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.

The tie then lasted until the eighth when the Tigers loaded the bases and Kaline drove in two runs with a single. Hits by Willie Horton and Frank Howard added another tally before the inning ended. The Red Sox picked up their second run on an RBI single by Luis Aparicio in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, July      27, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red 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.