New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1973 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 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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New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Alou M. 1b 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 2 0
Murcer cf 1 0 0 0
  Swoboda pr,cf 2 1 1 0
Hart dh 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Munson c 3 1 2 2
Alou F. rf 3 0 0 0
Michael ss 2 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Lanier ss 0 0 0 0
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Beene p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 4 0 0 1
Taylor 2b 4 1 2 1
Kaline 1b 3 0 1 1
  Reese 1b 1 0 0 0
Horton lf 5 0 2 1
Howard dh 4 0 0 0
Sharon rf 4 1 2 0
Freehan c 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 2 1 1
Brinkman ss 3 2 3 0
Lolich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 5
New York 000 020 000252
Detroit 040 300 00x7110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (5-3) 3.1 7 7 6 3 5
  Beene   4.2 4 0 0 3 3
Totals
8.0
11
7
6
6
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (11-10) 9.0 5 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
5

  E–Michael (18), Lanier (3).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Sharon (6,off McDowell); Horton (12,off Beene).  HR–New York Munson (14,5th inning off Lolich 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Murcer (3,by Lolich).  SF–Stanley (4,off McDowell).  IBB–Howard (3,by Beene).  CS–White (7,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan).  WP–McDowell (2).  HBP–Lolich (5,Murcer).  IBB–Beene (3,Howard).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:28.  A–43,334.
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