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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 23, 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 September 23, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 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 | September 23, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 17,324 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Russ Goetz |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Third Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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John Knox | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Gates Brown | DH |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Joe Schultz | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 23, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Coleman
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Coleman
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knox vs. Tiant
Knox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Coleman
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Coleman
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Coleman
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Tiant
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Coleman
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Coleman
Cooper hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
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. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rodriguez. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Coleman
There goes Griffin. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Griffin steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Coleman
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman bunts in front of the plate. Montgomery fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knox vs. Tiant
Knox hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Coleman
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Coleman
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a popup towards third. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Tiant
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Coleman
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Coleman
Montgomery hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Coleman
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Coleman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knox vs. Tiant
Knox bunts towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Tiant
There's a wild pitch. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Coleman
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Coleman
Smith 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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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Coleman
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Coleman
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Coleman
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Tiant
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Coleman
Montgomery hits a line drive into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Coleman
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Coleman
Griffin hits a popup into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knox vs. Tiant
Knox hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Coleman
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Coleman
Smith hits a popup into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1973 -- Boston at Detroit (D) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 3 0 0 0 Knox J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 1 1 Smith R, cf 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, lf 4 2 2 2 Yastrzemski C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 3 0 0 0 Brown G, dh 3 0 1 0 Miller R, rf 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 2 0 0 0 Montgomery B, c 3 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 1 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 1 0 27 3 5 3 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Detroit 001 001 01x -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (L) 8.0 5 3 3 2 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J (W) 9.0 1 0 0 1 6 E -- Rodriguez A LOB -- Boston 3, Detroit 4 2B -- Brown G HR -- Northrup J 2 SB -- Griffin D SH -- Brinkman E, Knox J WP -- Tiant L T -- 1:41 A -- 17324
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