The Tigers completed a sweep of the four-game series by defeating the Red Sox, 11-7, with a 16-hit attack that included a three-run homer by Mickey Stanley. Bill Freehan and Aurelio Rodriguez each had four hits in five trips.

The Tigers did not assure their victory until the eighth inning when they scored three runs, one of them coming when Al Kaline stole home on the front end of a double steal with Willie Horton. Orlando Cepeda and Dwight Evans hit homers for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 11, Boston Red Sox 7
Game Played on Thursday, April     19, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  2  3    1  0  1    0  3  1  -  11 16  1
Red Sox      0  2  2    0  1  0    0  1  1  -   7 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             6   1   1   0     0   1   .238      Harper lf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .297
Freehan c             5   2   4   1     1   0   .310      Aparicio ss           4   2   1   0     1   1   .250
Kaline rf             5   1   2   2     1   0   .231      Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   3   2     0   1   .294
Horton lf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .417      Smith cf              3   1   0   1     2   0   .294
Howard dh             1   1   0   0     1   0   .063      Cepeda dh             4   1   2   3     0   1   .212
  G. Brown ph,dh      3   0   0   0     0   2   .280        Oglivie pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          5   2   4   1     0   0   .250      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Stanley cf            5   2   2   3     0   2   .257      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .424
I. Brown 1b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .394
  N. Cash 1b          2   1   0   0     1   1   .211      Evans rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   2     0   0   .286      Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  11  16  10     5   7             Totals               37   7  10   7     3   6

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 13,572
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Red Sox 6
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Taylor, Aparicio
Doubles: Stanley (3), Freehan (1), Aparicio (2)
Home Runs: Stanley (2), Cepeda (2), Evans (1)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (2), Kaline (1), Horton (1), Harper (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (3)
GIDP: Freehan (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(1-0)           5     6   5   5   1   4   2  22   4.15
Timmermann SV(1)        4     4   2   2   2   2   0  18   5.40
Totals                  9    10   7   7   3   6   2  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(0-2)           3.1   8   6   6   3   1   1  20   5.40
Siebert                 2     4   1   1   1   4   0  11   4.50
Veale                   3.1   4   4   2   1   2   0  16   3.18
Bolin                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    16  11   9   5   7   1  48

Wild Pitches: Veale (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor was called out on strikes; Freehan walked;
Kaline forced Freehan (shortstop to second); Horton singled to
left [Kaline to second]; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio flied to left;
Yastrzemski flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez singled to center; Stanley doubled to left
[Rodriguez to third]; I. Brown walked; Brinkman singled to
center [Rodriguez scored, Stanley scored, I. Brown to second];
Taylor popped to right; Freehan grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Brinkman out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith walked; Cepeda homered [Smith scored];
Petrocelli popped to shortstop; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffin was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline flied to center; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard walked; Rodriguez singled to center
[Howard to third]; Stanley homered [Howard scored, Rodriguez
scored]; I. Brown popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans homered; Harper singled to third; Harper
stole second; Aparicio was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski
singled to left [Harper to third]; Smith forced Yastrzemski
(shortstop to second) [Harper scored, Smith to second (error by
Taylor)]; Cepeda struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
singled to right; Taylor stole second; Freehan singled to left
[Taylor to third]; SIEBERT REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Kaline
singled to left [Taylor scored, Freehan to second]; Horton
struck out; G. BROWN BATTED FOR HOWARD; G. Brown struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: G. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); N. CASH
REPLACED I. BROWN (PLAYING 1B); Petrocelli lined to left; Fisk
flied to center; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Stanley struck out; N.
Cash struck out; Brinkman forced Rodriguez (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Harper flied
to center; Aparicio doubled; Yastrzemski singled [Aparicio
scored]; Smith flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Taylor popped to second; Freehan doubled to left;
Kaline walked; Horton singled to left [Freehan scored, Kaline to
third]; VEALE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); G. Brown struck out;
Rodriguez forced Horton (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Cepeda
popped to catcher; Petrocelli popped to second; Fisk struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley struck out (catcher to first); N. Cash flied
to center; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Harper grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Taylor popped to right; Freehan singled to left;
Veale threw a wild pitch [Freehan to second]; Kaline singled to
right [Freehan scored]; Horton reached on an error by Aparicio
[Kaline to third]; G. Brown popped to third in foul territory;
Kaline stole home and Horton stole second; Rodriguez singled
[Horton scored (unearned)]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 10, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Aparicio walked; Yastrzemski struck out; Smith
walked [Aparicio to second]; Cepeda singled to right [Aparicio
scored, Smith to second]; OGLIVIE RAN FOR CEPEDA; Petrocelli
popped to third; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 10, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 9TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); N. Cash walked;
Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [N. Cash to
second]; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first) [N. Cash to
third]; Freehan singled to left [N. Cash scored]; BOLIN REPLACED
VEALE (PITCHING); Kaline grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Griffin singled; Evans flied to left; Harper
singled [Griffin to second]; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Griffin to third, Harper to second]; Yastrzemski singled
[Griffin scored, Harper to third]; Smith flied to right; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 11, Red Sox 7.