Ninth-inning relief work by Lerrin LaGrow saved a victory for Joe Coleman as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 4-0. Coleman allowed only two hits until Leo Cardenas singled to open the Indians' last stand and Rusty Torres walked. LaGrow then took over and preserved the shutout, giving up one walk while retiring the side.

Norm Cash and designated-hitter Gates Brown each had two hits for the Tigers. Brown singled and scored on a double by Mickey Stanley in the second inning. Cash doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Brown in the fourth before smashing a homer with Al Kaline on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Torres rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Taylor ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Northrup lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Ellis dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Kaline rf             4   1   1   0     0   3   .143      Spikes lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .143
N. Cash 1b            4   2   2   2     0   2   .250      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
G. Brown dh           3   1   2   1     0   0   .286      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Howard ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Stanley cf            3   0   1   1     1   1   .333      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .333        Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     4   8             Totals               30   0   3   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 10,798
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Indians 5
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 2
Errors: Brohamer, Cardenas
Doubles: McAuliffe (1), Stanley (1), N. Cash (1), Hendrick (2)
Home Runs: N. Cash (1)
GIDP: Freehan (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(1-0)          8     3   0   0   1   3   0  28   0.00
LaGrow SV(1)            1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   4   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(0-1)           5.2   8   4   4   3   5   1  27   6.35
Hilgendorf              1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Farmer                  1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   8   1  39

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe doubled to left; Rodriguez hit into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop) [McAuliffe out at third];
Northrup walked; Kaline struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Torres lined to right; Hendrick grounded out (third
to first); Chambliss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash struck out; G. Brown singled to right;
Freehan flied out to left; Stanley doubled to left [G. Brown
scored]; Brinkman popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis flied out to right; Spikes singled to left;
Duncan flied out to left; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Northrup popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer flied out to center; Cardenas flied out to
left; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline struck out; N. Cash doubled to center; G.
Brown singled to center [N. Cash scored]; Freehan grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [G. Brown out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick doubled to left; Chambliss grounded out
(third to first) [Hendrick to third]; Ellis struck out; Spikes
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley was called out on strikes; Brinkman singled
to center; McAuliffe walked [Brinkman to second]; Rodriguez
flied out to center; Northrup popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duncan lined to left; Bell flied out to left;
Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline singled to center; N. Cash homered [Kaline
scored]; G. Brown popped to second; Freehan was called out on
strikes; Stanley reached on an error by Cardenas; Brinkman
walked [Stanley to second]; HILGENDORF REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Taylor forced Stanley
(third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cardenas popped
to third in foul territory; Torres lined to left; Hendrick
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez lined to shortstop; Northrup grounded out
(second to first); Kaline struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

TIGERS 8TH: N. Cash struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR G. BROWN;
FARMER REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Freehan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Duncan lined to
shortstop; Bell lined to left; Brohamer grounded out (first to
second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley walked; Brinkman reached on an error by
Brohamer [Stanley to second]; Taylor struck out; Rodriguez
popped to first in foul territory; Northrup grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Cardenas singled to left; Torres walked [Cardenas
to second]; LAGROW REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Hendrick struck
out; Chambliss popped to shortstop; Ellis walked [Cardenas to
third, Torres to second]; Spikes lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.