After Joe Coleman won the first game, 5-3, with the help of John Hiller, the four-hit pitching of Mickey Lolich and a homer by Mickey Stanley combined to give the Tigers a 1-0 victory in the second game, completing the sweep of a doubleheader with the Orioles. Gates Brown homered for the Tigers in the first inning of the lidlifter and then singled to start a three-run burst in the fourth. Al Kaline walked and Norm Cash was hit by a pitch. Duke Sims singled to drive in one run and, after two out, Aurelio Rodriguez sent a pair across with a single. Al Bumbry and Boog Powell hit homers for the Orioles' runs.

In the nightcap, Stanley's smash in the sixth inning decided Lolich's duel with Dave McNally. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      1, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Tigers       1  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   1   1   1     0   2   .308      Stanley cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
  Baylor ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      G. Brown dh           3   2   2   1     1   0   .247
Coggins rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Kaline rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .207
  Rettenmund ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .198      N. Cash 1b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .247
Blair cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .311      Sims c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .269
Powell 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .239      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Crowley dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Reese lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .131
  Cabell ph,dh        1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Sharon lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .233      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   2     0   2   .226
Hendricks c           3   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .260
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .221        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Brown 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   6   3     2   9             Totals               32   5   9   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:31
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Tigers 6
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Brown
Doubles: Hendricks (5), Rodriguez (18), Stanley (8)
Home Runs: Bumbry (5), Powell (5), G. Brown (5)
Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger 2 (8)
Hit by Pitch: N. Cash (4,by Palmer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(8-5)           7.2   9   5   5   2   2   1  34   2.58
Watt                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.84
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   3   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(12-7)         6.2   5   3   3   2   8   2  27   3.44
Hiller SV(17)           2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.44
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   9   2  35

Passed Balls: Hendricks (1)
Hit by Pitch: Palmer (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out (catcher to first); Coggins
grounded out (second to first); Blair flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley lined to center; G. Brown homered; Kaline
flied out to center; N. Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell struck out; Crowley grounded out (second to
first); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Sims singled to left; McAuliffe lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Sims out at first]; Reese made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks was called out on strikes; Belanger
struck out; Brown flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman popped to catcher in
foul territory; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry homered; Coggins walked; Blair walked
[Coggins to second]; Powell made an out to shortstop; Crowley
popped to first in foul territory; Grich struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown singled to right; Kaline walked [G. Brown
to second]; N. Cash was hit by a pitch [G. Brown to third,
Kaline to second]; Sims singled to left [G. Brown scored, Kaline
to third, N. Cash to second]; McAuliffe popped to third in foul
territory; Reese popped to catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez
singled to right [Kaline scored, N. Cash scored, Sims to third];
Hendricks allowed a passed ball [Rodriguez to second, Sims
stayed at third]; Brinkman struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks doubled to right; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hendricks to third]; Brown
struck out; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley flied out to center; G. Brown made an out to
second; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Coggins flied out to right; Blair singled to right;
Powell homered [Blair scored]; Crowley made an out to first;
Grich flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: N. Cash grounded out (second to first); Sims popped
to third in foul territory; McAuliffe flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks singled to right; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hendricks to second]; Brown
flied out to right; HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); BAYLOR
BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Reese flied out
to right; Rodriguez doubled to left; Brinkman singled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; Rodriguez was picked off and caught
stealing home (catcher to third) [Brinkman to second]; Stanley
doubled to right [Brinkman scored]; G. Brown was walked
intentionally; Kaline flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: SHARON REPLACED REESE (PLAYING LF); RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR COGGINS; Rettenmund popped to first in foul
territory; Blair flied out to right; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); N. Cash
grounded out (second to pitcher); Sims flied out to center; On a
bunt McAuliffe singled; Sharon reached on an error by Brown
[McAuliffe to second]; WATT REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: CABELL BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Cabell singled to right;
Grich made an out to second; DAVIS BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Davis
flied out to right; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Williams was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers
5.