Two players who went into the game with low batting averages came through with key hits to enable the Angels to defeat the Tigers, 4-3. Jerry Moses, batting .210, smashed a homer with a man on base in the second inning.

In the seventh, with the score tied, 3-3, Moses singled. Chico Ruiz, running for him, was forced by Ken Berry. After moving to second on a groundout, Berry scored the deciding run on a single by Sandy Alomar, who started the day with an average of only .186. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Sunday, May 2, 1971 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Angels       0  2  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   4  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Alomar 2b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .186
Northrup 1b           5   0   3   0     0   0   .341      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Horton lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .213      Conigliaro rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Repoz rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Price c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      O'Brien ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .280
McAuliffe 2b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .222      Moses c               3   1   2   2     0   0   .231
Brinkman ss           3   0   2   1     0   0   .205        Ruiz pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .556        Stephenson c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Lolich p              2   0   1   0     1   1   .250      Berry cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .133
  Zepp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  G. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .176        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
                                                            Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     4   2             Totals               30   4   8   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 11,815
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Angels 4
DP: Tigers 1, Angels 1
Doubles: Northrup (7), Brinkman (2), O'Brien (2), Berry (4)
Home Runs: Horton (5), Moses (3)
Stolen Bases: Northrup (4)
Caught Stealing: Brinkman (1), Northrup (2)
GIDP: McAuliffe (1), McMullen (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  5     5   3   3   2   2   1  22   3.27
Zepp L(0-1)             1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   6   9.82
Scherman                1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.69
Totals                  8     8   4   4   2   2   1  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                  5.2   8   3   3   3   1   1  26   3.71
Fisher W(4-1)           1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.96
Allen SV(2)             2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.75
Totals                  9    11   3   3   4   2   1  39

Passed Balls: Moses (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Russ Goetz


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup
singled to right; Northrup stole second; Moses allowed a passed
ball [Northrup to third]; Kaline popped to shortstop; Horton
walked; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
McAuliffe singled to right; Brinkman singled to right [McAuliffe
to second]; Lolich walked [McAuliffe to third, Brinkman to
second]; Brinkman was picked off and caught stealing third
(pitcher to second); Stanley singled to right [Lolich to second,
McAuliffe scored]; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); McMullen
struck out; O'Brien doubled to center; Moses homered [O'Brien
scored]; Berry lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Angels 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline flied out to right; Horton homered; Freehan
flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Wright flied out to right; Alomar lined to
shortstop; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Brinkman
flied out to center; Lolich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; Conigliaro walked;
McMullen flied out to center; O'Brien popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley flied out to center; Northrup doubled to
right; Northrup was picked off and caught stealing third
(pitcher to second to third to shortstop); Kaline walked; Horton
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Moses lined to first; Berry doubled to left; Wright
was called out on strikes; Alomar walked; Spencer flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to
right; McAuliffe singled to right; Brinkman doubled to left
[McAuliffe scored]; FISHER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Lolich
singled to second [Brinkman to third]; Stanley grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: PRICE REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); Johnson singled
to left; Conigliaro singled to center [Johnson to second]; ZEPP
REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); McMullen grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Conigliaro to second, Johnson out at third];
O'Brien singled to left [Conigliaro scored, O'Brien out at
second (left to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Angels 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup flied out to left; Kaline grounded out
(third to first); Horton popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Moses singled to pitcher; RUIZ RAN FOR MOSES; Berry
forced Ruiz (third to shortstop); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR FISHER;
Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted) [Berry to second];
Alomar singled to center [Berry scored, Alomar to second (on
throw)]; SCHERMAN REPLACED ZEPP (PITCHING); Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 4.

TIGERS 8TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED RUIZ (PLAYING C ); ALLEN
REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Price flied out to right;
Rodriguez walked; McAuliffe grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Johnson flied out to center; Conigliaro grounded out
(pitcher to first); McMullen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 4.

TIGERS 9TH: REPOZ REPLACED CONIGLIARO (PLAYING RF); JONES BATTED
FOR BRINKMAN; Jones struck out; G. BROWN BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; G.
Brown singled to left; Stanley flied out to center; Northrup
singled to left [G. Brown to second]; Kaline forced Northrup
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 4.
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