Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
June 2, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, California Angels 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 5 0 2 0
McAuliffe 2b 4 2 0 0
Kaline 1b 4 0 1 0
Horton lf 4 0 3 2
Northrup rf 4 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Maddox 3b 1 0 0 0
  Wert 3b 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Szotkiewicz ss 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 7 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 0 1
Repoz rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 2 2 0
Johnstone cf 3 1 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 1 1
May p 3 0 1 1
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
  Silverio ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Detroit 100 001 000 0270
California 000 010 100 1371
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (4-5) 9.2 7 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.2
7
3
3
2
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May   7.1 6 2 1 1 2
  Queen   2.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Doyle  W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
1
1
5

  E–Alomar (8).  DP–Detroit 1, California 1.  2B–Detroit Horton (10,off May), California McMullen (5,off Niekro); May (1,off Niekro).  3B–California Johnstone (2,off Niekro).  SF–Fregosi (1,off Niekro).  HBP–Johnstone (1,by Niekro).  IBB–Silverio (1,by Niekro); Alomar (2,by Niekro).  HBP–Niekro (1,Johnstone).  IBB–Niekro 2 (3,Silverio,Alomar).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:33.  A–9,564.
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