The Tigers batted their way to an 8-0 lead and then stood off the Red Sox, 9-7, before a crowd of 29,006 in Boston's annual Patriot's Day morning game. The Tigers put together five singles and a hit batsman for four runs in the first inning and added four more in the fourth, three scoring on a homer by Willie Horton. Tony Taylor also homered for the Tigers' last run in the eighth. The Red Sox had a power show of their own with two circuit clouts by Reggie Smith and one each by Rico Petrocelli and Carlton Fisk. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 7
Game Played on Monday, April     16, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       4  0  0    4  0  0    0  1  0  -   9 12  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  2    1  1  2  -   7  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .190      Harper lf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .333
  Taylor ph,2b        2   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Freehan c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Kaline rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .125        Cater 1b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
N. Cash 1b            3   2   3   2     0   0   .214      Smith cf              4   2   2   3     0   1   .391
  Reese ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cepeda dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .143
G. Brown dh           1   2   1   1     2   0   .294      Petrocelli 3b         3   2   1   1     1   1   .261
  Howard ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fisk c                4   2   2   2     0   0   .545
Horton lf             4   2   2   3     0   1   .250      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .455
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .161      Evans rf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .200
Stanley cf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .200      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  12   9     3   2             Totals               34   7   8   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 29,006
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Red Sox 5
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Kaline (1), N. Cash (2), Cepeda (1), Fisk (3)
Triples: Harper (2)
Home Runs: Horton (1), Taylor (1), Petrocelli (2), Smith 2 (2), Fisk (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (1)
GIDP: Brinkman (1)
Hit by Pitch: Horton (1,by Pattin)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(1-2)           6     5   3   3   1   5   2  24   1.88
LaGrow SV(2)            3     3   4   4   3   1   2  15   7.04
Totals                  9     8   7   7   4   6   4  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(1-1)           3.2  10   8   8   3   1   1  24   8.76
Lee                     4.1   2   1   1   0   1   1  15   2.08
Bolin                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12   9   9   3   2   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Pattin (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Larry Barnett


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled; Freehan flied to left; Kaline
grounded out (third to first) [McAuliffe to second]; N. Cash
singled to center [McAuliffe scored, N. Cash to second (error by
Smith)]; G. Brown singled to left [N. Cash scored]; Horton was
hit by a pitch [G. Brown to second]; Rodriguez singled to center
[G. Brown scored, Horton to second]; Stanley singled to center
[Horton scored, Rodriguez to second]; Brinkman popped to right;
4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: McAuliffe lined to right; Freehan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kaline singled to left; N. Cash singled to
right [Kaline to third]; G. Brown walked [N. Cash to second];
Horton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith struck out; Cepeda doubled; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; Stanley
walked; Brinkman grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin was called out on strikes; Red Sox
Manager Eddie Kasko ejected by 1B umpire Red Flaherty; Evans
popped to right; Harper tripled; Aparicio walked; Yastrzemski
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe flied to left; Freehan grounded out (third
to first); Kaline doubled; N. Cash doubled to left [Kaline
scored]; G. Brown was walked intentionally; Horton homered [N.
Cash scored, G. Brown scored]; LEE REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING);
Rodriguez popped to second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cepeda
grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli homered; Fisk
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Brinkman
grounded out (first to pitcher); TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE;
Taylor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied to left; Harper
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
8, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: CATER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline flied to left; REESE
BATTED FOR N. CASH; Reese struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cater singled; Smith homered
[Cater scored]; Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Howard popped to second;
Horton singled; Rodriguez popped to shortstop; Stanley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: LAGROW REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Fisk doubled;
Griffin grounded out (first unassisted) [Fisk to third]; Evans
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fisk scored]; Harper struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Taylor
homered; Freehan popped to second; Kaline flied to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 9, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; Cater
grounded out (second to first); Smith homered; Cepeda flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 9, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 9TH: BOLIN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Reese grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Horton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 9, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli walked; Fisk homered [Petrocelli
scored]; Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Evans walked;
Harper walked [Evans to second]; Aparicio flied to right; Cater
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
9, Red Sox 7.