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Standings
CAL
@BAL		10
8		 
(10)
NYY
@CHW		1
2
OAK
@CLE		5
7
TEX
@DET		4
5
KCR
@MIL		5
3
BOS
@MIN		2
1
STL
@LAD		5
4
CIN
@MON		6
2
HOU
@NYM		0
1
ATL
@PHI		4
2
PIT
@SDP		4
3
CHC
@SFG		4
2
Tuesday, July 10, 1973
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 15,534, Time of Game: 2:19
Rangers
4
30-54
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 16½ GB
 at Tigers
5
44-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 2½ GB
W: Joe Coleman (13-8)
L: Jim Merritt (3-4)
S: John Hiller (21)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  1    4  9  3
Tigers          1  2  1   0  0  0   0  1  X    5  9  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Mason 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .229 .599 -0.031 0.58 0.008 -0.039 -0.4 3 1
   Dave Nelson PH-2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .283 .699 -0.127 4.35 0.058 -0.185 -0.4 0 0
Vic Harris 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .276 .699 -0.407 2.94 0.000 -0.407 -2.1 1 3 2B
Alex Johnson LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .680 -0.256 2.52 0.048 -0.304 -0.3 3 0 3B
Rico Carty DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .229 .608 -0.040 1.06 0.041 -0.081 -0.2
Jim Spencer 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .725 0.074 0.93 0.102 -0.028 0.6 4 0
   Bill Sudakis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .178 .653 -0.027 1.03 0.000 -0.027 -0.1
   Larry Biittner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .527 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Jeff Burroughs RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .270 .772 0.163 1.20 0.174 -0.011 1.5 3 0 HR
Ken Suarez C 2 0 1 2 2 0 .284 .698 0.234 1.88 0.306 -0.072 1.1 8 0
   Elliott Maddox PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .615 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Tom Grieve CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .607 0.032 2.34 0.163 -0.131 -0.4 0 0
Pete Mackanin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .063 .211 0.094 2.49 0.200 -0.105 0.1 0 3 SH
Jim Merritt P 1
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 4 8 .265 .783 -0.291 1.98 1.100 -1.390 -0.6 24 8
2B: V Harris (9, off J Coleman).
3B: A Johnson (2, off J Coleman).
HR: J Burroughs (10, off J Hiller; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: P Mackanin (1, off J Hiller).
TB: J Burroughs 5; A Johnson 3; V Harris 2; R Carty; T Grieve; K Suarez; J Mason; J Spencer.
RBI: K Suarez 2 (19); R Carty (30); J Burroughs (33).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: J Merritt (); V Harris 2 (18).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: K Suarez (1st base by B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .238 .683 0.054 0.63 0.072 -0.017 0.6 2 0 2B
Tony Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .506 -0.078 0.73 0.000 -0.078 -1.4 2 5 SH
Al Kaline 1B-RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .205 .594 0.118 0.91 0.148 -0.030 1.2 11 0
Willie Horton LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .348 .999 -0.006 0.70 0.041 -0.046 -0.4 0 0
   Rich Reese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 .383 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Freehan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .641 -0.082 0.64 0.000 -0.082 -1.2 9 1
Frank Howard DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .648 -0.061 0.61 0.003 -0.064 -0.8
Dick Sharon RF-LF 4 3 4 2 0 0 .276 .828 0.199 0.41 0.199 0.000 2.8 1 0 2·HR,2B
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .611 0.061 0.45 0.081 -0.020 0.3 2 1 SH
Ed Brinkman SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 .691 0.003 0.35 0.018 -0.015 -0.2 0 3
Joe Coleman P 2
   John Hiller P 1
Team Totals 33 5 9 3 1 5 .273 .809 0.208 0.60 0.562 -0.352 0.9 27 13
2B: D Sharon (4, off J Merritt); M Stanley (10, off J Merritt).
HR: D Sharon 2 (4, 2 off J Merritt; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: A Rodriguez (5, off J Merritt); T Taylor (3, off J Merritt).
TB: D Sharon 11; A Kaline 2; M Stanley 2; W Horton; F Howard.
RBI: D Sharon 2 (7); A Kaline (21).
2-out RBI: A Kaline; D Sharon.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, L (3-4) 8 9 5 4 1 5 2 3.70 36 50 -0.209 0.60 -0.9
Team Totals 8 9 5 4 1 5 2 4.50 36 50 -0.209 1.98 -0.9

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Coleman, W (13-8) 6 7 3 3 2 4 0 3.75 25 48 -0.176 0.84 -1.0
John Hiller, S (21) 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 1.38 14 2 0 0.467 4.11 1.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 4 8 1 4.00 39 48 2 0 0.291 0.60 0.6
J Coleman faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 15,534.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Detroit Tigers
1 Jim Mason 2B 1 Mickey Stanley CF
2 Vic Harris 3B 2 Tony Taylor 2B
3 Alex Johnson LF 3 Al Kaline 1B
4 Rico Carty DH 4 Willie Horton LF
5 Jim Spencer 1B 5 Bill Freehan C
6 Jeff Burroughs RF 6 Frank Howard DH
7 Ken Suarez C 7 Dick Sharon RF
8 Tom Grieve CF 8 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
9 Pete Mackanin SS 9 Ed Brinkman SS
Jim Merritt P Joe Coleman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-5 2 123 O TEX A. Johnson J. Hiller 23% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 4-5 1 123 O TEX V. Harris J. Hiller 22% 77% Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Grieve to 3B; Mackanin to 2B
t9 4-5 0 12- TEX P. Mackanin J. Hiller -20% 36% Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Maddox to 3B; Grieve to 2B; Mackanin to 1B
t9 4-5 0 123 O TEX D. Nelson J. Hiller 19% 54% Strikeout
t9 4-5 0 1-- TEX T. Grieve J. Hiller -16% 56% Single to LF; Maddox to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX J. Mason J. Coleman 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX V. Harris J. Coleman 2% 54% Double to RF; Harris out at 3B/2B-SS-3B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX A. Johnson J. Coleman 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- DET M. Stanley J. Merritt 6% 61% Double to LF
b1 0-0 0 -2- O DET T. Taylor J. Merritt -1% 59% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Stanley to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 R DET A. Kaline J. Merritt 7% 66% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Stanley Scores/No RBI; Kaline to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- DET W. Horton J. Merritt 4% 70% Single to SS; Kaline to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 O DET B. Freehan J. Merritt -6% 65% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 1-3 O DET F. Howard J. Merritt -4% 60% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O TEX R. Carty J. Coleman 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O TEX J. Spencer J. Coleman 2% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-1 2 --- O TEX J. Burroughs J. Coleman 1% 66% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- DET D. Sharon J. Merritt 5% 71% Double to LF
b2 1-0 0 -2- R DET A. Rodriguez J. Merritt 8% 79% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Sharon Scores/No RBI; Rodriguez to 2B
b2 2-0 0 -2- DET E. Brinkman J. Merritt 2% 81% Walk
b2 2-0 0 12- O DET M. Stanley J. Merritt -1% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez to 3B
b2 2-0 1 1-3 O DET T. Taylor J. Merritt -5% 74% Fielder's Choice 3B; Rodriguez out at Hm/3B-C; Stanley to 2B
b2 2-0 2 12- R DET A. Kaline J. Merritt 8% 82% Single to RF; Stanley Scores/unER; Taylor to 3B
b2 3-0 2 1-3 O DET W. Horton J. Merritt -3% 80% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- TEX K. Suarez J. Coleman -4% 76% Walk
t3 0-3 0 1-- O TEX T. Grieve J. Coleman 6% 82% Suarez Picked off 1B (C-1B)
t3 0-3 1 --- O TEX T. Grieve J. Coleman 1% 83% Strikeout
t3 0-3 2 --- O TEX P. Mackanin J. Coleman 1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rangers' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
b3 3-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Merritt -1% 83% Flyball: LF
b3 3-0 1 --- O DET F. Howard J. Merritt -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- R DET D. Sharon J. Merritt 6% 88% Home Run
b3 4-0 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Merritt -0% 88% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t4 0-4 0 --- O TEX J. Mason J. Coleman 2% 90% Strikeout
t4 0-4 1 --- O TEX V. Harris J. Coleman 1% 91% Strikeout
t4 0-4 2 --- O TEX A. Johnson J. Coleman 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
b4 4-0 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman J. Merritt -1% 91% Strikeout
b4 4-0 1 --- DET M. Stanley J. Merritt 1% 92% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Stanley to 2B
b4 4-0 1 -2- O DET T. Taylor J. Merritt -1% 91% Groundout: P-1B
b4 4-0 2 -2- O DET A. Kaline J. Merritt -1% 90% Single to 2B; Stanley out at Hm/2B-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
t5 0-4 0 --- O TEX R. Carty J. Coleman 2% 92% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-4 1 --- O TEX J. Spencer J. Coleman 1% 93% Flyball: CF
t5 0-4 2 --- TEX J. Burroughs J. Coleman -1% 92% Single to CF
t5 0-4 2 1-- O TEX K. Suarez J. Coleman 2% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
b5 4-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton J. Merritt -1% 93% Foul Flyball: C
b5 4-0 1 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Merritt -0% 92% Flyball: RF
b5 4-0 2 --- DET F. Howard J. Merritt 0% 93% Single to CF
b5 4-0 2 1-- DET D. Sharon J. Merritt 0% 93% Single to CF; Howard to 2B
b5 4-0 2 12- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Merritt -1% 92% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
t6 0-4 0 --- O TEX T. Grieve J. Coleman 2% 94% Lineout: 2B
t6 0-4 1 --- O TEX P. Mackanin J. Coleman 1% 95% Strikeout
t6 0-4 2 --- TEX J. Mason J. Coleman -1% 94% Single to CF
t6 0-4 2 1-- O TEX V. Harris J. Coleman 1% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
b6 4-0 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman J. Merritt -0% 95% Flyball: RF
b6 4-0 1 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Merritt -0% 94% Popfly: 2B
b6 4-0 2 --- O DET T. Taylor J. Merritt -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
t7 0-4 0 --- TEX A. Johnson J. Coleman -5% 89% Triple to CF
t7 0-4 0 --3 R TEX R. Carty J. Coleman -4% 85% Single to CF; Johnson Scores
t7 1-4 0 1-- TEX J. Spencer J. Coleman -10% 75% Single to RF; Carty to 3B
t7 1-4 0 1-3 TEX J. Burroughs J. Coleman -8% 67% Walk; Spencer to 2B
t7 1-4 0 123 RR TEX K. Suarez J. Coleman -16% 52% Single to LF; Carty Scores; Spencer Scores; Burroughs to 2B
John Hiller replaces Joe Coleman pitching
t7 3-4 0 12- O TEX T. Grieve J. Hiller 10% 62% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 3-4 1 12- O TEX P. Mackanin J. Hiller 9% 71% Strikeout
Dave Nelson pinch hits for Jim Mason (2B) batting 1st
t7 3-4 2 12- TEX D. Nelson J. Hiller -6% 65% Walk; Burroughs to 3B; Suarez to 2B
t7 3-4 2 123 O TEX V. Harris J. Hiller 14% 79% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rangers' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
Dave Nelson moves from PH to 2B
b7 4-3 0 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Merritt -2% 77% Flyball: LF
b7 4-3 1 --- O DET W. Horton J. Merritt -1% 76% Strikeout
b7 4-3 2 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Merritt -1% 75% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' John Hiller facing 3-4-5
t8 3-4 0 --- O TEX A. Johnson J. Hiller 6% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-4 1 --- O TEX R. Carty J. Hiller 4% 84% Groundout: P-1B
Bill Sudakis pinch hits for Jim Spencer (1B) batting 5th
t8 3-4 2 --- O TEX B. Sudakis J. Hiller 3% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rangers' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
Larry Biittner replaces Bill Sudakis (PH) playing 1B batting 5th
b8 4-3 0 --- O DET F. Howard J. Merritt -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-3 1 --- R DET D. Sharon J. Merritt 8% 93% Home Run
b8 5-3 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Merritt -0% 93% Strikeout
b8 5-3 2 --- O DET E. Brinkman J. Merritt -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' John Hiller facing 6-7-8
Rich Reese replaces Willie Horton (LF) playing 1B batting 4th
Dick Sharon moves from RF to LF
Al Kaline moves from 1B to RF
t9 3-5 0 --- R TEX J. Burroughs J. Hiller -9% 84% Home Run
t9 4-5 0 --- TEX K. Suarez J. Hiller -12% 72% Walk
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Ken Suarez (C) batting 7th
t9 4-5 0 1-- TEX T. Grieve J. Hiller -16% 56% Single to LF; Maddox to 2B
t9 4-5 0 12- TEX P. Mackanin J. Hiller -20% 36% Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Maddox to 3B; Grieve to 2B; Mackanin to 1B
t9 4-5 0 123 O TEX D. Nelson J. Hiller 19% 54% Strikeout
t9 4-5 1 123 O TEX V. Harris J. Hiller 22% 77% Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Grieve to 3B; Mackanin to 2B
t9 4-5 2 123 O TEX A. Johnson J. Hiller 23% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 5.

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