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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 18, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 18, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Woodie Fryman |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 21,845 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Marty Springstead |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Gates Brown | DH |
Duke Sims | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 18, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fryman
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Fryman
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Fryman
There goes Harper. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Fryman
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Fryman
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Fryman
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Pattin
Sims hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fryman
Fisk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Fryman
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fryman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fryman
Evans hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Pattin
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fryman
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fryman
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Fryman
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brinkman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Fryman
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Pattin
Sims hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater throws to second for one, and Aparicio throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Freehan scores. Brown scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Fryman
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fryman
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Fryman
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Fryman
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fisk scores. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Fryman
Evans takes first base on ball four. Cater moves to third. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harper vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rodriguez. Cater scores. Griffin moves to third. Evans moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Timmermann
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pattin
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Timmermann
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Timmermann
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Timmermann
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harper. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Pattin
Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Timmermann
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Timmermann
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Timmermann
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Timmermann
There's a wild pitch. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Timmermann
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pattin
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Timmermann
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Timmermann
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Timmermann
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Pattin
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Veale
Bob Veale now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Timmermann
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Timmermann
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Timmermann
John Kennedy pinch runs for Rico Petrocelli.
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Timmermann
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Timmermann
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Cash picks up the ball and throws it to Freehan who tags the runner out. Fisk moves to second. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Veale
John Kennedy now playing third base.
McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Veale
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Veale
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Timmermann
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Timmermann
Harper bunts towards the mound. Timmermann fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Timmermann. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Timmermann
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aparicio for the out. Evans scores. Harper moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Hiller
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Hiller
Rick Miller pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1973 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Harper T, cf 3 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 4 1 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 5 0 1 1 Freehan B, c 3 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Brown G, dh 4 1 2 0 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 0 0 Sims D, lf 3 0 1 0 Miller R, pr 0 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 0 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kennedy J, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 3 1 1 2 Fisk C, c 4 2 4 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cater D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 9 3 30 5 7 4 Boston 010 200 001 -- 4 Detroit 012 001 10x -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Pattin M (L) 6.2 7 5 4 3 1 Veale B 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Fryman W 3.1 5 3 2 3 1 Timmermann T (W) 5.0 4 1 0 0 2 Hiller J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Aparicio L, Rodriguez A 2, Timmermann T DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 10, Detroit 6 2B -- Freehan B HR -- Fisk C, Stanley M, Northrup J SB -- Harper T SH -- Harper T SF -- Stanley M HBP -- by Pattin M (Freehan B) WP -- Timmermann T T -- 2:23 A -- 21845
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