Making a successful A. L. debut, Dave Roberts allowed only two hits and pitched the Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the Angels. The Tigers backed the former Astros' lefthander with two homers -- one by Bill Freehan in the fifth inning and the other by Aurelio Rodriguez in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, California Angels 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1976 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  3  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Collins lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Stanley cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dade lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Meyer 1b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .231      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Melton dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Freehan c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .333      Chalk 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .188      Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .417
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .133      Torres cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   3   2     5   5             Totals               26   0   2   0     2   5

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 18,464
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Angels 2
DP: Tigers 2, Angels 1
Errors: Ramirez, Dunning
Doubles: LeFlore (1)
Home Runs: Freehan (1), Rodriguez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ramirez (1)
GIDP: Sutherland (1), Stanton (1), Etchebarren (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(1-0)          9     2   0   0   2   5   0  29   0.00
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   5   0  29

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross L(0-1)             6     2   1   1   2   3   1  23   2.61
Dunning                 2     1   1   1   3   1   1  11   5.40
Hartzell                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.23
Totals                  9     3   2   2   5   5   2  36

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to center; Meyer walked; Horton
struck out; Staub grounded out (third to first) [LeFlore to
third, Meyer to second]; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Remy lined to third;
Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton was called out on strikes; Stanton struck
out; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
was called out on strikes; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torres struck out (catcher to first); Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Collins flied out to right; Remy flied out to left;
Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan homered; Rodriguez popped to shortstop;
Veryzer flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Melton grounded out (second to first); Stanton flied
out to center; Chalk walked; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
grounded out (second to first); Horton walked; Staub reached on
an error by Ramirez [Horton to second]; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Torres walked; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Torres to second]; Collins grounded out
(second to first) [Torres to third]; Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

TIGERS 7TH: DUNNING REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Freehan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez homered; Veryzer struck out;
Sutherland popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Bochte singled to left; Melton flied out to center;
Stanton grounded into a double play (second to first) [Bochte
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 0.

TIGERS 8TH: DADE REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING LF); LeFlore grounded
out (third to first); Meyer walked; Horton popped to shortstop;
Staub walked [Meyer to second]; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Chalk singled
to shortstop; Etchebarren grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Chalk out at second]; Torres flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan walked; Rodriguez reached on an error by
Dunning [Freehan to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED DUNNING
(PITCHING); Veryzer struck out; Sutherland grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Rodriguez out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Ramirez flied out to left; Dade flied out to right;
Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 0.