April 27, 1973 Kansas City’s 22 year-old starter Steve Busby becomes the 13th rookie to throw a no-hitter, beating Detroit, 3-0, at Tiger Stadium. It is the first ever no-hit game thrown by a Royals pitcher, the first at Tiger Stadium since Virgil Trucks did it in 1952. Busby also becomes the first no-hit game…
The Indians break their Opening Day American League attendance record when a crowd of 74,420 watches Gaylord Perry go the distance in the Tribe’s 2-1 victory over Detroit at Cleveland Stadium. The previous mark had been set by the team in 1948 in the season opener against St. Louis.
On March 27, 1973, veteran pitcher Jim Perry of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first player to approve of being traded under the new “ten and five” rule. The Twins send Perry to the Detroit Tigers for pitcher Dan Fife and cash. Perry, a 24-game winner in 1970, will win 14 games for the Tigers…
Oct 11, 1972 – The Detroit Tigers even the ALCS series with a 10th-inning 3-run rally to beat the A’s 4-3. Jim Northrup bats in the game-winner after Dave Hamilton walks home the tying run. For eight innings it was a tight pitching duel between Game 1 aces Catfish Hunter and Mickey Lolich. The only…
1972 – In Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics throws his bat at Detroit Tigers pitcher Lerrin LaGrow after being hit by a pitch. Both players are ejected and Campaneris is suspended for the rest of the series.
On October 3, 1972 the Detroit Tigers clinch the division in a strike-shortened season. Billy Martin leads the aging club to the title. Woodie Fryman picks up the win in a 3-1 win at Tiger Stadium over Red Sox legend Luis Tiant. Future hall of famer Al Kaline delivers the go-ahead single in the 7th…
1972 – Behind Mickey Lolich’s 20th win‚ Detroit beats the Orioles in Baltimore, 4 – 3, in the tight pennant race. Lolich had failed in 5 previous outings to win his 20th.
Mickey Lolich regains first place for the Tigers as he bests the Angels and Nolan Ryan, 2 – 0. It is Lolich’s 19th win.
On August 13, 1972, Detroit Tigers manager Billy Martin picks his team’s lineup out of a hat. The slow-footed Norm Cash is picked to bat leadoff while the weak-hitting Eddie Brinkman ends up batting cleanup. The new lineup produces a 3-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader. Later, Martin will use the unconventional…
Tigers acquire some needed help for the pennant chase, purchasing left-hander Woodie Fryman
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