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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 26, 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 June 26, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 26, 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 | June 26, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Strahler |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 20,152 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gates Brown | DH |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Mario Guerrero | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 26, 1973
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline hits a popup in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Strahler
Miller hits a popup into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Strahler
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Strahler
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Strahler
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it 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: ---
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Strahler
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Strahler
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Strahler
Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Strahler
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Strahler
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Strahler
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Strahler
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Strahler
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims hits a popup into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Strahler
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Strahler
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Strahler
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Strahler
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Strahler
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: ---
Guerrero vs. Strahler
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Strahler
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Strahler
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Strahler
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Strahler
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Strahler
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Strahler
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Strahler
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Dwight Evans now playing left field.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evans. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Strahler
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Strahler
Guerrero is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Strahler
John Kennedy pinch runs for Mario Guerrero.
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Strahler
Smith takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Strahler
Fisk hits a popup into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tiant
John Kennedy now playing second base.
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Strahler
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Strahler
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Strahler
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley throws the ball in to McAuliffe who tags Petrocelli trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cater vs. Strahler
There's a wild pitch. Evans scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Strahler
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez 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, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Strahler
Aparicio 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: ---
Kennedy vs. Strahler
Kennedy 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Strahler
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Smith hits a popup 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 6/26/1973 -- Detroit at Boston (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Brown G, dh 3 1 3 1 Miller R, rf 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 1 Smith R, cf 3 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 1 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 4 1 2 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0 Sims D, c 4 0 0 0 Evans D, lf 1 1 1 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 1 1 0 Cater D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Guerrero M, 2b 2 0 1 0 Kennedy J, pr-2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 10 4 33 1 7 0 Detroit 001 120 000 -- 4 Boston 000 000 010 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Strahler M (W) 8.2 7 1 1 4 5 Hiller J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (L) 9.0 10 4 4 1 5 E -- McAuliffe D DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Detroit 5, Boston 10 2B -- Smith R, McAuliffe D, Rodriguez A 3B -- Brown G HR -- Horton W SF -- Cash N HBP -- by Strahler M (Guerrero M) WP -- Strahler M T -- 3:02 A -- 20152
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