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.

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