Raising his record to 6-1 in his first A.L. season, Ken Forsch set down Detroit on five hits as the Angels downed the Tigers, 7-1. The Angels tallied three runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Don Baylor, run-scoring double by Brian Downing and a wild pitch. Butch Hobson, who collected three hits, stroked run-scoring singles in the third and fifth innings. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       17, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       3  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   7 14  1
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Leach 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Burleson ss           5   1   3   0     0   0   .318      Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Ford rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .254      Kemp lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .298
Lynn cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .299      Hebner dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Baylor dh             4   0   0   1     0   3   .143        Peters ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Downing lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .260      Summers rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Ott c                 4   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Cowens cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .300
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .241      Fahey c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Hobson 3b             4   1   3   2     0   1   .258      Brookens 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .292
                                                          Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bailey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  14   6     2   7             Totals               30   1   5   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 19,720
Left on Base: Angels 7, Tigers 3
DP: Angels 3, Tigers 2
Errors: Hobson, Trammell
Doubles: Downing (3)
Stolen Bases: Ott (2)
Caught Stealing: Hobson (1), Grich (1), Lynn (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (4)
GIDP: Leach 2 (3), Hebner (4)
Hit by Pitch: Lynn (1,by Wilcox)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(6-1)           9     5   1   1   1   3   0  31   2.72
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(5-3)           2     7   5   5   1   2   0  15   3.00
Bailey                  4     5   1   1   0   2   0  16   6.47
Lopez                   3     2   1   0   1   3   0  10   2.70
Totals                  9    14   7   6   2   7   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (3)
Wild Pitches: Wilcox (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller


ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to center; Burleson singled to right
[Carew to second]; Ford struck out; Lynn was hit by a pitch
[Carew to third, Burleson to second]; Baylor lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Carew scored]; Downing doubled to right
[Burleson scored, Lynn to third]; Wilcox threw a wild pitch
[Lynn scored, Downing to third]; Ott was called out on strikes;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Leach flied out to center; Trammell grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich flied out to center; Hobson singled to left;
Carew singled to center [Hobson to second]; Burleson singled to
pitcher [Hobson to third, Carew to second]; Ford forced Burleson
(shortstop to second) [Hobson scored, Carew to third]; Lynn
walked [Ford to second]; Baylor lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Summers
grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing singled to left; BAILEY REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Ott grounded out (second to first) [Downing to
second]; Grich singled to left [Downing to third]; Hobson
singled to center [Downing scored, Grich to second]; Carew flied
out to center; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Fahey singled to center; On a bunt Brookens singled
to third [Fahey to second]; Whitaker singled to right [Fahey to
third, Brookens to second]; Leach grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Fahey scored, Brookens to third,
Whitaker out at second]; Trammell popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford flied out to center; Lynn popped to catcher in
foul territory; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to right; Hebner flied out to right;
Summers reached on an error by Hobson [Kemp to second]; Cowens
popped to catcher in foul territory; Fahey flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing grounded out (second to first); Ott singled
to right; Ott stole second; Grich struck out; Hobson singled to
left [Ott scored]; Hobson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brookens flied out to center; Whitaker walked; Leach
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6,
Tigers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford singled to third; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp singled
to right; Hebner grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Richie Hebner
ejected by 1B umpire George Maloney; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 6, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: LOPEZ REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Baylor struck out;
Downing lined to shortstop; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Summers grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens was
called out on strikes; Fahey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich walked; Hobson struck out while Grich was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Carew lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens flied out to left; Whitaker flied out to
center; Leach grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Burleson singled to left; Ford forced Burleson
(first to shortstop) [Ford to second (error by Trammell)]; Lynn
singled to center [Ford scored (unearned)]; Baylor struck out
while Lynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell flied out to right; Kemp popped to third in
foul territory; PETERS BATTED FOR HEBNER; Peters struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Tigers 1.