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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on August 6, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Strahler |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 51,001 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Bill Kunkel |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Gates Brown | DH |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1973
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Strahler
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Strahler
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Strahler
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Strahler
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Strahler
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Stottlemyre
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Stottlemyre
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Strahler
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Strahler
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Strahler
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Stottlemyre
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Strahler
Michael is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Strahler
Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Strahler
There goes Clarke. The throw from Sims and he is out, Brinkman applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Strahler
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stottlemyre
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Stottlemyre
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Strahler
White hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Strahler
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Strahler
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Murcer trying to get to home. Northrup throws the ball in to McAuliffe who relays the ball to Sims, who tags Murcer, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Strahler
Nettles 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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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stottlemyre
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Stottlemyre
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Strahler
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Strahler
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Strahler
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Stottlemyre
Sims hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Stottlemyre
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Stottlemyre
Brinkman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Strahler
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Strahler
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Strahler
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Strahler
Murcer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Strahler
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. White scores. Murcer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Strahler
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stottlemyre
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Strahler
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching. Felipe Alou pinch hits for Johnny Callison.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Scherman
Michael hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Scherman
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Scherman
Alou bunts towards the mound. Scherman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Scherman
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. White reaches second base with a double. Clarke scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Scherman
Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hart vs. Miller
Jim Ray Hart pinch hits for Ron Blomberg. Bob Miller now pitching.
Hart is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Stottlemyre
Felipe Alou now playing right field.
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Stottlemyre
Sims strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Miller
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Miller
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stottlemyre
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Stottlemyre
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Miller
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Miller
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Stottlemyre
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Stottlemyre
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Al Kaline pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. Stanley scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lyle
Frank Howard pinch hits for Norm Cash.
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Lyle
Sims hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Miller
Al Kaline now playing first base. Tony Taylor now playing second base.
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Miller
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Miller
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Miller
Ron Swoboda pinch runs for Jim Ray Hart.
Nettles 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 10
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lyle
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Lyle
Brinkman bunts towards the mound. Lyle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lyle. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1973 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 1 2 1 Northrup J, rf 4 0 0 0
Alou M, 1b 5 0 2 0 Stanley M, cf 4 1 2 0
White R, lf 5 1 3 1 Brown G, dh 4 1 2 1
Murcer B, cf 2 1 1 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 2 0
Blomberg R, dh 3 0 2 2 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hart J, ph 2 0 0 0 Kaline A, ph-1b 1 1 0 1
Swoboda R, pr 0 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 2 0 1 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Howard F, ph 1 1 1 2
Munson T, c 3 1 0 0 Taylor T, 2b 0 0 0 0
Callison J, rf 2 0 0 0 Sims D, c 4 0 0 0
Alou F, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 1 0
Michael G, ss 4 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 11 4 34 5 10 4
New York 000 002 200 0 -- 4
Detroit 000 100 003 1 -- 5
0 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M 8.1 8 3 3 0 4
Lyle S (L) 0.2 2 2 1 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Strahler M* 6.0 7 3 3 3 3
Scherman F 0.2 3 1 1 1 0
Miller B (W) 3.1 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Lyle S, Alou F
DP -- New York 3, Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 8, Detroit 4
2B -- Blomberg R, White R, Stanley M
HR -- Brown G, Howard F
CS -- Clarke H
SH -- Brinkman E
HBP -- by Stottlemyre M (Cash N)
T -- 2:55
A -- 51001
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