Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
June 3, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 1
  Szotkiewicz ss 1 0 0 0
Kaline rf,1b 5 0 2 0
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stanley ph,cf 2 2 2 0
Horton lf 5 1 1 1
Northrup cf,rf 5 1 1 3
Freehan c 4 0 1 0
Wert 3b 3 0 0 0
Lolich p 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  McRae p 0 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Saunders p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 8 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 6 1 1 0
Tatum J. cf,rf 4 2 1 0
Fregosi ss 5 1 3 0
Johnson lf 5 0 2 1
McMullen 3b 5 0 3 2
Reynolds rf 3 0 1 1
  Repoz 1b 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
  Cowan ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnstone cf 1 0 0 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Messersmith p 4 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum K. p 0 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 12 4
Detroit 000 000 004 01580
California 000 101 011 004122
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich   7.0 6 2 2 3 10
  McRae   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Kilkenny   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Saunders   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Hiller  W (3-2) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
12
4
4
6
11
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   8.1 4 2 2 2 3
  Doyle   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Tatum   1.2 1 1 1 0 3
  Fisher  L (2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
8
5
5
2
7

  E–Johnson (6), McMullen (6).  DP–California 1.  PB–Freehan (2).  2B–Detroit Kaline (11,off Messersmith).  HR–Detroit G Brown (1,9th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 1 out); Northrup (7,9th inning off K Tatum 2 on, 2 out).  SH–J Tatum (1,off Saunders).  IBB–McMullen (5,by Hiller).  SB–Stanley (7,2nd base off Fisher/Azcue).  CS–Gutierrez (1,2nd base by Messersmith/Azcue); Horton (1,2nd base by Fisher/Azcue); Reynolds (1,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan).  WP–McRae 2 (3).  IBB–Hiller (1,McMullen).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:21.  A–10,017.
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