Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
April 13, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1973 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Gamble dh 3 0 0 0
Torres rf 4 0 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Spikes lf 4 1 1 0
Duncan c 4 1 2 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 2 2
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 2 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 1 0
Strom p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 0 2 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1
Freehan c 3 1 2 1
Howard dh 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Horton lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 1 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 2 2 1
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
Cleveland 001 002 000393
Detroit 001 011 10x470
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Strom   6.0 7 3 2 2 2
  Farmer  L (0-1) 0.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Kilkenny   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Johnson   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
2
4
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (2-0) 9.0 9 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
4

  E–Duncan (1), Cardenas 2 (3).  2B–Cleveland Bell (1,off Coleman); Duncan (1,off Coleman).  3B–Detroit Brinkman (2,off Strom).  SH–Cardenas (1,off Coleman).  CS–Hendrick (1,2nd base by Coleman/Freehan); Cardenas (1,2nd base by Coleman/Freehan).  SB–Taylor (1,2nd base off Strom/Duncan); Rodriguez (1,2nd base off Farmer/Duncan).  BK–Johnson (1).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:42.  A–5,009.
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