A three-run homer by Bobby Murcer enabled the Yankees to defeat the Tigers, 3-2, and provided Sam McDowell with his second straight victory since being acquired from the Giants. Murcer's homer, coming after singles by Roy White and Matty Alou in the third inning, pinned Woodie Fryman with his seventh straight setback. McDowell gave up all five Tiger hits before yielding to Lindy McDaniel in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 23, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0 Yankees 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taylor 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .194 Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Stanley cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .256 White lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .226 Horton lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .356 M. Alou rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .287 Kaline 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .225 Murcer cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .285 Freehan c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .281 Hart dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Sims ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .245 Howard dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 .198 Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 N. Cash ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 F. Alou 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Sharon rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Michael ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Northrup ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G. Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 2 3 6 Totals 31 3 8 3 3 2 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 21,797 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 7 DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 0 Doubles: Kaline (6), Hart (8) Home Runs: Murcer (12) Stolen Bases: Murcer (4) Caught Stealing: F. Alou (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman L(2-7) 2.1 5 3 3 1 0 1 13 5.84 Farmer 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 17 3.57 Hiller 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.73 Totals 8 8 3 3 3 2 1 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McDowell W(2-0) 7 5 2 2 3 6 0 29 3.86 McDaniel SV(5) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.64 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 6 0 35 Wild Pitches: McDowell (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Russ Goetz TIGERS 1ST: Taylor popped to second; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to shortstop; White grounded out (second to first); M. Alou singled; Murcer singled to center [M. Alou to third]; Murcer stole second; Hart flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kaline flied out to left; Freehan popped to second; Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Munson lined to right; F. Alou forced Nettles (second to shortstop); Michael flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 3RD: Sharon popped to first; Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman walked; Taylor forced Brinkman (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to center; M. Alou singled to left [White to second]; Murcer homered [White scored, M. Alou scored]; FARMER REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Hart flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 3. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley singled to left; Horton struck out; Kaline doubled to right [Stanley to third]; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stanley scored]; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Kaline to third]; Howard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); F. Alou walked; F. Alou was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Michael grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3. TIGERS 5TH: Sharon struck out; Rodriguez flied out to left; Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); White walked; M. Alou flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3. TIGERS 6TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley singled to center; Horton struck out; Kaline forced Stanley (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Hart flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3. TIGERS 7TH: Freehan struck out; Howard walked; Sharon flied out to left; Rodriguez singled to right [Howard to second]; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: F. Alou popped to third in foul territory; Michael singled to center; Clarke flied out to left; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3. TIGERS 8TH: Taylor singled to left; Stanley walked [Taylor to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Horton forced Stanley (pitcher to second) [Taylor to third]; Kaline grounded out (third to first) [Taylor scored, Horton to second]; SIMS BATTED FOR FREEHAN; Sims grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: SIMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); M. Alou struck out; HILLER REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Murcer popped to second; Hart doubled to left; Nettles singled to second [Hart to third]; Munson forced Nettles (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3. TIGERS 9TH: N. CASH BATTED FOR HOWARD; N. Cash popped to shortstop; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR SHARON; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); G. BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; G. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

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