Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
April 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1973 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 0

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 2 0 1 0
  Taylor ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0
Northrup lf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 1 1 0
Cash 1b 4 2 2 2
Brown dh 3 1 2 1
  Howard ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Stanley cf 3 0 1 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 1 0
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Torres rf 3 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Ellis dh 3 0 0 0
Spikes lf 4 0 1 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Detroit 010 102 000480
Cleveland 000 000 000032
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (1-0) 8.0 3 0 0 1 3
  LaGrow  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  L (0-1) 5.2 8 4 4 3 5
  Hilgendorf   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Farmer   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
8

  E–Brohamer (1), Cardenas (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Detroit McAuliffe (1,off Tidrow); Stanley (1,off Tidrow); N Cash (1,off Tidrow), Cleveland Hendrick (2,off Coleman).  HR–Detroit N Cash (1,6th inning off Tidrow 1 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:27.  A–10,798.
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