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August 9, 1973

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
White Sox	5	8	1
Tigers	4	10	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
White Sox	5	8	1
Tigers	4	10	0

Al Kaline Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.238
OBP	.250	.309
At Bats	2	244
Hits	0	58
• Singles	0	42
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	1	26
RBI’s	1	32

Cy Acosta Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	2	10

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Tiger Stadium - August 9, 1973

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Out

Cy Acosta

Ed Herrmann

Tony Muser

Jorge Orta

Bill Melton

Eddie Leon

Jerry Hairston

Bill Sharp

Pat Kelly

Al Kaline

Tony Taylor

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago White Sox	5	8	1	4
Detroit Tigers	4	10	0	8
Winning Pitcher	Cy Acosta
Losing Pitcher	Joe Coleman
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Bill Sharp
Attendance	18,369
Time of Game	2 hours 37 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Muser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 9 Rich Reese pinch runs for Norm Cash. Stanley hits a popup towards the mound. Acosta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Norm Cash pinch hits for Ed Brinkman. Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 9 Leon is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Sharp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 9 Herrmann strikes out.

Top 9 Tony Taylor now playing first base. Al Kaline now playing right field. Jim Northrup now playing left field. Dick McAuliffe now playing second baseMuser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out.

Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Dick Sharon. McAuliffe is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Gates Brown pinch hits for Frank Howard. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Northrup scores. Freehan moves to third.

Bottom 8 Jim Northrup pinch runs for Willie Horton. Cy Acosta now pitching. Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. Freehan moves to second.

Bottom 8 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 May hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Melton hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Hairston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sharon. Hairston reaches second base with a double. Orta scores.

Top 8 Orta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley who is chasing the ball. Orta reaches third base with a triple.

Top 8 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Brinkman hits a line drive towards short. Leon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Leon is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Sharp hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Herrmann hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Sharon hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores.

Bottom 6 Howard is walked intentionally.

Bottom 6 Freehan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. Freehan moves to second.

Bottom 6 Horton strikes out.

Bottom 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Muser hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 May strikes out.

Top 6 Melton strikes out.

Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 5 Brinkman strikes out.

Bottom 5 The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Rodriguez moves to second.

Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Sharon hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hairston strikes out.

Top 5 Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Leon tags and scores.

Top 5 Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herrmann scores. Sharp scores. Leon moves to third. Kelly moves to second.

Top 5 Leon takes first base on ball four. Herrmann moves to third. Sharp moves to second.

Top 5 Sharp bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and has Muser trapped. There's the throw to Brinkman who tags Muser for the out. Herrmann moves to second.

Top 5 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Muser moves to second.

Top 5 Muser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Howard hits a popup for a double play.

Bottom 4 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Melton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hairston for the out.

Top 4 Orta strikes out.

Bottom 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Taylor is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Stanley takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second.

Bottom 3 Brinkman strikes out.

Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Kelly is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Leon strikes out.

Top 3 Sharp hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Herrmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Sharon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Muser hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 May hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Melton strikes out.

Bottom 1 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Taylor moves to third.

Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kelly strikes out.

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