The largest opening-day crowd in Cleveland history, 74,420, saw Chris Chambliss hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Gaylord Perry pitch a four-hitter as the Indians defeated the Tigers, 2-1, at Municipal Stadium. Rusty Torres drew a walk in the first and advanced on an infield out before Chambliss connected for the circuit to doom Mickey Lolich to defeat. Perry's bid for a shutout was spoiled when Mickey Stanley homered for the Tigers' run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  0
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Torres rf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Kaline rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .000      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
G. Brown dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Chambliss 1b          2   1   1   2     2   1   .500
N. Cash 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ellis dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Sims c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Spikes lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Northrup lf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .500      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Stanley cf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Cardenas ss           2   0   1   0     1   1   .500
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     2   5             Totals               27   2   4   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 74,420
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Indians 5
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 1
Doubles: Sims (1), Cardenas (1), Hendrick (1)
Home Runs: Stanley (1), Chambliss (1)
GIDP: Stanley (1), Hendrick (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(0-1)           8     4   2   2   4   6   1  31   2.25
Totals                  8     4   2   2   4   6   1  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(1-0)            9     4   1   1   2   5   1  32   1.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   5   1  32

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Evans


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Kaline
grounded out (second to first); G. Brown flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Torres walked; Hendrick grounded out (third to
first) [Torres to second]; Chambliss homered [Torres scored];
Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash popped to first in foul territory; Sims
grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup singled to right;
Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
singled to left; Brohamer forced Bell (shortstop to second);
Cardenas doubled to left [Brohamer to third]; Torres popped to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick doubled to left; Chambliss struck out;
Ellis grounded out (third to first); Spikes flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline struck out; G. Brown grounded out (first
unassisted); N. Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan struck out; Bell flied out to center;
Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Sims doubled to center; Northrup walked; Stanley
grounded into a double play (catcher to third to first)
[Northrup to second, Sims out at third]; Rodriguez flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Cardenas walked; Torres flied out to right;
Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first);
McAuliffe popped to shortstop; Kaline walked; G. Brown struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss walked; Ellis grounded out (third to
first) [Chambliss to second]; Spikes grounded out (third to
first); Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: N. Cash grounded out (second to first); Sims popped
to third in foul territory; Northrup popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell popped to second; Brohamer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley homered; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brinkman singled to center; McAuliffe struck out;
Kaline was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Torres struck out; Hendrick flied to center;
Chambliss walked; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); N. Cash
grounded out (second to first); Sims grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.