After knocking out Bert Blyleven in the seventh inning, the Tigers breezed to a 9-3 victory over the Twins. Blyleven had a 2-1 lead before the Tigers erupted for three runs. Mickey Stanley and Gates Brown started the stanza with singles. The next two batters struck out, but Norm Cash walked to load the bases and Bill Freehan singled to drive in two runs. Aurelio Rodriguez followed with a single to add another counter. The Tigers scored two more runs in the eighth and three in the ninth with the aid of two errors, two wild pitches and a passed ball. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 9, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Monday, August    13, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    3  2  3  -   9 16  0
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup rf,lf        6   2   2   1     0   2   .299      Terrell ss            4   1   3   1     1   0   .284
Stanley cf            6   2   3   1     0   1   .251      Carew 2b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .353
G. Brown dh           4   1   3   1     0   0   .274      Oliva dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Howard ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .246
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .328      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     1   0   .261
  Sharon pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Brye cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .253
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .273      Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
N. Cash 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .249      Lis 1b                4   1   0   0     0   1   .220
  I. Brown ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Adams lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Freehan c             3   1   2   2     2   0   .268      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   3   1     2   0   .239        Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           5   1   1   2     0   1   .248        Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   9  16   8     6   8             Totals               38   3  11   3     3   4

Time of Game: 3:25   Attendance: 17,633
Left on Base: Tigers 12, Twins 11
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 2
Errors: Darwin, Adams
Doubles: Rodriguez 2 (25), Terrell (12)
Triples: Terrell (2)
Home Runs: Brye (2)
Stolen Bases: Carew (31)
GIDP: Horton (10), Howard (9)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(5-7)           6.1   9   2   2   2   3   0  30   4.88
Hiller SV(28)           2.2   2   1   1   1   1   1  11   1.65
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   4   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(14-12)       6.2  11   4   4   4   5   0  34   2.68
Hands                   0.1   2   2   0   0   0   0   4   4.21
Albury                  0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.23
Corbin                  1.1   3   3   2   1   2   0   7   3.21
Totals                  9    16   9   6   6   8   0  48

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (12)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (6), Albury (1), Corbin (6)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup struck out; Stanley grounded out (shortstop
to first); G. Brown singled to center; Horton popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell doubled to right; Carew popped to pitcher;
Oliva grounded out (second to first) [Terrell to third]; Darwin
walked; Mitterwald walked [Darwin to second]; Brye forced
Mitterwald (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: McAuliffe flied out to center; N. Cash grounded out
(second to first); Freehan singled to center; Rodriguez walked
[Freehan to second]; Brinkman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled; Lis forced Braun (shortstop to
second); Adams was called out on strikes; Terrell tripled to
right [Lis scored]; Carew singled to left [Terrell scored];
Carew stole second; Oliva flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Northrup singled to left; Stanley singled to left
[Northrup to second]; G. Brown singled to right [Northrup
scored, Stanley to second]; Horton grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Stanley to third, G. Brown out at
second]; McAuliffe flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Darwin singled to left; Mitterwald flied out to left;
Brye flied out to right; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 4TH: N. Cash flied out to left; Freehan walked; Rodriguez
walked [Freehan to second]; Brinkman struck out; Northrup flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Lis struck out; Adams grounded out (second to first);
Terrell singled; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley flied out to left; G. Brown flied out to
right; Horton singled; McAuliffe singled to left [Horton to
second]; N. Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva singled to left; Darwin forced Oliva (shortstop
to second); Mitterwald flied out to right; Brye singled to left
[Darwin to second]; Braun struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
doubled to left; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Rodriguez to
third]; Brinkman popped to shortstop; Northrup was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Lis flied out to left; Adams flied out to right;
Terrell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to left; G. Brown singled [Stanley
to second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Stanley to third, G.
Brown to second]; Horton struck out; McAuliffe struck out; N.
Cash was walked intentionally; Freehan singled to left [Stanley
scored, G. Brown scored, N. Cash to third]; HANDS REPLACED
BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled to left [N. Cash scored,
Freehan to second]; Brinkman forced Rodriguez (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to right; Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted) [Carew to second]; HILLER REPLACED FRYMAN
(PITCHING); Darwin popped to first; Mitterwald grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup reached on an error by Adams [Northrup to
second]; Stanley singled to right [Northrup scored (unearned),
Stanley to second (on throw to home)]; Tigers Coach Joe
Schultz ejected by 3B umpire Marty Springstead when Springstead
did not call obstruction on SS Jerry Terrell; ALBURY
REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); HOWARD BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Howard
lined to left; Horton was walked intentionally; SHARON RAN FOR
HORTON; Albury threw a wild pitch [Stanley to third, Sharon to
second]; McAuliffe struck out; I. BROWN BATTED FOR N. CASH;
CORBIN REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Corbin threw a wild pitch
[Stanley scored (unearned), Sharon to third]; I. Brown struck
out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORTHRUP CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SHARON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); I.
BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Brye homered; Braun grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lis flied out to right; Adams singled
to center; Terrell walked [Adams to second]; Carew struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan walked; Rodriguez doubled to left [Freehan
to third]; Brinkman singled to right [Freehan scored, Rodriguez
scored, Brinkman to second (error by Darwin)]; Northrup singled
to center [Brinkman scored (unearned)]; Stanley was called out
on strikes; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Northrup out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 9, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Darwin flied
out to left; Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 9, Twins 3.