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Hitless in six previous times at bat, Jim Northrup came to the plate again in the 16th inning and smashed his first homer since July 17 to give the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Angels. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 1, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Angels       0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 13  0
Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 10  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             7   0   4   2     1   0   .266      McAuliffe 2b          3   1   0   0     1   2   .191
Berry cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .201        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Rivers ph,cf        4   0   0   0     2   0   .253        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
McMullen 3b           6   0   1   0     1   1   .257        Scherman p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Cowan lf              8   0   1   0     0   3   .296        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
T. Reynolds rf        6   1   1   1     2   0   .211        Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Spencer 1b            6   1   2   0     1   0   .235      Rodriguez 3b          6   2   2   0     1   0   .235
O'Brien ss            6   0   0   0     0   1   .206      G. Brown lf           7   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Christensen ph,ss   1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Horton rf             6   0   1   1     1   2   .278
Moses c               1   1   0   0     2   0   .225      Cash 1b               6   0   1   1     1   1   .280
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Northrup cf           7   1   1   1     0   4   .285
  Stephenson c        3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Freehan c             6   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Clark p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Brinkman ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .214
  LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Cain p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ruiz ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .263        I. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .284
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Denehy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             3   0   2   0     0   1   .357        Taylor ph,2b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .240

Totals               56   3  13   3     9   8             Totals               54   4  10   3     4  13

Time of Game: 4:56   Attendance: 37,107
Left on Base: Angels 17, Tigers 10
DP: Angels 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Taylor
Doubles: Spencer (19), Alomar 2 (18)
Home Runs: T. Reynolds (1), Northrup (11)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (30), Brinkman (1)
Caught Stealing: Spencer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: LaRoche (1), Ruiz (3), McMullen (4)
GIDP: O'Brien (10), G. Brown (2), Taylor (2)
Hit by Pitch: Brinkman (4,by Queen), Taylor (1,by Queen)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark                   2     4   2   2   2   2   0  11   2.41
LaRoche                 5     1   0   0   1   4   0  17   1.89
Fisher                  1     1   1   0   1   2   0   5   2.05
Queen                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.77
Allen L(4-3)            7     4   1   1   0   5   1  24   2.78
Totals                 15.1  10   4   3   4  13   1  60

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain                    3.2   5   3   3   3   2   1  19   4.20
Chance                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.35
Denehy                  3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   3.67
Timmermann              2     2   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.58
Scherman                5     3   0   0   3   1   0  20   2.62
Niekro W(3-4)           2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.98
Totals                 16    13   3   3   9   8   1  68

Passed Balls: Moses 2 (9)
Hit by Pitch: Queen 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: LaRoche 2 (2), Fisher (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Berry flied out to right;
McMullen was called out on strikes; Cowan struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Rodriguez walked [McAuliffe to
second]; G. Brown grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [McAuliffe to third, Rodriguez out at
second]; Horton singled to center [McAuliffe scored]; Cash
singled to center [Horton to second]; Northrup forced Cash
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers
1.

ANGELS 2ND: T. Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spencer doubled to right; O'Brien flied out to right; Moses was
walked intentionally; Clark singled to shortstop [Spencer to
third, Moses to second]; Alomar doubled to left [Spencer scored,
Moses scored, Clark to third]; Berry lined to second; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to right; Brinkman forced Freehan
(third to second); Cain struck out; McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: McMullen flied out to center; Cowan popped to
second; T. Reynolds homered; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to center; LAROCHE REPLACED CLARK
(PITCHING); LaRoche threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to second];
LaRoche threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to third]; G. Brown flied
out to left; Horton walked; Cash forced Horton (first to
shortstop) [Rodriguez scored]; Moses allowed a passed ball [Cash
to second]; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 4TH: O'Brien grounded out (second to first); Moses
walked; LaRoche out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Moses to second]; Alomar walked; CHANCE REPLACED CAIN
(PITCHING); RIVERS BATTED FOR BERRY; Rivers walked [Moses to
third, Alomar to second]; McMullen grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Freehan singled
to left; Brinkman flied out to left; I. BROWN BATTED FOR CHANCE;
I. Brown struck out; McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 3, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: DENEHY REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Cowan struck
out; T. Reynolds flied out to left; Spencer popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez popped to shortstop in foul territory; G.
Brown popped to second; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 6TH: O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first); Moses
grounded out (third to first); LaRoche was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash struck out; Northrup struck out; Freehan popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Alomar singled to first; Alomar stole second; Rivers
popped to second; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cowan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman flied out to left; TAYLOR BATTED FOR
DENEHY; Taylor flied out to center; McAuliffe flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 8TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PITCHING); TAYLOR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); T. Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); Spencer singled to right; Spencer was caught stealing
second (catcher to second to first to second); O'Brien struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: FISHER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Rodriguez
singled to shortstop; Moses allowed a passed ball [Rodriguez to
second]; G. Brown grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rodriguez to
third]; Horton struck out (catcher to first); Cash walked;
Fisher threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez scored (unearned), Cash to
second]; Northrup struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 9TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MOSES; Gonzalez singled to
right; RUIZ BATTED FOR FISHER; Ruiz out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Gonzalez to second]; Alomar flied out to
left; Rivers was walked intentionally; McMullen walked [Gonzalez
to third, Rivers to second]; Cowan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: QUEEN REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); STEPHENSON REPLACED
GONZALEZ (PLAYING C ); Freehan popped to first; Brinkman was hit
by a pitch; Taylor was hit by a pitch [Brinkman to second];
ALLEN REPLACED QUEEN (PITCHING); JONES BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN;
Jones flied out to right; Rodriguez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 10TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); T. Reynolds
flied out to left; Spencer walked; O'Brien grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Spencer out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 10TH: G. Brown singled to second; Horton popped to
pitcher; Cash flied out to center; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 11TH: Stephenson grounded out (pitcher to first); Allen
struck out; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 11TH: Freehan popped to second; Brinkman singled to
center; Taylor grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Brinkman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 12TH: Rivers flied out to center; McMullen singled to
third; Cowan forced McMullen (shortstop to second); T. Reynolds
walked [Cowan to second]; Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 12TH: Scherman struck out; Rodriguez flied out to left;
G. Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Tigers 3.

ANGELS 13TH: O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stephenson grounded out (second to first); Allen singled to
center; Alomar doubled to center [Allen out at home (center to
shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers
3.

TIGERS 13TH: Horton struck out; Cash flied out to left; Northrup
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 14TH: Rivers reached on an error by Taylor [Rivers to
first]; McMullen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Rivers to second]; Cowan flied out to left [Rivers to third];
T. Reynolds was walked intentionally; Spencer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 14TH: Freehan flied out to left; Brinkman singled to
left; Brinkman stole second; Taylor grounded out (second to
first) [Brinkman to third]; COLLINS BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Collins
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 15TH: NIEKRO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); CHRISTENSEN
BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Christensen grounded out (third to first);
Stephenson struck out; Allen singled to center; Alomar popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 15TH: CHRISTENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Rodriguez
flied out to center; G. Brown flied out to right; Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 16TH: Rivers flied out to center; McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cowan singled to third; T. Reynolds popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 16TH: Cash popped to third; Northrup homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 4.



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