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. Detroit Tigers 10, California Angels 1Game Played on Saturday, August 19, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumAngels 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. |
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