Making his first start for the Tigers, Jim Perry pitched a seven-hitter and defeated the Indians, 8-2. The Tigers broke the game open with four runs in the fifth inning. Mickey Stanley led off with a single and scored on sacrifice bunts by Ed Brinkman and Dick McAuliffe. Bill Freehan singled, Rich Reese walked and Norm Cash was safe on an error to load the bases and Gates Brown, the Tigers' designated hitter, cleared the sacks with a double. Aurelio Rodriguez homered for the Tigers in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     14, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  3
Tigers       0  0  1    0  4  1    0  2  x  -   8 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gamble rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   2     0   1   .143
Torres cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Freehan c             4   1   3   0     1   0   .316
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Reese lf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .000
Ellis dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .158      N. Cash 1b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .143
Spikes lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .167      G. Brown dh           4   0   1   3     0   0   .286
Duncan c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .167      Northrup rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .143
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Rodriguez 3b          4   2   2   2     0   0   .167
Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .048      Stanley cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .158
  Kenney 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .353
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Dunning p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   7   2     1   6             Totals               34   8  10   7     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 11,908
Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 6
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Spikes, Brohamer 2, N. Cash
Doubles: Gamble (1), Spikes (2), Stanley (2), G. Brown (1), Northrup (1)
Triples: Brinkman (3)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (2), McAuliffe (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning L(0-1)          4.2   4   4   2   2   3   0  21   3.86
Hilgendorf              2.1   3   2   1   0   2   1  11   2.25
Wilcox                  1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6  18.00
Totals                  8    10   8   5   2   5   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(1-0)            9     7   2   2   1   6   0  36   2.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Dunning 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Gamble singled; Torres flied out to center;
Chambliss flied out to center; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to right; Freehan singled to
left; Reese forced Freehan (shortstop to second); N. Cash flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes lined to left; Duncan singled; Bell struck
out; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: G. Brown reached on an error by Spikes [G. Brown to
first]; Northrup forced G. Brown (shortstop to second) [Northrup
to second (error by Brohamer)]; Rodriguez flied out to right;
Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Cardenas lined to right; Gamble doubled; Torres
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss was walked
intentionally; Ellis lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman tripled to left; McAuliffe was called out
on strikes; Freehan walked; Dunning threw a wild pitch [Brinkman
scored, Freehan to second]; Reese was called out on strikes; N.
Cash struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes struck out; Duncan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown flied out to center; Northrup flied out to
center; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley doubled; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Stanley to third]; McAuliffe out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Stanley scored]; Freehan
singled; Dunning threw a wild pitch [Freehan to second]; Reese
walked; HILGENDORF REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); N. Cash reached
on an error by Brohamer [Freehan to third, Reese to second]; G.
Brown doubled [Freehan scored (unearned), Reese scored
(unearned), N. Cash scored (unearned)]; Northrup grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Torres struck out; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted); Ellis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez homered; Stanley flied out to center;
Brinkman struck out; McAuliffe popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes lined to right; Duncan grounded out (pitcher
to first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: KENNEY REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); Freehan
singled; Reese struck out; N. Cash forced Freehan (second to
shortstop); G. Brown lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Kenney singled to center; Cardenas struck out;
Gamble popped to third in foul territory; Torres flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: WILCOX REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Northrup
doubled; Rodriguez singled [Northrup scored, Rodriguez to second
(on throw)]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Brinkman grounded out (second to first) [Rodriguez to
third]; McAuliffe singled to center [Rodriguez scored]; Freehan
popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Ellis singled to
center; Spikes doubled to center [Ellis scored]; Duncan singled
[Spikes scored]; Bell popped to second; Kenney reached on an
error by N. Cash [Duncan to second]; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
CARDENAS; Lowenstein struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Tigers 8.