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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 26, 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 July 26, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 26, 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 | July 26, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 22,364 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Jim Odom |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Gates Brown | DH |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 26, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda strikes out. There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Sims to second, and Yastrzemski is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lolich
There goes Griffin. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Griffin steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Lolich
There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans 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 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Cash scores. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moret
Roger Moret now pitching. Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown.
Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Moret
Horton 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Moret
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Moret
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe.
Taylor 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 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Tony Taylor now playing second base.
Aparicio 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: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Moret
Rick Miller now playing left field. Al Kaline pinch hits for Norm Cash.
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Moret
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Moret
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sharon vs. Moret
Dick Sharon pinch hits for Jim Northrup.
Sharon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Moret
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Farmer
Dick Sharon now playing right field. Al Kaline now playing first base. Ed Farmer now pitching.
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Farmer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops it up and throws to first, with Farmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Farmer
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Farmer
There goes Evans. The throw from Sims and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Farmer
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Farmer
Aparicio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moret
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Moret
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Moret
Rich Reese pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Sims bunts towards the mound. Moret fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Bolin
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Bolin
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Farmer
Rich Reese now playing first base. Dick Sharon now playing left field. Al Kaline now playing right field.
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hiller
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bolin
Brinkman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/26/1973 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 4 0 2 1 Northrup J, rf 3 0 2 2 Miller R, lf 0 0 0 0 Sharon D, ph-rf-lf 1 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 1 1 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 4 1 1 2 Brown G, dh 1 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 5 1 3 0 Howard F, ph 2 2 2 2 Cepeda O, dh 5 1 1 2 Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Reese R, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Sims D, c 2 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 1 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 2 0 1 0 Taylor T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 2 1 1 0 Kaline A, ph-1b-rf 2 0 1 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 11 5 30 6 9 6 Boston 210 000 200 -- 5 Detroit 000 021 021 -- 6 0 outs when winning run was scored. Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L 5.0 4 2 2 1 5 Moret R 2.1 3 3 3 3 2 Bolin B (L) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M 7.0 11 5 5 2 6 Farmer E 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 Hiller J (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Sims D DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 6 2B -- Aparicio L, Northrup J HR -- Smith R, Howard F 2, Cepeda O, Brinkman E SB -- Griffin D, Evans D CS -- Yastrzemski C SH -- Sims D WP -- Lolich M T -- 2:52 A -- 22364
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