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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 27, 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 July 27, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1973 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 27, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 31,828 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | DH |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Frank Howard | DH |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Dick Sharon | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 27, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda 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 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lee
Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lee
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lee
Howard 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lee
Freehan 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--
Sharon vs. Lee
Sharon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Aparicio moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lee
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Lee
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Lee
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lee
Howard hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a line drive towards first. Kaline catches it and steps on first to double up Yastrzemski. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lee
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Lee
Sharon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sharon. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cater vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching. Danny Cater pinch hits for Rick Miller.
Cater hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harper vs. Hiller
Harper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lee
Dwight Evans now playing right field.
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Lee
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Lee
Horton is hit by the pitch. Stanley moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Lee
Howard 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
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hiller
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hiller
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lee
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Lee
Sharon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hiller
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hiller
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Hiller
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lee
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley bunts towards the mound. Lee juggles the ball. That's an error on Lee. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Lee
There's a wild pitch. Brinkman moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Lee
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Stanley scores. There goes Taylor trying to get to third. Harper throws the ball in to Petrocelli, who tags Taylor for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Lee
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Veale
Jim Northrup pinch runs for Willie Horton. Bob Veale now pitching.
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Veale
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sharon vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Sharon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hiller
Rich Reese now playing first base. Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hiller
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Hiller
Harper hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Hiller
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hiller
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1973 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Harper T, lf 5 1 2 1 Stanley M, cf 2 1 0 0
Aparicio L, ss 5 0 4 1 Taylor T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Smith R, cf 5 0 1 0 Kaline A, 1b 3 2 3 3
Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Reese R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Cepeda O, dh 3 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 1 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Northrup J, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Howard F, dh 4 0 1 1
Griffin D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 2 0
Miller R, rf 2 0 0 0 Sharon D, rf 4 0 0 0
Cater D, ph 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 1 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 1 2 0
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36 2 10 2 29 4 9 4
Boston 001 000 001 -- 2
Detroit 100 000 03x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L) 7.1 7 4 3 3 2
Veale B* 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Garman M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J 5.1 8 1 1 3 0
Hiller J (W) 3.2 2 1 1 0 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Lee B
DP -- Boston 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Detroit 6
2B -- Fisk C
HR -- Kaline A, Harper T
SH -- Stanley M
HBP -- by Lee B (Horton W)
WP -- Lee B
T -- 2:26
A -- 31828
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