John Hiller, bidding for his 16th victory to tie the A. L. record for relief pitchers, drew his ninth defeat instead when the Angels scored in the 13th inning to edge the Tigers, 7-6. Hiller, who worked 7 2/3 innings in relief of Joe Coleman, allowed only five hits. However in the 13th, Ellie Rodriguez doubled, Hiller threw late to third on a bunt by Bob Heise and Bob Oliver followed with a sacrifice fly for the Angels' winning run.

The RBI was the third of the game for Oliver, who batted in two runs with a pinch-single in the sixth before taking his place in the outfield. The Angels, who had a homer by Frank Robinson, held 6-3 lead before the Tigers tied the score in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Gates Brown homered with a man on base to start the rally. Ron LeFlore then singled, stole second and came home with the tying tally on a single by Al Kaline. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 7, Detroit Tigers 6

Game Played on Tuesday, August 27, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Angels       0  0  2    0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   7 10  1
Tigers       2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  -   6 12  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bochte cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      LeFlore cf            6   2   2   1     1   0   .235
  Oliver ph,rf        3   0   1   3     0   0   .242      Sutherland 2b         5   1   1   1     1   0   .258
Chalk ss              6   0   1   1     1   0   .257      Kaline dh             5   0   2   1     1   0   .255
Valentine 3b          5   1   1   0     1   0   .272        Knox pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Robinson dh           5   1   1   2     1   3   .253      Oglivie lf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .267
Lahoud lf             4   1   0   0     2   2   .282        Lane ph,lf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .215
Stanton rf,cf         4   1   0   0     2   4   .282      Freehan 1b            6   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Doherty 1b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .263      Nettles rf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .207
  Howard ph,1b        3   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Rodriguez 3b          6   1   1   0     0   0   .229
Rodriguez c           5   2   3   0     1   1   .252      Brinkman ss           6   1   1   0     0   1   .214
Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Lamont c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .234
  Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        G. Brown ph         1   1   1   2     0   0   .225
  Heise 2b            2   0   2   0     0   0   .286        Wockenfuss c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Lockwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Figueroa p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quintana p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   7  10   7     8  12             Totals               49   6  12   6     5   5

Time of Game: 3:25   Attendance:  8,479
Left on Base: Angels 10, Tigers 10
DP: Angels 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Chalk, Oglivie, Wockenfuss
Doubles: Rodriguez 2 (15), Sutherland (16), Kaline (21)
Home Runs: Robinson (17), G. Brown (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (10), Brinkman (2)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Heise (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (6)
GIDP: Chalk (14), LeFlore (2)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (1,by Lockwood)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood                4.1   4   3   3   1   2   0  19   4.85
Figueroa                4     5   2   2   1   1   1  17   3.75
Sanders                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   7.13
Quintana                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.38
Pina W(1-1)             4.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  15   3.67
Totals                 13    12   6   6   5   5   1  55

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 5.1   5   6   6   5   4   1  26   4.42
Hiller L(15-9)          7.2   5   1   1   3   8   0  30   2.17
Totals                 13    10   7   7   8  12   1  56

Hit by Pitch: Lockwood (5)
Wild Pitches: Hiller (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


ANGELS 1ST: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine walked; Robinson
walked [Valentine to second]; Lahoud was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland
doubled to right [LeFlore scored]; Kaline grounded out (second
to first) [Sutherland to third]; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first) [Sutherland scored]; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Doherty popped to first;
Rodriguez singled to center; Doyle forced Rodriguez (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Nettles singled to right; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Brinkman struck out; Lamont grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Bochte flied out to center; Chalk grounded out
(third to first); Valentine singled to left; Robinson homered
[Valentine scored]; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Kaline grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Doherty grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rodriguez doubled to left; Doyle struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
flied out to left; Nettles was hit by a pitch; Rodriguez forced
Nettles (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Tigers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte popped to third; Chalk grounded out (third to
first); Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman singled to left; Brinkman stole second;
Lamont struck out; LeFlore singled to center [Brinkman scored];
FIGUEROA REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); LeFlore was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sutherland flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Robinson flied out to left; Lahoud walked; Stanton
walked [Lahoud to second]; Doherty singled to center [Stanton to
second, Lahoud scored]; Rodriguez walked [Stanton to third,
Doherty to second]; HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); LLENAS
BATTED FOR DOYLE; Llenas popped to second; OLIVER BATTED FOR
BOCHTE; Oliver singled to left [Doherty scored, Stanton scored,
Rodriguez to second]; Chalk singled to left [Rodriguez scored,
Oliver to third, Chalk to second (error by Oglivie)]; Valentine
popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: HEISE REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING 2B); OLIVER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); STANTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Kaline doubled to right; Oglivie was called out on strikes;
Freehan grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Robinson struck out; Lahoud walked; Stanton walked
[Lahoud to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR DOHERTY; Howard popped to
second; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman popped to first;
Lamont singled to left; LeFlore grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Heise singled to shortstop; Heise was picked off
first (catcher to first); Oliver flied out to center; Chalk
walked; Valentine popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Sutherland walked; Kaline flied out to center;
Oglivie flied out to left; Freehan singled to left [Sutherland
to second]; Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 6, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Robinson struck out; Lahoud flied out to left;
Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman flied out to
center; G. BROWN BATTED FOR LAMONT; G. Brown homered [Rodriguez
scored]; SANDERS REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); LeFlore singled
to center; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kaline singled to left [LeFlore scored];
QUINTANA REPLACED SANDERS (PITCHING); LANE BATTED FOR OGLIVIE;
Lane walked [Kaline to second]; PINA REPLACED QUINTANA
(PITCHING); Freehan singled to right [Lane to second, Kaline out
at home (right to catcher)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6,
Tigers 6.

ANGELS 10TH: LANE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WOCKENFUSS
REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING C ); Howard grounded out (second to
first); Rodriguez struck out; Heise singled to center; Hiller
threw a wild pitch [Heise to third (error by Wockenfuss)];
Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 10TH: Nettles struck out; Rodriguez flied out to left;
Brinkman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 6, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 11TH: Chalk popped to second; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 11TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Sutherland flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 12TH: Lahoud struck out; Stanton struck out; Howard
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 12TH: Kaline walked; KNOX RAN FOR KALINE; Lane was called
out on strikes; Freehan grounded out (second to first) [Knox to
second]; Nettles was walked intentionally; Rodriguez popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6,
Tigers 6.

ANGELS 13TH: KNOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rodriguez
doubled; Heise reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Rodriguez to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Rodriguez scored]; Chalk grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Heise out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 7, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 13TH: Brinkman reached on an error by Chalk; Wockenfuss
forced Brinkman (pitcher to shortstop); LeFlore grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Tigers 6.

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