Rookie lefthander Bob Sykes combined on a five-hitter with reliever Steve Foucault as the Tigers defeated the Angels, 3-1. The Tigers bunched singles by Jason Thompson, Ben Oglivie and Milt May with a sacrifice fly by Tom Veryzer for two runs in the fourth inning. Ron LeFlore homered for the other tally in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    23, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .317      Flores lf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .278
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Staub dh              4   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Kemp lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Jackson 1b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .237
Thompson 1b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .268        Solaita ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Oglivie rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .251      Baylor cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
May c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Chalk 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Guerrero dh           4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .193        Torres pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .278
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     0   1   .256
                                                            Goodwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                          Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  10   3     2   4             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 13,875
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Angels 7
DP: Tigers 0, Angels 1
Errors: Remy, Jackson
Doubles: Flores (12)
Triples: Guerrero (2)
Home Runs: LeFlore (16)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (29)
Sacrifice Flies: Veryzer (3), Jackson (2)
GIDP: Veryzer (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes W(4-4)            6     4   1   1   2   2   0  24   3.58
Foucault SV(10)         3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11   2.52
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(6-10)         6.2   8   3   3   2   1   1  31   5.63
LaRoche                 2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   9   3.20
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); Staub singled to center; Kemp
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy flied
out to center; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Oglivie flied out
to center; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore reached on an error by
Jackson (assist by Mulliniks); Fuentes singled to left [LeFlore
to third]; Staub walked [Fuentes to second]; Kemp flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Guerrero tripled to center; Mulliniks grounded out
(third to first); Etchebarren struck out; Flores struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to left; Oglivie singled to right
[Thompson to second]; May singled to right [Thompson scored,
Oglivie to third]; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Oglivie scored]; LeFlore walked [May to second];
Fuentes flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy flied out to center; Bonds flied out to left;
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kemp grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled to right; Oglivie
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor singled to second; Chalk grounded out (third
to first) [Baylor to second]; Guerrero made an out to second;
Mulliniks walked; Etchebarren forced Baylor (third unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 0.

TIGERS 6TH: May flied out to right; Rodriguez singled to third;
Veryzer grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Flores singled to second; Remy walked [Flores to
second]; Bonds forced Remy (shortstop to second) [Flores to
third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Flores scored,
Bonds to second (on throw to home)]; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 1.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore homered; Fuentes grounded out (first
unassisted); Staub flied out to right; Kemp reached on an error
by Remy; LAROCHE REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Thompson singled
to center [Kemp to third]; Oglivie struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled to second; FOUCAULT REPLACED SYKES
(PITCHING); Guerrero made an out to shortstop; Mulliniks was
called out on strikes; GOODWIN BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Goodwin
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 1.

TIGERS 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING C ); May popped
to third in foul territory; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul
territory; Veryzer popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Flores doubled to right; Remy flied out to center
[Flores to third]; Bonds was called out on strikes; SOLAITA
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Solaita flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 1.

TIGERS 9TH: SOLAITA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore singled
to right; Fuentes struck out; LeFlore stole second; Staub was
called out on strikes; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor flied out to right; Chalk struck out;
Guerrero singled to shortstop; TORRES RAN FOR GUERRERO;
Mulliniks grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 3, Angels 1.