Driving in five runs with a homer, double and single, Bobby Clark led a 15-hit barrage as the Angels administered a 15-1 thrashing to the Tigers. Clark tied the game at 1-1 with his round-tripper in the second inning, doubled home two runs to make the score 4-1 in the third and singled home two runs in a five-run eighth. Don Baylor belted a three-run homer in the sixth and Bobby Grich blasted a two-run circuit clout later in that frame. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 15, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 9, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Angels 0 2 2 0 1 5 0 5 x - 15 15 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gibson rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279 Carew 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .270 Kelleher ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Harris ph,1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .261 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .310 Burleson ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .292 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Campaneris ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Fahey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ford rf 5 1 0 0 1 3 .266 Wockenfuss dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .156 Baylor dh 3 2 1 3 1 1 .128 Cowens cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .338 Downing c 1 4 1 1 3 0 .254 Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .294 Grich 2b 5 2 2 3 0 0 .221 Leach 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Beniquez cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .167 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Clark lf 5 2 3 5 0 1 .217 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Hobson 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .208 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bailey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 7 1 4 2 Totals 37 15 15 15 7 5 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 32,040 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Angels 9 DP: Tigers 0, Angels 2 Errors: Brookens Doubles: Cowens (5), Carew (8), Clark (1) Home Runs: Clark (1), Downing (3), Baylor (4), Grich (4) Stolen Bases: Carew (6), Beniquez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (2) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (1) GIDP: Kelleher (1), Leach (1) Hit by Pitch: Downing (1,by Schatzeder), Baylor (4,by Bailey) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(1-2) 2.2 5 4 4 3 1 1 17 6.75 Tobik 3.1 4 6 6 3 1 3 17 6.17 Bailey 2 6 5 5 1 3 0 14 7.07 Totals 8 15 15 15 7 5 4 48 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(4-3) 9 7 1 1 4 2 0 36 2.77 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 2 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Schatzeder (1), Bailey (2) Wild Pitches: Schatzeder (2) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger TIGERS 1ST: Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); Kelleher grounded out (third to first); Kemp walked; Parrish singled to center [Kemp to third]; Wockenfuss forced Parrish (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to second; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Carew to second]; Ford struck out; Carew stole third; Baylor walked; Downing was hit by a pitch [Baylor to second]; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 2ND: Cowens singled to right; Brookens flied to center; Leach walked [Cowens to second]; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Gibson singled to right [Cowens scored, Leach to third]; Kelleher forced Gibson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Clark homered; Hobson walked; Carew doubled to center [Hobson to third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hobson scored]; Schatzeder threw a wild pitch [Carew to third]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 2. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp popped to shortstop; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss walked; Cowens forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 3RD: Baylor lined to shortstop; Downing walked; Grich flied to center; Beniquez singled to left [Downing to second]; Clark doubled to left [Downing scored, Beniquez scored, Clark to third (on throw to home)]; TOBIK REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 4. TIGERS 4TH: Brookens grounded out (third to first); Leach lined to left; Whitaker flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 4TH: Carew flied to center; Burleson lined to shortstop; Ford flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 4. TIGERS 5TH: Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); Kelleher singled to center; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelleher to second]; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 5TH: Baylor struck out; Downing homered; Grich flied to right; Beniquez walked; Beniquez stole second; Clark popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 5. TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); Brookens singled to left; Leach struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 5. ANGELS 6TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Carew singled to third [Carew to second (error by Brookens)]; Burleson flied to center; Ford was walked intentionally; Baylor homered [Carew scored, Ford scored]; Downing walked; Grich homered [Downing scored]; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 10. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Gibson singled to left; Kelleher grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 10. ANGELS 7TH: BAILEY REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Clark struck out; Hobson singled to right; HARRIS BATTED FOR CAREW; Harris forced Hobson (second unassisted); Burleson singled to right [Harris to third]; Ford struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 10. TIGERS 8TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); Parrish popped to first; Wockenfuss flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 10. ANGELS 8TH: FAHEY REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Baylor was hit by a pitch; Downing walked [Baylor to second]; Grich singled to left [Baylor scored, Downing to second]; Beniquez singled to left [Downing to third, Grich to second]; Clark singled to center [Downing scored, Grich scored, Beniquez to third, Clark to second (on throw)]; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Beniquez scored, Clark to third]; Harris grounded out (first unassisted) [Clark scored]; CAMPANERIS BATTED FOR BURLESON; Campaneris singled to right; Ford struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 15. TIGERS 9TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cowens doubled to left; Brookens walked; Leach grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens to third, Brookens out at second]; PAPI BATTED FOR WHITAKER; Papi flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 15.

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