Al Kaline batted in three runs with a homer and single to reach a career total of 1,500 RBIs and provide the Tigers with a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox. Kaline hit his homer in the first inning. Tommy Harper had a matching drive for the Red Sox in the third. Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2Game Played on Friday, July 27, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRed Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 1 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 4 9 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .262 Stanley cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .231 Aparicio ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 .269 Taylor 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Smith cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Kaline 1b 3 2 3 3 1 0 .232 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .265 Reese 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Cepeda dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Horton lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .344 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Northrup pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Howard dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Griffin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Freehan c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Miller rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Sharon rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Cater ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Evans rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Brinkman ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .258 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 10 2 3 4 Totals 29 4 9 4 3 2 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 31,828 Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Tigers 6 DP: Red Sox 3, Tigers 1 Errors: Lee Doubles: Fisk (16) Home Runs: Harper (10), Kaline (5) Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (4) GIDP: Sharon 2 (4), Horton (8) Hit by Pitch: Horton (7,by Lee) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(12-5) 7.1 7 4 3 3 2 1 31 2.67 Veale 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.49 Garman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.07 Totals 8 9 4 3 3 2 1 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry 5.1 8 1 1 3 0 1 26 3.66 Hiller W(6-3) 3.2 2 1 1 0 4 0 13 1.55 Totals 9 10 2 2 3 4 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Lee (4) Wild Pitches: Lee (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Lou DiMuro RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to second; Aparicio singled to shortstop; Smith flied to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Aparicio to third]; Cepeda grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied to center; Taylor lined to shortstop; Kaline homered; Horton popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded out (second to first); Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Howard flied to center; Freehan singled to left; Sharon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (second to first); Harper homered; Aparicio singled to left; Smith singled to left [Aparicio to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Aparicio to third, Smith to second]; Cepeda was walked intentionally; Petrocelli forced Cepeda (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied to center; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley walked; Taylor forced Stanley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied to right; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kaline walked; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kaline out at second]; Howard lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Harper singled to right; Aparicio singled to left [Harper to third]; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Yastrzemski walked [Aparicio to second]; Cepeda lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Yastrzemski out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Sharon grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli walked; Fisk doubled to right [Petrocelli to third]; Griffin grounded out (second to first); HILLER REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); CATER BATTED FOR MILLER; Cater popped to third; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: EVANS REPLACED CATER (PLAYING RF); Brinkman singled to left; On a bunt Stanley forced Brinkman (catcher to shortstop); Taylor struck out; Kaline singled to third [Stanley to second]; Horton was hit by a pitch [Stanley to third, Kaline to second]; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Freehan flied to center; Sharon was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 8TH: Cepeda popped to shortstop; Petrocelli popped to third in foul territory; Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman singled to left; Stanley reached on an error by Lee on a sacrifice bunt [Brinkman to second, Stanley to first]; Lee threw a wild pitch [Brinkman to third, Stanley to second]; Taylor walked; Kaline singled to left [Brinkman scored, Stanley scored (unearned), Taylor out at third (left to third)]; Horton singled to shortstop [Kaline to second]; NORTHRUP RAN FOR HORTON; VEALE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Howard singled to center [Kaline scored, Northrup to second]; Freehan singled to left [Northrup to third, Howard to second]; GARMAN REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Sharon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Freehan out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4. RED SOX 9TH: REESE REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING 1B); NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Griffin singled to shortstop; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to second]; Harper popped to first; Aparicio singled to center [Griffin scored]; Smith was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4. |
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