Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1973 at Memorial Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 2 1
Freehan c 4 0 2 0
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Horton lf 4 2 1 1
Howard dh 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Brown 1b 3 0 0 0
  Reese 1b 1 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 1 1 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 2 0
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Williams c 3 1 1 1
Baylor lf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Crowley dh 4 0 2 0
Belanger ss 4 0 1 0
McNally p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Detroit 000 110 010390
Baltimore 000 001 000161
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (4-0) 9.0 6 1 1 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  L (3-1) 9.0 9 3 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
0
1

  E–Robinson (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Detroit Howard (1,off McNally); Stanley (4,off McNally), Baltimore Crowley (1,off Coleman).  HR–Detroit Horton (3,8th inning off McNally 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Williams (4,6th inning off Coleman 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Grich (1,by Coleman).  HBP–Coleman (1,Grich).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:29.  A–15,448.
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