The Tigers enjoyed their best game at bat this season, piling up 16 hits to defeat the Angels, 10-1. Six of the Tigers' runs crossed the plate in the first inning. Singles by Tony Taylor and Aurelio Rodriguez, around a passed ball, produced the first tally. Al Kaline followed with a two-run homer.

A single by Willie Horton, walk to Mickey Stanley and error by Ken McMullen on a grounder by Ike Brown loaded the bases as the inning kept going. Ed Brinkman singled, driving in two runs to kayo Rudy May. After Rickey Clark relieved, Tom Timmerman missed an attempted squeeze bunt and Brown was out at the plate. Timmerman then singled to drive in the first run of his major league career. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 10, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    19, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Tigers       6  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  x  -  10 16  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             1   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Taylor 2b,1b          5   1   3   1     0   0   .303
  Parker 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .138      Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   1     0   1   .231
Cardenas ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .232      Kaline 1b             3   2   2   3     0   1   .280
Pinson lf,cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .277        Knox 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     1   0   .259
McMullen 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Horton rf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .227
Hiatt c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .209      Stanley cf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .243
Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .243      I. Brown lf           2   0   0   0     3   0   .294
Berry cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Brinkman ss           4   2   1   2     1   0   .206
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Timmermann p          2   1   2   1     0   0   .136
  Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        G. Brown ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .237
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .103        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clark p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .097
  Coletta ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Spencer ph,lf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .225

Totals               34   1   7   1     2   8             Totals               35  10  16  10     6   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 24,869
Left on Base: Angels 8, Tigers 10
DP: Angels 2, Tigers 2
Errors: McMullen, Taylor, Brinkman
Doubles: Alomar (15), Pinson (16), Taylor (7), Stanley (11)
Home Runs: Kaline (6)
Caught Stealing: I. Brown (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanley (6), Kaline (3)
GIDP: Oliver (14), Cardenas (10), Taylor (7), Brinkman (9)
Hit by Pitch: Timmermann (1,by Allen)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(5-9)              0.1   5   6   5   1   0   1   8   3.25
Clark                   3.2   8   1   1   1   2   0  17   4.51
Allen                   2     3   3   3   2   1   0  12   3.57
Sells                   2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   6.00
Totals                  8    16  10   9   6   3   1  44

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann W(8-10)      6     4   1   1   2   5   0  24   2.90
LaGrow SV(1)            3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   1.59
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   8   0  36

Passed Balls: Hiatt (1)
Hit by Pitch: Allen (3)
Wild Pitches: May (2), LaGrow (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar doubled to right; Cardenas singled to left
[Alomar scored]; Pinson reached on an error by Taylor [Cardenas
to second]; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Cardenas to third, Pinson out at second]; McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor singled to right; Hiatt allowed a passed ball
[Taylor to second]; Rodriguez singled to center [Taylor scored];
Kaline homered [Rodriguez scored]; Freehan made an out to
shortstop; Horton singled to right; May threw a wild pitch
[Horton to second]; Stanley walked; I. Brown reached on an error
by McMullen [Stanley to second, Horton to third]; Brinkman
singled to left [Brinkman to second (on throw), I. Brown to
third, Stanley scored, Horton scored]; CLARK REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); I. Brown was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted); Timmermann singled to center [Brinkman scored
(unearned)]; Taylor doubled to left [Timmermann to third];
Rodriguez struck out; 6 R (5 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Tigers 6.

ANGELS 2ND: Hiatt struck out; Stanton was called out on strikes;
Berry singled to left; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 2ND: PARKER REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING 2B); Kaline was
called out on strikes; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Horton singled to center; Stanley singled to center
[Horton to third]; I. Brown was walked intentionally [Stanley to
second]; Brinkman flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 1, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 3RD: Parker walked; Cardenas grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; Pinson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Timmermann singled to center; Taylor grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Timmermann out at
second]; Rodriguez singled to left [Rodriguez out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver flied out to left; McMullen walked; Hiatt
flied out to center; Stanton forced McMullen (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline singled to right; Freehan singled to left
[Kaline to second]; Horton forced Freehan (third to second)
[Kaline to third]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kaline
scored]; I. Brown flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Tigers 7.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); COLETTA
BATTED FOR CLARK; Coletta struck out; Parker reached on an error
by Brinkman; Cardenas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 5TH: ALLEN REPLACED COLETTA (PITCHING); Brinkman walked;
Timmermann was hit by a pitch [Brinkman to second]; Taylor
singled to center [Timmermann to second, Brinkman scored];
Rodriguez flied out to right [Timmermann to third]; Kaline hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Timmermann scored]; Freehan popped to
first in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers
9.

ANGELS 6TH: KNOX REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING 2B); TAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Pinson grounded out (second to first);
Oliver flied out to left; McMullen singled to left; Hiatt struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Stanley doubled to right; I.
Brown walked; Brinkman forced I. Brown (pitcher to shortstop to
second) [Stanley to third]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; G.
Brown singled to center [Brinkman to second, Stanley scored];
Taylor grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Tigers 10.

ANGELS 7TH: LAGROW REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Stanton singled
to third; LaGrow threw a wild pitch [Stanton to second]; Berry
struck out; SPENCER BATTED FOR ALLEN; Spencer grounded out
(second to first) [Stanton to third]; Parker flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); SELLS REPLACED BERRY (PITCHING);
Rodriguez flied out to left; Knox grounded out (second to
first); Freehan walked; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 10.

ANGELS 8TH: Cardenas singled to center; Pinson doubled to center
[Cardenas to third]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first);
McMullen lined to third; Hiatt grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); I. Brown
walked; Brinkman grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [I. Brown out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Tigers 10.

ANGELS 9TH: Stanton was called out on strikes; LLENAS BATTED FOR
SELLS; Llenas struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 10.