California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
July 31, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1971 at Tiger 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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California Angels 3, Detroit Tigers 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 1 1
Berry cf 5 0 1 1
McMullen 3b 5 0 0 0
Cowan lf 5 0 1 0
  Rivers lf 0 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 5 0 2 0
  Repoz rf 0 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 5 0 0 0
O'Brien ss 5 1 2 0
Moses c 5 1 2 1
Wright p 5 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 3 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
  Brown G. ph 0 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 6 0 0 0
Kaline rf 5 0 1 0
Horton lf 4 2 2 2
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 5 0 1 0
Stanley cf 4 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Lolich p 2 0 0 0
  Brown I. ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 2 6 2
California 000 002 000 001390
Detroit 011 000 000 000260
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (10-10) 11.1 6 2 2 6 1
  Allen  SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
6
2
2
7
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  L (16-8) 12.0 9 3 3 0 14
Totals
12.0
9
3
3
0
14

  E–None.  DP–California 2.  2B–California Alomar (16,off Lolich); Moses (8,off Lolich).  HR–Detroit Horton 2 (16,2nd inning off Wright 0 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Wright 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Rodriguez (3,off Wright).  IBB–Brinkman (3,by Wright).  WP–Allen (4).  BK–Allen (1).  IBB–Wright (8,Brinkman).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–3:22.  A–13,853.
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