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. Detroit Tigers 7, California Angels 6Game Played on Saturday, August 27, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumAngels 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. |
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