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Angels 5 @ Tigers 7
Tiger Stadium
May 16, 1981

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels, played on May 16, 1981 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Angels with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 16, 1981 
Visiting Team
California Angels
R: 5 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 7 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 7
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherDave Tobik  
Losing PitcherDoug Rau  
SaveKevin Saucier  
Game Winning RBITom Brookens 

Game Info

DateMay 16, 1981 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCalifornia Angels 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDoug Rau  
Home Starting PitcherDave Rozema  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance19,014 
Time of Game2 hours 39 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Haller
1B: Russ Goetz
2B: George Maloney
3B: Ken Kaiser

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Rick Burleson  Shortstop 
Dan Ford  Right Fielder 
Don Baylor  DH 
Brian Downing  Left Fielder 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Bobby Grich  Second Baseman 
Larry Harlow  Center Fielder 
Butch Hobson  Third Baseman 
Jim Fregosi  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lynn Jones  Right Fielder 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
John Wockenfuss  Catcher 
Al Cowens  Center Fielder 
Lance Parrish  DH 
Richie Hebner  First Baseman 
Tom Brookens  Third Baseman 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Angels 5 @ Tigers 7
Tiger Stadium
May 16, 1981

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         Game of 5/16/1981 -- California at Detroit (D)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Carew R, 1b           4  1  1  1   Jones L, rf           1  0  0  0   
Burleson R, ss        4  0  1  0   Summers C, ph-rf      1  0  0  0   
Ford D, rf            5  1  1  1   Trammell A, ss        4  0  0  0   
Baylor D, dh          2  0  0  0   Kemp S, lf            4  0  0  0   
Downing B, lf-c       3  0  1  0   Wockenfuss J, c       4  2  3  1   
Ott E, c              3  1  1  0   Cowens A, cf          3  1  0  0   
Beniquez J, ph-cf     2  0  0  0   Parrish L, dh         3  2  1  0   
Grich B, 2b           4  0  1  1   Hebner R, 1b          4  0  1  1   
Harlow L, cf-lf       2  1  0  0   Brookens T, 3b        3  1  2  2   
Clark B, ph-lf        1  0  0  0   Whitaker L, 2b        3  1  1  3   
Hobson B, 3b          4  1  2  2                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  8  5                        30  7  8  7

California       012 200 000 --  5
Detroit          040 210 00x --  7

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rau D (L)*            3.0  5  6  6  3  0
D'Acquisto J          3.0  2  1  1  1  2
Aase D                2.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rozema D              3.2  7  5  5  1  1
Tobik D (W)           3.0  0  0  0  5  4
Saucier K (S)         2.1  1  0  0  2  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th

DP -- California 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- California 10, Detroit 4
2B -- Grich B, Wockenfuss J, Hobson B
HR -- Whitaker L, Carew R, Ford D, Hobson B, Wockenfuss J
SB -- Baylor D
SF -- Brookens T
WP -- Tobik D
T -- 2:39
A -- 19014

    

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