Tony Taylor, who went into the game batting only .173, smashed a homer in the eighth inning to give the Tigers a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox in a duel between Jim Perry and John Curtis. The shutout was Perry's first of the season. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 1, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Thursday, May 17, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 1 9 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241 Taylor 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .196 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Kaline rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .256 Cepeda dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Gamble pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Northrup rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Freehan 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 Griffin 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Howard dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Miller cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Sims c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .326 Evans rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 .224 Stanley cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 I. Brown lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 6 0 3 4 Totals 31 1 9 1 1 1 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 9,236 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 7 DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 1 Errors: Brinkman Doubles: Cepeda (6), Kaline (4) Home Runs: Taylor (2) Stolen Bases: Taylor (4) GIDP: Sims (2), Brinkman (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis L(1-4) 8 9 1 1 1 1 1 32 2.87 Totals 8 9 1 1 1 1 1 32 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(5-2) 9 6 0 0 3 4 0 36 1.87 Totals 9 6 0 0 3 4 0 36 Wild Pitches: Perry (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied to center; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Cepeda flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez lined to second; Kaline doubled to right; Freehan walked; Howard flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Griffin lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Sims singled to left; Stanley flied to left; I. Brown forced Sims (shortstop to second); Brinkman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Evans struck out (catcher to first); Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Cepeda doubled to right; Perry threw a wild pitch [Cepeda to third]; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Freehan flied to right; Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Sims singled to left; Stanley forced Sims (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk struck out; Griffin grounded out (second to first); Miller flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: I. Brown grounded out (second to first); Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Taylor singled to center; Taylor stole second; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Evans walked; Harper was called out on strikes; Guerrero singled to right [Evans to second]; Yastrzemski lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Kaline singled to left; Freehan singled to center [Kaline to second]; Howard was called out on strikes; Sims grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 7TH: Cepeda flied to right; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Fisk singled to left; Griffin singled to center [Fisk to third]; Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Stanley popped to left; I. Brown singled to shortstop; Brinkman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [I. Brown out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 8TH: Evans singled to right; Harper walked [Evans to second]; On a bunt Guerrero forced Evans (pitcher to shortstop) [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski forced Guerrero (shortstop to second) [Harper to third]; Cepeda forced Yastrzemski (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: Taylor homered; Rodriguez flied to center; Kaline singled to left; GAMBLE RAN FOR KALINE; Freehan popped to shortstop; Howard grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 9TH: NORTHRUP REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); Petrocelli popped to center; Fisk flied to center; Griffin reached on an error by Brinkman; Miller walked [Griffin to second]; SMITH BATTED FOR EVANS; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

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