California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
August 25, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1970 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

California Angels 10, Detroit Tigers 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 0
Repoz rf 4 1 1 1
  Cowan ph 1 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 2 2 2
Johnson lf 5 2 2 2
Spencer 1b 5 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 4 2 2 0
Johnstone cf 5 1 2 4
Egan c 2 0 0 1
  Tatum p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Bradley p 0 0 0 0
  Oyler ph 1 0 0 0
  Garrett p 0 0 0 0
  Voss ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Azcue c 2 1 2 0
Totals 40 10 14 10
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 3 1 1 2
Stanley cf 5 0 2 0
Northrup rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Brown lf 3 0 0 0
  Maddox lf,ss 1 1 1 0
Jones 1b 2 0 0 0
  Kaline ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Wert 3b 4 0 1 0
Price c 1 1 1 0
  Cash ph,1b 0 1 0 0
Gutierrez ss 2 1 1 0
  Collins ph 1 1 1 3
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Freehan ph,c 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 6 9 5
California 000 010 03610141
Detroit 120 000 030690
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Bradley   2.0 3 3 2 2 1
  Garrett   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Fisher   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  LaRoche   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Tatum  W (6-3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Queen  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
6
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Scherman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hiller   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  LaGrow  L (0-1) 0.2 3 4 4 2 1
  Patterson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
4
6

  E–McMullen (18).  DP–California 2.  2B–California Johnstone (10,off Niekro); Alomar (17,off Hiller).  HR–California Repoz (16,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (10,8th inning off Niekro 1 on, 0 out); Johnstone (9,9th inning off LaGrow 3 on, 2 out), Detroit Collins (1,8th inning off K Tatum 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Egan (2,off Niekro).  HBP–Egan (1,by Niekro); Maddox (3,by Queen).  SH–Gutierrez (13,off Bradley); Niekro (14,off Bradley).  CS–Wert (3,2nd base by Garrett/Egan).  WP–Bradley (4).  HBP–Queen (3,Maddox); Niekro (3,Egan).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–3:01.  A–33,222.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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