1982 ALCS Game 4: Cal. @ Det.

October 9, 1982

  The California Angels evened the ALCS 2 games to 2 by defeating the Detroit Tigers tonight 5-2. The game was a pitchers duel until the 7th inning. Detroit had scratched out a run in the 5th inning and led 1-0 heading into the 7th. Angel catcher led off the 7th by hitting a homerun off Milt Wilcox tying the game 1-1. Later that inning California loaded the bases and Fred Lynn came through with a clutch bases clearing double off Tiger reliever Dave Rucker. Both teams added a run in the 8th making it 5-2. The Angels got their run when Bobby Grich hit his 3rd homerun of the Series. Luis Sanchez came on in relief for California starter Tommy John in the 8th and ended up with a Save.
  The final and deciding game of the Series will be tomorrow night in Detroit. Staff aces Ken Forsch (19-9, 2.53 ERA) and Jack Morris (21-12, 4.24 ERA), neither who fared well in Game 1, will get the starting nods.
 

BOXSCORE: 1982 California Angels At 1982 Detroit Tigers             10/9/1982
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Downing LF        4  0  1  0 .143     L.Whitaker 2B       5  0  1  0 .167  
  R.Carew 1B          3  1  0  0 .133     A.Trammell SS       5  1  2  0 .313  
  R.Jackson RF        3  1  0  0 .067     L.Herndon LF        4  1  2  1 .313  
  D.Baylor DH         4  1  1  0 .267     L.Parrish C         3  0  1  0 .286  
  F.Lynn CF           4  0  2  3 .188     M.Ivie DH           4  0  2  1 .500  
  D.Decinces 3B       4  0  0  0 .286     H.Johnson 3B        4  0  1  0 .214  
  B.Grich 2B          4  1  1  1 .357     C.Lemon CF          3  0  1  0 .333  
  T.Foli SS           4  0  2  0 .273     E.Cabell 1B         3  0  0  0 .167  
  B.Boone C           4  1  1  1 .167   A-J.Turner PH         1  0  0  0 .333  
                                          G.Wilson RF         4  0  1  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  8  5                 Totals      36  2 11  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cabell In 9th Inning
 
Angels.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  4 1 0  -  5  8  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  2 11  1
 
Angels (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.John WIN(1-0)           7 1/3   9   2   2   1   3   0   2.45
L.Sanchez SAVE(1st)       1 2/3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      11   2   2   1   4   0
 
Tigers (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Wilcox LOSS(0-1)        6 2/3   5   3   3   6   5   1   4.05
B.James                   0       1   1   1   0   0   0  18.00
D.Rucker                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
E.Sosa                    1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   9.00
P.Underwood               1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   5   5   6   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,075 DATE- Saturday, October 9th 1982 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Dale Ford, Rich Garcia, Don Denkinger, Russ Goetz
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 8  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- B.Boone, L.Parrish
DOUBLES- F.Lynn-2(2nd), T.Foli(1st), A.Trammell-2(3rd), C.Lemon(2nd)
TRIPLES- L.Herndon(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Grich(3rd), B.Boone(1st)
RBIs- F.Lynn-3(3rd), B.Grich(6th), B.Boone(1st), L.Herndon(4th), M.Ivie(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Lemon
WALKS- B.Downing, R.Carew-2, R.Jackson-2, D.Baylor, L.Parrish
STRIKE OUTS- B.Downing, R.Carew-2, R.Jackson-2, D.Decinces, A.Trammell,
             L.Herndon, C.Lemon, G.Wilson
GIDP- B.Downing, D.Baylor
WILD PITCHES- M.Wilcox
2-out RBI- F.Lynn-3
RLISP 2-out- M.Ivie, L.Whitaker, R.Carew, H.Johnson, D.Decinces-2, R.Jackson-2,
             B.Grich
TEAM RISP- Angels: 2 for 12  Tigers: 2 for 8
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Larry Herndon robbed Bobby Grich of a Homerun!
 
At Tiger Stadium the California Angels outscored the Detroit Tigers 5 to
2.
 
California came up with 4 runs in the top of the 7th inning with the help of 3
hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Fred Lynn who silenced Tiger
Stadium as he doubled plating three runs.  Detroit out-hit California 11 to
8, but California ended up with more runs.  
 
The win went to Tommy John(1-0) who allowed 2 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings. Luis
Sanchez earned his 1st save.  Milt Wilcox(0-1) was hit with the loss.