Frank Howard, who homered for the Tigers' first two runs in the second inning, singled in the ninth to pave the way for the counter that beat the Orioles, 3-2. Jim Northrup ran for Howard after his single and moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Bill Freehan. Dick Sharon grounded out, but Aurelio Rodriguez came through with a single to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Bumbry lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .308
Taylor 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Coggins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Kaline 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .237      Davis dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .319
Horton lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .342      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .240
Howard dh             4   1   2   2     0   1   .268      Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
  Northrup pr,dh      0   1   0   0     0   0   .268      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Freehan c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Grich 2b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .238
Sharon rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Robinson 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .233
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .229        Cabell pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   3             Totals               34   2   8   2     0   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 29,509
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Orioles 7
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Horton (11)
Home Runs: Howard (6), Davis (5)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (14)
Caught Stealing: Grich (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Freehan (1)
GIDP: Rodriguez (7)
Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (2,by Coleman), Grich (4,by Coleman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(16-8)         8     7   2   2   0   5   1  32   3.54
Miller SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.04
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   5   1  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(7-11)         9     9   3   3   1   3   1  36   3.57
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   3   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Coleman 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; Taylor struck out;
Kaline grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry lined to second; Coggins flied out to right;
Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton doubled to left; Howard homered [Horton
scored]; Freehan walked; Sharon was called out on strikes;
Rodriguez singled to center [Freehan to second]; Brinkman flied
out to right; Stanley flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell flied out to right; Williams made an out to
shortstop; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Taylor flied out to center; Kaline singled to
center; Horton forced Kaline (third to second); Howard struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich singled to right; Robinson flied out to
right; Belanger singled to right [Grich to third]; Bumbry
singled to left [Grich scored, Belanger to second]; Coggins made
an out to first; Davis flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Sharon
singled to left; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (pitcher
to second to first) [Sharon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell struck out; Williams struck out; Blair
singled to center; Grich singled to center [Blair to second];
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); Taylor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger made an out to shortstop; Bumbry was hit
by a pitch; Bumbry stole second; Coggins made an out to
shortstop; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Horton flied
to left in foul territory; Howard grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell struck out; Williams struck out; Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharon
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich was hit by a pitch; Grich was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Robinson singled to left; Belanger
flied out to left; Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); Taylor singled to left; Kaline singled to
center [Taylor to third]; Horton forced Kaline (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Coggins grounded out (second to first); Davis
homered; Powell grounded out (third to first); Williams lined to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Howard singled to center; NORTHRUP RAN FOR HOWARD;
Freehan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Northrup to
second]; Sharon grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
singled to center [Northrup scored]; Brinkman made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MILLER
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Blair popped to first in foul
territory; Grich flied out to right; Robinson singled to center;
CABELL RAN FOR ROBINSON; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Orioles 2.