Toby Harrah batted in four runs with a single and triple and Alex Johnson drove in three with a homer and single to account for the Rangers' scoring in a 7-2 victory over the Tigers. Mickey Lolich, a winner of 25 and 22 games for the Tigers in the two previous seasons, was tagged with his fourth defeat of the year against one victory. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       6, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      3  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   2   4   0     1   0   .265      McAuliffe 2b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .239
Harrah ss             3   2   2   4     2   0   .284      Kaline rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .230
Johnson dh            5   1   2   3     0   0   .325      Northrup cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Carty lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .186      Horton lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .344
  Grieve lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .260      N. Cash 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .183
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .186      G. Brown dh           4   1   3   0     0   0   .218
Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .317      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .184
Harris 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .161      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Suarez c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .348        Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .056
Hand p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  11   7     6   4             Totals               34   2   8   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 14,600
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Tigers 7
DP: Rangers 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Hand
Doubles: Nelson (5), Rodriguez (4)
Triples: Harrah (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (2)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (4), Carty (2)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (2), Johnson (2)
GIDP: Johnson (1), Kaline (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(2-1)             9     8   2   2   2   2   0  36   3.54
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   2   0  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(1-4)           5.2   9   7   7   6   2   1  29   4.15
Timmermann              3.1   2   0   0   0   2   0  11   4.32
Totals                  9    11   7   7   6   4   1  40

Passed Balls: Sims (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to pitcher; Sims allowed a passed
ball [Nelson to second]; Harrah singled to center [Nelson
scored]; Johnson homered [Harrah scored]; Carty grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs struck out; Epstein grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to right; Kaline walked [McAuliffe
to second]; Northrup flied out to left; Horton lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Harris
flied out to right; Suarez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Sims grounded out (shortstop to first); N. Cash
struck out; G. Brown singled to center; Rodriguez doubled to
left [G. Brown scored]; Brinkman popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson singled to left; Nelson stole second; Harrah
walked; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Nelson to third, Harrah out at second]; Carty walked;
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe singled to center; Kaline singled to left
[McAuliffe to second]; Northrup forced Kaline (second to
shortstop) [McAuliffe to third]; Horton singled to center
[McAuliffe scored, Northrup to second]; Sims flied to left in
foul territory; N. Cash struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Epstein grounded out (second to first); Maddox
walked; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Harris singled to left; Suarez forced Harris
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson singled to left; Harrah walked [Nelson to
second]; Johnson hit into a double play (center to second to
catcher) [Harrah to second, Nelson out at third]; Carty singled
[Harrah to third]; Carty stole second; Burroughs grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe walked; Kaline flied out to left; Northrup
flied out to left; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Epstein flied out to center; Maddox singled to
right; Harris popped to second; Suarez walked [Maddox to
second]; Nelson walked [Maddox to third, Suarez to second];
Harrah tripled to right [Maddox scored, Suarez scored, Nelson
scored]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to center [Harrah scored]; Johnson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Sims grounded out (shortstop to first); N. Cash
popped to third in foul territory; G. Brown singled to center;
Rodriguez lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Tigers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
struck out; Epstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: GRIEVE REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Brinkman popped
to catcher in foul territory; McAuliffe reached on an error by
Hand; Kaline grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
7, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Harris struck
out; Suarez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup grounded out (first to pitcher); Horton
flied out to left; Sims popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Nelson doubled to center; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Grieve grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: N. Cash grounded out (second to first); G. Brown
singled to right; Rodriguez flied out to right; REESE BATTED FOR
BRINKMAN; Reese grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 7, Tigers 2.