The Tigers sent Andy Hassler down to his second straight loss this year and 13th in a row over two seasons by defeating the Angels, 6-2. Rusty Staub hit a double and two singles, driving in two runs, to lead the Tigers' attack. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, California Angels 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     18, 1976 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  1  3    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 14  1
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .333      Collins lf            4   0   1   0     1   2   .257
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .190      Remy 2b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .152
Horton dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .316      Bochte 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .273
Staub rf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .353      Melton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .100      Lahoud rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .200
Freehan 1b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .500      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
May c                 4   1   2   1     0   0   .250        Stanton ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .105        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .417
Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .176      Chalk 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .355
Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torres cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .231
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Smith ph,ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                          Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  14   6     0   0             Totals               33   2   9   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  8,938
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Angels 8
DP: Tigers 2, Angels 2
Errors: Veryzer
Doubles: Staub (1), Freehan (1), Stanley (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Freehan (1)
GIDP: Veryzer (1), Rodriguez (1), Bochte 2 (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare W(1-0)             7.2   9   2   2   3   1   0  32   1.20
Hiller SV(2)            1.1   0   0   0   1   4   0   5   1.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   5   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(0-2)          3.2   8   6   6   0   0   0  19   9.31
Monge                   5.1   6   0   0   0   0   0  19   1.08
Totals                  9    14   6   6   0   0   0  38

Wild Pitches: Bare (1), Hassler (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins struck out; Remy walked; Bochte grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Remy out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub doubled to center; Johnson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Staub to third]; Freehan hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Staub scored]; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); Lahoud singled
to center; Herrmann flied out to left; Chalk singled to center
[Lahoud to second]; Torres singled to center [Lahoud scored,
Chalk out at third (center to first to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
singled to second; Stanley flied out to center; Rodriguez
singled to right [Sutherland to second]; Horton singled to
shortstop [Sutherland scored, Rodriguez to second]; Staub
singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Horton scored, Staub to
second (on throw to home)]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Collins
walked; Remy singled to left [Collins to second]; Bochte
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Remy
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Angels 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan doubled to left; May singled to center
[Freehan scored]; Veryzer flied out to right; Sutherland flied
out to center; Hassler threw a wild pitch [May to second];
Stanley doubled to right [May scored]; MONGE REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Rodriguez popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Melton flied out to center; Lahoud grounded out
(second to first); Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton singled to left; Staub flied out to center;
Johnson singled to center [Horton to second]; Horton was picked
off second (pitcher to shortstop); Freehan singled to left
[Johnson to third]; May flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk singled to center; Torres forced Chalk (first
to shortstop); Bare threw a wild pitch [Torres to second];
Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Torres to third];
Collins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 6, Angels 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy singled to left; Bochte singled to right [Remy
to second]; Melton flied out to right; Lahoud forced Bochte
(second to shortstop) [Remy to third]; Herrmann flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Horton flied out to
center; Staub singled to center; Johnson forced Staub (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk flied out to right; Torres flied out to left;
SMITH BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Smith grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 1.

TIGERS 8TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Freehan grounded
out (shortstop to first); May singled to right; Veryzer grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [May out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Collins singled to right; Remy forced Collins (first
to shortstop) [Remy to second (error by Veryzer)]; Bochte
singled to right [Remy scored]; Melton flied out to left; Lahoud
walked [Bochte to second]; STANTON BATTED FOR HERRMANN; HILLER
REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Stanton walked [Bochte to third,
Lahoud to second]; Chalk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 6, Angels 2.

TIGERS 9TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING C );
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Stanley singled to
left; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Torres struck out; Smith struck out; Collins was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 2.