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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 16, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 16, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 16, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 29,006 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Larry Barnett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Gates Brown | DH |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 16, 1973
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Pattin
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. McAuliffe scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Pattin
Horton is hit by the pitch. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Pattin
Brinkman hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pattin
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Pattin
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Pattin
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans hits a popup into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley who is chasing the ball. Harper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pattin
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Cash reaches second base with a double. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Pattin
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley 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 -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lee
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lee
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Tony Taylor now playing second base.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lee
Danny Cater now playing first base.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lee
Rich Reese pinch hits for Norm Cash.
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Lolich
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lee
Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown.
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lee
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Fisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. LaGrow
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. LaGrow
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. LaGrow
Harper strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lee
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lee
Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lee
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. LaGrow
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. LaGrow
Cater 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 -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaGrow
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. LaGrow
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Bolin
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bolin
Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. LaGrow
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. LaGrow
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. LaGrow
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. LaGrow
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. LaGrow
Harper takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. LaGrow
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. LaGrow
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/1973 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Harper T, lf 4 0 1 0 Taylor T, ph-2b 2 1 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 5 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 5 1 2 0 Cater D, 1b 3 1 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 2 3 2 Smith R, cf 4 2 2 3 Reese R, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 1 0 Brown G, dh 1 2 1 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 2 1 1 Howard F, ph 2 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 2 2 2 Horton W, lf 4 2 2 3 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Evans D, rf 2 0 0 1 Stanley M, cf 3 0 1 1 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 9 12 9 34 7 8 7 Detroit 400 400 010 -- 9 Boston 000 102 112 -- 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M (W) 6.0 5 3 3 1 5 LaGrow L (S) 3.0 3 4 4 3 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Pattin M (L) 3.2 10 8 8 3 1 Lee B 4.1 2 1 1 0 1 Bolin B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Smith R DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, Boston 5 2B -- Cepeda O, Kaline A, Cash N, Fisk C 3B -- Harper T HR -- Horton W, Petrocelli R, Smith R 2, Taylor T, Fisk C SF -- Evans D HBP -- by Pattin M (Horton W) T -- 2:54 A -- 29006
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