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California Angels @ Detroit Tigers

1971-05-12 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 7908 · 2:14

Detroit Tigers defeated California Angels 8–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 4th. Joe Coleman earned the win. Ike Brown went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8
DET	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	2		8	10

W: Joe Coleman L: Rudy May SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou DiMuro · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jake O'Donnell · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Alomar	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Spencer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	3
Roger Repoz	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ken McMullen	4	1	1	0	0	1
John Stephenson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Syd O'Brien	3	0	2	1	0	0
Ken Berry	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy May	2	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Stanley	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Northrup	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Horton	4	1	1	0	0	2
Al Kaline	2	3	2	0	2	0
Aurelio Rodriguez	4	2	2	0	0	0
Ike Brown	3	2	3	4	0	0
Jim Price	3	0	1	2	0	0
Ed Brinkman	4	0	1	1	0	1
Joe Coleman	3	0	0	0	0	1

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rudy May	5.1	6	1	5
Archie Reynolds	1.2	3	0	0
Eddie Fisher	1.0	1	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	9.0	8	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sandy Alomar: S4
Jim Spencer: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
Jim Spencer: K
Alex Johnson: K
Roger Repoz: K/C

Bot 1

Mickey Stanley: 9
Jim Northrup: 5/P
Willie Horton: S8
Al Kaline: S5.1-H(E5)(UR);B-3
Aurelio Rodriguez: 7

Top 2

Ken McMullen: K
John Stephenson: 3/G
Syd O'Brien: S7.B-2(E7)
Ken Berry: 43

Bot 2

Ike Brown: S7
Jim Price: 7
Ed Brinkman: 53.1-2
Joe Coleman: 4/L

Top 3

Rudy May: S8
Sandy Alomar: K/C
Jim Spencer: 5/FL
Alex Johnson: K

Bot 3

Mickey Stanley: K/C
Jim Northrup: K
Willie Horton: K

Top 4

Roger Repoz: S9
Ken McMullen: 54(1)3/GDP
John Stephenson: 3/G

Bot 4

Al Kaline: W
Aurelio Rodriguez: S9.1-3
Ike Brown: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Jim Price: 9
Ed Brinkman: 9
Joe Coleman: K/C

Top 5

Syd O'Brien: 53
Ken Berry: 8
Rudy May: 63

Bot 5

Mickey Stanley: 3/FL
Jim Northrup: 43
Willie Horton: K

Top 6

Sandy Alomar: 43
Jim Spencer: 9
Alex Johnson: K

Bot 6

Al Kaline: D7
Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
Ike Brown: S3.2-3
Jim Price: S6.1-2;3-H
Ed Brinkman: S7.1-2;2-H
Joe Coleman: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Roger Repoz: 9
Ken McMullen: D7
John Stephenson: S4.2-2
Syd O'Brien: S7.1-2;2-H
Ken Berry: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Mickey Stanley: 43
Jim Northrup: 63
Willie Horton: 4/L

Top 8

Tony Gonzalez: 43
Sandy Alomar: 43
Jim Spencer: 43

Bot 8

Al Kaline: W
Aurelio Rodriguez: D7.1-3
Ike Brown: 8/SF.2-3;3-H
Jim Price: 8/SF.3-H
Ed Brinkman: K

Top 9

Alex Johnson: S7
Roger Repoz: W.1-2
Ken McMullen: 7
John Stephenson: 46(1)3/GDP