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Thursday June 4, 1970
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Al Kaline, who batted in a run with a single in the third inning, drove two more home with a double in the eighth to provide the Tigers with a 4-2 victory over the Angels. Kaline's tie-breaking double came with two out after Dick McAuliffe and Cesar Gutierrez had reached base with singles. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 2

Game Played on Thursday, June 4, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  8  0
Angels       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   2   3   0     0   0   .282      Alomar 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Gutierrez ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      J. Tatum cf           4   1   0   0     1   1   .280
Kaline rf             4   0   2   3     0   0   .333      Fregosi ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .279
Cash 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Johnson lf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .355
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      McMullen 3b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .253
Northrup cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .291      Reynolds rf           4   0   3   1     0   0   .304
Freehan c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .218      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Wert 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .179        Ruiz ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Cain p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .053      Azcue c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .228
                                                          Murphy p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .097
                                                            Cowan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .350
                                                            Garrett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   8   4     2   1             Totals               34   2   8   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 10,534
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Angels 12
DP: Tigers 1, Angels 3
Doubles: Cash (9), Kaline (12), Fregosi (12)
GIDP: Gutierrez (4), Cash (3), Freehan (5), Johnson (8)
Hit by Pitch: Fregosi (2,by Cain), McMullen (2,by Cain)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain W(4-2)             9     8   2   2   5   3   0  41   4.69
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   3   0  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(6-5)           8     7   4   4   2   1   0  31   3.45
Garrett                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.96
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   1   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Cain 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to second; Gutierrez grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [McAuliffe out at
second]; Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar popped to catcher in foul territory; J. Tatum
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi walked; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash doubled to left; Horton grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cash to third]; Northrup walked; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Northrup to second, Cash scored]; Wert was
walked intentionally; Cain grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen singled to left; Reynolds singled to center
[McMullen to second]; Spencer singled to pitcher [Reynolds to
second, McMullen to third]; Azcue made an out to second; Murphy
forced Spencer (shortstop to second) [McMullen scored, Reynolds
to third]; Alomar flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Angels 1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe singled to first; Gutierrez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [McAuliffe to second]; Kaline singled to
center [McAuliffe scored]; Cash grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kaline out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: J. Tatum walked; Fregosi was hit by a pitch [J.
Tatum to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [J. Tatum to third, Fregosi out at second];
McMullen was hit by a pitch; Reynolds singled to left [McMullen
to second, J. Tatum scored]; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup
struck out; Freehan made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Azcue grounded out (third to first); Murphy singled
to left; Alomar flied out to right; J. Tatum made an out to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); Cain flied
out to right; McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Fregosi struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop
to first); McMullen walked; Reynolds singled to left [McMullen
to second]; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Gutierrez grounded out (second to first); Kaline
made an out to second; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Azcue walked; Murphy forced Azcue (pitcher to
shortstop); Alomar flied out to left; J. Tatum struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton flied out to center; Northrup grounded out
(pitcher to first); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Fregosi doubled to center; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); McMullen struck out; Reynolds popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); Cain flied
out to right; McAuliffe singled to center; Gutierrez singled to
left [McAuliffe to second]; Kaline doubled to left [Kaline to
third (on throw to home), Gutierrez scored, McAuliffe scored];
Cash flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Angels
2.

ANGELS 8TH: RUIZ BATTED FOR SPENCER; Ruiz flied out to center;
Azcue walked; COWAN BATTED FOR MURPHY; Cowan popped to catcher
in foul territory; Alomar singled to shortstop [Azcue to
second]; J. Tatum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Angels 2.

TIGERS 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED COWAN (PITCHING); RUIZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Horton singled to right; Northrup made an out
to second; Freehan grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); McMullen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Angels 2.



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