California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
July 12, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1973 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pinson cf 5 0 1 1
Meoli ss 3 0 0 0
  Llenas ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Robinson dh 4 1 1 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 0
Oliver rf 3 2 1 2
Stanton lf 4 0 0 0
Gallagher 3b 4 1 2 0
DaVanon 2b,ss 3 1 1 0
Torborg c 4 1 1 2
  Kusnyer c 0 0 0 0
Singer p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Northrup rf,lf 5 0 3 0
Stanley cf 5 1 1 0
Brown dh 2 1 0 0
  Howard ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Horton lf 4 1 2 3
  Sharon pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
  Kaline ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Sims c 4 1 1 0
McAuliffe 2b 4 0 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 1
Brinkman ss 4 1 1 2
Strahler p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
California 000 040 020682
Detroit 303 000 0017122
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Singer   1.0 4 3 3 3 0
  Barber   5.2 7 3 3 0 3
  Sells  L (4-2) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.2
12
7
7
5
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Strahler   6.1 5 4 4 2 3
  Hiller  W (4-2) 2.2 3 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
2
6

  E–Meoli (16), Stanton (4), Rodriguez (9), Brinkman (16).  DP–California 1.  2B–Detroit Northrup (8,off Singer); N Cash (15,off Singer).  3B–California Pinson (5,off Strahler).  HR–California Oliver (11,8th inning off Hiller 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Horton (13,1st inning off Singer 2 on, 1 out); Brinkman (4,3rd inning off Barber 1 on, 2 out).  SB–DaVanon (1,2nd base off Strahler/Sims).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill Haller.  T–3:07.  A–15,513.
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