After tying the score with a pinch-single in the ninth inning, Andy Etchebarren remained in the game and singled again in the 11th to give the Angels a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. Dave Chalk opened the 11th with a single, took second on a sacrifice by Rusty Torres and crossed the plate on Etchebarren's hit. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Friday, April     16, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  -   5 11  1
Angels       0  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  -   6  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oglivie cf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .091      Collins lf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .286
  Manuel 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanton rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Meyer 1b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .273      Remy 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .115
Horton dh             5   1   2   1     0   1   .333      Bochte 1b             5   1   0   0     0   0   .231
Staub rf              4   0   2   1     1   0   .300      Melton dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Johnson lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .083        Tanana pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May c                 5   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Dade ph,lf          0   1   0   0     2   0   .000
Veryzer ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .182      Lahoud rf,lf          2   1   1   2     1   0   .143
Sutherland 2b         3   1   2   0     0   0   .222        Smith ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  LeFlore pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk 3b              4   2   3   1     0   1   .320
  Stanley cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torres cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Etchebarren ph,c    2   0   2   2     0   0   .556
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  11   4     2   2             Totals               36   6   9   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  9,873
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Angels 8
DP: Tigers 1, Angels 1
Errors: Coleman, Remy
Doubles: Horton (1), Lahoud (1), Melton (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (1)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (1), Collins (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres 2 (3), Smith (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (1)
GIDP: Johnson (1), Ramirez (2)
Hit by Pitch: Chalk (1,by Coleman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 7     4   4   1   3   3   0  28   1.38
Hiller                  3     3   1   1   2   1   0  14   1.17
Grilli L(0-1)           0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3  27.00
Totals                 10.1   9   6   3   5   4   0  45

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood                7.1   7   4   4   2   1   0  29   9.90
Drago                   0     1   1   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Brewer W(1-0)           3.2   3   0   0   0   1   0  14   1.35
Totals                 11    11   5   4   2   2   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (1)
Wild Pitches: Hiller (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


TIGERS 1ST: Oglivie grounded out (second to pitcher); Meyer
lined to right; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Remy
grounded out (second to first); Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Johnson
singled to left; Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann
struck out; Lahoud walked; Chalk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
singled to center; Sutherland singled to left [Veryzer to
third]; Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly to center [Veryzer scored,
Sutherland to second]; Meyer singled to left [Sutherland scored,
Meyer to second (on throw to home)]; Horton grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Torres walked; Ramirez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Torres out at second]; Collins
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Johnson grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Staub out at second]; May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte reached
on an error by Coleman (assist by Meyer); Melton singled to
center [Bochte to second]; Herrmann flied out to left; Lahoud
doubled to right [Bochte scored (unearned), Melton scored
(unearned)]; Chalk singled to right [Lahoud scored (unearned),
Chalk to second (on throw to home)]; Torres flied out to center;
3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
flied out to center; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie popped to second; Meyer grounded out (second
to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Bochte flied out to center; Melton popped to first;
Herrmann walked; Lahoud flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub walked; Johnson flied out to right; May
singled to center [Staub to second]; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk was hit by a pitch; Torres out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Chalk to second]; Ramirez grounded out
(second to first) [Chalk to third]; Collins singled to right
[Chalk scored]; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 4.

TIGERS 8TH: STANTON REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); LAHOUD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Sutherland singled to third;
LEFLORE RAN FOR SUTHERLAND; LeFlore stole second; Oglivie flied
out to right; Meyer walked; DRAGO REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING);
Horton doubled to left [LeFlore scored, Meyer to third]; BREWER
REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Staub singled to second [Meyer
scored, Horton scored (error by Remy) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Staub to second]; May
flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: MANUEL REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY
REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); Remy was called out on strikes; Bochte popped to
shortstop; Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Angels 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Veryzer struck out;
Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 5, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: DADE BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Dade walked; SMITH BATTED
FOR LAHOUD; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Dade to second]; Chalk singled to third [Dade stayed at
second]; Torres flied out to left [Dade to third]; ETCHEBARREN
BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Etchebarren singled to right [Dade scored,
Chalk to second]; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 5.

TIGERS 10TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SMITH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );
Manuel lined to third; Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher);
Horton singled to left; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 5.

ANGELS 10TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Melton doubled to center; TANANA
RAN FOR MELTON; Hiller threw a wild pitch [Tanana to third];
Dade walked; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Angels 5.

TIGERS 11TH: TANANA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (second to
first); Rodriguez singled to center; Veryzer forced Rodriguez
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 5.

ANGELS 11TH: GRILLI REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Chalk singled to
left; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chalk
to second]; Etchebarren singled to center [Chalk scored]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 6.