Nolan Ryan went over the 2,000 mark in strikeouts, fanning 11 to bring his career total to 2,010, while pitching the Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Tigers. Tony Solaita hit a homer for the Angels, who staked Ryan to a 2-0 lead before the Tigers rallied for three runs in the sixth inning. The Angels struck back with four runs in their half, two scoring on a bases-loaded single by Terry Humphrey and two others following on a double by Rusty Torres. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    31, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Angels       1  0  0    1  0  4    0  0  x  -   6 12  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   4   .318      Collins lf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .272
Meyer lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Remy 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .267
Oglivie rf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .284      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Staub dh              4   1   1   1     0   1   .306      Solaita 1b            4   2   2   1     0   1   .272
Thompson 1b           2   0   0   1     1   1   .228      Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .215
Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Jones rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .237
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Humphrey c            3   1   1   2     1   0   .292
Wagner ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .314      Torres cf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .204
  Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Garcia 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .194      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Horton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .255
  Manuel pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     4  11             Totals               33   6  12   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  8,542
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Angels 5
DP: Tigers 2, Angels 0
Errors: LeFlore, Jones
Doubles: Oglivie (10), Garcia (15), Collins (10), Melton (17), Torres (12)
Triples: Meyer (4), Oglivie (3)
Home Runs: Solaita (7)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (51), Collins 2 (24), Remy (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (4)
GIDP: Davis (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(8-10)           5    10   6   5   2   0   1  25   3.70
Hiller                  3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.65
Totals                  8    12   6   5   2   2   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(11-17)           9     8   3   2   4  11   0  39   3.91
Totals                  9     8   3   2   4  11   0  39

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Meyer struck out; Oglivie
doubled to left; Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Collins stole second; Remy
singled to left [Collins scored]; Davis grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Remy out at second];
Solaita grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mankowski grounded out (first to pitcher); Freehan popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton flied out to right; Jones grounded out (first
to pitcher); Humphrey walked; Torres grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner flied out to center; Garcia struck out;
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
singled to second; Collins stole second; Remy flied out to
center; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer tripled to right; Oglivie struck out; Staub
reached on a fielder's choice [Meyer out at home (second to
catcher)]; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita homered; Melton lined to third; Jones
singled to center; Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Jones to second]; Torres flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Mankowski flied out to center; Freehan flied out to
right; Wagner singled to right; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Collins doubled to
center [Collins out at third (center to second to third)]; Remy
singled to pitcher; Remy stole second; Davis grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Meyer struck out; Oglivie tripled to right [LeFlore scored];
Staub singled to right [Oglivie scored, Staub to third (error by
Jones)]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Staub scored
(unearned)]; Mankowski was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita singled to center; Melton doubled to left
[Solaita to third]; Jones was walked intentionally; Humphrey
singled to center [Solaita scored, Melton scored, Jones to
third, Humphrey to second (error by LeFlore)]; HILLER REPLACED
RUHLE (PITCHING); Torres doubled to left [Jones scored, Humphrey
scored (unearned)]; Guerrero singled to third [Torres stayed at
second]; Collins popped to catcher in foul territory; Remy hit
into a double play (second to first) [Torres out at home (first
to shortstop to catcher)]; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Angels 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan popped to second; Wagner walked; Garcia
doubled to left [Wagner to third]; LeFlore struck out; Meyer
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Davis lined to third; Solaita struck out; Melton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Staub grounded out
(third to first); Thompson walked; Mankowski singled to left
[Thompson to second]; Freehan popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Jones popped to second; Humphrey flied out to
center; Torres popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 6.

TIGERS 9TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR WAGNER; Johnson walked; HORTON
BATTED FOR GARCIA; Horton walked [Johnson to second]; MANUEL RAN
FOR HORTON; LeFlore struck out; Meyer popped to shortstop;
Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Angels 6.