Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       1  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  0
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   4  8  4


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .225      Harper lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Stanley cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Aparicio ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Howard dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
  G. Brown ph,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Yastrzemski 3b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Horton lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Cepeda dh             3   1   1   0     1   1   .299
  Northrup lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Cater 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .319
Freehan c             3   1   0   0     2   0   .246      Montgomery c          4   1   3   2     0   0   .326
I. Brown 1b           3   1   1   2     0   1   .295      Griffin 2b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .262
  N. Cash ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Evans rf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .226
Sharon rf             4   1   3   0     1   0   .248      Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .232        Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .238
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  12   5     5   3             Totals               33   4   8   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 25,224
Left on Base: Tigers 13, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Aparicio, Smith, Yastrzemski, Montgomery
Doubles: Howard (8), Stanley (21), Montgomery (5)
Home Runs: Taylor (5), I. Brown (1), Montgomery (6)
Stolen Bases: Sharon 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Taylor (1), Griffin (6)
GIDP: Stanley (11), Yastrzemski (17)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(14-13)         8.1   8   4   4   3   4   1  35   3.83
Hiller SV(33)           0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.45
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   4   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(12-13)         2.2   6   5   5   2   2   2  16   3.59
Pole                    6.1   6   0   0   3   1   0  29   5.92
Totals                  9    12   5   5   5   3   2  45

Passed Balls: Montgomery (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor homered; Stanley struck out; Howard doubled
to center; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howard to
third]; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied to left; Aparicio singled to
shortstop; Smith flied to center; Yastrzemski flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: I. Brown struck out; Sharon walked; Sharon stole
second [Sharon to third (error by Montgomery)]; Rodriguez
singled to left [Sharon scored]; Brinkman singled to center
[Rodriguez to third]; Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Rodriguez scored]; Stanley forced Brinkman (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to left; Cater singled to left
[Cepeda to second]; Montgomery doubled to left [Cepeda scored,
Cater to third]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cater
scored]; Evans walked; Harper popped to catcher in foul
territory; Aparicio flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Howard popped to third in foul territory; Horton
grounded out (third to first); Freehan walked; I. Brown homered
[Freehan scored]; Sharon singled to center; POLE REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Rodriguez singled to right [Sharon to third];
Brinkman forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith popped to second; Yastrzemski popped to
second; Cepeda walked; Cater struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Taylor singled to center; Stanley grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Taylor out at second];
Howard walked; Horton flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery flied to center; Griffin struck out;
Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan walked; I. Brown flied to right; Sharon
grounded out (third to first) [Freehan to second]; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman singled to center [Brinkman to second
(error by Smith)]; Montgomery allowed a passed ball [Brinkman to
third]; Taylor struck out; Stanley popped to center; Howard
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Cepeda
lined to center; Cater grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton popped to shortstop; Freehan reached on an
error by Aparicio; N. CASH BATTED FOR I. BROWN; N. Cash forced
Freehan (first to shortstop); Sharon singled to right [N. Cash
to second]; Rodriguez lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: N. CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Montgomery
singled to shortstop; On a bunt Griffin grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Montgomery to second]; Evans struck out; Harper grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red
Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman flied to center; Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanley doubled to center; G. BROWN BATTED
FOR HOWARD; G. Brown walked; Horton forced G. Brown (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: G. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORTHRUP
REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); Aparicio walked; Smith singled to
center [Aparicio to third]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Aparicio scored, Smith out
at second]; Cepeda struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); N. Cash
flied to right; Sharon singled to second; Sharon stole second;
Rodriguez reached on an error by Yastrzemski [Sharon to third];
Brinkman forced Rodriguez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Cater grounded out (second to first); Montgomery
homered; Griffin singled to center; HILLER REPLACED LOLICH
(PITCHING); Evans walked [Griffin to second]; Harper flied to
left; Aparicio flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 4.