The Tigers rallied for three runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Brewers, 8-6, for their fourth straight victory since clipping an eight-game losing streak. Former National Leaguer Bob Miller was the winner in relief in his first appearance with the Tigers. The Brewers, who had homers by Dave May and Ollie Brown, held a 6-5 lead before the Tigers began their rally with a single by Aurelio Rodriguez and two walks to load the bases with two out.

Frank Linzy replaced Rob Gardner on the mound for the Brewers and Willie Horton greeted the change with a single, driving in two runs to put the Tigers ahead. Dick McAuliffe followed with another single to add the final marker. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6
Game Played on Thursday, June      28, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    3  2  0    1  0  0  -   6 12  1
Tigers       1  0  0    4  0  0    0  3  x  -   8 11  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Johnson ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .249      Stanley cf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .244
  Heise ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Taylor 2b             3   1   1   1     2   1   .200
Money 3b              4   2   3   0     1   0   .220      Kaline 1b,rf          3   2   1   0     2   0   .221
May cf                5   1   2   1     0   0   .293      Horton lf             4   0   2   3     0   1   .343
Brown dh              5   1   2   3     0   1   .268      Howard dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .262        McAuliffe ph,dh     2   0   1   1     0   0   .270
Ellie Rodriguez c     4   1   1   0     0   0   .292      Sims c                4   1   1   0     1   1   .259
Briggs lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .237      Sharon rf             2   1   1   0     0   1   .244
Coluccio rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .225        N. Cash ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .222
Short p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           4   1   1   2     0   2   .259
  Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gardner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  12   6     1   7             Totals               35   8  11   8     6   8

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 15,155
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Tigers 10
DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Money
Doubles: Ellie Rodriguez (2), Briggs (10), Brown (7), Kaline (7), Sims (8), Rodriguez (17), Brinkman (10)
Triples: Taylor (1)
Home Runs: May (13), Brown (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Horton (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short                   4     7   5   5   2   4   0  21   3.24
Champion                2.2   1   0   0   2   3   0  12   3.44
Gardner L(1-1)          1     1   3   3   2   1   0   6   4.86
Linzy                   0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.65
Totals                  8    11   8   8   6   8   0  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  4.1   8   5   5   1   6   2  22   3.38
Miller W(1-0)           3.2   3   1   1   0   0   0  14   3.93
Hiller SV(15)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.60
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   7   2  40

Wild Pitches: Champion (6)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Johnson struck out; Money singled to center; May
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Money to second]; Brown
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to left; Taylor grounded out
(second to first); Kaline doubled; Horton singled [Kaline
scored]; Howard forced Horton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott struck out; Ellie Rodriguez flied to right in
foul territory; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Sims struck out; Sharon struck out; Rodriguez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Coluccio struck out; Garcia grounded out (shortstop
to first); Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman popped to third; Stanley walked; Taylor
walked [Stanley to second]; 50 minute rain delay; Kaline
forced Taylor (third to second) [Stanley to third]; Horton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers
1.

BREWERS 4TH: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); May
homered; Brown homered; Scott struck out; Ellie Rodriguez
doubled; Briggs doubled [Ellie Rodriguez scored]; Coluccio
singled [Briggs to third]; Garcia struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Sims doubled;
Sharon singled [Sims to third]; Rodriguez doubled [Sims scored,
Sharon to third]; Brinkman doubled [Sharon scored, Rodriguez
scored]; Stanley popped to first in foul territory; Taylor
tripled [Brinkman scored]; Kaline flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Johnson singled; Money walked [Johnson to second];
May popped to third; Brown doubled [Johnson scored, Money
scored]; MILLER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Scott flied out to
right; Ellie Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: CHAMPION REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); Horton lined to
left; Howard singled; Sims flied out to left; N. CASH BATTED FOR
SHARON; N. Cash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 5, Tigers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: KALINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); N. CASH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Briggs grounded out (catcher to
first); Coluccio grounded out (second to first); Garcia grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Tigers
5.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman
was called out on strikes; Stanley reached on an error by Money;
Taylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Tigers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Johnson flied out to left; Money singled; May
singled [Money to second]; Brown flied out to center [Money to
third]; Scott singled [Money scored, May to third]; Ellie
Rodriguez popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline walked; Horton out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Kaline to second]; MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR HOWARD;
McAuliffe reached on a fielder's choice [Kaline out at third
(pitcher to shortstop to third), McAuliffe to second]; Champion
threw a wild pitch [McAuliffe to third]; Sims walked; GARDNER
REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); N. Cash grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6, Tigers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Briggs
grounded out (first to pitcher); Coluccio flied out to left;
Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez singled; Brinkman struck out; Stanley
forced Rodriguez (second to shortstop); Taylor walked [Stanley
to second]; Kaline walked [Stanley to third, Taylor to second];
LINZY REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Horton singled [Stanley
scored, Taylor scored, Kaline to third]; McAuliffe singled
[Kaline scored, Horton to third]; Sims grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6, Tigers 8.

BREWERS 9TH: HILLER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); HEISE BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Heise grounded out (third to first); Money singled; May
grounded out (first unassisted) [Money to second]; Brown struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Tigers 8.