Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
May 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1974 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 3, California Angels 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 5 0 1 0
Sutherland 2b 4 0 1 0
Oglivie lf 3 0 1 2
Kaline dh 4 0 1 0
Northrup rf 4 0 1 0
Cash 1b 2 1 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 0
Brinkman ss 2 1 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 1
  Knox pr 0 0 0 0
Lolich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 3 0 1 0
Chalk ss 4 0 1 0
Llenas lf 2 0 0 0
  Lahoud lf 1 0 0 0
Robinson dh 4 1 2 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Stanton rf 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 2 3 4
Alomar 2b 3 1 1 0
Singer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4
Detroit 000 020 001381
California 020 020 10x580
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  L (5-6) 8.0 8 5 4 2 6
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
2
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  W (7-3) 9.0 8 3 3 4 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
6

  E–N Cash (3).  DP–Detroit 1, California 1.  2B–Detroit Stanley (6,off Singer), California Rodriguez (5,off Lolich); Chalk (4,off Lolich); Robinson (8,off Lolich).  HR–California Rodriguez 2 (4,5th inning off Lolich 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rivers (8,off Lolich).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–1:59.  A–10,760.
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