Sunday May 2, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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