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 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 6, California Angels 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 3 0 1 0
  Kaline rf 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0
Northrup rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Freehan c 4 2 3 2
McAuliffe 2b 2 1 0 0
Stanley cf 4 1 0 1
Brinkman ss 4 0 1 2
Chance p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreth p 1 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 8 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Rivers cf 3 1 2 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph 0 0 0 1
Gonzalez lf,cf 5 1 1 0
Stephenson c 5 1 1 1
McMullen 3b 3 1 2 1
Spencer 1b 4 0 2 1
Repoz rf 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,rf 4 0 2 1
Christensen ss 4 1 1 0
  O'Brien ph 1 1 1 0
Murphy p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Cowan ph,lf 2 0 2 1
Totals 38 7 15 6
Detroit 000 105 000680
California 301 100 1017151
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Chance   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Gilbreth   1.2 4 1 1 2 1
  Kilkenny   1.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Timmermann   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Scherman  L (6-5) 4.0 4 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.2
15
7
7
7
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy   5.1 6 5 5 3 4
  Allen   1.2 1 1 0 0 1
  Fisher  W (8-4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
4
9

  E–Allen (1).  DP–Detroit 1, California 1.  2B–California Alomar (13,off Kilkenny); Cowan (6,off Scherman).  HR–Detroit Freehan (13,4th inning off Murphy 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rivers (2,off Gilbreth).  SF–Berry (3,off Scherman).  IBB–McMullen (7,by Kilkenny); Alomar (3,by Scherman).  WP–Kilkenny 2 (4), Murphy (7).  IBB–Kilkenny (2,McMullen); Scherman (5,Alomar).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–3:04.  A–30,054.
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