The shutout leader of the major leagues with his ninth of the season, Nolan Ryan pitched the Angels to a 4-0 victory to knock the Tigers out of first place in the East division behind the idle Orioles. The Angels jumped on Woodie Fryman for all their runs in the first inning on a walk, hit batsman, single by Bob Oliver, double by Ken McMullen and single by Leo Cardenas. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    31, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Angels       4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Alomar 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .255
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .224      Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Northrup rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .263      Pinson lf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .289
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Oliver 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .277
Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      McMullen 3b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .281
Sims c                2   0   0   0     1   2   .196      Cardenas ss           4   0   1   2     0   0   .229
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Stanton rf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Fryman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .096      Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .132
  Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .234
  Zachary p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     2  10             Totals               30   4   6   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  9,705
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Angels 5
DP: Tigers 0, Angels 0
Errors: Sims
Doubles: McMullen (16), Oliver (18), Berry (14)
Hit by Pitch: Pinson (5,by Fryman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(3-2)           5     5   4   4   1   3   0  22   3.75
LaGrow                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.16
Zachary                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.14
Totals                  8     6   4   4   2   5   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(15-12)           9     3   0   0   2  10   0  32   2.47
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2  10   0  32

Passed Balls: Sims (2)
Hit by Pitch: Fryman (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to center; Rodriguez was called
out on strikes; Northrup flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked [Alomar to third (error by Sims)];
Berry popped to third; Pinson was hit by a pitch; Oliver singled
to center [Alomar scored, Pinson to second]; McMullen doubled to
left [Pinson scored, Oliver to third]; Cardenas singled to right
[Oliver scored, McMullen scored]; Stanton forced Cardenas (third
to second); Torborg grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Cash flied
out to center; Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 2ND: Ryan was called out on strikes; Alomar was called
out on strikes; Berry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley flied out to right; Brinkman popped to
second; Fryman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Pinson flied out to left; Oliver doubled to left;
McMullen flied out to right; Cardenas flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe singled to right; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Northrup singled to center [McAuliffe to second]; Horton
flied out to center; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Torborg flied out to center;
Ryan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Sims struck out; Stanley flied out to right;
Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
doubled to center; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Berry
to third]; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 4.

TIGERS 6TH: HALLER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Haller flied out to
center; McAuliffe flied out to center; Rodriguez struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: LAGROW REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); McMullen singled
to shortstop; Sims allowed a passed ball [McMullen to second];
Cardenas flied out to right; Stanton was walked intentionally;
Torborg flied out to center [McMullen to third]; Ryan struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup was called out on strikes; Horton singled
to left; Cash was called out on strikes; Sims walked [Horton to
second]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry
grounded out (second to first); Pinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); G. BROWN
BATTED FOR LAGROW; G. Brown walked; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first) [G. Brown to second]; Rodriguez struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: ZACHARY REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Oliver struck
out; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup struck out; Horton struck out; Cash struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 4.