Pinch-hitting with a man on base and two out in the ninth inning, Norm Cash hit a score-tying homer and the Tigers then followed with another run on a double by Mickey Stanley and single by Tony Taylor to defeat the White Sox, 6-5. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  3  -   6 13  1
White Sox    0  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   3   3   0     0   0   .260      Jeter cf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .243
Taylor 2b,3b          4   1   3   2     1   0   .231      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Kaline 1b,rf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Hairston 1b           3   0   1   0     0   2   .283
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .326        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Veryzer ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      May dh                4   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Howard dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Downing lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .182
  G. Brown ph,dh      0   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Alvarado 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Sharon rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Dent ss               3   1   2   0     0   0   .261
  Northrup ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Herrmann c            2   1   1   1     0   1   .214
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McAuliffe ph,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .248        Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  N. Cash ph,1b       1   1   1   2     0   0   .252
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  13   5     2   3             Totals               32   5   9   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 28,850
Left on Base: Tigers 6, White Sox 2
DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 3
Errors: Sharon, Hairston
Doubles: Howard (7), Stanley 2 (19), Jeter (12)
Home Runs: N. Cash (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Herrmann (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jeter (2)
GIDP: Freehan (10), Downing 2 (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  5     8   5   5   0   4   0  22   3.82
Scherman W(2-2)         4     1   0   0   0   1   0  12   4.09
Totals                  9     9   5   5   0   5   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    7.1  10   3   2   1   2   0  30   3.46
Acosta L(7-6)           1.1   2   3   3   1   1   1   7   2.57
Stone                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.36
Totals                  9    13   6   5   2   3   1  39

Wild Pitches: Lolich (8)

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


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

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); Hairston struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Freehan
grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton popped to second; May singled; Downing
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Sharon popped to second; Rodriguez popped to second;
Brinkman singled to center; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado singled to center; On a bunt Dent
singled [Alvarado to second]; Herrmann out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Alvarado to third, Dent to second]; Jeter
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alvarado scored]; Kelly was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Taylor walked; Taylor was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Hairston [Taylor scored (unearned)]; Kaline
flied out to left; Horton grounded out (third to first); Freehan
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston struck out; Melton grounded out (third
to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Howard doubled to right; Sharon singled to center
[Howard to third]; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Brinkman
lined into a double play (third to first) [Sharon out at first];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing singled to center; Alvarado flied out to
right; Dent singled to center [Downing to second]; Herrmann
singled to right [Downing scored, Dent scored (error by Sharon),
Herrmann to second]; Jeter doubled to left [Herrmann scored];
Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher) [Jeter to third]; Lolich
threw a wild pitch [Jeter scored]; Hairston singled; Melton
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 6TH: MUSER REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING 1B); Stanley
doubled to center; Taylor singled to right [Stanley scored];
Kaline flied out to right; Horton singled to left [Taylor to
second]; Freehan grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); May singled
to left; Downing grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [May out at second]; Alvarado grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Sharon
singled to shortstop; Rodriguez lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Sharon out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent flied out to left; Herrmann struck out;
Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman struck out; Stanley singled to center;
Taylor singled to center [Stanley to second]; Kaline singled
[Stanley scored, Taylor to second]; ACOSTA REPLACED WOOD
(PITCHING); Horton popped to second; Freehan was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly flied out to center; Muser grounded out
(shortstop to first); Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 9TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR HOWARD; G. Brown walked;
NORTHRUP BATTED FOR SHARON; Northrup flied out to right;
MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; McAuliffe popped to shortstop;
N. CASH BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; N. Cash homered [G. Brown scored];
Stanley doubled to right; STONE REPLACED ACOSTA (PITCHING);
Taylor singled to left [Stanley scored]; Kaline flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: TAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); KALINE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); VERYZER REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING
SS); NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCAULIFFE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); N. CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); May
flied out to right; Downing flied out to center; Alvarado
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
White Sox 5.