The fifth pitcher in major league history to throw two no-hitters in the same season, Angels' fireballer Nolan Ryan achieved the feat in a 6-0 victory over the Tigers. Ryan tossed his other gem against the Royals May 15. In collaring the Tigers, he walked four and struck out 17. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      15, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  5  0  -   6  9  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .215      Northrup lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Pinson lf,rf          4   0   0   1     0   0   .264      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .234
McCraw rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .222      G. Brown dh           2   0   0   0     2   1   .242
  Llenas ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .339      N. Cash 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .237
  Stanton pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .246      Sims c                3   0   0   0     0   3   .250
Epstein 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .211      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     0   3   .267
Oliver dh             3   1   1   1     1   0   .241      Sharon rf             2   0   0   0     1   2   .232
Berry cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .220
Gallagher 3b          4   0   2   2     0   1   .273      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Meoli ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .205      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kusnyer c             3   2   1   0     1   0   .143        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   9   6     5   2             Totals               27   0   0   0     4  17

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 41,411
Left on Base: Angels 5, Tigers 4
DP: Angels 0, Tigers 2
Doubles: Epstein (6), Meoli (7)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Pinson (5)
GIDP: Berry (13)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(11-11)           9     0   0   0   4  17   0  31   2.90
Totals                  9     0   0   0   4  17   0  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(9-9)            7.1   5   3   3   3   2   0  28   3.37
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.79
Miller                  0     2   3   3   1   0   0   3   4.08
Farmer                  1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.11
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Haller


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to left; Pinson flied out to left;
McCraw walked; Epstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Northrup flied out to right; Stanley was called out
on strikes; G. Brown walked; N. Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver flied out to right; Berry flied out to right;
Gallagher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Sims struck out; McAuliffe struck out; Sharon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Meoli grounded out (second to first); Kusnyer
singled to left; Alomar singled to right [Kusnyer to third];
Pinson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kusnyer scored]; Alomar was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Brinkman flied
out to center; Northrup was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: McCraw flied out to left; Epstein doubled to center;
Oliver popped to second; Berry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley walked; G. Brown struck out; N. Cash struck
out; Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Gallagher singled to left; Meoli hit into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Gallagher out at second]; Kusnyer
walked; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe struck out; Sharon walked; Rodriguez
struck out; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Pinson flied out to right; McCraw grounded out
(second to first); Epstein popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup flied out to center; Stanley struck out; G.
Brown walked; N. Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Oliver walked; Berry grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; Gallagher
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Sims struck out; McAuliffe struck out; Sharon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Meoli doubled to left; Kusnyer reached on a
fielder's choice [Meoli stayed at second]; Alomar struck out;
SCHERMAN REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Pinson grounded out (second
to first) [Meoli to third, Kusnyer to second]; LLENAS BATTED FOR
MCCRAW; MILLER REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Llenas singled to
center [Meoli scored, Kusnyer scored]; STANTON RAN FOR LLENAS;
Epstein walked [Stanton to second]; Oliver singled to center
[Epstein to second, Stanton scored]; FARMER REPLACED MILLER
(PITCHING); Berry walked [Epstein to third, Oliver to second];
Gallagher singled to center [Berry to third, Oliver scored,
Epstein scored]; Berry was out trying to advance to home
(catcher unassisted); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first);
Brinkman was called out on strikes; Northrup flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Meoli grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusnyer
popped to shortstop; Alomar singled to left; Pinson flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown
lined to shortstop; N. Cash popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 0.