Mickey Lolich struck out 11 and scattered seven hits while pitching the Tigers to a 6-0 victory over the Twins, who were shut out for only the second time this season. Al Kaline batted in two runs with a single and sacrifice fly and Norm Cash smashed a homer to lead the Tigers' hitting before the Bat Day crowd of 52,622. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      17, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  3
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  0    3  1  x  -   6 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .304      Stanley cf            5   2   3   1     0   1   .256
Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .336      G. Brown dh           4   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .246      Kaline rf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .228
Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .256      Horton lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .361
Oliva dh              4   0   3   0     0   0   .302        Sharon lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Adams pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      N. Cash 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .233
Walton lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .167      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      McAuliffe 2b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .267
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   3   .227      Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .283
Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .199
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     3  11             Totals               34   6  11   6     1   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 52,622
Left on Base: Twins 9, Tigers 7
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Terrell, Carew 2, Brinkman
Doubles: N. Cash (10), Rodriguez (12)
Home Runs: N. Cash (7)
Caught Stealing: Terrell 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Kaline (2)
GIDP: Darwin (7), Brinkman (8)
Hit by Pitch: Carew (1,by Lolich), Horton (6,by Sanders)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(1-1)           6.1   9   5   5   1   3   1  29   5.29
Sanders                 1.2   2   1   1   0   2   0   8   5.30
Totals                  8    11   6   6   1   5   1  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(7-6)           9     7   0   0   3  11   0  36   3.11
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3  11   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Sanders (2), Lolich (3)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Terrell walked; Terrell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop to first to second); Carew popped to third
in foul territory; Killebrew lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
G. Brown reached on an error by Carew [G. Brown to second (error
by Carew)]; Kaline lined to third; Horton flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin flied out to center; Oliva singled to center;
Walton popped to first in foul territory; Braun flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash doubled to center; Freehan grounded out
(first to pitcher) [N. Cash to third]; McAuliffe reached on a
fielder's choice [N. Cash out at home (first to third to
catcher), McAuliffe to second]; Brinkman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
struck out; Terrell singled to third; Terrell was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez struck out; Stanley singled to center; G.
Brown grounded out (first to pitcher) [Stanley to second];
Kaline singled to left [Stanley scored]; Horton flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew was hit by a pitch; Killebrew flied out to
right; Darwin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: N. Cash homered; Freehan reached on an error by
Terrell; McAuliffe walked [Freehan to second]; Brinkman grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Freehan to
third, McAuliffe out at second]; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva singled to center; Walton singled to left
[Oliva to second]; Braun forced Walton (third to shortstop)
[Oliva to third]; Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Hisle
popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley singled to center [Stanley out at second
(center to shortstop)]; G. Brown grounded out (second to first);
Kaline flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers
2.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell reached on an error by Brinkman; Lolich threw
a wild pitch [Terrell to second]; Carew struck out; Killebrew
struck out; Darwin walked; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to center; N. Cash grounded out
(second to first); Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 7TH: Walton struck out; Braun singled to center;
Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Hisle flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe struck out; Brinkman singled to left;
Rodriguez doubled to left [Brinkman to third]; Stanley singled
to first [Brinkman scored, Rodriguez to third]; G. Brown singled
to center [Rodriguez scored, Stanley to third]; SANDERS REPLACED
DECKER (PITCHING); Kaline hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stanley
scored]; Horton was hit by a pitch [G. Brown to second]; N. Cash
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 5.

TWINS 8TH: SHARON REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); Terrell flied
out to center; Carew singled to right; Killebrew struck out;
Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe
singled; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first) [McAuliffe
to second]; Rodriguez singled to left [McAuliffe scored];
Stanley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 6.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva singled to center; ADAMS RAN FOR OLIVA; Walton
walked [Adams to second]; Braun struck out; Mitterwald was
called out on strikes; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 6.