Joe Coleman, winner of eight games, was handed his third loss when the Yankees scored with two out in the ninth inning to defeat the Tigers, 6-5. Coleman gave up a single to Gene Michael to open the stanza. Horace Clarke sacrificed. Roy White was retired, but Matty Alou doubled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Game Played on Wednesday, May 23, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees      3  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 12  0
Tigers       0  1  2    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   5 10  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Taylor 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .176
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   1     0   2   .195
M. Alou rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .271      Freehan 1b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .295
Murcer cf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .297      Howard dh             3   1   0   0     1   0   .204
Blomberg 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .375      Sims c                4   2   2   2     0   0   .309
  F. Alou ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Stanley cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .235
Nettles 3b            3   1   0   1     0   0   .192      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Hart dh               3   0   1   0     1   0   .354      I. Brown lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .211
Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .317        Gamble pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Michael ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  12   5     2   2             Totals               37   5  10   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 12,038
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Tigers 7
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Taylor, Brinkman
Doubles: M. Alou (7), Brinkman (4), Rodriguez (8)
Home Runs: Sims (3), Stanley (5)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Clarke 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                6     7   4   4   1   3   2  26   4.10
McDaniel                0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.94
Lyle W(1-3)             2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.51
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   5   2  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(8-3)          8.2  11   6   4   2   2   0  39   2.42
Hiller                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9    12   6   4   2   2   0  41

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; White flied out to right; M. Alou
singled to right [Clarke to third]; Murcer singled to center
[Clarke scored, M. Alou to second]; Blomberg singled to center
[M. Alou scored, Murcer to third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Murcer scored]; Hart grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor flied out to right; Rodriguez popped to
second; Freehan singled to left; Howard forced Freehan
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (first unassisted); Michael
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Sims singled to right; Stanley singled to center
[Sims to second]; Northrup flied out to center [Sims to third];
I. Brown singled to left [Sims scored, Stanley to second];
Brinkman flied out to center; Taylor popped to second; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White popped to first; M. Alou grounded out (second
to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez struck out; Freehan popped to second;
Howard walked; Sims homered [Howard scored]; Stanley popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Tigers 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg singled to right; Nettles reached on an
error by Taylor [Blomberg to third, Nettles to first]; Hart
popped to second; Munson singled to center [Blomberg scored
(unearned), Nettles to second]; Michael forced Munson (second to
shortstop) [Nettles scored (error by Brinkman) (unearned),
Michael to second]; Clarke flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup was called out on strikes; I. Brown
grounded out (second to first); Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: White struck out; M. Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); Murcer singled to right; Murcer was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; Freehan singled to left; Howard forced
Freehan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Tigers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg flied out to left; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Hart walked; Munson popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Sims grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
homered; Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); I. Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael singled to center; Clarke out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Michael to second]; White
popped to third; M. Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Brinkman
doubled to center; Taylor grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Rodriguez doubled to center [Brinkman scored]; LYLE
REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Freehan popped to shortstop;
Howard grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer singled to center; Blomberg flied out to
left; Nettles popped to second; Hart singled to left [Murcer to
third]; Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Sims grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Michael singled to left; Clarke out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Michael to second]; White flied out to
right; M. Alou doubled to right [Michael scored]; HILLER
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Murcer singled to pitcher [M. Alou
to third]; F. ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; F. Alou flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: F. ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); I. Brown
walked; GAMBLE RAN FOR I. BROWN; Brinkman struck out; Taylor
singled to center [Gamble to second]; Rodriguez popped to
second; Freehan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 6, Tigers 5.
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