Vada Pinson, who collected a double and two singles, drove in two runs and scored one to lead the Angels to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. Sandy Alomar led off with a single in the first inning, stole second and counted on a single by Pinson. A single by Ken Berry, double by Pinson and grounder by Bob Oliver added a run in the third before the Angels iced the game with two more tallies in the fifth on a double by Berry, single by Pinson and two errors. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    30, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  3
Angels       1  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .240      Alomar 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .257
Northrup cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Berry cf              4   2   2   0     0   2   .297
G. Brown lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Pinson rf,lf          3   1   3   2     1   0   .291
Cash 1b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .260      Oliver 1b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .275
Sims rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .198      McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .279
Haller c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Spencer lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .204        Stanton rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Seelbach p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Horton ph           1   1   0   0     0   0   .222      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Kaline ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Slayback p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .190

Totals               30   1   3   1     1   9             Totals               31   4   8   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  8,549
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Angels 6
DP: Tigers 1, Angels 1
Errors: McAuliffe, Northrup, Seelbach, Cardenas
Doubles: Pinson (18), Berry (13), Alomar (17)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (20)
GIDP: Haller (1), Oliver (15)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seelbach L(8-8)         5     6   4   3   2   4   0  24   3.38
Timmermann              2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.86
Slayback                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.86
Totals                  8     8   4   3   3   7   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(5-8)      9     3   1   0   1   9   0  31   2.91
Totals                  9     3   1   0   1   9   0  31

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Ron Luciano


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Northrup
was called out on strikes; G. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Alomar stole second; Berry
struck out; Pinson singled to center [Pinson to second (error by
Northrup), Alomar scored]; Oliver struck out; McMullen walked;
Cardenas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash walked; Sims was called out on strikes; Haller
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cash out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer flied out to left; Torborg grounded out
(second to first); Messersmith walked; Alomar made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Seelbach struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry singled to center; Pinson doubled to left
[Berry to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Pinson
out at third (second to third to shortstop to second), Berry
scored]; McMullen struck out; Cardenas flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe struck out; Northrup grounded out (second
to first); G. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer flied out to right; Torborg flied out to
left; Messersmith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); Sims made an
out to shortstop; Haller grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry
doubled to right; Pinson singled to right [Berry scored]; Oliver
reached on an error by Seelbach [Pinson to second]; McMullen
forced Oliver (shortstop to second) [McMullen to second (error
by McAuliffe), Pinson scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cardenas
flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman was called out on
strikes; HORTON BATTED FOR SEELBACH; Horton reached on an error
by Cardenas; McAuliffe singled to center [Horton to third];
Northrup singled to center [McAuliffe to second, Horton scored
(unearned)]; G. Brown flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED HORTON (PITCHING); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Torborg was called out on
strikes; Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 4.

TIGERS 7TH: STANTON REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING RF); PINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cash singled to right; Sims
forced Cash (second to shortstop); Haller flied out to center;
Rodriguez forced Sims (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Alomar doubled to right; Berry struck out; Pinson
was walked intentionally; Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Pinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman flied out to left; KALINE BATTED FOR
TIMMERMANN; Kaline flied out to center; McAuliffe struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: SLAYBACK REPLACED KALINE (PITCHING); McMullen struck
out; Cardenas flied out to center; Stanton singled to third
[Stanton out at second (shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 4.