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Miley BB CD 1976 Angels-Tigers 8/17
Called by Paul Caray and Ernie Harwell

Mark Fidrych throws a complete game 5-hitter to win his 14th game of the season.  Bruce Kimm's 8th inning home run, the only homer of his career, is the deciding run.  Frank Tanana pitches a 4-hitter for the Angels.

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Detroit Tigers 3, California Angels 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 17, 1976 (N) at Tiger Stadium

CAL A    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 3 4 1
BATTING
California Angels            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Collins dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Remy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Bochte lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Solaita 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Briggs cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Humphrey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 2
Jones rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Jackson 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 2
Chalk ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 30 2 5 2 1 2 24 7
BATTING - 
2B: Humphrey (6,off Fidrych).
HR: Jackson (6,5th inning off Fidrych 0 on 2 out).
SH: Remy (10,off Fidrych).
SF: Bochte (3,off Fidrych).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Jones (2,2nd base off Fidrych/Kimm).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0
Johnson lf 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
Stanley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
Horton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 15 1
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 6
Kimm c 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 1
Fidrych p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 4 3 5 6 27 14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Staub-Garcia.
E: Thompson (7).
BATTING - 
3B: LeFlore (7,off Tanana).
HR: Kimm (1,8th inning off Tanana 0 on 0 out).
SF: Johnson (4,off Tanana).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: LeFlore (18,2nd base by Tanana/Humphrey); Kimm (2,2nd base by Tanana/Humphrey).
PITCHING
California Angels            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tanana L(14-9) 8 4 3 3 5 6 1 31
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fidrych W(14-4) 9 5 2 2 1 2 1 33
WP: Fidrych (3).
Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan