Wilbur Wood's fourth effort to gain his 21st victory ended in the veteran knuckleballer's 17th defeat instead when the Tigers beat the White Sox, 4-2. Old pro Al Kaline led the attack on Wood with three hits, including a homer. Mickey Stanley singled in the first inning, moved up on an infield out by Tony Taylor and scored on a single by Kaline.

Brian Downing belted an inside-the-park homer for his first major league hit to tie the score in the fourth, but Kaline put the Tigers back in the lead with his round-tripper in the home half and another run followed in the same stanza on a double by Willie Horton and single by Aurelio Rodriguez. Taylor singled in the fifth and scored the Tigers' final run on a single by Kaline and an error. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    11, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1
Tigers       1  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jeter cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .245      Stanley cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .243
Muser 1b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .262      Taylor 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .216
Hairston lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .259      Kaline rf             3   1   3   2     1   0   .250
May dh                4   0   1   0     0   2   .243      Horton lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .329
Downing rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .200        Sharon lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Alvarado 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Howard dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Leon ss               2   1   0   0     1   0   .235      I. Brown 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .210      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
                                                          Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     1  10             Totals               30   4   8   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 41,764
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Tigers 4
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Hairston
Doubles: Horton (14)
Home Runs: Downing (1), Kaline (8)
Stolen Bases: Kaline (4)
Caught Stealing: Herrmann (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(20-17)           8     8   4   3   2   2   1  32   3.31
Totals                  8     8   4   3   2   2   1  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(12-11)         7.1   7   2   2   1   7   1  29   3.54
Hiller SV(27)           1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   1.59
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1  10   1  34

Passed Balls: Freehan (2)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter singled to left; Muser singled to left
[Jeter to third]; Hairston grounded out (third to first) [Muser
to second]; May flied out to center; Downing flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley singled to third; Taylor grounded out
(catcher to first) [Stanley to second]; Kaline singled to center
[Stanley scored]; Horton popped to second; Freehan forced Kaline
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Alvarado struck out; Orta grounded out (second to
first); Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Howard popped to second; I. Brown grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann singled to second; Jeter struck out;
Herrmann was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Muser popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (third to first); Taylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston struck out; May struck out; Downing hit
an inside the park homer to right; Alvarado grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline homered; Horton doubled to left; Freehan
flied out to left; Howard grounded out (third to first); I.
Brown walked; Rodriguez singled to shortstop [Horton scored, I.
Brown out at third (shortstop to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Leon popped
to first in foul territory; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman singled to third; Stanley was called out on
strikes; Taylor forced Brinkman (third to second); Kaline
singled to left [Taylor scored (error by Hairston) (unearned),
Kaline out at second (left to second to first to second)]; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser
grounded out (second to first); Hairston grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to left; Freehan singled to left;
Howard struck out; I. Brown flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: SHARON REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); May singled
to center; Downing popped to catcher in foul territory; Freehan
allowed a passed ball [May to second]; Alvarado struck out; Orta
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman flied out to
center; Stanley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Leon walked; Herrmann struck out; Jeter singled
to center [Leon to third]; Muser singled to center [Leon scored,
Jeter to third]; HILLER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Hairston
struck out; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Taylor flied out to center; Kaline walked; Kaline
stole second; Sharon reached on a fielder's choice [Kaline out
at third (shortstop to third)]; Freehan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Downing lined to left; Alvarado popped to first
in foul territory; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Tigers 4.