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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 17, 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 17, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 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 17, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 11,298 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Joe Brinkman |
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 17, 1973
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McGlothen
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McGlothen
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McGlothen
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. McGlothen
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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Coleman
Harper hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Coleman
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Coleman
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McGlothen
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. McGlothen
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. McGlothen
There goes Horton. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McGlothen
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McGlothen
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
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Coleman
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Coleman
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Coleman
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Coleman
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Coleman
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Coleman
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. McGlothen
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McGlothen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. McGlothen
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McGlothen
Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Coleman
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Coleman
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith is thrown out after the base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Coleman
Cepeda 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, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McGlothen
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McGlothen
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McGlothen
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. McGlothen
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Brown goes all the way around to score. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. McGlothen
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. McGlothen
Brinkman hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McGlothen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Coleman
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Coleman
Fisk hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Coleman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McGlothen
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McGlothen
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Moret
Roger Moret now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Moret
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Moret
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Moret
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Coleman
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Coleman
Harper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Moret
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Moret
Brinkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Moret
McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Moret
Freehan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Moret
Kaline is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Moret
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Coleman
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Coleman
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Coleman
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moret
Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown.
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Moret
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Moret
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Moret
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Coleman
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Coleman
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Coleman
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 -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Coleman
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Coleman
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Moret
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Moret
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe.
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Moret
Freehan 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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
Tony Taylor now playing second base. John Hiller now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hiller
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hiller
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Moret
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Moret
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moret
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hiller
Petrocelli hits a popup into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Hiller
Fisk hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hiller
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hiller. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Hiller
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/17/1973 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Harper T, lf 4 0 0 0 Taylor T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 2 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 2 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 2 Smith R, cf 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 5 1 1 1 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 0 0 Brown G, dh 3 2 2 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Howard F, ph 2 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 2 2 2 Horton W, lf 3 0 1 1 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 1 1 Evans D, rf 3 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 1 1 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 6 35 3 9 3 Detroit 010 320 000 -- 6 Boston 010 000 200 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J (W) 7.0 8 3 3 1 0 Hiller J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO McGlothen L (L)* 4.0 8 6 6 2 3 Moret R 4.2 2 0 0 4 2 Bolin B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- Hiller J LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 6 2B -- Aparicio L, Brown G, Rodriguez A HR -- Fisk C 2, Cash N, Kaline A, Petrocelli R CS -- Horton W T -- 2:37 A -- 11298
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