California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
July 15, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 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."

"What they saw was one of the most overpowering games ever pitched... So overmatched were the Tigers that when Norm Cash, who had struck out twice, came to bat in the ninth inning, he carried the leg of a clubhouse table instead of a bat. Umpire Ron Luciano didn't appreciate the humor, and made him get rid of it." - Author Rich Westcott in No-Hitters (McFarland, 2000)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 0

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 2 0
Pinson lf,rf 4 0 0 1
McCraw rf 2 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 1 0 1 2
  Stanton pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 1 1 0
Oliver dh 3 1 1 1
Berry cf 3 0 0 0
Gallagher 3b 4 0 2 2
Meoli ss 4 1 1 0
Kusnyer c 3 2 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Northrup lf 4 0 0 0
Stanley cf 3 0 0 0
Brown dh 2 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0
Sims c 3 0 0 0
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
Sharon rf 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 0 0
California 001 000 050690
Detroit 000 000 000000
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (11-11) 9.0 0 0 0 4 17
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
4
17
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (9-9) 7.1 5 3 3 3 2
  Scherman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Miller   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Farmer   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–California Epstein (6,off Perry); Meoli (7,off Perry).  SF–Pinson (5,off Perry).  CS–Alomar (7,2nd base by Perry/Sims).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:21.  A–41,411.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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