Tigers @ Angels
August 30, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 3 3
Angels 4 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 3 3
Angels 4 8 1

Norm Cash Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .261
OBP .667 .326
At Bats 2 364
Hits 1 95
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 1 32
RBI’s 0 53

Andy Messersmith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 8 2
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Anaheim Stadium - August 30, 1972
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Strikeout
Andy Messersmith
Jeff Torborg
Bob Oliver
Sandy Alomar
Ken McMullen
Leo Cardenas
Vada Pinson
Ken Berry
Leroy Stanton
Norm Cash

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 1 3 3 3
California Angels 4 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Andy Messersmith
Losing Pitcher Chuck Seelbach
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Vada Pinson
Attendance 8,549
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cash strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanton is thrown out after the base hit.
Bottom 8 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Slayback now pitching. McMullen strikes out.
Top 8 McAuliffe strikes out.
Top 8 Al Kaline pinch hits for Tom Timmermann. Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Pinson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Berry strikes out.
Bottom 7 Alomar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sims. Alomar reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Leroy Stanton now playing right field. Vada Pinson now playing left field. Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Torborg is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Tom Timmermann now pitching. Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton scores. McAuliffe moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to third.
Top 6 Willie Horton pinch hits for Chuck Seelbach. Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas.
Top 6 Brinkman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws to second. McAuliffe drops the ball. That's an out and an error on McAuliffe. Pinson scores. McMullen moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seelbach juggles the ball. That's an error on Seelbach. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berry scores.
Bottom 5 Berry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sims. Berry reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seelbach fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out.
Top 5 Sims hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Torborg hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Sims settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McMullen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe fields it and has Pinson trapped. There's the throw to Rodriguez who throws over to Brinkman who tags Pinson for the out. Berry scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Berry moves to third.
Bottom 3 Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Seelbach strikes out.
Top 3 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Alomar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Messersmith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Torborg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Sims is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cardenas strikes out.
Bottom 1 McMullen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a line drive into center field. Northrup picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Northrup. Alomar scores. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Berry strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Alomar. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Alomar steals second.
Bottom 1 Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brown strikes out.
Top 1 Northrup is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.