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...when he got an unexpected reprieve from the Cards' Lou Brock, justly famed as the National League's most expert baserunner. Heading for home with a sure run, Brock unaccountably failed to slide under the high, late throw. He came in standing up, crashed into Catcher Bill Freehan and was tagged easily. The rally that might have ended the Series was snuffed out. Two innings later, Detroit scored three runs, and Lolich, growing stronger with each pitch, blanked the Cards the rest of the way for a 5-3 Detroit victory...
Then Ron Willis came in for the Cards. He promptly walked catcher Bill Freehan, hit Don Wert with a pitch, and finally got McLain on a sacrifice bunt. By then the Tigers had batted around...
...been out of action since May 25 with a broken arm. Third Baseman Don Wert is recovering from a concussion, the result of a scalping in Cleveland last week. Leftfielder Willie Horton (.287, 18 homers) wears a brace to support his weak Achilles tendon. All-Star Catcher Bill Freehan is playing with a sore arm. Outfielder Jim Northrup with a sore knee, and Centerfielder Mickey Stanley with a sore arm plus a sore knee...
Tiger catcher Bill Freehan set the scene for the whole tragi-comic affair by bouncing a freak single off the third base bag. Red Sox starter Ray Culp. who had pitched out of jams in the first and second innings, dug himself in again by walking Jim Northrup...
...threw crisply to third base in a vain attempt to double off McAuliffe. It was a good throw, but Dalton Jones couldn't find the handle, and the ball skittered away, letting McAuliffe score. Before the horrible inning was over, Willie Horton got a wind-blown double to center, Freehan another scratch single both off the hapless Culp--and Oyler a run-scoring single off reliever Lee Stange...