An attempted squeeze bunt wound up as a double play in the 12th inning and enabled the Angels to emerge with a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. Willie Horton hit two homers, one of them on an inside-the-park drive, to account for the Tigers' runs. After they pulled even in the sixth inning, the Angels broke the tie in the 10th when Syd O'Brien singled and Jerry Moses doubled.

In the Tigers' half, Ike Brown singled with one out and reached third on a wild pitch and a balk before Gates Brown walked. Tony Taylor then tried a squeeze play, but bunted a soft liner to Jim Spencer, who doubled Ike Brown off third base. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 31, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  0
Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .261      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Berry cf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .203        G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .426
McMullen 3b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Taylor 2b             6   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Cowan lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Kaline rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Rivers lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Horton lf             4   2   2   2     1   0   .280
T. Reynolds rf        5   0   2   0     0   1   .219      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     1   0   .275
  Repoz rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Cash 1b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Spencer 1b            5   0   0   0     0   3   .233      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .281
O'Brien ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .211      Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .212
Moses c               5   1   2   1     0   3   .226      Lolich p              2   0   0   0     2   1   .105
Wright p              5   0   0   0     0   2   .167        I. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .288
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               45   3   9   3     0  14             Totals               39   2   6   2     7   1

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 13,853
Left on Base: Angels 6, Tigers 9
DP: Angels 2, Tigers 0
Doubles: Alomar (16), Moses (8)
Home Runs: Horton 2 (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (3)
GIDP: Stanley (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(10-10)        11.1   6   2   2   6   1   2  45   3.29
Allen SV(9)             0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.95
Totals                 12     6   2   2   7   1   2  47

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(16-8)         12     9   3   3   0  14   0  45   3.04
Totals                 12     9   3   3   0  14   0  45

Wild Pitches: Allen (4)
Balks: Allen (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Odom


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar popped to shortstop; Berry grounded out
(second to first); McMullen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez popped to third; Taylor grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kaline popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Cowan grounded out (third to first); T. Reynolds
struck out; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton homered; Freehan walked; Cash grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Freehan to second]; Stanley flied out to
right; Brinkman was walked intentionally; Lolich walked [Freehan
to third, Brinkman to second]; Rodriguez lined to third; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first); Moses
struck out; Wright was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Taylor grounded out (first unassisted); Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton hit an inside the park
homer to center; Freehan lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar popped to catcher; Berry struck out; McMullen
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash singled to right; Stanley grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second];
Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Cowan struck out; T. Reynolds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Lolich flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to
first in foul territory; Taylor grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 6TH: O'Brien struck out; Moses singled to center; Wright
flied out to right; Alomar doubled to center [Moses scored];
Berry singled to left [Alomar scored]; McMullen popped to third;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Cowan popped to first; T. Reynolds singled to left;
Spencer flied out to center; O'Brien singled to left [T.
Reynolds to second]; Moses was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (second to first); Brinkman popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Wright popped to first in foul territory; Alomar
flied out to center; Berry popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Lolich walked; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lolich to second]; Taylor lined to third;
Kaline singled to shortstop [Lolich to third]; Horton popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers
2.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen flied out to center; Cowan singled to left;
T. Reynolds singled to left [Cowan to second]; Spencer flied out
to center; O'Brien flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan flied out to right; Cash popped to
shortstop; Stanley walked; Brinkman flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 10TH: Moses struck out; Wright was called out on strikes;
Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 10TH: Lolich was called out on strikes; Rodriguez singled
to shortstop; Taylor forced Rodriguez (second to shortstop);
Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Tigers 2.

ANGELS 11TH: Berry grounded out (third to first); McMullen
struck out; Cowan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 11TH: Horton walked; Freehan popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cash flied out to left; Stanley popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 12TH: T. Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Spencer
struck out; O'Brien singled to second; Moses doubled to center
[O'Brien scored]; Wright flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 12TH: RIVERS REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING LF); REPOZ REPLACED
T. REYNOLDS (PLAYING RF); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to
first); I. BROWN BATTED FOR LOLICH; I. Brown singled to center;
ALLEN REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); G. BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ;
Allen threw a wild pitch [I. Brown to second]; Allen balked [I.
Brown to third]; G. Brown walked; On a bunt Taylor hit into a
double play to first [I. Brown out at home (first to third)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

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