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Detroit Tigers @ California Angels

1969-08-23 · Day game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 7835 · 2:22

California Angels defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. California Angels put up 3 in the 6th. Rudy May earned the win. Jim Spencer went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5
CAL	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0		5	7

W: Rudy May L: Mike Kilkenny SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Marty Springstead · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Stanley	4	1	2	1	0	0
Tom Tresh	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Kaline	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Horton	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bill Freehan	4	1	1	1	0	0
Don Wert	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Price	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ike Brown	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Kilkenny	1	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Matchick	1	0	0	0	0	0

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Alomar	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jay Johnstone	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Fregosi	3	0	0	1	1	0
Rick Reichardt	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bubba Morton	2	0	0	0	1	0
Aurelio Rodriguez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Spencer	4	1	1	2	0	2
Joe Azcue	3	1	1	1	0	0
Rudy May	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Voss	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Kilkenny	5.1	6	3	3
Fred Lasher	0.2	0	0	0
Tom Timmermann	2.0	1	0	2

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rudy May	9.0	5	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mickey Stanley: HR/7
Tom Tresh: K
Al Kaline: K
Willie Horton: W
Bill Freehan: 9

Bot 1

Sandy Alomar: K/C
Jay Johnstone: K
Jim Fregosi: W
Rick Reichardt: W.1-2
Bubba Morton: W.2-3;1-2
Aurelio Rodriguez: 6

Top 2

Don Wert: 4
Jim Price: 43
Ike Brown: D8
Mike Kilkenny: K23

Bot 2

Jim Spencer: K
Joe Azcue: 43
Rudy May: 43

Top 3

Mickey Stanley: 8
Tom Tresh: 8
Al Kaline: 6

Bot 3

Sandy Alomar: S7
Jay Johnstone: D8.1-3
Jim Fregosi: 43.2-3;3-H
Rick Reichardt: 8
Bubba Morton: 3/FL

Top 4

Willie Horton: W
Bill Freehan: 8
Don Wert: 3/FL
Jim Price: W.1-2
Ike Brown: 7

Bot 4

Aurelio Rodriguez: 3
Jim Spencer: 9
Joe Azcue: HR/7
Rudy May: 43

Top 5

Mike Kilkenny: W
Mickey Stanley: S7.1-2
Tom Tresh: 9
Al Kaline: 6E4.1-2;2-3
Willie Horton: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Sandy Alomar: 8
Jay Johnstone: 43
Jim Fregosi: 9

Top 6

Bill Freehan: 63
Don Wert: 8
Jim Price: E6
Ike Brown: 43

Bot 6

Rick Reichardt: S7
Bubba Morton: 53.1-2
Aurelio Rodriguez: S9.B-3(E9);2-H
Jim Spencer: HR/9.3-H
Joe Azcue: 53
Rudy May: 43

Top 7

Dave Campbell: K/C
Mickey Stanley: 7
Tom Tresh: 13

Bot 7

Sandy Alomar: 3/G
Jay Johnstone: 9
Jim Fregosi: 13

Top 8

Al Kaline: 2/FL
Willie Horton: 3/FL
Bill Freehan: HR/7
Don Wert: 7

Bot 8

Rick Reichardt: S7
Bill Voss: WP.1-2
Bill Voss: K
Aurelio Rodriguez: FC5.2X3(56)
Jim Spencer: K

Top 9

Jim Price: 4
Ike Brown: S7
Tommy Matchick: 46(1)3/GDP