Backed by three homers, Jim Perry gained his second straight victory for the Tigers, pitching a five-hitter and beating the Red Sox, 7-1. Al Kaline, Willie Horton and Ed Brinkman provided the Tiger round-trippers. Kaline also drove in two runs with a pair of singles. Horton had a perfect day at the plate with three singles and a walk, in addition to his homer. Perry lost his bid for a shutout in the ninth inning when Luis Aparicio singled, advanced on an infield out and scored on a single by Orlando Cepeda. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       1  3  0    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   7 18  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   2   0     0   1   .200      Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Freehan c             6   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Aparicio ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Kaline rf             6   1   3   3     0   0   .206      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     1   0   .241
N. Cash 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .222      Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .323
  Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cepeda dh             4   0   2   1     0   1   .172
G. Brown dh           2   0   0   0     0   1   .318        Kennedy pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Howard ph,dh        3   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Horton lf             4   2   4   1     1   0   .421      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .483
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .179      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .414
Stanley cf            2   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .192
  Northrup ph,cf      3   0   2   1     0   0   .190      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           4   3   3   2     1   0   .290        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   7  18   7     3   6             Totals               32   1   5   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 15,971
Left on Base: Tigers 14, Red Sox 5
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: McAuliffe (2)
Home Runs: Kaline (2), Horton (2), Brinkman (1)
Caught Stealing: Horton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: McAuliffe (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (1,by Tiant)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(2-0)            9     5   1   1   1   3   0  33   1.50
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(2-1)            1.2   5   4   4   1   1   2  12   4.82
Lee                     5.2  10   2   2   0   3   1  26   2.70
Garman                  1.2   3   1   1   2   2   0  10   5.40
Totals                  9    18   7   7   3   6   3  48

Hit by Pitch: Tiant (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Freehan
popped to shortstop; Kaline homered; N. Cash walked; G. Brown
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red
Sox 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Horton homered; Rodriguez was hit by a pitch;
Stanley singled [Rodriguez to third]; Brinkman singled
[Rodriguez scored, Stanley to second]; McAuliffe flied to center
[Stanley to third]; Freehan reached on a fielder's choice
[Stanley out at home (pitcher to catcher), Brinkman to second];
Kaline singled to center [Brinkman scored, Freehan to third];
LEE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); N. Cash grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda popped to first in foul territory;
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); Horton
singled to center; Rodriguez struck out; Stanley struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans was
called out on strikes; Harper singled to second; Aparicio forced
Harper (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red
Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman homered; McAuliffe singled; Freehan popped
to shortstop; Kaline forced McAuliffe (shortstop to second); N.
Cash was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied to right; Smith flied to center;
Cepeda singled; Petrocelli forced Cepeda (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Howard grounded out
(third to first); Horton singled to center; Rodriguez flied to
center; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR STANLEY; On a bunt Northrup singled
to pitcher [Horton to second]; Brinkman forced Northrup
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 5TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Fisk flied to
center; Griffin popped to second; Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe doubled to left; Freehan reached on a
fielder's choice [McAuliffe out at third (pitcher to third)];
Kaline lined to third; N. Cash singled [Freehan to second];
Howard forced N. Cash (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski walked; Smith flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton singled to center; Horton was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Rodriguez lined to left; Northrup
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: REESE REPLACED N. CASH (PLAYING 1B); Cepeda struck
out; Petrocelli flied to left; Fisk popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman singled to center; McAuliffe out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brinkman to second]; Freehan
singled to center [Brinkman to third]; GARMAN REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); Kaline singled to center [Brinkman scored, Freehan
to second]; Reese popped to first; Howard forced Kaline (third
to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Evans popped
to first in foul territory; Harper grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton walked; Rodriguez singled to left [Horton to
second]; Northrup singled to center [Horton scored, Rodriguez to
second]; Brinkman walked [Rodriguez to third, Northrup to
second]; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Freehan struck
out; Kaline forced Brinkman (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Aparicio singled to center; Yastrzemski flied to
left; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Aparicio to
second]; Cepeda singled [Aparicio scored]; KENNEDY RAN FOR
CEPEDA; Petrocelli popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 7, Red Sox 1.