Joe Coleman posted his first shutout of the season, pitching the Tigers to an 8-0 victory over the Yankees. Coleman allowed six hits, while the Tigers collected 12, including two apiece by Aurelio Rodriguez, Frank Howard, Bill Freehan and Ike Brown. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Monday, May       14, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  4  0    0  1  1    0  2  0  -   8 12  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .190      White lf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .240
Freehan 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .327      M. Alou rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Howard dh             4   2   2   0     0   1   .214      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Stanley cf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .231      Blomberg 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .322
I. Brown lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .182      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .188
Sims c                2   1   1   2     0   0   .256      Callison dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .133
Sharon rf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .250      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   3   .309
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   1     1   0   .257      Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  12   7     2   2             Totals               33   0   6   0     4   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  8,643
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Yankees 10
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 3
Errors: Taylor, Michael
Doubles: Rodriguez (7), Howard (2), Freehan (5), Sharon (1), Murcer (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Sims (1)
GIDP: Taylor (2)
Hit by Pitch: Sims (1,by Peterson)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(7-2)          9     6   0   0   4   8   0  37   2.25
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   8   0  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(3-5)         6     8   6   5   0   1   0  26   3.44
Kekich                  2     3   2   2   2   1   0  10  10.80
Beene                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.18
Totals                  9    12   8   7   2   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Peterson (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor flied out to right; Rodriguez popped to
first; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); White
singled to right; On a bunt M. Alou singled [White to second];
Murcer lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [White out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Howard singled to second; On a bunt Stanley singled
to third [Howard to second]; I. Brown singled to right [Howard
scored, Stanley to second]; Sims was hit by a pitch [Stanley to
third, I. Brown to second]; Sharon reached on an error by
Michael [Stanley scored (RBI), I. Brown scored (no RBI), Sims to
third, Sharon to first]; Brinkman singled to left [Sims scored
(unearned), Sharon to second]; Taylor hit into a double play
(right to third) [Sharon out at third]; Rodriguez flied out to
left; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg singled to right; Nettles reached on an
error by Taylor [Blomberg to second]; Callison flied out to
right [Blomberg to third]; Munson struck out; Michael flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); White
walked; M. Alou flied out to right; Murcer doubled to right
[White to third]; Blomberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: I. Brown grounded out (second to first); Sims
grounded out (second to first); Sharon flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles lined to center; Callison grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to right; Taylor lined to first;
Rodriguez doubled; Freehan singled to center [Rodriguez scored,
Freehan out at second (center to third to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael was called out on strikes; Clarke flied out
to center; White popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
5, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Howard doubled to left; On a bunt Stanley grounded
out (pitcher to first); I. Brown struck out; Sims singled to
right [Howard scored]; Sharon forced Sims (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: M. Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Blomberg walked; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: KEKICH REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Brinkman
walked; Taylor grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Brinkman out at second]; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Callison struck out; Munson struck out; Michael
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan doubled to left; Howard struck out; Stanley
walked; I. Brown singled to right [Freehan to third, Stanley to
second]; Sims hit a sacrifice fly to left [Freehan scored];
Sharon doubled to left [Stanley scored, I. Brown to third];
Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 8, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke singled to center; White walked [Clarke to
second]; M. Alou struck out; Murcer forced White (second to
shortstop) [Clarke to third]; Blomberg grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 9TH: BEENE REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Taylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to left; Freehan
lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles walked; Callison was called out on strikes;
Munson forced Nettles (shortstop to second); Michael singled to
center [Munson to third]; Clarke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 8, Yankees 0.