Sat 8-19-72: DET 6, Cal 3

Detroit, MI- Willie Horton drove in four runs with a three-run homer and a triple, and the Tigers beat the California Angels, 6-3 at Tiger Stadium.

Horton's bomb into the left field upper deck gave the Tigers (69-46) a 5-1 lead. Mickey Stanley had hit a two-run homer in the second inning to erase a 1-0 deficit.

Tom Timmermann (10-10) started and pitched a complete game four-hitter for Detroit, which broke a three-game losing streak.

Horton tripled in a run in the seventh inning, two frames after the Angels closed to within 5-3.

Ike Brown had two hits for the Tigers, and Al Kaline singled, walked three times and scored two runs.

Vada Pinson staked the Angels to a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a home run into the upper deck in right field.

Angels starter Rudy May pitched six innings before giving way to Eddie Fisher.

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CAL 100 020 000 3-4-0
DET 023 000 10x 6-8-1

WP: Timmermann (10-10)
LP: May
HR: Pinson (CAL); Stanley (DET; 11); Horton (DET; 13)