With help from John Hiller, Joe Coleman gained his sixth victory of the season when the Tigers defeated the Rangers, 2-0. Coleman allowed only three hits until Elliott Maddox and Jim Mason singled with one out in the eighth inning. Hiller struck out Vic Harris and retired Toby Harrah on a fly to end the threat. Al Kaline homered for the Tigers in the fourth and the other run followed after a two out on a triple by Frank Howard and double by Mickey Stanley. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       5, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Taylor 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .181
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Kaline rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .225
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Horton lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .351
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .179      Freehan 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Burroughs rf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .275        Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .057
Sudakis c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Howard dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .316      Sims c                2   0   1   0     2   0   .300
Mason 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Stanley cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Paul p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   4             Totals               30   2   8   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 11,033
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Tigers 9
DP: Rangers 3, Tigers 1
Errors: Harris, Mason
Doubles: Stanley (5)
Triples: Howard (1)
Home Runs: Kaline (3)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (5)
GIDP: Burroughs (2), Howard (3), Freehan (3), Horton (3)
Hit by Pitch: Horton (4,by Paul)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(3-1)             6     7   2   2   2   1   1  28   3.06
Gogolewski              2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.76
Totals                  8     8   2   2   3   3   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(6-1)          7.1   5   0   0   1   3   0  27   1.80
Hiller SV(4)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.86
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Paul (2)
Wild Pitches: Paul 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RANGERS 1ST: Harris grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Kaline popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Epstein flied out to left; Carty was called out on
strikes; Burroughs walked; Sudakis grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Freehan singled to left; Howard
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox singled to left; Mason singled to right
[Maddox to second]; Harris was called out on strikes; Harrah
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third, Mason to
second]; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Sims reached on an error by Mason; Stanley reached
on an error by Harris [Sims to second]; Brinkman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sims to third, Stanley to
second]; Taylor reached on a fielder's choice [Sims out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; Rodriguez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Epstein flied out to center; Carty grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline homered; Horton singled to third; Freehan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Horton out at second]; Howard tripled to center; Sims walked;
Stanley doubled to left [Howard scored, Sims to third]; Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sudakis grounded out (second to first); Maddox
flied out to center; Mason flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
singled to left; Paul threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to second];
Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton was hit by a
pitch; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied
out to center; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Sims walked;
Paul threw a wild pitch [Sims to second]; Stanley lined to
shortstop; Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Epstein lined to first; Carty singled to right;
Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Taylor singled to left; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED PAUL
(PITCHING); Taylor stole second; Rodriguez struck out; Kaline
was walked intentionally; Horton grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Kaline out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: REESE REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING 1B); Sudakis flied
out to right; Maddox singled to left; Mason singled to center
[Maddox to third]; HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Harris
struck out; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Reese was called out on strikes; Howard flied out to
center; Sims singled to center; Stanley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein
popped to second; Carty popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.