Frank Howard, who helped win the previous night's game with a two-run homer, smashed another round-tripper with two men on base as the Tigers defeated the Orioles, 8-3. The Tigers scored three runs on a walk and four singles in the third inning before Howard's smash in the fifth off Don Hood, who was the loser in his first major league start. Mike Strahler beat the Orioles for the second time this season and turned in his first complete game in seven starting assignments. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  3    0  3  2    0  0  0  -   8 11  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Bumbry lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Taylor 2b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .217      Coggins rf            3   0   2   1     0   0   .290
Kaline 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .242      Blair cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .296
  I. Brown lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .279      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Horton lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .342      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .241
  Reese 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Howard dh             4   1   1   3     0   1   .268      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Williams c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Sharon rf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .267      Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Rodriguez 3b          3   2   1   1     1   0   .230      Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .255        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Strahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  11   8     2   3             Totals               32   3  10   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 16,504
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 6
DP: Tigers 3, Orioles 0
Errors: Blair
Doubles: Sharon (5), Rodriguez (20), Coggins (9), Grich (14)
Home Runs: Howard (7)
Caught Stealing: Coggins (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Coggins (1)
GIDP: Williams (7), Robinson (10), Belanger (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strahler W(4-3)         9    10   3   3   3   1   0  36   3.35
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   1   0  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood L(2-1)             5     9   8   5   1   3   1  26   4.02
Watt                    4     2   0   0   1   0   0  14   3.64
Totals                  9    11   8   5   2   3   1  40

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


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins
doubled to left; Coggins was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Blair walked; Davis forced Blair (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard was
called out on strikes; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; Grich made an out to first; Robinson
walked [Powell to second]; Williams grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Powell out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Sharon struck out; Rodriguez walked; On a bunt
Brinkman singled [Rodriguez to second]; Stanley flied out to
center; Taylor singled to left [Rodriguez scored, Brinkman to
second]; Kaline singled to left [Brinkman scored, Taylor to
second]; Horton singled to left [Taylor scored, Kaline to
second]; Howard grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to left; Bumbry singled to center
[Belanger to third]; Coggins hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Belanger scored]; Blair lined to shortstop; Davis flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled; Sharon was called out on strikes;
Rodriguez flied out to right; Brinkman made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell singled to right; Grich flied out to left;
Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles
1.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Taylor lined
to second; Kaline singled to left; Horton reached on an error by
Blair [Kaline to third, Horton to first]; Howard homered
(unearned) [Kaline scored (unearned), Horton scored (unearned)];
Freehan flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Williams singled to left; Belanger grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Williams out at
second]; Bumbry singled to left; Coggins singled to right
[Bumbry to third]; Blair singled to right [Bumbry scored,
Coggins to second]; Davis forced Blair (shortstop to second); 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Sharon doubled to left; Rodriguez doubled to right
[Sharon scored]; WATT REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Brinkman out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rodriguez to third]; Stanley
flied out to center; Taylor singled to left [Rodriguez scored];
Kaline flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: I. BROWN REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING LF); REESE
REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING 1B); Powell flied out to center; Grich
doubled to left; Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Grich
to third]; Williams singled to center [Grich scored]; Belanger
forced Williams (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 8, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); Howard
grounded out (second to first); Freehan lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins
grounded out (first unassisted); Blair flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Sharon singled to center [Sharon out at second
(center to second)]; Rodriguez flied out to left; Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
8, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Grich flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley made an out to shortstop; Taylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); I. Brown walked; Reese grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson struck out; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Belanger popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Orioles 3.