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1973 AL Game: Det. @ Bos.

 April 17, 1973

  Willie Horton had a big day at the plate going 5 for 5 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI while the Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox 12-6. Detroit jumped on Sox starter Lynn McGlothen for 7 runs in the 1st inning and cruised to the victory.

BOXSCORE: 1973 Detroit Tigers At 1973 Boston Red Sox                4/17/1973
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      4  1  2  1 .226     T.Harper LF         5  0  0  0 .258  
  M.Stanley CF        5  0  2  1 .286     L.Aparicio SS       4  0  0  0 .240  
  A.Kaline RF         5  0  0  0 .129     C.Yastrzemski 1B    4  0  0  0 .185  
  N.Cash 1B           4  1  0  0 .214     R.Smith CF          3  0  1  0 .370  
  W.Horton LF         5  3  5  3 .524     O.Cepeda DH         4  0  0  0 .217  
  G.Brown DH          3  1  1  0 .160     R.Petrocelli 3B     4  3  2  0 .370  
A-F.Howard PH,DH      2  1  1  0 .273     C.Fisk C            3  1  1  2 .217  
  B.Freehan C         4  2  2  3 .259     D.Griffin 2B        3  1  2  0 .261  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  1  1  1 .194     D.Evans RF          4  1  1  4 .167  
  E.Brinkman SS       5  2  2  3 .483                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 12 16 12                 Totals      34  6  7  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Brown In 7th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 7 0 0  0 1 0  4 0 0  - 12 16  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  2 0 1  -  6  7  0
 
Tigers (6-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Coleman WIN(3-0)        7       5   5   4   2   5   2   2.88
L.Lagrow                  2       2   1   1   1   2   0   2.25
Totals                    9       7   6   5   3   7   2
 
Red Sox (3-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.McGlothen LOSS(0-1)     0 2/3   6   7   7   1   0   2  94.50
S.Siebert                 5       4   1   1   1   4   1   1.80
R.Moret                   3 1/3   6   4   4   1   2   2   7.71
Totals                    9      16  12  12   3   6   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,450 DATE- Tuesday, April 17th 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6  Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- A.Rodriguez
DOUBLES- E.Brinkman(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(2nd), W.Horton-2(5th), B.Freehan(2nd), E.Brinkman(2nd),
           C.Fisk(1st), D.Evans(2nd)
RBIs- D.McAuliffe(5th), M.Stanley(8th), W.Horton-3(8th), B.Freehan-3(10th),
      A.Rodriguez(6th), E.Brinkman-3(6th), C.Fisk-2(5th), D.Evans-4(7th)
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, N.Cash, B.Freehan, R.Smith, C.Fisk, D.Griffin
STRIKE OUTS- N.Cash-3, G.Brown, F.Howard, A.Rodriguez, T.Harper-3, L.Aparicio-2,
             O.Cepeda, R.Petrocelli
GIDP- A.Rodriguez, O.Cepeda
2-out RBI- W.Horton-2, A.Rodriguez, E.Brinkman-3, M.Stanley
RLISP 2-out- A.Kaline, T.Harper-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 5  Red Sox: 2 for 4
 
Left fielder Willie Horton cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Detroit
Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 12 to 6 at Fenway
Park.
 
Horton was a thorn in the side of the hometown fans as he enjoyed a fine day
at their team's expense.  He clubbed a two-run home run in the 1st inning,
hit a single in the 2nd inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 5th inning,
slapped a one-base hit in the 7th inning and ripped a base-knock in the 8th
inning.  Overall Detroit out-hit Boston 16 to 7.  
 
The victory was credited to Joe Coleman(3-0) who went 7 innings, allowing 5
runs. Lynn McGlothen(0-1) ended up with the loss.  Horton was in a good mood
after the game, 'I'm just seeing and hitting the ball real well now.  I made
some adjustments last week and they are paying off.  That's what this game is
about. making adjustments as the season goes along.'

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