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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 31, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 31, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 18,442 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Red Flaherty |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Walt Williams | Left Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | DH |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Rusty Torres | Center Fielder |
| Tom Ragland | Second Baseman |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Frank Howard | DH |
| Ike Brown | First Baseman |
| Dick Sharon | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Schultz | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 31, 1973
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lolich
Bell hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Lolich
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Lolich
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Lolich
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown juggles the ball. That's an error on Brown. Ellis moves to third. Spikes moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Lolich
Duncan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ellis scores. Spikes scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Lolich
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kekich
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kekich
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kekich
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Lolich
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Lolich
Ragland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lolich
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ragland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. Ragland scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Lolich
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Williams trying to get to home. Sharon throws the ball in to Taylor who relays the ball to Freehan, who tags Williams, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kekich
Ron Lolich now playing right field.
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kekich
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sharon vs. Kekich
Sharon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lolich
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Lolich
Lolich strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Lolich
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kekich
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Kekich
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Kekich
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Kekich
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Kekich
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Lolich
Duffy strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Lolich
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Lolich
Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kekich
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kekich
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharon vs. Kekich
Sharon takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Kekich
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. There goes Sharon trying to get to second. Williams throws the ball in to Bell who relays the ball to Ragland who tags Sharon for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lolich
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lolich
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Lolich
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Kekich
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kekich
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Kekich
Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. Stanley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Kekich
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kekich
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Kekich
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Lolich
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Lolich
Duncan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton who is chasing the ball. Duncan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Duffy vs. Lolich
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torres vs. Lolich
Torres is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ragland vs. Lolich
Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Lamb
Ray Lamb now pitching. Jim Northrup pinch hits for Ike Brown.
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lamb
Norm Cash pinch hits for Dick Sharon.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lamb
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lolich
Jim Northrup now playing right field. Norm Cash now playing first base.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lolich
Lolich fires to first and has Bell trapped. There's the throw to Taylor who tags Bell for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lolich
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lamb
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lamb
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lamb
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lolich
Ellis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Lolich
Lolich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Lolich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Lolich
Duncan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Lolich
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torres vs. Lolich
Torres hits a line drive into left field. Horton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Horton. Lolich scores. Duncan moves to third. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ragland vs. Lolich
Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lamb
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lamb
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hilgendorf
Gates Brown pinch hits for Frank Howard. Tom Hilgendorf now pitching.
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ragland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Hilgendorf
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lolich
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lolich
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chambliss vs. Lolich
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellis vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowenstein vs. Miller
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Ron Lolich.
Lowenstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hilgendorf
John Lowenstein now playing right field.
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hilgendorf
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Hilgendorf
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1973 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Bell B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Stanley M, cf 3 1 1 0
Williams W, lf 5 1 2 2 Taylor T, 2b 4 1 1 1
Chambliss C, 1b 5 0 2 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 1
Ellis J, c 5 1 1 1 Horton W, lf 4 0 2 0
Spikes C, rf 1 1 0 0 Howard F, dh 3 0 0 0
Lolich R, rf 3 1 1 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Brown I, 1b 1 1 1 0
Duncan D, dh 3 0 2 2 Northrup J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Duffy F, ss 4 0 0 0 Sharon D, rf 1 0 0 0
Torres R, cf 3 0 1 1 Cash N, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Ragland T, 2b 3 1 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 1
Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 31 3 6 3
Cleveland 310 000 011 -- 6
Detroit 000 120 000 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M (W) 5.0 5 3 3 4 3
Lamb R 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Hilgendorf T (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (L) 8.1 11 6 4 4 4
Miller B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Brown I, Horton W
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Williams W, Lolich R
3B -- Brown I, Taylor T, Duncan D, Williams W
CS -- Bell B
SF -- Freehan B
T -- 2:39
A -- 18442
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