The Angels piled up 14 hits, including homers by Frank Robinson and Billy Grabarkewitz, in support of Bill Singer, who yielded only five hits and beat the Tigers, 6-2. Robinson drove in two runs with his homer and a single. Bob Oliver also accounted for two RBIs with a single and two doubles. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       1, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  1  3    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 14  1
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grabarkewitz dh       5   1   1   1     0   1   .194      Northrup lf,rf        4   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Valentine ss          5   1   3   0     0   0   .370      Kaline rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Berry cf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .310        Reese pr,lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .034
Robinson lf           4   2   2   2     1   1   .277      G. Brown dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .191
  Howard lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      N. Cash 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .190
Oliver 1b             4   0   3   2     1   1   .229      Sims c                3   1   1   1     1   0   .333
Gallagher 3b          4   0   2   1     1   1   .286      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .236
Stanton rf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Torborg c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .278      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .172      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Freehan ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .324
                                                          Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  14   6     4   8             Totals               33   2   5   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 10,118
Left on Base: Angels 10, Tigers 9
DP: Angels 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Singer
Doubles: Oliver 2 (2), N. Cash (4), Sims (2)
Home Runs: Robinson (4), Grabarkewitz (1)
Stolen Bases: Valentine 2 (6)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kaline (1,by Singer)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(4-1)           9     5   2   1   4   5   0  38   1.73
Totals                  9     5   2   1   4   5   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(2-1)           3     6   4   4   2   1   2  16   4.44
Timmermann              2     4   2   2   1   3   0  11   5.40
LaGrow                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.26
Scherman                2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    14   6   6   4   8   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Singer (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


ANGELS 1ST: Grabarkewitz flied out to left; Valentine grounded
out (shortstop to first); Berry grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Northrup singled to left; Kaline popped to second;
G. Brown walked [Northrup to second]; N. Cash forced G. Brown
(second to shortstop) [Northrup to third]; Sims grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson homered; Oliver doubled to right; Gallagher
walked; Stanton struck out; Torborg flied out to center; Alomar
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: McAuliffe flied out to center; Stanley popped to
second; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grabarkewitz homered; Valentine singled to left;
Berry singled to shortstop [Valentine out at third (shortstop to
first to third)]; Robinson walked [Berry to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Berry scored, Robinson to third]; Gallagher
forced Oliver (shortstop to second) [Robinson scored]; Stanton
forced Gallagher (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman popped to first; Northrup flied out to
left; Kaline grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Torborg was
called out on strikes; Alomar lined to right; Grabarkewitz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown popped to third; N. Cash doubled to left;
Sims doubled to right [N. Cash scored]; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first) [Sims to third]; Stanley struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Valentine singled to second; Berry singled to center
[Valentine to second]; Robinson singled to left [Valentine
scored, Berry to second]; Oliver doubled to left [Berry scored,
Robinson to third]; Gallagher struck out; Stanton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torborg walked; Alomar flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman struck out;
Northrup flied out to center; Kaline was hit by a pitch
[Rodriguez to second]; REESE RAN FOR KALINE; G. Brown grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); REESE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LAGROW REPLACED TIMMERMANN
(PITCHING); Grabarkewitz popped to shortstop; Valentine singled
to left; Valentine stole second; Valentine stole third; Berry
grounded out (second to first); Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: N. Cash flied out to left; Sims grounded out
(catcher to first); McAuliffe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Oliver struck out; Gallagher singled to second;
Stanton forced Gallagher (pitcher to second); Torborg forced
Stanton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley walked; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first) [Stanley to second]; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Northrup walked; Reese flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Alomar singled
to left; Grabarkewitz flied out to right; Alomar was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Valentine flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown flied out to center; N. Cash struck out;
Sims walked; McAuliffe singled to right [Sims to second];
Stanley reached on an error by Singer [Sims scored (unearned),
McAuliffe to third]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Berry struck out; Robinson flied out to center;
Oliver walked; Gallagher singled to center [Oliver to third];
Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING LF); FREEHAN
BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Freehan popped to second; Northrup grounded
out (shortstop to first); Reese flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 2.