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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 24, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 24, 1973 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Paul |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 7,119 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Frank Howard | DH |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Rico Carty | DH |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Billings | Catcher |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
Joe Lovitto | Third Baseman |
Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 24, 1973
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Paul
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Paul
Freehan hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Paul
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lolich
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Lolich
There goes Nelson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Lolich
Harrah bunts in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Lolich
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lolich
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Paul
Horton hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Paul
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Paul
There goes Howard. The throw from Billings and he is out, Nelson applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Paul
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Lolich
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Lolich
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Lolich
Biittner 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
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Paul
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lovitto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Paul
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Paul
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Paul
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Lolich
Lovitto hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Horton chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Horton. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Lolich
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lolich
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lolich
Nelson 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Paul
Freehan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Paul
Kaline bunts towards third. Lovitto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Paul
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lovitto has Freehan trapped. There's the throw to Billings and back to Lovitto, who tags Freehan for the out. Kaline moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Paul
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lolich
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Lolich
Carty 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lolich
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Paul
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Paul
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Paul
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Lolich
Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Lolich
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Lolich
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Paul
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Paul
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Paul
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Paul
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Lolich
Lovitto hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lolich
Maddox bunts in front of the plate. Freehan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lolich
Lolich fires to first and has Maddox trapped. There's the throw to Taylor who tags Maddox for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lolich
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Paul
Horton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Gogolewski
Bill Gogolewski now pitching. Gates Brown pinch hits for Frank Howard.
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Gogolewski
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Gogolewski
There goes Horton. The throw from Billings and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lolich
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Lolich
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lolich
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Lolich
There's a wild pitch. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Lolich
Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carty scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Lolich
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Gogolewski
Vic Harris now playing second base.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Gogolewski
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Gogolewski
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gogolewski
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Lolich
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Lolich
Lovitto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Lolich
There goes Lovitto. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Lovitto steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Lolich
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Lolich
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Gogolewski
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Foucault
Fred Scherman pinch runs for Bill Freehan. Steve Foucault now pitching.
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scherman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Foucault
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Scherman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Foucault
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Foucault
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1973 -- Detroit at Texas (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Taylor T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 3 0 Harris V, 2b 1 0 0 0 Scherman F, pr 0 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 2 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 2 0 Carty R, dh 3 1 0 1 Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 3 0 0 0 Howard F, dh 2 0 1 0 Billings D, c 3 0 1 1 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Biittner L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lovitto J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 2 1 1 1 Maddox E, cf 3 0 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 7 1 26 2 4 2 Detroit 000 000 010 -- 1 Texas 100 000 10x -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M (L) 8.0 4 2 2 1 4 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Paul M (W)* 6.0 4 0 0 1 3 Gogolewski B+ 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 Foucault S (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Horton W DP -- Texas 2 LOB -- Detroit 5, Texas 2 2B -- Freehan B, Harrah T HR -- Stanley M SB -- Nelson D, Lovitto J CS -- Howard F, Maddox E, Horton W SH -- Harrah T HBP -- by Paul M (Horton W) WP -- Lolich M T -- 2:25 A -- 7119
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