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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 21, 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 September 21, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 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 | September 21, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Moret |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 14,827 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Don Denkinger |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Third Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Frank Howard | DH |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Ike Brown | First Baseman |
Dick Sharon | Left Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Joe Schultz | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 21, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Perry
There goes Harper. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harper tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Moret
Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Moret
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Moret
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moret
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Moret
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perry
Cooper 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Moret
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Moret
Sharon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Moret
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Moret
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Perry
Perry fires to first and picks off Harper. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Moret
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Moret
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Moret
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moret
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski juggles the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Moret
Freehan hits a line drive towards the mound. Moret catches it and throws to first to double up Howard. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Moret
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perry
Cooper 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Moret
Sharon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Moret
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Moret
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Moret
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Perry
Perry fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Perry. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Perry
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Hiller
Cepeda 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 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Moret
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Moret
Kaline is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Moret
Howard hits a line drive into right field. Miller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Miller. Kaline moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Freehan vs. Pole
Dick Pole now pitching.
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Pole
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Ike Brown.
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. There goes Howard trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Fisk who tags Howard who's trying to score from second, for the out. Freehan moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sharon vs. Pole
There's a wild pitch. Freehan scores. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sharon vs. Pole
Sharon 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, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hiller
Al Kaline now playing first base. Jim Northrup now playing left field. Dick Sharon now playing right field.
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Hiller
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hiller
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Hiller
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Hiller
Dwight Evans pinch hits for Tommy Harper.
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pole
Dwight Evans now playing left field.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pole
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Pole
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pole fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Pole
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hiller
Norm Cash now playing first base.
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hiller
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hiller
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pole
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pole
Gates Brown pinch hits for Frank Howard.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Pole
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Pole
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hiller
Miller hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Hiller
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Hiller
Danny Cater pinch hits for Cecil Cooper.
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Hiller
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1973 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 3 1 3 0 Taylor T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Evans D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 1 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf-1b 2 2 1 1 Smith R, cf 1 0 0 1 Cash N, 1b 1 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Howard F, dh 3 0 2 0 Cepeda O, dh 3 0 0 0 Brown G, ph 0 0 0 0 Miller R, rf 3 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 3 1 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Brown I, 1b 2 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Northrup J, ph-lf 2 0 1 1 Cater D, ph 1 0 0 0 Sharon D, lf-rf 3 1 1 1 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 1 6 1 29 5 9 4 Boston 100 000 000 -- 1 Detroit 200 012 00x -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Moret R (L) 5.1 7 4 4 0 2 Pole D 2.2 2 1 1 2 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (W) 5.1 5 1 1 2 1 Hiller J (S) 3.2 1 0 0 4 3 E -- Yastrzemski C, Perry J, Miller R DP -- Boston 3, Detroit 2 LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 4 2B -- Yastrzemski C, Rodriguez A 3B -- Taylor T HR -- Kaline A, Sharon D SB -- Harper T SH -- Aparicio L SF -- Smith R, Stanley M HBP -- by Moret R (Kaline A) WP -- Pole D T -- 2:14 A -- 14827
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