Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
July 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 0

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 3 1 1 0
Whitaker 2b 4 1 0 0
Staub dh 5 1 3 3
Thompson 1b 3 1 0 0
Kemp lf 5 0 0 0
May c 4 0 1 0
Corcoran rf 4 0 2 0
Mankowski 3b 4 0 2 0
  Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 0 1
Billingham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 0 1 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Bostock rf 4 0 2 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 2 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Chalk ss 4 0 2 0
Downing c 4 0 1 0
Frost p 0 0 0 0
  Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 10 0
Detroit 003 000 010490
California 000 000 0000101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  W (8-5) 9.0 10 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
1
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Frost  L (2-2) 7.2 8 4 4 3 1
  Hartzell   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
1

  E–Chalk (12).  DP–Detroit 2, California 2.  2B–California Rudi (11,off Billingham).  HR–Detroit Staub (12,3rd inning off Frost 2 on, 0 out).  HBP–LeFlore (3,by Frost); Jackson (7,by Billingham).  SB–LeFlore (32,2nd base off Frost/Downing).  WP–Frost (1), Hartzell (3).  HBP–Billingham (4,Jackson); Frost (2,LeFlore).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:32.  A–21,447.
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