Jim Northrup snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run triple for his 1,000th major league hit to lead the Tigers to an 8-5 victory over the Athletics. Rich Reese walked and Dick Sharon, bunting, was safe on an error by Gene Tenace before Northrup rapped a drive to the 415-foot mark in right-center field. Aurelio Rodriguez scored Northrup with a sacrifice fly. Rodriguez had an earlier homer, while Tenace and Deron Johnson each hit one for the Athletics. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       26, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  3  0    0  2  0  -   5 12  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  3  2    0  3  x  -   8  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Taylor 2b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .165
Kubiak ss             5   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Bando 3b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Freehan c             4   0   2   2     0   0   .303
Jackson rf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .296      Howard dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .190
Johnson dh            4   1   1   2     0   1   .242      I. Brown 1b           1   1   0   0     2   0   .200
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Reese 1b            0   1   0   0     1   0   .086
Tenace 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .267      Sharon lf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .200
McKinney lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .212      Northrup rf           4   2   3   2     0   0   .259
Green 2b              3   1   3   0     1   0   .239      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   2     0   1   .187
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .270
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  12   5     1   5             Totals               31   8   8   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 21,179
Left on Base: A's 8, Tigers 5
DP: A's 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Tenace 2
Doubles: Green 2 (6), Brinkman (6)
Triples: Northrup (2)
Home Runs: Tenace (9), Johnson (6), Rodriguez (3)
Caught Stealing: Northrup (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sharon (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                5.2   6   5   5   3   5   1  26   1.67
Pina L(4-2)             2.1   2   3   2   1   1   0  11   2.92
Totals                  8     8   8   7   4   6   1  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  5     7   3   3   0   3   1  22   5.91
Timmermann              2     4   2   2   0   1   1  10   3.77
Seelbach W(1-0)         1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Hiller SV(8)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.42
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   5   2  40

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (6)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bando singled; Jackson singled [Bando to second];
Johnson forced Bando (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor flied to right; Stanley reached on an error
by Tenace; Freehan singled [Stanley to third]; Howard struck
out; I. Brown flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Tenace flied
to right; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Sharon grounded out (third to first); Northrup
singled; Northrup was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green doubled; North reached on a fielder's
choice [Green out at third (pitcher to third)]; Kubiak lined to
right; Bando forced North (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Taylor
struck out; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Johnson
flied to center; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan flied to center; Howard was called out on
strikes; I. Brown walked; Sharon lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace homered; McKinney singled; Green singled
[McKinney to third]; North singled [McKinney scored, Green to
third]; Kubiak struck out; Bando forced North (shortstop to
second) [Green scored]; Jackson struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup singled; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first) [Northrup to second]; Brinkman singled [Northrup scored];
Taylor walked [Brinkman to second]; Stanley grounded out (second
to first) [Brinkman to third, Taylor to second]; Freehan singled
[Brinkman scored, Taylor scored]; Howard flied to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Johnson
struck out; Fosse grounded out (second to first); Tenace
singled; McKinney flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: I. Brown walked; Sharon grounded out (shortstop to
first) [I. Brown to second]; Northrup lined to center [I. Brown
to third]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [I. Brown scored];
Rodriguez homered; PINA REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Brinkman
doubled; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: REESE REPLACED I. BROWN (PLAYING 1B); Green
doubled; North flied out to center; Kubiak grounded out (second
to first) [Green to third]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson singled; Johnson homered [Jackson
scored]; SEELBACH REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Fosse grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tenace struck out; McKinney flied to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Reese walked; Sharon reached on an error by Tenace
on a sacrifice bunt [Reese to second]; Northrup tripled [Reese
scored, Sharon scored (unearned)]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Northrup scored]; Brinkman lined to second; Taylor
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Tigers 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Green walked; North popped to third in foul
territory; Kubiak singled [Green to second]; Bando lined to
center; HILLER REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING); Jackson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Tigers 8.