While the Tigers jumped on Sam McDowell in two scoring bursts, Mickey Lolich yielded only five hits and defeated the Yankees, 7-2. The Tigers combined singles by Dick Sharon, Aurelio Rodriguez, Ed Brinkman and Tony Taylor with a walk and an error for four runs in the second inning. Three more runs followed in the fourth on a walk to Rodriguez, single by Brinkman, sacrifice fly by Mickey Stanley, single by Al Kaline and double by Willie Horton. Thurman Munson hit a homer to produce the Yankees' pair. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, August    3, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Tigers       0  4  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Stanley cf            4   0   0   1     0   2   .230
M. Alou 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Taylor 2b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .222
White lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .251      Kaline 1b             3   0   1   1     1   1   .241
Murcer cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .312        Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .137
  Swoboda pr,cf       2   1   1   0     0   1   .097      Horton lf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .336
Hart dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Howard dh             4   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Sharon rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .274
Munson c              3   1   2   2     0   0   .304      Freehan c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .249
F. Alou rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Rodriguez 3b          3   2   1   1     1   1   .226
Michael ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Brinkman ss           3   2   3   0     1   0   .258
  Sanchez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lanier ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
McDowell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     0   5             Totals               34   7  11   5     6   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 43,334
Left on Base: Yankees 2, Tigers 10
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Michael, Lanier
Doubles: Sharon (6), Horton (12)
Home Runs: Munson (14)
Caught Stealing: White (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanley (4)
GIDP: Howard (8)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (3,by Lolich)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(5-3)         3.1   7   7   6   3   5   0  20   3.89
Beene                   4.2   4   0   0   3   3   0  21   1.58
Totals                  8    11   7   6   6   8   0  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(11-10)         9     5   2   2   0   5   1  31   3.48
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   5   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Lolich (5)
Wild Pitches: McDowell (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to shortstop; M. Alou grounded out
(pitcher to first); White singled to left; White was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley struck out; Taylor struck out; Kaline
walked; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Hart
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Howard grounded out (third to first); Sharon singled
to center; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Sharon to second];
Freehan walked; Rodriguez singled to center [Sharon scored,
Freehan to third, Rodriguez to second (on throw)]; Brinkman
singled to shortstop [Freehan scored (error by Michael),
Rodriguez scored (no RBI), Brinkman to second]; Stanley was
called out on strikes; Taylor singled to right [Brinkman scored
(unearned)]; Kaline struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to center; F. Alou lined into a
double play (third to first) [Munson out at first]; Michael
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Horton popped to second; Howard lined to left;
Sharon doubled to left; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke grounded out (third to first); M. Alou flied
out to left; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez walked; Brinkman singled to center
[Rodriguez to third]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Rodriguez scored]; Taylor singled to center [Brinkman to
second]; BEENE REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Kaline singled to
left [Brinkman scored, Taylor to second]; Horton doubled to left
[Taylor scored, Kaline to third]; Howard was walked
intentionally; Sharon was called out on strikes; Freehan forced
Howard (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 7.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer was hit by a pitch; SWOBODA RAN FOR MURCER;
Hart struck out; Nettles struck out; Munson homered [Swoboda
scored]; F. Alou flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 5TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rodriguez
popped to third in foul territory; Brinkman walked; Stanley
forced Brinkman (shortstop to second); Taylor forced Stanley
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael grounded out (second to first); Clarke
flied out to center; M. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline popped to third in foul territory; Horton
singled to center; Howard lined to third; Sharon grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 7.

YANKEES 7TH: REESE REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING 1B); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Swoboda singled to center; Hart flied
out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
struck out; Brinkman singled to center; Stanley flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); F. Alou
popped to first in foul territory; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR MICHAEL;
Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: LANIER REPLACED SANCHEZ (PLAYING SS); Taylor walked;
Reese struck out; Horton reached on an error by Lanier [Taylor
to second]; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Tigers 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Clarke flied out to left; M. Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); White singled to left; Swoboda struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 7.