Tony Taylor drove in a run with a single in the ninth inning to give the Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Angels. Mickey Stanley led off the inning with a single and Ed Brinkman sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Gates Brown, Taylor came through with his game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .309      Alomar 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   0     0   3   .248      Rivers cf,lf          3   0   0   1     0   0   .200
Horton lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .231      Spencer 1b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .219
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .285        Berry cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Kaline rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .234      Oliver lf,1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .294
Jata 1b               2   0   0   0     1   2   .225      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
  Cash ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Stanley cf            4   1   1   0     0   3   .242      Stephenson c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Brinkman ss           3   1   2   1     0   0   .238      O'Brien ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Timmermann p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .040      May p                 2   1   1   0     0   0   .091
  G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .268        Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               34   3   8   3     3  12             Totals               32   2   6   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,224
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Angels 4
DP: Tigers 0, Angels 0
Errors: Timmermann, Oliver
Doubles: Rodriguez (7), Alomar (10), Oliver (11)
Home Runs: Brinkman (3)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (2), Rivers (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (3), Rivers (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann W(5-5)       8     6   2   2   0   2   0  30   2.26
Seelbach SV(4)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.88
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   3   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     7     6   2   2   2  12   1  30   3.59
Allen L(2-3)            2     2   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.23
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3  12   1  38

Wild Pitches: Timmermann (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Nestor Chylak


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; Horton singled to right; Freehan singled
to left [Horton to second]; Kaline singled to center [Horton
scored, Freehan to third]; Jata walked [Kaline to second];
Stanley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
1, Angels 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Timmermann struck out; Taylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver popped to first in foul territory; McMullen
struck out; Stanton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez struck out; Horton struck out; Freehan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Stephenson grounded out (second to first); O'Brien
popped to first in foul territory; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Jata
struck out; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar doubled to left; Rivers out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Alomar to third]; Spencer reached on a
fielder's choice [Alomar out at home (first to catcher to third
to pitcher to shortstop to first), Spencer to third]; Oliver
doubled to center [Spencer scored]; McMullen popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman homered; Timmermann struck out; Taylor
flied out to left; Rodriguez doubled to left; Horton flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton popped to first in foul territory;
Stephenson grounded out (second to first); O'Brien made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan walked; Kaline reached on an error by Oliver
[Freehan to second]; Jata struck out; Stanley struck out;
Brinkman singled to pitcher [Freehan to third, Kaline to
second]; Timmermann grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: May singled to pitcher; Alomar singled to pitcher
[May to third (error by Timmermann)]; Rivers forced Alomar
(second to shortstop) [May scored]; Rivers stole second;
Timmermann threw a wild pitch [Rivers to third]; Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Taylor flied out to center; Rodriguez struck out;
Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen struck out; Stanton flied out to center;
Stephenson singled to right; O'Brien singled to left [Stephenson
to second]; LLENAS BATTED FOR MAY; Llenas forced O'Brien
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels
2.

TIGERS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED LLENAS (PITCHING); Freehan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kaline grounded out (shortstop to
first); CASH BATTED FOR JATA; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Alomar grounded
out (second to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first);
Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 9TH: BERRY REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING CF); RIVERS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Stanley singled to right; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Stanley to second]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR
TIMMERMANN; G. Brown was walked intentionally; Taylor singled to
center [Stanley scored, G. Brown out at third (center to
second)]; Taylor stole second; Rodriguez flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: SEELBACH REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Oliver was
called out on strikes; McMullen flied out to left; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Angels 2.