Frank Howard, who was batting only .194 as the Tigers' designated hitter, homered off Wilbur Wood with Willie Horton on base in the eighth inning to defeat the White Sox, 6-5. The Tigers, who had failed to score in 22 consecutive innings, ended their drouth when Mickey Stanley homered in the first.

The White Sox had 17 hits, but their only extra-base blow was a double by Dick Allen. With the score tied, 4-4, Horton opened the eighth with a single. Wood then retired the next two batters before yielding Howard's first homer of the season. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Tuesday, June      12, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    1  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5 17  1
Tigers       1  0  3    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   6 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jeter cf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .232      Stanley cf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .250
Kelly rf              5   2   3   1     0   1   .329      Taylor 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .189
D. Allen 1b,2b        5   0   2   1     0   1   .332      Kaline rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .224
Melton 3b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .274      Horton lf             3   1   3   0     1   0   .376
May lf                5   0   1   0     0   1   .273        Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Reichardt dh          5   1   1   0     0   2   .261      Freehan c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .292
Herrmann c            4   1   1   0     0   2   .237      I. Brown 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .259
Leon ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .281        Sharon lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Alvarado 2b           2   0   2   0     0   0   .303      Howard dh             4   1   1   2     0   1   .197
  Muser ph,1b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .319      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .288
                                                          Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   5  17   5     0   9             Totals               31   6  10   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 30,302
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Tigers 5
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Jeter
Doubles: D. Allen (15), Horton (5), Kaline (5)
Home Runs: Stanley (7), Howard (1)
Stolen Bases: May (4)
Caught Stealing: Jeter (1), I. Brown (1), Taylor (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Freehan (2)
GIDP: Jeter (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(14-6)            8    10   6   6   3   3   2  35   2.51
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3   3   2  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  1.2   7   2   2   0   2   0  11   5.34
Timmermann              4     6   2   2   0   1   0  17   3.41
Hiller W(3-2)           3.1   4   1   1   0   6   0  14   1.83
Totals                  9    17   5   5   0   9   0  42

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter singled to left; Jeter was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Kelly
singled to center; D. Allen doubled to left [Kelly scored];
Melton struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley homered; Taylor grounded out (second to
first); Kaline popped to second; Horton doubled to center;
Freehan flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt singled to center; Herrmann struck out;
Leon flied out to right; Alvarado singled to center [Reichardt
to second]; Jeter singled to left [Reichardt to third, Alvarado
to second]; Kelly singled to left [Reichardt scored, Alvarado to
third, Jeter to second]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING);
D. Allen popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: I. Brown singled to center; Howard struck out;
Rodriguez popped to shortstop; I. Brown was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Melton grounded out (third to first); May singled
to center; Reichardt popped to third in foul territory; May
stole second; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman singled to left; Stanley struck out; Taylor
walked [Brinkman to second]; Kaline doubled to left [Brinkman
scored, Taylor to third]; Horton was walked intentionally;
Freehan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Taylor scored]; I. Brown
singled to center [Kaline scored, Horton to third, I. Brown to
second (error by Jeter)]; Howard popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvarado
singled to right; Jeter grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Alvarado out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
popped to third in foul territory; Stanley walked; Taylor flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); D. Allen
grounded out (third to first); Melton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline popped to catcher in foul territory; Horton
singled to left; Freehan forced Horton (shortstop to second); I.
Brown forced Freehan (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May grounded out (second to first); Reichardt
grounded out (third to first); Herrmann singled to center; Leon
singled to right [Herrmann to second]; MUSER BATTED FOR
ALVARADO; Muser singled to left [Herrmann scored, Leon to
second]; Jeter singled to center [Leon scored, Muser to second];
HILLER REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Kelly struck out; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: D. ALLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MUSER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Howard flied out to center;
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman popped to
second; 58 minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen struck out; Melton was called out on
strikes; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
singled to center; Taylor was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Kaline struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Reichardt struck out; Herrmann flied out to
right; Leon singled to center; Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton singled to center; On a bunt Freehan popped
to first in foul territory; I. Brown flied out to center; Howard
homered [Horton scored]; Rodriguez flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: REESE REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING 1B); SHARON
REPLACED I. BROWN (PLAYING LF); On a bunt Jeter popped to third
in foul territory; Kelly singled to center; D. Allen singled to
third [Kelly to second]; Melton singled to left [Kelly scored,
D. Allen to third, Melton to second (on throw)]; May grounded
out (first unassisted); Reichardt struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 5, Tigers 6.