The Angels erupted for four runs in the fifth inning and breezed to a 5-1 victory over the Tigers behind the three-hit pitching of Nolan Ryan. In their big inning, the Angels had a double by Leo Cardenas and singles by Ken McMullen, Leroy Stanton, John Stephenson and Sandy Alomar. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      7, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .304      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .250
Pinson lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .305      G. Brown lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Oliver 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .286      Cash 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
McMullen 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Northrup rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Stanton rf            4   1   2   1     0   2   .284      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Stephenson c          4   1   1   1     0   0   .421      Haller c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Cardenas ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .197      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .248
Ryan p                4   0   0   0     0   3   .174      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
                                                            Zachary p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Jata ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Leshnock p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   5     1   8             Totals               28   1   3   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 14,015
Left on Base: Angels 7, Tigers 2
DP: Angels 2, Tigers 0
Doubles: Cardenas (6), Cash (3), Rodriguez (5)
GIDP: G. Brown (2), Stanley (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(5-4)             9     3   1   1   2   5   0  30   2.95
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   5   0  30

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(1-1)           4.1   6   4   4   0   4   0  18   3.38
Seelbach                1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.48
Zachary                 1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   8   2.45
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.95
Leshnock                1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   8   0  39

Wild Pitches: Ryan (4)

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


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

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to right; Rodriguez walked; G.
Brown grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver singled to center [Oliver out at second
(center to shortstop)]; McMullen grounded out (third to first);
Stanton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash popped to shortstop; Northrup flied out to
left; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Stephenson flied out to center; Cardenas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Haller popped to third in foul territory; Brinkman
struck out; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
struck out; Pinson singled to center; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe popped to third; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); G. Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: McMullen singled to left; Stanton singled to center
[McMullen to third]; Stephenson singled to center [McMullen
scored, Stanton to third]; Cardenas doubled to center [Stanton
scored, Stephenson to third]; Ryan grounded out (second to
first); SEELBACH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Alomar singled to
center [Stephenson scored, Cardenas scored]; Rivers forced
Alomar (shortstop to second); Pinson grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Cash doubled to center; Northrup walked; Stanley
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cash to third,
Northrup out at second]; Haller grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); McMullen
singled to shortstop; Stanton struck out; Stephenson grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman singled to right; HORTON BATTED FOR
SEELBACH; Horton was called out on strikes; McAuliffe grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Brinkman to second]; Rodriguez doubled
to left [Brinkman scored]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to
third]; G. Brown flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: ZACHARY REPLACED HORTON (PITCHING); Cardenas flied
out to center; Ryan struck out; Alomar grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Cash flied out to right; Northrup flied out to left;
Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Rivers flied out to right; Pinson walked; Oliver
singled to left [Pinson to second]; McMullen forced Oliver
(first to shortstop) [Pinson to third]; Stanton singled to
second [Pinson scored, McMullen to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED
ZACHARY (PITCHING); Stephenson grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Haller flied out to left; Brinkman lined to
shortstop; JATA BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Jata grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 9TH: LESHNOCK REPLACED JATA (PITCHING); Cardenas grounded
out (second to first); Debut game for Don Leshnock; Ryan
struck out; Alomar singled to center; Rivers singled to center
[Alomar to third]; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 1.