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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 26, 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 26, 1973 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 26, 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 26, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Woodie Fryman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Broberg |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 5,399 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Gates Brown | DH |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Second 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 |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
Joe Lovitto | Third Baseman |
Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
Ken Suarez | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 26, 1973
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Broberg
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Broberg
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Broberg
Freehan 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. Fryman
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fryman
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Fryman
Carty strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Broberg
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Broberg covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Broberg
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Broberg
McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Lovitto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lovitto. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Broberg
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lovitto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fryman
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Fryman
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Fryman
Biittner hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Fryman
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Broberg
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Broberg
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Broberg
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lovitto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lovitto. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Broberg
Freehan hits a popup towards third. Lovitto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Fryman
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Fryman
Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Fryman
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Broberg
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Broberg
Horton hits a popup towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Broberg
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Broberg
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lovitto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fryman
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Fryman
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fryman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Fryman, and towards McAuliffe, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Broberg
Brinkman hits a popup towards third. Lovitto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Broberg
Northrup 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Fryman
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Fryman
Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Biittner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lovitto vs. Fryman
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biittner moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Fryman
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Broberg
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Broberg
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Broberg
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Broberg
Horton takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Broberg
McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Lovitto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Fryman
Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Fryman
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fryman
Harrah hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Broberg
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Broberg
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Broberg
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Suarez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Fryman
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fryman
Johnson 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Fryman
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Broberg
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Broberg
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Broberg
Brown hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Fryman
Biittner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Fryman
Lovitto 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Fryman
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. Fryman
Suarez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Suarez reaches second base with a double. Maddox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Fryman
Nelson 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
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Broberg
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Broberg
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Broberg
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Broberg
Norm Cash pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Cash takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Broberg
Tony Taylor pinch runs for Norm Cash.
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Rodriguez reaches third base with a triple. Taylor scores. Northrup goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Broberg
Reese hits a popup towards third. Lovitto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fryman
Dick McAuliffe now playing shortstop. Tony Taylor now playing second base.
Harrah hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Fryman
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. LaGrow
Tom Grieve pinch runs for Rico Carty. Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burroughs vs. LaGrow
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grieve tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching. Dick Billings pinch hits for Larry Biittner.
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/26/1973 -- Detroit at Texas (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Northrup J, rf 5 1 2 1 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 0 1 2 Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0 Grieve T, pr 0 1 0 0 Brown G, dh 4 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 2 0 0 1 McAuliffe D, 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 Biittner L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Billings D, ph 1 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 1 0 Lovitto J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cash N, ph 0 0 0 0 Maddox E, cf 3 1 1 0 Taylor T, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Suarez K, c 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 6 3 30 2 4 2 Detroit 000 000 003 -- 3 Texas 000 000 011 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Fryman W (W) 8.1 3 2 2 2 7 LaGrow L 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Hiller J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Broberg P (L) 9.0 6 3 3 3 3 E -- Lovitto J 2, Harrah T LOB -- Detroit 9, Texas 4 2B -- Northrup J, Biittner L, Suarez K, Johnson A 3B -- Rodriguez A SF -- Burroughs J T -- 2:19 A -- 5399
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