Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
July 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1971 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 6, California Angels 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 5 1 2 1
Taylor 2b 5 1 2 1
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Horton lf 4 0 1 0
  Gutierrez pr 0 1 0 0
  Northrup lf 0 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 1 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 5 1 1 1
Brinkman ss 5 1 2 2
Coleman p 5 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 11 6
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Rivers cf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 2
Stephenson c 5 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 5 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 5 1 1 1
Repoz rf 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Christensen ss 3 0 0 0
Wright p 3 0 1 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 7 3
Detroit 002 010 000 036110
California 200 001 000 00370
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (10-6) 10.0 7 3 3 4 7
  Scherman  SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
7
3
3
4
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (9-9) 10.1 10 6 6 2 4
  LaRoche   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
11
6
6
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1, California 2.  2B–Detroit Brinkman (11,off Wright), California Gonzalez (6,off Coleman).  3B–Detroit Stanley (3,off Wright).  HR–Detroit Cash (22,5th inning off Wright 0 on, 0 out), California Spencer (11,6th inning off Coleman 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Kaline (1,off Wright); Wright (6,off Coleman); Gonzalez (2,off Coleman).  IBB–Horton (4,by Wright); Rodriguez (5,by LaRoche).  IBB–Wright (7,Horton); LaRoche (7,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–3:02.
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