Sunday September 30, 1973
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Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 5

Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 - 8 13 1 Yankees 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 5 7 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Veryzer ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .300 White lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Brinkman ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Hegan 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Nettles 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .234 I. Brown 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Sanchez 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 .219 Kaline rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Murcer cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304 R. Cash lf 2 1 0 0 1 2 .410 Swoboda cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .116 Stanley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Blomberg dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .329 Howard dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Sims c 2 2 1 1 2 0 .245 Sharon cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .242 Velez rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .195 Northrup ph,lf 1 0 0 1 1 0 .307 Lanier 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .209 Didier c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .455 Stanley ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Staton 1b 4 2 1 1 0 1 .235 Peterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lane lf,rf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .250 McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knox 2b 3 0 2 2 0 1 .281 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holdsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 13 8 3 7 Totals 31 5 7 5 5 7 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 32,238 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Yankees 6 DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 0 Errors: Holdsworth Doubles: Velez (4), Lanier (3) Home Runs: Lane (1), Sims (9) Caught Stealing: Knox (1) Sacrifice Hits: Knox (2), Hegan (5), Stanley (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holdsworth 6 4 4 4 4 5 1 26 6.75 Hiller W(10-5) 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 12 1.44 Totals 9 7 5 5 5 7 1 38 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Peterson 7 9 4 4 0 5 1 29 3.95 McDaniel L(12-6) 0.2 3 4 4 3 0 0 8 2.86 Granger 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 3.63 Totals 9 13 8 8 3 7 1 42 Wild Pitches: Peterson (7) Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Art Frantz TIGERS 1ST: Veryzer popped to second; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to left; Hegan struck out; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 2ND: Howard singled to left; Peterson threw a wild pitch [Howard to second]; Sharon struck out; Didier reached on a fielder's choice [Howard out at third (shortstop to third)]; Staton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to center; Blomberg flied out to left; Sims walked [Murcer to second]; Velez doubled to right [Murcer scored, Sims to third]; Lanier grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 3RD: SWOBODA REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); Lane singled to left; Knox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lane to second]; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: White singled to right; Hegan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [White to second]; Nettles grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Swoboda grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 4TH: On a bunt Kaline singled; Howard lined to shortstop; Sharon struck out; Didier singled to left [Kaline to second]; Staton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: R. CASH REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING LF); LANE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Blomberg popped to first; Sims flied out to right; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 5TH: Lane flied out to center; Knox struck out; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: I. BROWN REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 3B); Lanier popped to shortstop; Stanley grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 6TH: I. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Cash struck out; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Hegan popped to third; Nettles walked; Nettles was picked off first but was safe on an error by Holdsworth [Nettles to second]; Swoboda struck out; Blomberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 7TH: SANCHEZ REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Sharon grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Didier singled to third; Staton forced Didier (third to second); Lane homered [Staton scored]; Knox singled to center; Knox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Sims homered; Velez walked; Lanier walked [Velez to second]; HILLER REPLACED HOLDSWORTH (PITCHING); Stanley reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Velez to third, Lanier to second]; White popped to second; Hegan was called out on strikes; Sanchez singled to center [Velez scored, Lanier scored, Stanley out at third (center to third)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4. TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer singled to left; I. Brown singled to shortstop [Veryzer to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); R. Cash walked [Veryzer to third, I. Brown to second]; Howard popped to second; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR SHARON; Northrup walked [Veryzer scored, I. Brown to third, R. Cash to second]; Didier forced Northrup (first to shortstop) [I. Brown scored, R. Cash to third]; Staton singled to left [R. Cash scored, Didier to second]; Lane walked [Didier to third, Staton to second]; Knox singled to right [Didier scored, Staton scored, Lane to third]; Veryzer singled to left [Lane scored, Knox to second]; GRANGER REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); I. Brown singled to shortstop [Knox to third, Veryzer to second]; R. Cash was called out on strikes; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED VERYZER (PLAYING SS); STANLEY REPLACED R. CASH (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Swoboda flied out to right; Blomberg struck out; Sims walked; Velez singled to center [Sims to second]; Lanier doubled to left [Sims scored, Velez to third]; Velez was out trying to advance to home and Lanier advanced to third (catcher to pitcher); Otto Velez out trying to score on short passed ball; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 5. TIGERS 9TH: Howard struck out; Northrup grounded out (second to first); Didier grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 5. YANKEES 9TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied out to right; Hegan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 5.

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