 Complete the following phrase:  In 1971, Brinkman was part of an eight-player trade which sent himself, third baseman Aurelio Rodríguez and pitchers Joe Coleman and Jim Han from the Senators to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Denny McLain, Don Wert, Elliott Maddox, and Norm McRae. He had his best season defensively in 1972. Playing in all of the Tigers 156 games, he set American League fielding records for shortstops with the most consecutive games without an error 72, most consecutive chances without an error 331, fewest errors in 150 games or more 7 and the highest fielding percentage in 150 games or more .990. He also produced a career-high 49 runs batted in, helping the Tigers clinch the American League Eastern Division championship by a half game over the Boston Red Sox. Brinkman only appeared in one game of the 