Playing before a Ball Day crowd of 62,107, their largest turnout of the season, the Yankees beat the Tigers in a doubleheader, 3-2 and 2-1, to extend their winning streak to eight games. The Tigers, on the other hand, suffered their sixth and seventh consecutive losses. The Tigers opened the lidlifter with two runs in the first inning, but the Yankees caught up with two RBIs by Bobby Murcer and scored the deciding run in the seventh on singles by Johnny Callison and Gene Michael around a sacrifice by Jerry Moses.

Rich Reese homered in the first inning for the Tigers' lone tally in the nightcap. Horace Clarke was safe on an error in the third and counted the tying run on singles by Roy White and Thurman Munson. Graig Nettles then won the game with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 24, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 x - 3 9 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stanley cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260 Allen 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .200 G. Brown dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .231 Clarke 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Horton lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .347 White lf 3 1 0 0 1 3 .224 N. Cash 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .252 M. Alou 1b,rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Kaline rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Murcer cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .288 Sims c 3 0 1 2 1 2 .267 Blomberg dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .410 Taylor pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 McAuliffe 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Callison rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .156 Freehan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 F. Alou 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Moses c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Michael ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .244 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beene p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 4 5 Totals 28 3 9 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:25 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 5 DP: Tigers 2, Yankees 3 Errors: Horton, Sims, M. Alou Doubles: Stanley (7), Murcer (10) Stolen Bases: White (5) Sacrifice Hits: M. Alou (3), Moses (1) GIDP: Horton (7), Kaline (4), Brinkman (9), M. Alou (4), Murcer (6) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman L(10-7) 8 9 3 3 2 5 0 32 3.43 Totals 8 9 3 3 2 5 0 32 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kline 4 5 2 2 3 2 0 20 3.84 Beene W(3-0) 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 13 1.63 Lyle SV(19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.13 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 5 0 35 Passed Balls: Sims (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney TIGERS 1ST: Stanley singled to left; G. Brown singled to right [Stanley to third, G. Brown to second (on throw)]; Horton grounded out (third to first); N. Cash was walked intentionally; Kaline popped to shortstop; Sims singled to right [Stanley scored, G. Brown scored, N. Cash to third, Sims to second (on throw)]; McAuliffe flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Allen walked; White was called out on strikes; M. Alou grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. TIGERS 2ND: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez popped to second; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to right [Murcer out at second (right to shortstop)]; Blomberg popped to third; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown lined to right; Horton struck out; N. Cash singled to right; Kaline forced N. Cash (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Callison singled to left; Moses forced Callison (shortstop to second); Michael lined to shortstop; Sims allowed a passed ball [Moses to second]; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. TIGERS 4TH: Sims struck out; McAuliffe walked; Brinkman forced McAuliffe (second to shortstop); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: White struck out; M. Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer doubled to left; Blomberg singled to right [Murcer scored]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 1. TIGERS 5TH: Stanley doubled; G. Brown walked; BEENE REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stanley to third, G. Brown out at second]; N. Cash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Callison grounded out (first unassisted); Moses singled to left [Moses to second (error by Horton)]; Willie Horton held the ball and Jerry Moses ran to 2B; Michael grounded out (first unassisted) [Moses to third]; Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 1. TIGERS 6TH: Kaline popped to catcher in foul territory; Sims struck out; McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: White walked; White stole second; M. Alou out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [White to third]; Murcer grounded out (third to first) [White scored]; Blomberg singled to second; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 2. TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley reached on an error by M. Alou; G. Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Callison singled to left; Moses out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Callison to second]; Michael singled to right [Callison scored, Michael to second (error by Sims)]; Allen grounded out (first to pitcher) [Michael to third]; White struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3. TIGERS 8TH: CLARKE REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); M. ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); F. ALOU REPLACED CALLISON (PLAYING 1B); Horton flied out to center; N. Cash singled to right; Kaline grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [N. Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: M. Alou singled to right; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [M. Alou out at second]; Blomberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3. TIGERS 9TH: Sims walked; TAYLOR RAN FOR SIMS; LYLE REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); FREEHAN BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Freehan lined to left; Brinkman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Taylor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

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