The Tigers scored three runs in the ninth inning and then stood off a rally by the Rangers to emerge with a 3-2 victory. The Rangers were held to one hit by Woodie Fryman until the eighth when they scored on a single by Elliott Maddox and double by Ken Suarez. The Tigers, scoreless on three hits through the eighth, opened the ninth with a single by Dick McAuliffe. Norm Cash walked and Jim Northrup singled to drive in the tying run. Aurelio Rodriguez then tripled to score two runs and beat Pete Broberg.

In the Rangers' half, Rico Carty walked with one out. Lerrin LaGrow relieved and Alex Johnson doubled, pinch-runner Tom Grieve stopping at third. Jeff Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly. John Hiller took over and retired Dick Billings for the final out. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     26, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  6  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  4  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .241      Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .179
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   2     0   1   .186      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Reese 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .053      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .170
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .343        Grieve pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
G. Brown dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .375
Horton lf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .326      Burroughs rf          2   0   0   1     1   1   .227
McAuliffe 2b,ss       4   1   1   0     0   0   .205      Biittner 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .063
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Lovitto 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .152
  N. Cash ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .180      Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .316
  Taylor pr,2b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .212      Suarez c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   6   3     3   3             Totals               30   2   4   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  5,399
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Rangers 4
DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Harrah, Lovitto 2
Doubles: Northrup (2), Biittner (1), Suarez (1), Johnson (4)
Triples: Rodriguez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(2-0)           8.1   3   2   2   2   7   0  30   3.38
LaGrow                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.71
Hiller SV(2)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   7   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(0-2)          9     6   3   3   3   3   0  39   6.05
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   3   0  39

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


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
struck out; Reese walked; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson was called out on strikes; Harrah grounded
out (third to first); Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: G. Brown grounded out (first to pitcher); Horton
struck out; McAuliffe reached on an error by Lovitto; Stanley
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Burroughs walked; Biittner
popped to shortstop; Lovitto grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to left; Northrup doubled to
left; Rodriguez flied out to center; Reese reached on an error
by Lovitto [Northrup to third]; Freehan popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Suarez
grounded out (third to first); Nelson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Horton
reached on an error by Harrah; McAuliffe flied out to right;
Stanley popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to center; Carty flied out to
right; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman popped to third; Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs struck out; Biittner doubled to left;
Lovitto grounded out (second to first) [Biittner to third];
Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Reese singled to right; Freehan flied out to left;
G. Brown flied out to right; Horton walked [Reese to second];
McAuliffe popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Suarez grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson
flied out to center; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley flied out to left; Brinkman singled to left;
Northrup forced Brinkman (second to shortstop); Rodriguez popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Carty flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Reese lined to right; Freehan flied out to center;
G. Brown lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 8TH: Biittner was called out on strikes; Lovitto
grounded out (second to first); Maddox singled to center; Suarez
doubled to left [Maddox scored]; Nelson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton struck out; McAuliffe singled to right;
Stanley flied out to left; N. CASH BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; N. Cash
walked [McAuliffe to second]; TAYLOR RAN FOR N. CASH; Northrup
singled to center [McAuliffe scored, Taylor to third]; Rodriguez
tripled to center [Taylor scored, Northrup scored]; Reese popped
to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: MCAULIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TAYLOR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Harrah popped to third; Carty
walked; GRIEVE RAN FOR CARTY; LAGROW REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING);
Johnson doubled to center [Grieve to third]; Burroughs hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Grieve scored]; HILLER REPLACED LAGROW
(PITCHING); BILLINGS BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Billings flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 2.