The Tigers scored three runs on wild pitches while defeating the Angels, 5-2. In the first inning, wild pitches by Andy Messersmith allowed Jim Northrup and Norm Cash to cross the plate.

Dick McAuliffe hit the first homer off Angels' pitching in 61 innings to add a run in the fifth. The Tigers picked up their final pair in the sixth on three singles and a wild pitch by reliever Mel Queen. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 2

Game Played on Monday, May 10, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  2
Tigers       2  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .188      McAuliffe 2b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .202
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .181      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .229
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Northrup cf,rf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .330
Conigliaro rf         4   1   2   0     0   1   .264      Cash 1b               3   2   1   0     1   0   .271
Repoz cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .300      Jones rf,lf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .429
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      G. Brown lf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .238
Stephenson c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .407        Stanley cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Freehan c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .283
O'Brien ss            3   0   1   1     1   1   .240      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .214
Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     1   1   .118      Chance p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scherman p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Berry ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  A. Reynolds p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cowan ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .222

Totals               32   2   7   2     5   5             Totals               31   5   6   2     4   9

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 15,215
Left on Base: Angels 8, Tigers 6
DP: Angels 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Stephenson, Messersmith
Doubles: Cash (2)
Home Runs: Repoz (3), McAuliffe (4)
GIDP: Johnson (7), McMullen (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(2-4)      5.1   6   5   4   2   7   1  25   2.86
Queen                   0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.13
A. Reynolds             2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     6   5   4   4   9   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance                  4.2   4   0   0   3   4   0  19   2.97
Scherman W(1-0)         4     3   2   2   2   1   1  17   2.45
Timmermann SV(1)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.24
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: Messersmith 2 (4), Queen (1)

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to left; Spencer flied out to left;
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to right; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Northrup singled to right; Northrup was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Messersmith [Northrup to third];
Cash walked; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Northrup scored,
Cash to third (error by Stephenson)]; Jones struck out but Cash
advanced to home and Jones advanced to first on a wild pitch; G.
Brown grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro singled to shortstop; Repoz flied out to
center; McMullen forced Conigliaro (third to second); Stephenson
singled to center [McMullen to second]; O'Brien walked [McMullen
to third, Stephenson to second]; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
flied out to center; Chance was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar struck out (catcher to first); Spencer
singled to right; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to right; Rodriguez struck out;
Northrup singled to center; Cash grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Conigliaro struck out; Repoz singled to right;
McMullen grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Repoz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Jones struck out; G. Brown was called out on
strikes; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson grounded out (second to first); O'Brien
was called out on strikes; Messersmith walked; Alomar walked
[Messersmith to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED CHANCE (PITCHING);
Spencer lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Scherman
was called out on strikes; McAuliffe homered; Rodriguez grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Repoz homered;
McMullen flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup flied out to left; Cash doubled to right;
Jones singled to left [Cash to third]; G. Brown singled to right
[Jones to third, Cash scored]; Freehan walked [G. Brown to
second]; QUEEN REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Queen threw a
wild pitch [Freehan to second, G. Brown to third, Jones scored];
Brinkman walked; Scherman struck out; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 5.

ANGELS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING CF); JONES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Stephenson popped to shortstop; O'Brien grounded
out (second to first); BERRY BATTED FOR QUEEN; Berry popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: A. REYNOLDS REPLACED BERRY (PITCHING); Rodriguez
struck out; Northrup flied out to left; Cash popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar flied out to right; Spencer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Jones flied out to left; Stanley grounded out
(second to first); Freehan walked; Brinkman flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Conigliaro singled to right; Repoz popped to first;
McMullen walked [Conigliaro to second]; MOSES BATTED FOR
STEPHENSON; Moses struck out; O'Brien singled to center
[McMullen to second, Conigliaro scored]; COWAN BATTED FOR A.
REYNOLDS; TIMMERMANN REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Cowan walked
(walk was charged to Scherman) [McMullen to third, O'Brien to
second]; Alomar forced Cowan (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 5.
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