1973 AL Game and Detroit News: Det. @ Bal.

 April 22, 1973

  My Detroit Tigers have now lost 5 in a row after getting swept in Baltimore. Today, the Tigers lost in 13 innings by the score of 4-3. After a day off, Detroit will travel to Texas for a 3-game series. The Rangers have lost 4 in a row as of late, so someone will finally put a stop their losing streak. I can only hope it's Detroit.

BOXSCORE: 1973 Detroit Tigers At 1973 Baltimore Orioles             4/22/1973
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Taylor 2B         5  1  1  1 .174     M.Rettenmund RF     7  0  1  0 .241  
D-J.Northrup PH,RF    1  0  0  0 .161     B.Grich 2B          7  0  2  1 .340  
  M.Stanley CF        6  0  1  0 .206     B.Powell 1B         4  0  1  0 .143  
  A.Kaline RF,1B      6  0  0  0 .122   B-A.Bumbry PR,LF      1  0  0  0 .100  
  W.Horton LF         6  1  2  0 .409     E.Williams C        6  0  0  0 .245  
  F.Howard DH         4  1  1  2 .250     D.Baylor LF,1B      5  1  1  0 .259  
C-G.Brown PH,DH       2  0  0  0 .156     B.Robinson 3B       5  1  3  0 .379  
  N.Cash 1B           1  0  1  0 .306     P.Blair CF          5  0  3  1 .275  
A-I.Brown PH,1B       2  0  0  0 .182     T.Crowley DH        5  1  3  2 .242  
E-D.McAuliffe 2B      0  0  0  0 .211     M.Belanger SS       6  1  2  0 .265  
  B.Freehan C         4  0  1  0 .273                                          
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  0  0  0 .156                                          
  E.Brinkman SS       5  0  2  0 .370                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47  3  9  3                 Totals      51  4 16  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cash In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Powell In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Howard In 11th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Taylor In 12th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Brown In 12th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  3  9  1
Orioles......... 0 0 1  1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  4 16  1
 
Tigers (6-8)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Perry                   5 1/3   9   3   3   0   2   1   2.11
T.Timmermann              2 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0   3.38
J.Hiller                  4 1/3   4   0   0   2   3   0   0.00
L.Lagrow LOSS(0-2)        0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   4.50
Totals                   12 1/3  16   4   4   3   6   1
 
Orioles (11-3)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Cuellar                10       8   3   3   2   3   2   2.31
E.Watt WIN(2-1)           3       1   0   0   0   4   0   1.23
Totals                   13       9   3   3   2   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 27,574 DATE- Sunday, April 22nd 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:32
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Orioles:14
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- M.Stanley, B.Robinson
HOME RUNS- T.Taylor(1st), F.Howard(2nd), T.Crowley(2nd)
RBIs- T.Taylor(2nd), F.Howard-2(3rd), B.Grich(6th), P.Blair(8th),
      T.Crowley-2(6th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Belanger(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Cash, P.Blair
WALKS- N.Cash, B.Freehan, B.Powell, B.Robinson, T.Crowley
HIT BY PITCH- D.Baylor
STRIKE OUTS- T.Taylor, J.Northrup, W.Horton, G.Brown, B.Freehan, A.Rodriguez-2,
             M.Rettenmund, B.Grich, A.Bumbry, E.Williams, D.Baylor-2
GIDP- B.Freehan, B.Powell, E.Williams
RLISP 2-out- A.Rodriguez, E.Williams-2, E.Brinkman, M.Rettenmund-2, T.Taylor,
             P.Blair, A.Bumbry, T.Crowley
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 0 for 5  Orioles: 4 for 16
 
Terry Crowley lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI as the Baltimore
Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings by the score of 4 to 3 at
Memorial Stadium.
 
The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings. Baltimore ended up
winning it in the 13th inning.  Mark Belanger lashed a single.  After an out
was recorded, Belanger proceeded to steal third base.  Bobby Grich then laced
a base-hit making Baltimore the victor and beginning a joyous home town
celebration.  Baltimore finished with 16 hits while Detroit ended up with 9.
 
Eddie Watt(2-1) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 3 innings. Lerrin
Lagrow(0-2) ended up with the loss in relief.  He gave up 2 hits and no walks
in 1/3 of an inning.

1973 AL Game: Chi. @ KC

 April 22, 1973

  Chicago 3rd baseman Bill Melton was really locked in at the plate today, hitting 3 homeruns and driving in 6 runs while going 4 for 6 in the White Sox' s 11-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Melton made it easy for Wilbur Wood to pick up his 4th Win of the season.

Event Codes:  G I
BOXSCORE: 1973 Chicago White Sox At 1973 Kansas City Royals         4/22/1973
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Jeter RF          5  0  1  0 .263     F.Patek SS          5  0  3  1 .258  
  C.May LF            5  2  3  1 .317     C.Rojas 2B          5  0  1  0 .279  
  D.Allen 1B          5  2  0  1 .263     A.Otis CF           5  0  1  1 .276  
  B.Melton 3B         6  5  4  6 .279     J.Mayberry 1B       4  0  1  0 .308  
  K.Henderson CF      3  1  2  1 .353     H.McRae RF          5  1  2  0 .295  
  M.Andrews DH        4  0  1  1 .161     L.Piniella LF       4  0  1  1 .313  
  J.Orta 2B           4  0  1  1 .364     P.Schaal 3B         4  2  2  0 .320  
  E.Leon SS           5  0  1  0 .094     K.Bevacqua DH       2  1  1  0 .143  
  C.Brinkman C        5  1  1  0 .111     C.Taylor C          2  0  1  1 .400  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 11 14 11                 Totals      36  4 13  4
 
 
White Sox....... 2 0 3  2 0 1  3 0 0  - 11 14  0
Royals.......... 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 2  -  4 13  3
 
White Sox (6-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Wood WIN(4-0)           8      12   4   4   3   5   0   1.88
C.Acosta                  1       1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9      13   4   4   4   5   0
 
Royals (5-9)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Drago LOSS(1-2)         5 2/3  11   8   7   5   4   3   7.96
M.Jackson                 3 1/3   3   3   3   2   4   1   7.20
Totals                    9      14  11  10   7   8   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,950 DATE- Sunday, April 22nd 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:11  Royals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 4  Royals: 1
ERRORS- F.Patek, C.Rojas, P.Schaal
DOUBLES- K.Henderson(2nd), C.Brinkman(1st), H.McRae(4th), L.Piniella(4th)
TRIPLES- H.McRae(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.May(3rd), B.Melton-3(5th)
RBIs- C.May(5th), D.Allen(5th), B.Melton-6(12th), K.Henderson(6th),
      M.Andrews(2nd), J.Orta(5th), F.Patek(9th), A.Otis(12th), L.Piniella(7th),
      C.Taylor(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.May(1st)
WALKS- J.Jeter, C.May, D.Allen, K.Henderson-2, M.Andrews, J.Orta, J.Mayberry,
       K.Bevacqua, C.Taylor-2
HIT BY PITCH- K.Bevacqua
STRIKE OUTS- J.Jeter-2, M.Andrews, J.Orta-3, E.Leon, C.Brinkman, A.Otis,
             J.Mayberry-3, L.Piniella
GIDP- M.Andrews, F.Patek, C.Rojas, H.McRae
2-out RBI- B.Melton-4, K.Henderson, A.Otis
RLISP 2-out- J.Jeter-2, C.Brinkman-2, J.Mayberry-2, J.Orta, K.Bevacqua, D.Allen,
             C.Taylor, H.McRae-2
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 6 for 14  Royals: 4 for 15
 
Third baseman Bill Melton blasted 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Chicago
White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals by a score of 11 to 4 at Kaufmann
Stadium.
 
Melton was in a groove all day.  The Kansas City fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box.  He blasted a two-run home run in the 1st
inning, lined a one-base hit which brought home a run in the 3rd inning,
smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 6th inning and lifted one out of
the park for a two run home run in the 7th inning.  Chicago finished with 14
hits in the victory.  
 
The win was credited to Wilbur Wood(4-0) who went 8 innings allowing 4 runs.
Dick Drago(1-2) was the loser.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 5 and 2/3
innings.  
 
'I've spent a lot of time in the cage and made some adjustments and they've
paid off,' Melton said. 'I just take the same approach up there. I don't
overanalyze it. I go up there, see the ball and try to put a good swing on
it.'