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Detroit Tigers @ Texas Rangers

1973-04-25 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 7386 · 2:31

Texas Rangers defeated Detroit Tigers 4–1. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 3rd. Rich Hand earned the win and Steve Foucault picked up the save. Jeff Burroughs went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
TEX	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		4	10

W: Rich Hand L: Joe Coleman SV: Steve Foucault

Umpires — HP: Joe Brinkman · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Freehan	5	0	2	0	0	0
Al Kaline	4	0	1	0	1	0
Gates Brown	4	0	0	0	0	1
Norm Cash	3	0	0	0	1	0
Willie Horton	3	1	1	0	0	1
Mickey Stanley	3	0	1	1	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Brinkman	3	0	0	0	1	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dave Nelson	4	0	0	0	1
Toby Harrah	4	1	3	1	0
Larry Biittner	4	0	0	0	0
Alex Johnson	4	1	1	1	1
Rico Carty	3	0	0	0	2
Dick Billings	3	0	1	1	0
Jeff Burroughs	3	1	2	1	0
Joe Lovitto	1	0	0	0	1
Elliott Maddox	3	1	2	0	0
Vic Harris	2	0	1	0	0
Jim Mason	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	5.2	8	0	5
Lerrin LaGrow	2.1	2	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Hand	7.1	6	3	3
Steve Foucault	1.2	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: S8
Bill Freehan: 43.1-2
Al Kaline: W
Gates Brown: 9.2-3
Norm Cash: W.1-2
Willie Horton: K

Bot 1

Dave Nelson: K
Toby Harrah: S7
Larry Biittner: 9/FL
Alex Johnson: CS2(24)

Top 2

Mickey Stanley: K
Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
Ed Brinkman: 8

Bot 2

Alex Johnson: K
Rico Carty: 3/FL
Dick Billings: 53

Top 3

Dick McAuliffe: 31
Bill Freehan: S8
Al Kaline: 64(1)/FO
Gates Brown: K23

Bot 3

Jeff Burroughs: HR
Joe Lovitto: K/C
Elliott Maddox: S6
Dave Nelson: SB2
Dave Nelson: 3/P
Toby Harrah: S7.2-H
Larry Biittner: 43

Top 4

Norm Cash: 6/P
Willie Horton: T8
Mickey Stanley: 9/SF.3-H
Aurelio Rodriguez: D7
Ed Brinkman: W
Dick McAuliffe: 8

Bot 4

Alex Johnson: 6/P
Rico Carty: K
Dick Billings: 53

Top 5

Bill Freehan: E6/G
Al Kaline: 8
Gates Brown: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 5

Jeff Burroughs: S7
Vic Harris: 9
Elliott Maddox: 9
Dave Nelson: 9/L

Top 6

Norm Cash: 8
Willie Horton: 43
Mickey Stanley: T9
Aurelio Rodriguez: 53

Bot 6

Toby Harrah: S8
Larry Biittner: 8
Alex Johnson: D9.1-H
Rico Carty: SB3
Rico Carty: K
Dick Billings: D9.3-H
Jeff Burroughs: 63

Top 7

Ed Brinkman: 8
Dick McAuliffe: 9
Bill Freehan: 8

Bot 7

Vic Harris: S9
Elliott Maddox: S5/BG.1-3;BX1(54)
Dave Nelson: 53
Toby Harrah: 43

Top 8

Al Kaline: S8
Gates Brown: 8
Norm Cash: E6.1-2
Willie Horton: HP.2-3;1-2
Mickey Stanley: 5/P
Aurelio Rodriguez: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Larry Biittner: 8
Alex Johnson: 13
Jim Mason: 6/P

Top 9

Ed Brinkman: 63
Dick McAuliffe: S9
Bill Freehan: S8.1-2
Al Kaline: 14(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Rangers manager Whitey Herzog argued the call at 2B with 2B umpire Bill Kunkel
Lovitto ejected by HP umpire Brinkman for arguing called third strike
Rangers manager Herzog ejected by 1B umpire Flaherty for arguing Maddox was safe after rounding 1st too far

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