Wednesday June 3, 1970
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Mickey Stanley singled in the 11th inning, stole second and scored on a single by Willie Horton to give the Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Angels. The Tigers were held to two hits by Andy Messersmith in the first eight innings and were losing, 3-0, going into the ninth when they exploded for four runs.

With one out, Gates Brown delivered a pinch-homer and Al Kaline singled. Paul Doyle relieved and yielded a pinch-single by Stanley. Ken Tatum took over and got Horton to ground into a forceout, but Jim Northrup followed with a two-run homer to send the Tigers ahead. The Angels came back in their half with a run-scoring single by Alex Johnson to force the game into overtime. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 4

Game Played on Wednesday, June 3, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 - 5 8 0 Angels 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 12 2 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Alomar 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 .246 Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J. Tatum cf,rf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .304 G. Brown ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .125 Fregosi ss 5 1 3 0 1 1 .278 Szotkiewicz ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Johnson lf 5 0 2 1 1 2 .364 Kaline rf,1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .329 McMullen 3b 5 0 3 2 1 1 .251 Cash 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .240 Reynolds rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .211 Stanley ph,cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 .268 Repoz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Horton lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .316 Ruiz ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Northrup cf,rf 5 1 1 3 0 1 .297 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Freehan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Cowan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .368 Wert 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .185 Johnstone cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Lolich p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .097 Azcue c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .232 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Messersmith p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .162 McRae p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 K. Tatum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saunders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wright ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .156 Hiller p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 40 5 8 5 2 7 Totals 43 4 12 4 6 11 Time of Game: 3:21 Attendance: 10,017 Left on Base: Tigers 4, Angels 13 DP: Tigers 0, Angels 1 Errors: Johnson, McMullen Doubles: Kaline (11) Home Runs: G. Brown (1), Northrup (7) Stolen Bases: Stanley (7) Caught Stealing: Gutierrez (1), Horton (1), Reynolds (1) Sacrifice Hits: J. Tatum (1) GIDP: Wert (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich 7 6 2 2 3 10 0 29 3.41 McRae 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 2.61 Kilkenny 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 6.27 Saunders 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.45 Hiller W(3-2) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 3.12 Totals 11 12 4 4 6 11 0 50 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 8.1 4 2 2 2 3 1 30 2.72 Doyle 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.95 K. Tatum 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 7 1.26 Fisher L(2-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 1.89 Totals 11 8 5 5 2 7 2 42 Passed Balls: Freehan (2) Wild Pitches: McRae 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline doubled to left; Cash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); J. Tatum grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi singled to center; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton made an out to third; Northrup made an out to third; Freehan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: McMullen struck out; Reynolds walked; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 3RD: Wert walked; Lolich struck out; McAuliffe made an out to second; Gutierrez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Azcue flied out to left; Messersmith made an out to second; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 4TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash struck out; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: J. Tatum walked; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first) [J. Tatum to second]; Johnson singled to right [J. Tatum to third]; McMullen singled to center [Johnson to second, J. Tatum scored]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [McMullen to second, Johnson to third]; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 5TH: Northrup flied out to right; Freehan singled to left; Wert grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Azcue struck out; Messersmith was called out on strikes; Alomar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 6TH: Lolich walked; McAuliffe popped to catcher in foul territory; Gutierrez forced Lolich (shortstop to second); Gutierrez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: J. Tatum singled to right; Fregosi struck out; Johnson struck out; McMullen singled to right [J. Tatum to third]; Reynolds singled to left [McMullen to second, J. Tatum scored]; Spencer struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2. TIGERS 7TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (second to first); Horton reached on an error by Johnson; Northrup made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 7TH: Azcue walked; Freehan allowed a passed ball [Azcue to second]; Messersmith reached on a fielder's choice [Azcue out at third (second to third)]; Alomar flied out to center; J. Tatum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2. TIGERS 8TH: Freehan flied out to center; Wert popped to third in foul territory; JONES BATTED FOR LOLICH; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 8TH: MCRAE REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Fregosi singled to center; McRae threw a wild pitch [Fregosi to second]; McRae threw a wild pitch [Fregosi to third]; Johnson walked; McMullen singled to left [Johnson to second, Fregosi scored]; Reynolds popped to pitcher in foul territory; COWAN BATTED FOR SPENCER; KILKENNY REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Cowan singled to left [McMullen to second, Johnson to third]; Azcue forced Johnson (pitcher to catcher) [Cowan to second, McMullen to third]; Messersmith flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 3. TIGERS 9TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING CF); REPOZ REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING 1B); J. TATUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); McAuliffe flied out to right; G. BROWN BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; G. Brown homered; Kaline singled to center; STANLEY BATTED FOR CASH; DOYLE REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Stanley singled to left [Kaline to second]; K. TATUM REPLACED DOYLE (PITCHING); Horton forced Kaline (shortstop to third) [Stanley to second]; Northrup homered [Stanley scored, Horton scored]; Freehan reached on an error by McMullen; Wert was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 9TH: SZOTKIEWICZ REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING SS); STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); KALINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Alomar singled to first; SAUNDERS REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); J. Tatum out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alomar to second]; Fregosi walked; Johnson singled to right [Johnson to second (on throw), Fregosi to third, Alomar scored]; HILLER REPLACED SAUNDERS (PITCHING); McMullen was walked intentionally; RUIZ BATTED FOR REPOZ; Ruiz forced Fregosi (second to catcher) [McMullen to second, Johnson to third]; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 4. TIGERS 10TH: RUIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hiller struck out; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Szotkiewicz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 4. ANGELS 10TH: Azcue flied out to right; WRIGHT BATTED FOR K. TATUM; Wright was called out on strikes; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 4. TIGERS 11TH: FISHER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Kaline flied out to left; Stanley singled to third; Stanley stole second; Horton singled to center [Stanley scored]; Horton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Northrup struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 4. ANGELS 11TH: J. Tatum flied out to center; Fregosi singled to center; Johnson flied out to right; McMullen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 4.

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