Tuesday August 29, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Pitching with two days of rest, Mickey Lolich failed for the third time in a bid for his 20th victory when the Angels defeated the Tigers, 3-1. Rudy May held the Tigers to four hits but lost his try for a shutout when Bill Freehan homered in the ninth inning.

The Angels reached Lolich for a run in the first inning on a single by Sandy Alomar, bunt by Vada Pinson and sacrifice fly by Bob Oliver. In the eighth, Alomar singled and was forced by Pinson, but a single by Ken McMullen and infield hit by Oliver loaded the bases. Leo Cardenas then won the game with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 3, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Angels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 3 9 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Alomar 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .227 Pinson lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .286 Kaline 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 McMullen 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .281 Freehan c 4 1 3 1 0 0 .272 Oliver 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .278 Horton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Stanley cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Cardenas ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .231 I. Brown lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Berry cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Brinkman ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Torborg c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Lolich p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .081 May p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .116 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 9 Totals 31 3 9 3 1 7 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 15,053 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Angels 7 DP: Tigers 0, Angels 0 Doubles: Alomar (16), Berry (12) Triples: Freehan (2) Home Runs: Freehan (9) Sacrifice Hits: Pinson (3) Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (4) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(19-11) 8 9 3 3 1 7 0 34 2.62 Totals 8 9 3 3 1 7 0 34 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May W(6-10) 9 4 1 1 2 9 1 33 3.39 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 9 1 33 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez struck out; Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar doubled to center; Pinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alomar to third]; McMullen walked; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alomar scored]; Stanton forced McMullen (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan tripled to center; Horton lined to shortstop; Stanley struck out; I. Brown struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 2ND: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Berry grounded out (second to first); Torborg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman lined to shortstop; Lolich grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 3RD: May singled to left; Alomar flied out to left; Pinson struck out; McMullen forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez struck out; Kaline lined to third; Freehan singled to left; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Oliver struck out; Stanton flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 5TH: Stanley made an out to second; I. Brown flied out to right; Brinkman singled to shortstop; Lolich forced Brinkman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Berry grounded out (first unassisted); Torborg lined to third; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 6TH: Taylor was called out on strikes; Rodriguez struck out; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Pinson flied out to left; McMullen singled to left; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 7TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton flied out to right; Stanley walked; I. Brown walked [Stanley to second]; Brinkman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Stanton struck out; Cardenas singled to left; Berry doubled to right [Cardenas to third]; Torborg reached on a fielder's choice [Cardenas out at home (third to catcher)]; May struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 8TH: Lolich made an out to first; Taylor made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: Alomar singled to center; Pinson forced Alomar (first to shortstop); McMullen singled to center [Pinson to second]; Oliver singled to third [McMullen to second, Pinson to third]; Stanton struck out; Cardenas singled to left [Oliver to third, McMullen scored, Pinson scored]; Berry popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 3. TIGERS 9TH: Kaline grounded out (first to pitcher); Freehan homered; Horton lined to shortstop; Stanley flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 3.

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