Posting his first shutout of the season, Mickey Lolich beat the Yankees, 4-0, but the victory was only the third for the Tigers' veteran lefthander against five defeats. The Tigers decided Lolich's duel with Doc Medich when Gates Brown and Duke Sims singled and Dick McAuliffe hit his first homer of the season in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       24, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Tigers       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .269      Reese lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .075
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .236        Gamble pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
M. Alou rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Sharon lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Hart dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .337      G. Brown dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Nettles 3b            2   0   2   0     0   0   .205      Sims c                3   2   2   0     1   0   .324
Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .317      N. Cash 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .196
F. Alou 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      McAuliffe 2b          1   1   1   3     3   0   .257
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Northrup rf           3   0   1   1     1   1   .233
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  Magnuson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
                                                          Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   6   0     0   3             Totals               30   4   7   4     5   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 12,391
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 7
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Errors: F. Alou
Home Runs: McAuliffe (1)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (5), Sims (1)
Sacrifice Hits: M. Alou (1)
GIDP: Michael (5), Rodriguez (1)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (4,by Lolich)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(3-2)           7.1   6   4   4   4   3   1  32   3.53
Magnuson                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.32
Totals                  8     7   4   4   5   3   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(3-5)           9     6   0   0   0   3   0  32   3.50
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Lolich (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke was called out on strikes; White flied out
to center; M. Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Reese flied out to left; Stanley lined to shortstop;
G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Hart
lined to third; Nettles singled to left; Munson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Sims singled to left; N. Cash lined to center; Sims
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McAuliffe
walked; Northrup walked [McAuliffe to second]; Rodriguez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: F. Alou grounded out (second to first); Michael
popped to first in foul territory; Clarke singled to center;
Clarke was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to left; Reese lined to right;
Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled to left; M. Alou out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [White to second]; Murcer flied out to
center; Hart flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown singled to right; Sims singled to shortstop
[G. Brown to second]; N. Cash flied out to right; McAuliffe
homered [G. Brown scored, Sims scored]; Northrup struck out;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Munson singled to center
[Nettles to second]; F. Alou popped to shortstop; Michael
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Munson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers
3.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese
reached on an error by F. Alou; Stanley lined to right; G. Brown
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke singled to left; White forced Clarke (third
to second); M. Alou flied out to center; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Sims flied to right in foul territory; N. Cash
grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe walked; Northrup flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Hart struck out; Nettles was hit by a pitch; Munson
popped to second; F. Alou forced Nettles (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman struck out; Reese
singled to left; GAMBLE RAN FOR REESE; Stanley grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: SHARON REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF); Michael
grounded out (first to pitcher); Clarke grounded out (shortstop
to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown popped to shortstop; Sims walked; N. Cash
singled to right [Sims to third]; MAGNUSON REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); McAuliffe walked [N. Cash to second]; Northrup
singled to center [Sims scored, N. Cash to third, McAuliffe to
second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [N. Cash out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: On a bunt M. Alou made an out to first; Murcer
flied out to center; Hart grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.