The Tigers, after winning the first game, 6-3, on a grand-slam homer by Dick McAuliffe, exploded for five runs in the fifth inning of the second game and defeated the Brewers, 5-4, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. The Tigers, who were losing the lidlifter, 3-2, loaded the bases in the eighth inning on a walk to Mickey Stanley, double by Norm Cash and intentional pass to Willie Horton before McAuliffe came to the plate against Frank Linzy and hit his second grand-slam of the season and eighth of his major league career.

Rookie Eduardo Rodriguez, pitching the nightcap for the Brewers, had a 4-0 lead before Aurelio Rodriguez, no relation, started his downfall by opening the Tigers' fifth with a homer. Another run brought Skip Lockwood to the mound in relief for the Brewers, but the Tigers continued their attack with a double by Cash, triple by Horton and double by Duke Sims. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 27, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers      1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  4  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  4  x  -   6  7  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Johnson ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      G. Brown dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Money 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .213      Stanley cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .248
May cf                2   2   1   1     2   0   .288      N. Cash 1b            4   1   2   1     0   2   .247
Briggs lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .240        Taylor pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .196
Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .266        Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .238      Horton lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .341
Lahoud dh             2   0   0   0     1   1   .152        Sharon rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Thomas ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Coluccio rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .223      McAuliffe 2b          4   1   2   4     0   0   .264
Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Northrup rf,lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .214
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .262
                                                          Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   4   3     5  11             Totals               31   6   7   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Tigers 4
DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 0
Doubles: N. Cash (11)
Triples: Briggs (5)
Home Runs: May (12), N. Cash (10), McAuliffe (5)
Caught Stealing: Lahoud (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Money (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  7.1   5   3   3   2   6   1  29   3.01
Linzy L(2-5)            0.2   2   3   3   1   0   1   5   3.68
Totals                  8     7   6   6   3   6   2  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(11-7)         8.1   4   3   3   5   9   1  33   3.42
Hiller SV(13)           0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.69
Totals                  9     4   3   3   5  11   1  35

Wild Pitches: Coleman (3)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


BREWERS 1ST: Johnson flied out to center; Money walked; Coleman
threw a wild pitch [Money to second]; May walked; Briggs struck
out; Scott singled [Money scored, May to second]; Porter struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: G. Brown struck out; Stanley grounded out (first to
pitcher); N. Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Tigers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lahoud walked; Coluccio struck out; Garcia struck
out; Lahoud was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims flied
out to center; McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Money
grounded out (third to first); May walked; Briggs tripled [May
scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Northrup flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Brinkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Porter grounded out (third to first); Lahoud struck
out; Coluccio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Stanley
singled; N. Cash struck out; Horton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Garcia flied out to left; Johnson struck out; Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Sims flied out to left; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first); Northrup singled; Rodriguez walked [Northrup
to second]; Brinkman singled [Northrup scored, Rodriguez to
second]; G. Brown struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Tigers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: May homered; Briggs struck out; Scott flied out to
center; Porter was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley struck out; N. Cash homered; Horton flied
out to center; Sims popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Lahoud flied out to right; Coluccio flied out to
right; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe singled; Northrup popped to second;
Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; Brinkman popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Johnson singled; Money out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Johnson to second]; May grounded out
(second to first) [Johnson to third]; Briggs grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
walked; LINZY REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); N. Cash doubled
[Stanley to third]; TAYLOR RAN FOR N. CASH; Horton was walked
intentionally; Sims popped to first; McAuliffe homered [Stanley
scored, Taylor scored, Horton scored]; Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 9TH: REESE REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); SHARON REPLACED
HORTON (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Scott lined to second; Porter walked; HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); THOMAS BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Thomas was called out on
strikes; Coluccio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Tigers 6.

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