A tie-breaking homer by Carlton Fisk in the eighth inning gave the Red Sox a 2-1 victory over the Tigers, who went down to their eighth straight defeat and fifth in a row by a margin of one run. The Tigers' lone tally came on a homer by Al Kaline in the fourth inning. The Red Sox tied the score with singles by Danny Cater, Luis Aparicio and Rick Miller in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Monday, June 25, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   2  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Miller rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .281
Taylor 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Kaline 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .219      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   0   .297
Horton lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .344      Yastrzemski lf        1   0   0   0     3   0   .272
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Cepeda dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Howard dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Sharon rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Cater 1b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Aparicio ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .271
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Guerrero 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     0   5             Totals               29   2   8   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 20,837
Left on Base: Tigers 2, Red Sox 6
DP: Tigers 3, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Aparicio (7)
Home Runs: Kaline (4), Fisk (16)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (8)
GIDP: Freehan (7), Brinkman (10), Cater (3), Smith (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(8-6)            8     8   2   2   3   2   1  32   2.74
Totals                  8     8   2   2   3   2   1  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(9-2)              9     5   1   1   0   5   1  30   1.94
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   5   1  30

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Taylor
singled to center; Kaline flied to left; Taylor stole second;
Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller struck out; Smith grounded out (first to
pitcher); Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
singled to left; Sharon struck out; Rodriguez flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda singled to center
[Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli popped to first; Cater
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; Stanley
grounded out (third to first); Taylor grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio grounded out (second to first); Guerrero
popped to right; Miller singled to right; Smith forced Miller
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox
0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline homered; Horton flied to center; Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk popped to second; Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda
popped to center; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Sharon flied to left; Rodriguez popped to center;
Brinkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cater singled to center; Aparicio singled to left
[Cater to second]; Guerrero flied to center [Cater to third];
Miller singled to center [Cater scored, Aparicio to second];
Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Miller out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox
1.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley struck out; Taylor flied to left; Kaline
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton singled to right; Freehan grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at
second]; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli struck out; Cater singled to center;
Aparicio doubled to center [Cater to third]; Guerrero reached on
a fielder's choice [Cater out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Aparicio to third]; Miller popped to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Sharon singled; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Sharon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 8TH: Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; Fisk
homered; Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda hit into a double play
(right to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley flied to right; Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

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