Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Forster
  
  Stanley strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Forster
  
  Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Forster
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeter vs. Fryman
  
  Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Fryman
  
  Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvarado vs. Fryman
  
  Alvarado hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Melton vs. Fryman
  
  Melton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Fryman
  
  May is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Forster
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Forster
  
  Freehan strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sharon vs. Forster
  
  Sharon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Varney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Fryman
  
  Downing hits a popup towards the mound. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Muser vs. Fryman
  
  Muser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Varney vs. Fryman
  
  Varney hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leon vs. Fryman
  
  Leon strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Forster
  
  Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Veryzer vs. Forster
  
  Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Forster
  
  Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stanley vs. Forster
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Taylor vs. Forster
  
  Taylor hits a popup towards third. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Forster
  
  Kaline strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeter vs. Fryman
  
  Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kelly vs. Fryman
  
  Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Alvarado vs. Fryman
  
  Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Taylor fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Jeter scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Melton vs. Fryman
  
  Melton takes first base on ball four. Alvarado moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  May vs. Fryman
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Forster
  
  Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Forster
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sharon vs. Forster
  
  Sharon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Forster
  
  Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sharon moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Veryzer vs. Forster
  
  Veryzer is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Fryman
  
  Downing hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Muser vs. Fryman
  
  Muser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Varney vs. Fryman
  
  Varney takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leon vs. Fryman
  
  Leon strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Forster
  
  Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Forster
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Forster
  
  Taylor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Leon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeter vs. Fryman
  
  Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Fryman
  
  Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvarado vs. Fryman
  
  Alvarado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Kelly trying to get to third. Brown throws the ball in to Rodriguez, who tags Kelly for the out. Alvarado moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Melton vs. Fryman
  
  Melton is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  May vs. Fryman
  
  May strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Forster
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Forster
  
  Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Varney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Forster
  
  Freehan hits a line drive towards short. Alvarado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Fryman
  
  Downing hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Muser vs. Fryman
  
  Muser strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Varney vs. Fryman
  
  Varney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leon vs. Fryman
  
  Leon hits a line drive towards the mound. Fryman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Acosta
  
  Chuck Brinkman now catching. Cy Acosta now pitching. Jim Northrup pinch hits for Dick Sharon.
  
  Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Acosta
  
  Gates Brown pinch hits for Ike Brown.
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Acosta
  
  Willie Horton pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeter vs. Miller
  
  Jim Northrup now playing right field. Gates Brown now playing left field. Ed Brinkman now playing shortstop. Bob Miller now pitching.
  
  Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Miller
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvarado vs. Miller
  
  Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Acosta
  
  Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
  
  McAuliffe strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Acosta
  
  Stanley hits a popup towards first. Muser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Acosta
  
  Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Acosta
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Melton vs. Miller
  
  Tony Taylor now playing third base. Dick McAuliffe now playing second base.
  
  Melton strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Miller
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Miller
  
  Downing hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Acosta
  
  Norm Cash pinch hits for Frank Howard.
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Acosta
  
  Duke Sims pinch hits for Bill Freehan.
  
  Sims hits a popup, foul, towards third. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Acosta
  
  Northrup hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/26/1973, game 2 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Stanley M, cf         4  0  1  1   Jeter J, cf           4  1  1  0   
Taylor T, 2b-3b       3  0  0  0   Kelly P, rf           3  1  3  0   
Kaline A, 1b          4  0  0  0   Alvarado L, ss        4  0  1  1   
Howard F, dh          3  0  0  0   Melton B, dh          2  1  1  2   
Cash N, ph            1  0  0  0   May C, lf             4  0  0  0   
Freehan B, c          3  0  0  0   Downing B, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Sims D, ph            1  0  0  0   Muser T, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Sharon D, rf          2  0  1  0   Varney P, c           2  0  0  0   
Northrup J, ph-rf     2  0  0  0   Brinkman C, c         0  0  0  0   
Brown I, lf           2  1  2  0   Leon E, 2b            3  0  0  0   
Brown G, ph-lf        1  0  0  0                                      
Veryzer T, ss         2  0  0  0                                      
Horton W, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Brinkman E, ss        0  0  0  0                                      
Rodriguez A, 3b       1  0  0  0                                      
McAuliffe D, ph-2b    1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  4  1                        29  3  6  3

Detroit          001 000 000 --  1
Chicago          201 000 00x --  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fryman W (L)          6.0  5  3  3  4  5
Miller B              2.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forster T (W)         6.0  4  1  1  1  5
Acosta C (S)          3.0  0  0  0  1  2

E -- Veryzer T, Rodriguez A
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 5, Chicago 6
HR -- Melton B
T -- 2:15
A -- 20828

    

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