A three-run homer by Bobby Murcer enabled the Yankees to defeat the Tigers, 3-2, and provided Sam McDowell with his second straight victory since being acquired from the Giants. Murcer's homer, coming after singles by Roy White and Matty Alou in the third inning, pinned Woodie Fryman with his seventh straight setback. McDowell gave up all five Tiger hits before yielding to Lindy McDaniel in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      23, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0
Yankees      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .194      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Stanley cf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .256      White lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .226
Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .356      M. Alou rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .287
Kaline 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Murcer cf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .285
Freehan c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .281      Hart dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Sims ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .245
Howard dh             2   0   0   0     1   1   .198      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
  N. Cash ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      F. Alou 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Sharon rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      McDowell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .211        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     3   6             Totals               31   3   8   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21,797
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 7
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Kaline (6), Hart (8)
Home Runs: Murcer (12)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (4)
Caught Stealing: F. Alou (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(2-7)           2.1   5   3   3   1   0   1  13   5.84
Farmer                  5     1   0   0   2   2   0  17   3.57
Hiller                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.73
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   2   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(2-0)         7     5   2   2   3   6   0  29   3.86
McDaniel SV(5)          2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.64
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: McDowell (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor popped to second; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to shortstop; White grounded out
(second to first); M. Alou singled; Murcer singled to center [M.
Alou to third]; Murcer stole second; Hart flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline flied out to left; Freehan popped to second;
Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Munson lined to right; F. Alou
forced Nettles (second to shortstop); Michael flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Sharon popped to first; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Brinkman walked; Taylor forced Brinkman (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to center; M. Alou singled to left [White to second];
Murcer homered [White scored, M. Alou scored]; FARMER REPLACED
FRYMAN (PITCHING); Hart flied out to center; Nettles grounded
out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
3.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley singled to left; Horton struck out; Kaline
doubled to right [Stanley to third]; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stanley scored]; McDowell threw a wild
pitch [Kaline to third]; Howard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); F. Alou
walked; F. Alou was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Michael grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Sharon struck out; Rodriguez flied out to left;
Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); White
walked; M. Alou flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
singled to center; Horton struck out; Kaline forced Stanley
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Hart flied out to left; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan struck out; Howard walked; Sharon flied out
to left; Rodriguez singled to right [Howard to second]; Brinkman
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: F. Alou popped to third in foul territory; Michael
singled to center; Clarke flied out to left; White flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Taylor singled to left; Stanley walked [Taylor to
second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Horton forced
Stanley (pitcher to second) [Taylor to third]; Kaline grounded
out (third to first) [Taylor scored, Horton to second]; SIMS
BATTED FOR FREEHAN; Sims grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: SIMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); M. Alou struck
out; HILLER REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Murcer popped to second;
Hart doubled to left; Nettles singled to second [Hart to third];
Munson forced Nettles (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 9TH: N. CASH BATTED FOR HOWARD; N. Cash popped to
shortstop; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR SHARON; Northrup grounded out
(pitcher to first); G. BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; G. Brown
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Yankees 3.