Dave Collins beat out an infield hit to start the eighth inning, was sacrificed to second base by Jerry Remy, took third on a groundout, then stole home to enable the Angels to edge the Tigers, 2-1. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Monday, August    30, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .319      Collins lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .265
Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Bochte lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Oglivie rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Remy 2b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Staub dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Solaita 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Melton 3b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .215
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Jones rf              3   0   2   1     0   0   .235
Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Humphrey c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Torres cf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .203
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   5   1     1   2             Totals               29   2   7   1     1   6

Time of Game: 1:37   Attendance: 16,924
Left on Base: Tigers 1, Angels 5
DP: Tigers 1, Angels 4
Errors: Mankowski
Doubles: Melton (16)
Home Runs: LeFlore (4)
Stolen Bases: Collins 2 (22)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (20), Torres (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (11)
GIDP: Meyer (7), Thompson (8), Staub (22), Freehan (4), Humphrey (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare                    4.2   5   1   1   0   4   0  19   4.76
Crawford L(0-6)         3.1   2   1   1   1   2   0  12   4.43
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   6   0  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell W(5-4)         9     5   1   1   1   2   1  29   2.65
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   2   1  29

Passed Balls: Humphrey (6)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to pitcher; Meyer grounded into a
double play (second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Oglivie
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins lined to third; Remy flied out to left;
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub singled to right; Thompson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at
second]; Mankowski grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut
game for Phil Mankowski; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita flied out to left; Melton singled to center;
Jones singled to right [Melton to third]; Humphrey grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner
made an out to second; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Torres was called out on strikes; Guerrero reached
on an error by Mankowski [Guerrero to second]; Collins struck
out; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore homered; Meyer grounded out (second to
pitcher); Oglivie singled to pitcher; Staub grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oglivie out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Davis popped to first in foul territory; Solaita
flied out to right; Melton doubled to right; Jones singled to
right [Melton scored, Jones to second (on throw to home)];
Humphrey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson walked; Mankowski singled to center
[Thompson to second]; Freehan grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Mankowski to second, Thompson out at third]; Wagner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Torres was called out on strikes; Guerrero flied out
to right; Collins singled to pitcher; Ray Bare was injured on
the play; CRAWFORD REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Collins stole
second; Remy walked; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Garcia flied out to right; LeFlore struck out but
advanced to first on a passed ball; LeFlore was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Meyer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Melton made
an out to second; Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Staub struck
out; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Humphrey was called out on strikes; Torres singled
to left; Torres was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Freehan
flied out to center; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Collins singled to shortstop; Remy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Collins to second]; Davis
grounded out (second to first) [Collins to third]; Collins stole
home; Tigers Manager Ralph Houk ejected by HP umpire Rich
Garcia; Solaita struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Angels 2.

TIGERS 9TH: BOCHTE REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING LF); JOHNSON BATTED
FOR GARCIA; Johnson grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
grounded out (second to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 2.