California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
May 2, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1973 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 5, Detroit Tigers 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz dh 6 0 0 0
Valentine ss 5 1 4 0
Berry cf 5 0 1 1
Robinson lf 5 1 1 0
  Pinson lf 0 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 5 1 1 2
  Spencer 1b 0 0 0 0
Gallagher 3b 4 0 2 0
  DaVanon pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  McCraw ph 1 0 0 0
  Meoli 3b 0 0 0 0
Stanton rf 5 1 1 0
Torborg c 1 0 0 0
  Kusnyer c 4 1 1 1
Alomar 2b 4 0 2 1
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 13 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 1
Northrup rf 5 1 3 0
Freehan c 6 0 2 0
Cash 1b 5 0 0 0
Sims lf 5 0 2 1
Brown dh 4 0 0 0
Stanley cf 5 1 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 3 10 3
California 001 002 000 0025131
Detroit 101 100 000 0003101
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (4-1) 12.0 10 3 3 8 7
Totals
12.0
10
3
3
8
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich   11.0 11 3 3 0 7
  LaGrow  L (0-3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
12.0
13
5
5
0
7

  E–Torborg (3), Rodriguez (2).  DP–Detroit 2.  PB–Torborg (1).  2B–California Gallagher (1,off Lolich); Valentine (4,off Lolich); Berry (3,off Lolich); Kusnyer (1,off LaGrow), Detroit McAuliffe (5,off Ryan); Northrup (3,off Ryan).  HR–California Oliver (2,6th inning off Lolich 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Rodriguez (2,1st inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Alomar (1,off LaGrow).  SH–Brinkman (4,off Ryan).  CS–Alomar (2,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan); Valentine (1,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–3:29.  A–10,003.
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