Although Norm Cash was collared on a day in his honor, Gates Brown and Jim Northrup hit homers to lead the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the White Sox. Brown hit for the circuit with a man on base in the first inning and Northrup followed with his round-tripper in the third. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    12, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2 11  0
Tigers       2  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              5   0   3   1     0   1   .290      Northrup lf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .298
Muser 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Stanley cf            4   2   3   0     0   0   .248
Hairston lf           5   0   3   1     0   0   .286      G. Brown dh           2   1   1   2     2   1   .267
May dh                4   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Kaline rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Sharon rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Downing 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .111      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .274
Sharp cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      N. Cash 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Herrmann c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .211      Freehan c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Leon ss               4   1   1   0     0   2   .235      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .233
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   1     0   1   .249
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2  11   2     1   4             Totals               34   6  11   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 43,211
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Tigers 7
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 0
Doubles: Hairston (3), Leon (9), Freehan (8), Rodriguez (23)
Triples: Rodriguez (2)
Home Runs: G. Brown (11), Northrup (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Brinkman (1)
Hit by Pitch: Herrmann (6,by Perry)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(15-13)        3     7   6   6   1   1   2  17   3.23
Johnson                 5     4   0   0   1   3   0  20   4.15
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   4   2  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-10)          9    11   2   2   1   4   0  40   3.53
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Perry (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Muser
grounded out (catcher unassisted); Hairston doubled to left; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: Northrup singled to left; Stanley forced Northrup
(pitcher to shortstop); G. Brown homered [Stanley scored];
Kaline flied out to center; McAuliffe flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta flied out to center; Downing flied out to
center; Sharp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan
flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann flied out to right; Leon struck out;
Kelly singled to center; Muser singled to left [Kelly to
second]; Hairston flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman struck out; Northrup homered; Stanley
singled to center; G. Brown walked [Stanley to second]; Kaline
flied out to left; McAuliffe singled to center [Stanley scored,
G. Brown to second]; N. Cash flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May walked; Orta forced May (second to
shortstop); Downing struck out; Sharp flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan doubled to left; Rodriguez tripled to center
[Freehan scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Brinkman
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rodriguez scored]; Northrup
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley singled to left; G.
Brown walked [Stanley to second]; Kaline was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: SHARON REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING RF); Herrmann
popped to shortstop; Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe flied out to left; N. Cash flied out to
center; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Muser singled to left; Hairston flied to right in
foul territory; May forced Muser (second to shortstop); Orta
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers
6.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory;
Brinkman popped to shortstop; Northrup grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing popped to third; Sharp singled to left;
Herrmann singled to right [Sharp to second]; Leon struck out;
Kelly singled to third [Sharp to third, Herrmann to second];
Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to center; G. Brown struck out;
Sharon flied out to left; McAuliffe singled to center [Stanley
to third]; N. Cash popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Hairston singled; May popped to third in foul
territory; Orta forced Hairston (second to shortstop); Downing
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers
6.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
doubled to right; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Rodriguez to third]; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Sharp flied out to right; Herrmann was hit by a
pitch; Leon doubled to left [Herrmann to third]; Kelly singled
to center [Herrmann scored, Leon to third]; Muser popped to
third in foul territory; Hairston singled to left [Leon scored,
Kelly to second]; May grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 6.