Milt May hit homers in two consecutive times at bat, with his second smash accounting for the Tigers' 7-6 victory over the Angels. The Tigers also had a homer by Jason Thompson in the second inning. The Angels scored two runs in the fifth and went ahead with two more in the sixth on a homer by Tony Solaita and RBI double by Rance Mulliniks.

May tied the score in the Tigers' half with his first homer of the game. After the clubs forged another tie at 6-6, May accounted for the victory with his second homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, California Angels 6
Game Played on Saturday, August    27, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  2  2    1  1  0  -   6 12  1
Tigers       1  1  1    0  0  1    2  1  x  -   7 11  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .317      LeFlore cf            4   2   2   0     0   1   .318
  Chalk ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .301
Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Staub dh              2   1   1   2     1   0   .273
Bonds rf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .273      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Solaita 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .241      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .267
  Hampton ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Oglivie rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Baylor dh             4   1   1   0     0   3   .251      May c                 4   2   3   2     0   0   .260
Mulliniks ss          4   1   2   1     0   1   .280      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Jackson 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Veryzer ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .193
  Torres cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .157        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Flores lf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .292        Scrivener ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .102
Humphrey c            3   0   2   1     0   0   .246      Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .315        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  12   6     2   6             Totals               34   7  11   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 23,105
Left on Base: Angels 7, Tigers 5
DP: Angels 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Bosley, LeFlore
Doubles: Flores (16), Mulliniks (10), LeFlore (21)
Home Runs: Solaita (12), Thompson (25), May 2 (12)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Bosley (1), Staub (8)
GIDP: Hampton (1), Oglivie (11)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                6.2  10   5   4   0   4   2  29   3.55
LaRoche L(8-6)          1.1   1   2   1   1   0   1   7   3.16
Totals                  8    11   7   5   1   4   3  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo                  5     8   4   4   0   3   1  23   3.90
Wilcox                  2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.57
Hiller W(6-13)          2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   3.75
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   6   1  40

Wild Pitches: Hartzell (3), Hiller (6)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Ted Hendry


ANGELS 1ST: Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Hartzell threw a wild pitch
[LeFlore to second]; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first)
[LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded out (second to first)
[LeFlore scored]; Kemp struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita flied out to right; Baylor was called out on
strikes; Mulliniks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson homered; Oglivie singled to center; May
forced Oglivie (first to shortstop); Rodriguez flied out to
center; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson made an out to third; Flores singled to
left; Humphrey singled to right [Flores to second]; Bosley flied
to left in foul territory; Remy forced Humphrey (second
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore doubled to right; Fuentes flied out to
center [LeFlore to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to right
[LeFlore scored]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita
grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to right; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at
second]; May singled to right; Rodriguez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Jackson
singled to left; Flores doubled to center [Jackson to third];
Humphrey singled to second [Jackson scored, Flores to third];
Bosley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Flores scored, Humphrey to
second]; Remy singled to second [Humphrey to third]; Bonds flied
to right in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer singled to center; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first) [Veryzer to second]; Fuentes was called out on
strikes; Staub singled to second [Veryzer to third]; Kemp
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
2, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita homered; Baylor singled to center [Baylor to
third (error by LeFlore)]; WILCOX REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING);
Mulliniks doubled to right [Baylor scored]; Jackson flied out to
center [Mulliniks to third]; Flores grounded out (shortstop to
first); Humphrey made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson lined to shortstop; Oglivie flied out to
right; May homered; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Bosley struck out; Remy flied out to right; Bonds
walked; Bonds stole second; Solaita singled to right [Bonds
scored]; Baylor struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: CORCORAN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Corcoran grounded out
(first to pitcher); LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes
singled to shortstop; LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING);
Staub walked [Fuentes to second]; Kemp reached on an error by
Bosley [Fuentes scored (unearned) (no RBI), Staub scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 8TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); HILLER
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Mulliniks singled to center; Hiller
threw a wild pitch [Mulliniks to second]; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mulliniks to third]; Flores singled
[Mulliniks scored]; GUERRERO BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Guerrero
struck out; CHALK BATTED FOR BOSLEY; Chalk grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: CHALK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TORRES REPLACED
JACKSON (PLAYING CF); ETCHEBARREN REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING C
); Oglivie flied out to right; May homered; Rodriguez flied out
to right; Scrivener flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 6, Tigers 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Remy lined to shortstop; Bonds walked; HAMPTON
BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Hampton grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 6, Tigers 7.