The Tigers powered their way to an 8-6 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but Clyde Wright cut them off with four hits in the second game and pitched the Angels to a 9-0 triumph. Mickey Lolich failed to finish the opener but was the winner with the aid of a three-run homer by Ed Brinkman and two-run smash by Aurelio Rodriguez. Bob Oliver, Andy Kosco and Leroy Stanton hit round-trippers for the Angels.

In the nightcap, the Angels scored three unearned runs in the fourth inning and added their final tally on a homer by Sandy Alomar in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, California Angels 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      6, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  1    1  3  0  -   6 10  2
Tigers       2  0  4    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   8  8  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .288      McAuliffe 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Berry cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .308      Rodriguez 3b          5   2   2   2     0   1   .254
  Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      G. Brown lf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .316
Kosco lf              4   2   2   2     0   1   .241        Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oliver 1b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .290      Cash 1b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .274
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Northrup rf           2   1   1   0     2   0   .220
Stanton rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .277      Stanley cf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .267
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .188      Haller c              2   0   0   1     1   0   .203
Kusnyer c             3   0   2   1     0   0   .181      Brinkman ss           4   1   1   3     0   0   .245
  Rivers ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Lolich p              2   1   0   0     1   1   .063
Rose p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Repoz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .310

Totals               38   6  10   6     0  10             Totals               32   8   8   8     5   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 36,946
Left on Base: Angels 5, Tigers 6
DP: Angels 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Kosco, Cardenas, Rodriguez, Cash
Doubles: Berry (5), Kosco (2)
Home Runs: Kosco (3), Stanton (7), Oliver (5), Brinkman (2), Rodriguez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Haller (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rose L(1-1)             2.2   7   6   2   1   2   1  17   4.58
Fisher                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.95
Foster                  2     1   2   2   2   1   1   9   6.14
Queen                   2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   5.40
Totals                  8     8   8   4   5   5   2  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(9-3)           7.2   9   6   5   0   7   3  33   2.33
Seelbach SV(3)          1.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   5   2.63
Totals                  9    10   6   5   0  10   3  38

Wild Pitches: Lolich (4)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Berry popped to first in
foul territory; Kosco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe popped to second; Rodriguez singled to
left; G. Brown singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Cash
singled to left [Rodriguez scored, G. Brown to second]; Northrup
flied out to right; Stanley singled to left [G. Brown scored,
Cash to third (error by Kosco), Stanley to second]; Haller was
walked intentionally; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
struck out; Stanton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Lolich was called out on strikes; McAuliffe grounded
out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusnyer
popped to first in foul territory; Rose was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown singled to center; Cash reached on an error
by Cardenas [G. Brown to second]; Northrup singled to pitcher
[G. Brown to third, Cash to second]; Stanley struck out; Haller
hit a sacrifice fly to center [G. Brown scored (unearned)];
Brinkman homered (unearned) [Cash scored (unearned), Northrup
scored (unearned)]; FISHER REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Lolich
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
struck out; Kosco grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe flied out to right; Rodriguez struck out;
G. Brown popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Oliver singled to center [Oliver to second (error by
Cash)]; McMullen popped to second; Stanton reached on an error
by Rodriguez [Oliver to third]; Lolich threw a wild pitch
[Stanton to second]; Cardenas struck out; Kusnyer singled to
third [Oliver scored (unearned), Stanton to third]; REPOZ BATTED
FOR FISHER; Repoz was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: FOSTER REPLACED REPOZ (PITCHING); Cash grounded out
(first to pitcher); Northrup walked; Stanley flied out to left;
Haller forced Northrup (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar popped to first in foul territory; Berry
flied out to center; Kosco homered; Oliver grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Lolich
walked; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Rodriguez homered
[Lolich scored]; G. Brown grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 8.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen lined to second; Stanton homered; Cardenas
flied out to right; Kusnyer singled to center; O'BRIEN BATTED
FOR FOSTER; O'Brien was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: QUEEN REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Cash popped to
second; Northrup walked; Stanley was called out on strikes;
Haller popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Tigers 8.

ANGELS 8TH: COMER REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING LF); Alomar
grounded out (third to first); Berry doubled to right; Kosco
doubled to left [Berry scored]; Oliver homered [Kosco scored];
McMullen flied out to left; Stanton singled to left; SEELBACH
REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Cardenas struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Seelbach walked;
McAuliffe popped to second; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 8.

ANGELS 9TH: RIVERS BATTED FOR KUSNYER; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); PINSON BATTED FOR QUEEN; Pinson struck
out; Alomar singled to left; SPENCER BATTED FOR BERRY; Spencer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 8.