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Tigers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
August 15, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 15, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
California Angels
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lloyd Allen |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | 16,008 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jake O'Donnell 3B: George Maloney |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Jim Price | Catcher |
Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Roger Repoz | Center Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
Bill Voss | Right Fielder |
Tom Egan | Catcher |
Lloyd Allen | Pitcher |
Lefty Phillips | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
August 15, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Allen
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Allen
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Allen
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Allen
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Niekro
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. Niekro
Repoz hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Niekro
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Niekro
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Allen
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Allen
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Allen
Price hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first - double play. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Allen
Gutierrez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Allen
Niekro takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Allen
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert scores. Gutierrez scores. Niekro moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Allen
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Niekro
McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Niekro
Voss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Niekro
Egan hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Price settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Price. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Niekro
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Lloyd Allen.
Johnstone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. LaRoche
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. LaRoche
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to LaRoche covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. LaRoche
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. LaRoche
Price strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Niekro
Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Northrup. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repoz vs. Niekro
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fregosi vs. Niekro
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alomar scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. LaRoche
Gutierrez hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. LaRoche
Niekro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. LaRoche
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. LaRoche
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. LaRoche
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Niekro
Spencer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Price fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Niekro
McMullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voss vs. Niekro
Voss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Niekro
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. LaRoche
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. LaRoche
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wert vs. LaRoche
Wert is hit by the pitch. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Price vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching. Joe Azcue now catching.
Price hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Fisher
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Cash moves to third. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Fisher
Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Fisher
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Niekro
Azcue strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Niekro
Alomar hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Niekro
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Fisher
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fisher
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fisher
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Fisher
Cash hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Niekro
Fregosi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Niekro
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Niekro
McMullen takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Voss vs. Niekro
Voss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Fisher
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Fisher
Price hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Fisher
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Niekro
Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Niekro
Azcue strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Niekro
Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. Niekro
Repoz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Tatum
Ken Tatum now pitching.
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tatum
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tatum
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tatum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Niekro
Fregosi hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Niekro
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Niekro
McMullen hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Tatum
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tatum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tatum
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Tatum
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Niekro
Voss hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Ken Tatum.
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Niekro
Azcue hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1970 -- Detroit at California (N) Detroit AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 5 1 2 2 Alomar S, 2b 4 1 2 0 Stanley M, cf 5 0 1 0 Repoz R, cf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 5 1 1 2 Fregosi J, ss 3 0 0 1 Northrup J, lf 3 1 1 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 5 0 3 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Wert D, 3b 3 1 1 0 McMullen K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Price J, c 4 0 0 0 Voss B, rf 3 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 3 1 1 1 Egan T, c 2 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 2 0 0 0 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0 Ruiz C, ph 1 0 1 0 Tatum K, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds T, ph 1 0 0 0 Allen L, p 0 0 0 0 Johnstone J, ph 1 0 0 0 LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0 Azcue J, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 10 5 33 1 6 1 Detroit 121 010 000 -- 5 California 001 000 000 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Niekro J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 3 California IP H R ER BB SO Allen L (L) 2.0 4 3 3 2 0 LaRoche D* 2.0 4 2 2 2 4 Fisher E 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 Tatum K 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th E -- Price J DP -- California 2 LOB -- Detroit 9, California 8 2B -- McAuliffe D, Alomar S HR -- Kaline A HBP -- by LaRoche D (Wert D) T -- 2:31 A -- 16008
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