Bruce Kimm, Mark Fidrych's favorite receiver, hit his first major league homer to enable the Tigers' sensational rookie to defeat the Angels, 3-2. Fidrych gave up five hits, including a homer by Ron Jackson in the fifth inning. The Angels picked up their other run on a single by Dave Collins, a sacrifice, wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochte in the sixth.

The Tigers were limited to four hits by Frank Tanana but came back with the tying pair in their half of the sixth on a walk to Kimm, triple by Ron LeFlore and sacrifice fly by Alex Johnson. Kimm then hit his homer in the eighth for the Tigers' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    17, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   3  4  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .258      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .330
Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Johnson lf            2   0   0   1     1   0   .276
Bochte lf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .258        Stanley lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Solaita 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Briggs cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Humphrey c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   3   .229
Jones rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Jackson 3b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .224      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .212      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kimm c                1   2   1   1     2   0   .269
                                                          Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     1   2             Totals               25   3   4   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 51,822
Left on Base: Angels 4, Tigers 4
DP: Angels 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Thompson
Doubles: Humphrey (6)
Triples: LeFlore (7)
Home Runs: Jackson (6), Kimm (1)
Stolen Bases: Jones (2)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (18), Kimm (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (3), Johnson (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(14-9)          8     4   3   3   5   6   1  31   2.79
Totals                  8     4   3   3   5   6   1  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(14-4)         9     5   2   2   1   2   1  33   1.97
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   2   1  33

Wild Pitches: Fidrych (3)

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


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

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

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Briggs flied
out to center; Humphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

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

ANGELS 3RD: Jones singled to right; Jones stole second; Jackson
struck out; Chalk walked; Collins struck out; Remy flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer struck out; Garcia struck out; Kimm walked;
Kimm was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (third to first); Solaita flied
out to left; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Staub walked; Horton flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey grounded out (catcher to first); Jones
grounded out (second to first); Jackson homered; Chalk grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson struck out; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Collins singled to right; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Collins to second]; Fidrych threw a wild
pitch [Collins to third]; Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Collins scored]; Solaita grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Garcia made an out to first; Kimm walked; LeFlore
tripled to center [Kimm scored]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [LeFlore scored]; Staub singled to left; Horton walked
[Staub to second]; Thompson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Briggs flied out to center; Humphrey doubled to
right; Jones lined into a double play (right to second)
[Humphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Veryzer made an out to
second; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chalk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Collins grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Kimm homered; LeFlore grounded out (third to first);
Johnson walked; Staub flied out to left; Horton forced Johnson
(third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Remy singled
to shortstop; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted) [Remy to
second]; Solaita popped to third in foul territory; Briggs
reached on an error by Thompson (assist by Garcia) [Remy to
third]; Humphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 3.