Backed by three homers, Jim Perry pitched the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Indians. Dick Sharon broke a 1-1 tie with a round-tripper in the fifth inning. Bill Freehan opened the seventh with a circuit clout and Aurelio Rodriguez capped the stanza with a two-run blow to complete the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, June      18, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  1  0    3  0  0  -   5  5  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .253      Bell 3b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .270
Taylor 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Gamble dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Kaline 1b,rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .357      Ellis c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Spikes lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Freehan c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .175
Howard dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Torres rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .204
Sharon rf,lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .207      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .284      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .163
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   2     0   0   .201        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cardenas ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                          Strom p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   5   4     5   1             Totals               28   1   4   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 20,011
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Indians 2
DP: Tigers 2, Indians 2
Errors: Ellis
Doubles: Chambliss (5)
Home Runs: Sharon (2), Freehan (1), Rodriguez (6)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (7), Torres (2)
Caught Stealing: Bell (5)
GIDP: Freehan (5), Sharon (1), Brohamer (4)
Hit by Pitch: Torres (3,by Perry)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(8-5)            9     4   1   1   1   5   0  30   2.67
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   5   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(1-7)            6.2   5   5   5   3   1   3  27   5.01
Timmermann              2.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   8   3.43
Totals                  9     5   5   5   5   1   3  35

Hit by Pitch: Perry (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley was called out on strikes; Taylor walked;
Taylor stole second; Kaline popped to second; Horton grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan popped to second; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sharon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis flied out to center; Spikes was called out on
strikes; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman singled to left; Rodriguez popped to
shortstop; Stanley flied out to right; Taylor flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres was hit by a pitch; Torres stole second;
Brohamer struck out; Duffy grounded out (second to first)
[Torres to third]; Bell singled [Torres scored]; Bell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline walked; Horton singled to left [Kaline to
third]; Freehan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kaline scored, Horton out at second]; Howard grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians
1.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble walked; Hendrick struck out; Ellis grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Gamble to second]; Spikes popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Sharon homered; Brinkman popped to first; Rodriguez
popped to shortstop; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Torres
singled to right; Brohamer grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Taylor flied out to center; Ellis dropped a foul fly
hit by Kaline for an error; Kaline flied out to right; Horton
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy popped to first in foul territory; Bell
singled to right; Gamble lined into a double play (third to
first) [Bell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Indians 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan homered; Howard grounded out (second to
first); Sharon lined to left; Brinkman walked; Rodriguez homered
[Brinkman scored]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); Stanley
walked; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline flied out to left; Horton flied out to left;
Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: KALINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); REESE
REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING 1B); SHARON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Chambliss doubled to center; Torres grounded out (pitcher
to first); Brohamer flied out to right; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Lowenstein flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 1.

TIGERS 9TH: CARDENAS REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Howard
walked; Sharon grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Howard out at second]; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell struck out; Gamble lined to second; Hendrick
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 1.