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.