Dick McAuliffe scored the winning run on a passed ball in the sixth as the surging Tigers defeated Cleveland, 4-3, for their eighth victory in nine games. Mickey Stanley's two-run homer had given the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the third, but the Indians routed starter Woodie Fryman in the fifth on Leo Cardenas' RBI single and two-run homer by Buddy Bell.

A walk, a forceout and singles by McAuliffe and Jim Northrup tied the score in the sixth against Indian starter and loser Dick Tidrow. McAuliffe then trotted home with the deciding run on a passed ball by John Ellis. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Monday, July 2, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   1   1   2     0   0   .244      Bell 3b               5   1   1   2     0   0   .287
G. Brown dh           5   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Sims c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
N. Cash 1b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .242      Ellis c               3   0   0   0     1   3   .275
  Sharon rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Spikes dh             4   0   2   0     0   1   .235
McAuliffe 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Lolich rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .190
Northrup rf,lf        4   0   2   1     0   0   .250        Lowenstein ph,2b    2   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Reese lf,1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .136      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .206
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Cardenas ss           2   1   1   0     0   0   .207
Brinkman ss           2   1   1   0     2   0   .263        Gamble ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Torres ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .201
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ragland 2b            1   0   0   1     0   0   .264
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brohamer ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Duffy ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .168
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   3     3   0             Totals               33   3   7   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  4,989
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Indians 7
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 0
Errors: McAuliffe
Doubles: Brinkman (11)
Home Runs: Stanley (10), Bell (4)
Stolen Bases: Hendrick (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ragland (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  4.2   4   3   3   1   3   1  19   5.76
Farmer W(2-2)           1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.14
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.20
Miller                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.82
Hiller SV(18)           1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.40
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   7   1  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(5-9)           9     8   4   3   3   0   1  38   4.40
Totals                  9     8   4   3   3   0   1  38

Passed Balls: Ellis (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to left; G. Brown flied out to
left; Sims grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash flied out to center; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first); Northrup singled to left; Reese popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis struck out; Spikes singled to right; Lolich
forced Spikes (shortstop to second); Chambliss walked [Lolich to
second]; Cardenas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brinkman doubled to left; Stanley homered [Brinkman scored]; G.
Brown popped to third; Sims singled to center; N. Cash flied out
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ragland grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell flied
out to right; Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Northrup
flied out to right; Reese grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick reached on an error by McAuliffe; Hendrick
stole second; Ellis struck out; Spikes lined into a double play
(center to second to shortstop) [Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Brinkman walked;
Stanley flied out to left; G. Brown grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Lolich singled to center; Chambliss struck out;
Cardenas singled to right [Lolich to third]; Ragland out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lolich scored, Cardenas to
second]; Bell homered [Cardenas scored]; FARMER REPLACED FRYMAN
(PITCHING); Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Sims walked; N. Cash forced Sims (first to
shortstop); McAuliffe singled to right [N. Cash to third];
Northrup singled [N. Cash scored, McAuliffe to third]; Ellis
allowed a passed ball [McAuliffe scored (unearned), Northrup to
second]; Reese flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Ellis
struck out; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Indians 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman walked; Stanley forced Brinkman (pitcher to
shortstop); G. Brown popped to first in foul territory; Sims
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR LOLICH; Lowenstein singled to
center; Chambliss singled to center [Lowenstein to third];
GAMBLE BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Gamble forced Chambliss (third to
second); BROHAMER BATTED FOR RAGLAND; SCHERMAN REPLACED FARMER
(PITCHING); Brohamer popped to third; MILLER REPLACED SCHERMAN
(PITCHING); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 4, Indians 3.

TIGERS 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GAMBLE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DUFFY REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING
SS); N. Cash grounded out (first unassisted); McAuliffe flied
out to center; Northrup flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: SHARON REPLACED N. CASH (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); REESE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Williams struck out; Hendrick grounded out (first to
pitcher); Ellis walked; Spikes singled to right [Ellis to
third]; HILLER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Lowenstein struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Reese singled to right; Rodriguez singled [Reese to
second]; Brinkman forced Reese (third to shortstop) [Rodriguez
to second]; Stanley flied out to center [Rodriguez to third]; G.
Brown grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Chambliss flied out to left; TORRES BATTED FOR
GAMBLE; Torres walked; Duffy grounded out (second to first)
[Torres to second]; Bell popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Indians 3.

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