Thurman Munson and Felipe Alou each homered with a man on base to enable the Yankees to defeat the Tigers, 5-1, in a game stopped by rain after six innings. Norm Cash hit the Tigers' first homer at Yankee Stadium since September 4, 1971. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      21, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Yankees      0  2  0    0  2  1  -   5  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Clarke 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Stanley cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
G. Brown dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .232      M. Alou rf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Horton lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .370      Murcer cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .275
N. Cash 1b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .245      Hart dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Sims c                3   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .238
McAuliffe 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Munson c              2   2   2   2     0   0   .293
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .278      F. Alou 1b            2   1   1   2     0   0   .233
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Michael ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               24   1   5   1     0   2             Totals               23   5   7   5     1   2

Time of Game: 1:29   Attendance: 14,940
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Yankees 1
DP: Tigers 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Sims (6), M. Alou (11)
Home Runs: N. Cash (9), Munson (8), F. Alou (3)
GIDP: White (5), Nettles (7)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(7-7)           6     7   5   5   1   2   2  24   3.30
Totals                  6     7   5   5   1   2   2  24

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(2-1)           6     5   1   1   0   2   1  24   4.11
Totals                  6     5   1   1   0   2   1  24

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Evans


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (third to first); G. Brown grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to left; M. Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; N. Cash homered; Sims
doubled to left; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first) [Sims
to third]; Brinkman flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer popped to second; Hart flied out to center;
Nettles singled to right; Munson homered [Nettles scored]; F.
Alou popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to left; Northrup flied out to
right; Stanley singled to left; G. Brown flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael walked; Clarke singled to center [Michael
to second]; White grounded into a double play (third to second)
[Michael out at third, Clarke out at second]; M. Alou lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton singled to left; N. Cash popped to catcher in
foul territory; Sims singled to center [Horton to third];
McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sims to second];
Brinkman flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Hart
grounded out (third to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez struck out; 22 minute rain delay;
Northrup grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to left; F. Alou homered [Munson
scored]; Michael grounded out (third to first); Clarke lined to
shortstop; White flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Horton
reached on an error by Nettles; N. Cash struck out; Sims lined
to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: M. Alou doubled to right; Murcer singled to right
[M. Alou scored]; Hart struck out; Nettles grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Murcer out at
second]; Game called after 1:00 rain delay; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 5.