Designated hitter Jim Ray Hart collected two singles, a double and homer, raising his batting average to .368, while leading the Yankees to a 7-2 victory over the Tigers. The former National Leaguer hit his homer with two men on base in the seventh inning when the Yankees piled up five runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       22, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   7 12  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
White lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .244      Freehan dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
M. Alou rf            5   1   2   2     0   0   .266      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Murcer cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .281      Sims c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Hart dh               5   2   4   3     0   0   .354      N. Cash 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .197      Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Munson c              4   0   1   1     1   0   .319      Reese lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .061
F. Alou 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .274      Rodriguez 3b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .195
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   7     5   3             Totals               32   2   5   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  9,222
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Tigers 5
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Clarke, M. Alou, Reese
Doubles: Hart (5), Munson (9), Sims (4)
Home Runs: Hart (3)
GIDP: Clarke (5), Brinkman (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(6-4)      9     5   2   1   2   3   0  34   2.69
Totals                  9     5   2   1   2   3   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(2-4)           6.2   9   5   5   2   2   0  30   5.98
Scherman                2.1   3   2   2   3   1   1  13   3.29
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   3   1  43

Wild Pitches: Stottlemyre (2), Fryman 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; White lined to
shortstop; M. Alou singled to third; Murcer lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Northrup flied out to left; Freehan grounded out
(third to first); McAuliffe walked; Sims flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Hart doubled to left; Nettles walked; Munson
doubled to left [Hart scored, Nettles to third]; F. Alou singled
to second [Nettles scored, Munson to third]; Michael grounded
out (third to first) [F. Alou to second]; Clarke popped to first
in foul territory; White grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (second to first); Reese struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: M. Alou grounded out (second to first); Murcer
flied out to center; Hart singled to center; Fryman threw a wild
pitch [Hart to second]; Nettles walked; Munson popped to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Brinkman
was called out on strikes; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: F. Alou singled to right; Michael lined to second;
Clarke grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[F. Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
McAuliffe flied out to center; Sims grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: White grounded out (second to first); M. Alou flied
out to right; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: N. Cash flied out to left; Stanley singled to left;
Reese singled to right [Stanley to third]; Rodriguez walked
[Reese to second]; Brinkman grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Hart grounded out (third to first); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); Munson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Freehan
flied out to center; McAuliffe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: F. Alou grounded out (third to first); Michael
struck out; Clarke singled to center; White singled to right
[Clarke to second]; Fryman threw a wild pitch [Clarke to third,
White to second]; M. Alou singled to center [Clarke scored,
White scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Murcer
walked [M. Alou to second]; Hart homered [M. Alou scored, Murcer
scored]; Nettles singled to center; Munson walked [Nettles to
second]; F. Alou struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Sims popped to shortstop; N. Cash flied out to left;
Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 7, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael grounded out (second to first); Clarke
flied out to right; White walked; M. Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to center; Brinkman singled to right [Rodriguez to third
(error by M. Alou)]; Stottlemyre threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez
scored (unearned), Brinkman to second]; Northrup grounded out
(second to first) [Brinkman to third]; Freehan grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Tigers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer flied out to center; Hart singled to left
[Hart to second (error by Reese)]; Nettles flied out to left;
Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe flied out to left; Sims doubled to right;
N. Cash reached on an error by Clarke [Sims scored, N. Cash to
first]; Stanley struck out; Reese grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 2.