1973 Monday Night Baseball-Tigers at Red Sox featuring Al Kaline Full at Bat! 

At 11, there's no reason (except summer camp) that I wouldn't have been watching this game with my die-hard Tiger fan grandmother. Thanks for posting this!

This is better than ANYTHING on TV right now ... he types on Super Bowl Sunday 😄

He was a 5 tool player. He could do everything real well. He stood tough at the plate, never bailed out.

My childhood hero and the only athlete or celebrity I genuinely shed a tear for when he passed away. I don't know where that comment about Kaline breaking up double plays harder than anyone comes from. I remember reading accounts from middle infielder's who said Al was one of those guys who never took a cheap shot or slid in harder than he needed to. Nobody was more respected than #6. Mickey Mantle called him one of the best outfielders he ever played against and the one guy nobody ran on. Everywhere you looked when I was a kid the #6 was ironed onto our Tiger tee-shirts. Al, Gordie, Barry, Stevie, Tram, one thing about Detroit, we had a lot of high-caliber high-class great players roll through town. From Barry handing the ball to the ref to Gordie helping push motorists out of the ditch in the Winter, they were all good guys. Miss ya Al. You, Ernie, everyone from those magical summer nights when I was just a pup sitting on the porch and tuning into WJR at night to hear the games on my transistor radio. I still remember my first game at the old Stadium, how that green just exploded as me and Pops emerged from the shadows of the concourse. The time and the team that made me fall in love with baseball.

I was a 16 year old from Michigan at this game with my family and relatives from the Boston area. My mom grew up in Hudson MA, moved to MI and became a big Tigers fan. Al Kaline was my favorite Tiger, so to see him hit a HR in this game was awesome. I was fortunate to run into Mr. Kaline at Oakland Hills Country Club many years later were he was kind enough to sign an autograph for my mom. He truly was a great baseball player and gentleman.

Growing up if you were talking about the Detroit Tigers you were talking about Al Kaline! One of the greats!

Kaline and Horton, two of my most favorite players growing up!

I seen Al make a shoestring catch in left field robbing the Yankees of a win in their own stadium. He’s been the reason I’m still a Tigers fan all these years later 😃⚾️

Wow, I started watching MLB in 1977 and had no idea that Monday Night Baseball was originally on NBC for 10 years. Learn something new every day.

So awesome that Fenway is basically still the same. Hard to believe that after Fenway and Wrigley...all the other ballparks were built in the 60s or later.

Karine was a true pro. A class act. He had a rifle for an arm.

Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek and Howard Cosell on NBC. Cool!

The great al Kaline - a class person

He also invented AlKaline batteries. Very versatile guy!

I would love to watch the entire game.

This was the top of the 1st from the game of Monday night, June 25, 1973.

Oh no, Danny Cater playing 1B for the Red Sox!! Bringing back all those bad memories of the Sparky Lyle for Cater trade 😖

For the record, the youngest NL batting champion was Pete Reiser of the Dodgers, who was 22 when he hit .343 in 1941. But I’m sure Howard knew that already having grown up in Brooklyn.

This is just ridiculously vintage. Strange to hear Curt Gowdy and Howard Cosell in the same booth.

He was an Energizer Bunny - he had his batteries 🔋 Alkaline batteries.

Hearing gowdys voice is magical . Incredible it’s over 50 years. It’s a time machine

This is fantastic! I loved MNB on NBC in the early Seventies. Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek always consummate pros and super educational about all things baseball for a young kid like me. I especially loved Joe Garagiola’s pre-game show those days. Howard Cosell always entertaining here.

I think of Kaline & Clemente as almost clones. Their talents & careers were almost the same. They started around the same time and their careers ended within a couple of years. They played the same position. Clemente hit for a higher average and was a faster runner, while Kaline had more power. Clemente is much better remembered because he was much more dramatic, and of course the way he died. Kaline was quiet and didn't draw attention to himself. When they got their chance in the World Series, both did great things.

This IS AMAZING !! I NEVER realized that Gowdy and Cosell ever WORKED TOGETHER !

Howard Cosell: "I remember thinking to myself about this Al Kaline kid: 'He. Could. Go. All. The. Way. To. The. Hall (hawl?). Of. Fame. Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh! Tony Kubek ... koobie! Back to you!"

Bill "Spaceman" Lee on the mound.

Game won by the Red Sox 2-1. Kaline, who played at 1B this game, would homer in his next at bat in the 4th inning to account for the Tigers only run. Fisk solo home run in the 8th proved the game winner. Both Lee and Jim Perry of the Tigers went the distance for their teams. Lee finished the game with a 9-2 record and a gaudy 1.94 ERA. Perry would likewise show 8-6, 2.74. Lee would finish the season 17-11, 2.75, 18 complete games and 120 strikeouts and even made 5 relief appearances, and was named to the all-star team.

I was only 1 week old when this game aired. I love seeing games and events that happened during this time. but I just turned 50 a few weeks ago. That 50 years seems like it went way too quick. 🤔😂😂😂

Remember going to Tiger Stadium as a kid and following the 68 Tigers

This takes me back to my childhood and my love for baseball started. The great Ernie Harwell. One of the best at his craft.

Monday Night Football. Monday Night Baseball. Great stuff. Not endless B.S. like today. Not endless commercials. Nor, 18 people talking over each other.

Some of my fondest memories are watching the Tigers with my dad in the 60’s. Had the chance to meet Al Kaline a few occasions after he retired. Down to earth and humble as they come.

I was 10, a Cardinal fan, and remember watching this on a black and white TV. Loved the game and still do.

Al Kaline, one of only two players to win a batting title before his 21st birthday. Ty Cobb was the other one. Al was about 2 weeks younger than Ty when he did this.

Good to hear Curt Gowdy shutting down Howard Cosell's attempt to make the broadcast a competition so Howard could flout and boast. Even after all these decades of silence, what an insufferable headache Cosell was.

Funny, i was in high school in 1973 and i don't remember Monday Night Baseball at that time. I thought it started in 1976 when evidently , after doing some research, I found out that NBC's contract with MLB to air the games ended in 1975, and then ABC started showing the Monday night games in 1976 with Keith Jackson, Cosell doing the games. It was a big deal i remember after that fantastic 1975 WS. The opening of the broadcast featured showing the highlights of game 6.😁

Gowdy got snarky with Cosell at the end! 😂

Red Sox won this game 2-1 on an 8th Inning home run by Carlton Fisk.

I was too young to remember Al Kaline but i know i seen him play in person and tv. I was born in late 1968. I would of been 4 yrs old at this time in 1973. We went to games when i was in diapers i was told and all through high school. Every year at least once.

Mr. Tiger

Al Kaline was my favorite A.L. player. As a kid I had a card baseball game called 'Be A Manager.' My dad, my brother and I drafted teams and played seasons. Al hit 3rd in my lineup. Good power and hit for average.

The Spaceman throwing that 76mph heat. 😂😂😂

It just seems odd seeing Al Kaline in the then-ultra modern pullover jersey/beltless pants uniform combo.

Wow a 1973 video survivor !

There's the greatest Detroit Tiger I ever saw and my second-favorite

Great all around person tv commentator for tigers games he was kind of before my time but I would say of all the Detroit tigers he is probably number one

I could of hit that first pitch! Luv the back stop with NO stupid cooperation ads

Late Al Kaline would retire after next season (1974). He fell one HR short, reaching CD (400) career HR plateau

wish there was more footage...but i know i know blame NBC🤣🤣🤣

I never thought I'd see the day where I missed Cosell or Gowdy.

I love beasball thank you you don't have NBC Monday night beasball

Glorious failure for the Sox in the 70s, so close in 72, 74, 75, 77, and 78. If only the Roli Fingers deal hadn’t been scrubbed by Bowie Kuhn in 76.

so, when Kaline came up to the BIG leagues, Cosell didn't think Kaline would make it. Kaline is in the baseball HOF. it just goes to show you. even the so call expert sports announcers can be WRONG.

Baltimore's own al kaline....never understood why orioles never tried to trade for him......i think 1973 was Sam "Mayday" Malone's first year with red sox.....

I believe this was the year NBC would have a celebrity commentator on Monday Night Baseball. I remember the game where Danny Kaye was crazy about the Expos catcher's last name and kept saying: Boc_ca_bella !! As for Al Kaline, my most favorite Tiger of all time! Later did a great job doing color commentary on the Tigers Network.

He was good enough to have his name on batteries

Well most ball players wore ear flaps on their batting helmets ever since the fatal beaning on Tony Conigliaro in 1967. By 1983, it became mandatory.

Howard the hardest ball I’ve ever seen hit and maybe that was ever hit was by Willie Horton in Kansas City against the poor As. If it hadn’t bounced off the upper scoreboard then maybe 700ft. That’s right.

They could have used pitch clock.

Wow I was 5 when this aired

What the hell was Cosell doing at NBC?

I was at that Monday Night game when George Scott was a guest host. My older sister took me and a bunch of friends . We were freshman in Hschool. I believe Frank Howard hit a homerrun to win it.

Why did they save only this??

Al Kaline hit 399 lifetime HR's, but never hit 30 HR's in a single season.

What is Howard Cosell doing on an NBC telecast? Was he a special guest?

Commentators: Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek & Howard Cosell.

Kaline - Cash and Colavito in 1961 better than Maris - Mantle and Yogi

Umpires wearing burgundy coats. Love it.

I have heard that Gowdy and Cosell were friends even though their personalities and announcing styles were completely different.

Al kaline also known as battery man

Wait wait wait…Howard Cosell…broadcasting baseball…ON NBC?…🤨🤨🤨🤨

Al Kaline really needed to be a pitcher or catcher so he could have been on of the battery positions.

Spaceman throwing him junk

Since when was Cosell on NBC?

With Spaceman Bill Lee pitching

Al 0:26 0:26 0:26

Curt Gouty

Only thing missing is Ernie Harwell

gowdy seems triggered by cosell, "what are you doing? we going to get into a big match of wits tonight, huh?" perfectly legit to ask who the youngest n.l. player to win the batting title. it's juan soto now, but cosell would have been referring to pete rieser of the brooklyn dodgers 1941, who spent 3 years in world war II and was never the same.

Do you have the game in it's entirity?

Curt gowdy basically told cosell to shut up

Question: In 1973, after the fans were done strollin' and meanderin' around in there ... did Fenway Park smell like a gigantic bowl of clam chowder? (Chow-dah?). If so ... ew!

Baseball today is unwatchable. All the rule changes have ruined the game.

I thought Cosell worked for ABC?

That was a time I watch MLB 17 Today it bores Me

Gowdy and Kubek....great team. Cosell...annoying 3rd wheel

Al Kaline is basic. (A little chemistry joke.)

Bad pairing...Gowdy AND Cosell.