| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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