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Blass W 12-10 9.0 7 1 1 0 2 115 74 3.52 9.0 7 1 1 0 2 115 74 Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Messersmith L 4-15 8.0 6 4 4 2 5 100 68 5.07 Acosta,E 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 21 11 4.17 9.0 7 4 4 3 5 121 79 FOR: Bailey batted for McMullen in the 7th Brown,G batted for Thompson in the 7th Clark,Ro batted for McCovey in the 7th Alomar moved to ss in the 8th Bailey moved to 3b in the 8th Goodson inserted at 1b in the 8th Clark,Ro moved to 2b in the 8th Murrell batted for Messersmith in the 8th McNally batted for Stanton in the 9th Barr batted for Goodson in the 9th 2B-Stargell(31), Messersmith(3). HR-Stargell(38), Aaron(21), Northrup(12). RBI-Stargell 2(102), Aaron 2(67), Northrup(47). K-Stargell, Harrah, Aaron, Lum, Blass, Mangual,A, Northrup. BB-McAuliffe, Aaron, Lum. HBP-Stanton. HB-Blass. GWRBI: Aaron Temperature: 55, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 19 MPH. 9/15/1972, SPK72-FOR72, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1972 Sparkplugs 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 0 5 2 1972 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 5 1 Sparkplugs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Tovar rf 1>9 3>7 6>S 9 McAuliffe 2b 8 43 9 W Stargell lf k 53 HR.1-H D.1-3 Santo 3b 2>S 4>63 63 3 Harrah ss k 3 8 9>Acosta,E 8 Aaron 1b HR.1-H k 7>W 3/g Lum cf 6 5>k 1/b W Oates c S 8 63/gdp S.1-2 Blass p 8 4/fl 8>k 64/f Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Alomar 2b 1>53 63 6>S 8 Stanton rf 43 4>HBP 543/gdp McNally ph 9>4 Mangual,A lf 7 43/gdp k 7 Northrup cf 2>43 S 7>k HR McMullen 3b 63 4 Bailey ph S S Thompson ss 8 5>8 Brown,G ph 9 Goodson 1b Barr ph 9 McCovey 1b 3>8 8 Clark,Ro ph 43 Howard,L c 1/L S 8>8 Messersmith p D 8 Murrell ph 63 Acosta,E p Sparkplugs IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER Blass A1 D6 1 W 12-10 Messersmith A1 D4 4 L 4-15 Acosta,E D5 D9 0 9/15/1972, SPK72-FOR72, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1972 Sparkplugs 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 0 5 2 1972 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 5 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Sparkplugs batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Tovar popped out to right (BBBCSX) 0-0 1 --- 00 McAuliffe flied out to center (X) 0-0 2 --- 12 Stargell struck out (BCCS) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 20 Alomar grounded out to third (BBX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Stanton grounded out to second (BBCBSX) 0-0 2 --- 11 Mangual,A flied out to left (SBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Sparkplugs batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Santo grounded a single up the middle (CFBX) 0-0 0 1-- 02 Harrah struck out (FbFS) 0-0 1 1-- 01 Aaron homered deep to left center, Santo scored (CX) 2-0 1 --- 01 Lum popped out to short (SX) 2-0 2 --- 22 Oates lined a single to right center (CFBBFX) 2-0 2 1-- 01 Blass lined out to center (CX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting 2-0 0 --- 00 Northrup grounded out to second (X) 2-0 1 --- 11 McMullen grounded out to short (FBX) 2-0 2 --- 01 Thompson flied out to center (CX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Sparkplugs batting 2-0 0 --- 12 Tovar flied out to left (CBFX) 2-0 1 --- 00 McAuliffe grounded out to second (X) 2-0 2 --- 10 Stargell grounded out to third (BX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting 2-0 0 --- 12 McCovey flied out to center (CSBX) 2-0 1 --- 21 Howard,L lined out to the mound (BBCX) 2-0 2 --- 12 Messersmith doubled deep to left center (CBCFX) 2-0 2 -2- 32 Alomar grounded out to short (BFSFBBX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Sparkplugs batting 2-0 0 --- 00 Santo grounded out to short (X) 2-0 1 --- 11 Harrah popped out to first (FBX) 2-0 2 --- 02 Aaron struck out (CSFC) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting 2-0 0 --- 00 Stanton was hit by a pitch (H) 2-0 0 1-- 11 Mangual,A grounded into a double play, McAuliffe to Aaron (BCX) 2-0 2 --- 10 Northrup grounded a single between first and second (BX) 2-0 2 1-- 12 McMullen popped out to second (SBCX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Sparkplugs batting 2-0 0 --- 12 Lum struck out (FFBFS) 2-0 1 --- 01 Oates lined out to center (FX) 2-0 2 --- 10 Blass popped out to second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting 2-0 0 --- 01 Thompson flied out to center (FX) 2-0 1 --- 11 McCovey flied out to center (BCX) 2-0 2 --- 01 Howard,L grounded a single up the middle (CX) 2-0 2 1-- 11 Messersmith flied out to center (SBX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Sparkplugs batting 2-0 0 --- 20 Tovar lined a single up the middle (BBX) 2-0 0 1-- 22 McAuliffe flied out to right (Bp11FCBX) 2-0 1 1-- 01 Stargell homered deep down the right field line, Tovar scored (1C11X) 4-0 1 --- 00 Santo grounded out to short (X) 4-0 2 --- 12 Harrah flied out to center (CCBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting 4-0 0 --- 00 Alomar lined a single between first and second (X) 4-0 0 1-- 31 Stanton grounded into a double play, Santo to McAuliffe to Aaron (BBBCX) 4-0 2 --- 32 Mangual,A struck out (BCBBFS) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Sparkplugs batting 4-0 0 --- 31 Aaron walked (BBBCB) 4-0 0 1-- 00 Lum popped out on a bunt to the mound (Xb) 4-0 1 1-- 22 Oates grounded into a double play, Thompson to McCovey (1CCBBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting 4-0 0 --- 02 Northrup struck out (FFFC) Bailey pinch hitting for McMullen 4-0 1 --- 10 Bailey grounded a single up the middle (BX) Brown,G pinch hitting for Thompson 4-0 1 1-- 20 Brown,G flied out to right (BBX) Clark,Ro pinch hitting for McCovey 4-0 2 1-- 22 Clark,Ro grounded out to second (CBBSX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Sparkplugs batting Alomar moved to shortstop Bailey moved to third base Goodson now playing first base Clark,Ro moved to second base 4-0 0 --- 02 Blass struck out (CCFC) 4-0 1 --- 11 Tovar flied out to right (BFX) 4-0 2 --- 30 McAuliffe walked (BBBB) 4-0 2 1-- 21 Stargell doubled down the left field line and shallow, McAuliffe to third (BBCX) 4-0 2 -23 22 Santo popped out to first (BCCBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting 4-0 0 --- 21 Howard,L flied out to center (BBFX) Murrell pinch hitting for Messersmith 4-0 1 --- 00 Murrell grounded out to short (X) 4-0 2 --- 10 Alomar flied out to center (BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Sparkplugs batting Acosta,E now pitching 4-0 0 --- 20 Harrah flied out to center (BBX) 4-0 1 --- 32 Aaron grounded out to first (CBBFBX) 4-0 2 --- 32 Lum walked (BFBCBB) 4-0 2 1-- 11 Oates grounded a single up the middle, Lum to second (CBX) 4-0 2 12- 02 Blass grounded to short, forcing Oates at second (CCX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Fortress batting McNally pinch hitting for Stanton 4-0 0 --- 22 McNally popped out to second (CBFFFFBX) 4-0 1 --- 22 Mangual,A flied out to left (BCCBX) 4-0 2 --- 32 Northrup homered deep to right (BBBCFX) 4-1 2 --- 00 Bailey lined a single to shallow left (X) Barr pinch hitting for Goodson 4-1 2 1-- 02 Barr lined out to right (SFFX)