A free-for-all fight that followed a knockdown of Willie Horton provided a wild interlude during the course of the Angels' 14-7 victory over the Tigers in the opener of a scheduled doubleheader. Rain delays that totaled one hour and four minutes, plus the 20-minute melee, made it impossible for the clubs to complete the second game before curfew time. The Tigers were leading, 5-3, with the aid of a two-run homer by Aurelio Rodriguez, when play was suspended after eight innings. The contest was completed prior to the start of the following night's regularly-scheduled game.

Horton, who was brushed back by Frank Tanana in the first inning, charged the mound after being knocked down again in the fourth, setting off a brawl that involved players of both clubs. Horton was ejected. The Angels were led at bat by Leroy Stanton and Bruce Bochte. Stanton drove in a run with a single in the fourth and hit a homer with the bases loaded in the eighth for the Angels' first grand slam since Roger Repoz did it on April 24, 1971. Bochte batted in three runs with a single and double. John Wockenfuss and Nate Colbert homered for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 14, Detroit Tigers 7 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 11, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 6 1 - 14 15 1 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 - 7 10 3 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 2 1 1 1 2 .276 LeFlore cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .288 Rivers cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .299 Sutherland 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Nettles cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .228 Michael 2b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .209 Harper dh 3 2 2 1 1 0 .269 Meyer lf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .262 Lahoud ph,dh 0 1 0 1 1 0 .226 Horton dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Stanton rf 4 3 2 5 1 1 .279 Stanley ph,dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .217 Chalk 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .297 Roberts rf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .312 Meoli 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Colbert 1b 4 1 1 1 0 3 .152 Bochte 1b 5 0 2 3 0 1 .277 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Rodriguez c 5 2 2 0 0 2 .250 Wockenfuss c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Smith ss 4 0 1 0 1 2 .224 Rodriguez 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .187 Collins lf 4 2 3 1 1 1 .294 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 14 15 14 8 10 Totals 38 7 10 7 2 10 Time of Game: 2:52 Left on Base: Angels 6, Tigers 6 DP: Angels 0, Tigers 3 Errors: Meoli, Meyer, Veryzer, Wockenfuss Doubles: Remy (10), Harper (6), Bochte (6), Collins (1), Rodriguez (5), Roberts (6), Stanley (3), Rodriguez (7) Triples: Sutherland (2), Rodriguez (1) Home Runs: Stanton (5), Wockenfuss (1), Colbert (4) Stolen Bases: Rivers (32), Harper (13), Stanton (7) Caught Stealing: Chalk (7), Smith (3) Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (2) GIDP: Stanton (3), Bochte (2) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(4-4) 7 8 4 4 1 8 1 30 3.25 Sells 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 10 18.00 Totals 9 10 7 6 2 10 2 40 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(7-4) 4.2 8 7 5 4 5 0 23 3.90 Lemanczyk 2.1 4 4 4 3 4 0 14 5.79 Reynolds 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 10 6.92 Totals 9 15 14 12 8 10 1 47 Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk (2) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; Harper walked; Stanton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore made an out to first; Sutherland tripled; Meyer singled [Sutherland scored]; Horton struck out; Roberts walked [Meyer to second]; Colbert struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 2ND: Chalk walked; Chalk was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bochte struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer flied out to right; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 3RD: Smith singled; Collins struck out; 30 minute rain delay with 1-1 count on Jerry Remy; Remy struck out while Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Meyer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 4TH: Rivers singled to right; Harper forced Rivers (shortstop to second); Harper stole second; Stanton singled to center [Harper scored]; Stanton stole second [Stanton to third (error by Wockenfuss)]; Chalk flied out to right; Bochte singled to center [Stanton scored (unearned)]; Rodriguez struck out; With the count 2-2 on Willie Horton, he charged the mound, starting a 10-minute, bench-clearing brawl; HP umpire Marty Springstead and 2B umpire Larry Barnett each tried to hold Horton back, as did catcher Ellie Rodriguez; Barnett ended up on the ground during the scuffle; Horton ejected by Springstead; Horton claimed the pitch hit him on the thigh; when pitcher Frank Tanana returned to the mound, Horton and Tigers manager Ralph Houk yelled that Tanana should be ejected; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: STANLEY BATTED FOR HORTON; Stanley struck out (strikeout was charged to Horton); Roberts doubled; Colbert struck out; Veryzer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 1. ANGELS 5TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Collins singled to center; Remy doubled to left [Collins to third]; Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to left [Collins scored]; Harper doubled to left [Remy scored]; Stanton walked; Chalk singled to left [Harper scored, Stanton to third (error by Meyer), Chalk to second]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Bochte doubled to left [Stanton scored, Chalk scored (unearned)]; Rodriguez struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Tigers 1. ANGELS 6TH: MICHAEL REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PLAYING 2B); Smith struck out; Collins doubled; Remy was called out on strikes; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: NETTLES REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Michael singled; Meyer flied out to center; Stanley doubled [Michael scored]; Roberts struck out; Colbert struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Tigers 2. ANGELS 7TH: Harper singled; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Harper to second]; Stanton struck out; Chalk reached on an error by Veryzer [Harper to third]; Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Veryzer popped to shortstop in foul territory; Wockenfuss homered; Rodriguez doubled; LeFlore struck out; Michael singled [Rodriguez scored]; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Tigers 4. ANGELS 8TH: Rodriguez singled; Smith walked [Rodriguez to second]; Collins walked [Rodriguez to third, Smith to second]; Remy walked [Rodriguez scored, Smith to third, Collins to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Nettles forced Smith (second to catcher) [Collins to third, Remy to second]; LAHOUD BATTED FOR HARPER; Lahoud walked [Collins scored, Remy to third, Nettles to second]; Stanton homered [Remy scored, Nettles scored, Lahoud scored]; Chalk struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 13, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: LAHOUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MEOLI REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING 3B); SELLS REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts struck out; Colbert homered; Veryzer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 13, Tigers 5. ANGELS 9TH: Rodriguez doubled; Smith flied out to right [Rodriguez to third]; Collins singled [Rodriguez scored]; Remy forced Collins (first to shortstop); Nettles grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 14, Tigers 5. TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Rodriguez tripled; LeFlore walked; Michael reached on an error by Meoli [Rodriguez scored (RBI), LeFlore to third]; Meyer forced Michael (second to shortstop) [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 14, Tigers 7.

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