October 10, 1982The California Angels are the 1982 AL Champions! California defeated the Detroit Tigers tonight in Game 5 of the ALCS 4-2. The game was a tight battle until the 9th inning. Tiger starter Jack Morris was able to get out of a number of jams throughout the game until Reggie Jackson hit a solo homerun with 2 outs in the 9th.
Detroit scored 2 runs off Angel starter Ken Forsch in the 1st inning on 2 hits and a rare error by 3rd baseman Doug Decinces. In the top of the 5th inning Reggie Jackson, who had been struggling at the plate all Series, hit a 2-run homer off Morris tying the game at 2. The game remained tied at 2 until the 9th when Jackson hit his 2nd homerun of the game. The Angels added another run in the inning making it 4-2 and Detroit went down without a fight in the bottom of the 9th. Ken Forsch went the distance for California allowing only 2 unearned runs on 4 hits. The California Angels are the 1982 AL Champions!
BOXSCORE: 1982 California Angels At 1982 Detroit Tigers 10/10/1982
Angels AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
B.Downing LF 3 0 0 0 .118 L.Whitaker 2B 4 0 1 0 .182
R.Carew 1B 5 1 2 0 .200 A.Trammell SS 4 1 0 0 .250
R.Jackson RF 5 2 2 3 .150 L.Herndon LF 4 1 1 0 .300
A-J.Beniquez RF 0 0 0 01.000 L.Parrish C 4 0 0 1 .222
D.Baylor DH 5 1 3 0 .350 J.Turner DH 4 0 1 1 .300
F.Lynn CF 4 0 2 1 .250 H.Johnson 3B 3 0 0 0 .176
D.Decinces 3B 5 0 2 0 .316 C.Lemon CF 3 0 0 0 .267
B.Grich 2B 3 0 1 0 .353 R.Leach 1B 3 0 1 0 .222
T.Foli SS 2 0 0 0 .231 G.Wilson RF 3 0 0 0 .167
B.Boone C 4 0 0 0 .125
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Totals 36 4 12 4 Totals 32 2 4 2
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Jackson In 9th Inning
Angels.......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 1
Tigers.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0
Angels (3-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
K.Forsch WIN(1-0) 9 4 2 0 0 3 0 2.79
Totals 9 4 2 0 0 3 0
Tigers (2-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Morris LOSS(0-1) 8 2/3 11 4 4 4 6 2 5.93
H.Bailey 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 12 4 4 4 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 51,617 DATE- Sunday, October 10th 1982 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Durwood Merrill, Mike Reilly, Larry Barnett, Lou Dimuro
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Angels:11 Tigers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 0 Tigers: 1
ERRORS- D.Decinces
DOUBLES- D.Baylor-2(2nd), F.Lynn-2(4th), L.Herndon(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Jackson-2(3rd)
RBIs- R.Jackson-3(4th), F.Lynn(4th), L.Parrish(3rd), J.Turner(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Foli
WALKS- B.Downing-2, F.Lynn, T.Foli
HIT BY PITCH- B.Grich
STRIKE OUTS- B.Downing, R.Carew, R.Jackson, D.Baylor, B.Grich-2, L.Herndon,
L.Parrish, H.Johnson
GIDP- T.Foli
WILD PITCHES- J.Morris
PASSED BALLS- L.Parrish
2-out RBI- J.Turner, R.Jackson, F.Lynn
RLISP 2-out- D.Baylor, B.Boone-2, D.Decinces-3, A.Trammell, B.Downing
TEAM RISP- Angels: 3 for 14 Tigers: 1 for 3
Right fielder Reggie Jackson cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Ken Forsch
had a strong outing as the California Angels beat the Detroit Tigers by a
score of 4 to 2.
California came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning plating 2
runs on 3 base hits. After two were out Jackson started the attack as he
cracked a solo homerun. Don Baylor stepped up next and he lined a one-base
hit. Fred Lynn then doubled scoring the final run of the inning. California
totaled 12 hits on the night.
Forsch(1-0) allowed 2 runs on the game. Jack Morris(0-1) absorbed the loss.
He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 11 hits and 4 walks in 8 and
2/3 innings.
'He came out with good stuff,' Gene Mauch said about Forsch. 'He threw the
ball good from the first pitch on.'
1982 ALCS Line Scores
DATE VIS R H E HOME R H E INN WIN LOSS
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10/ 5 DEA 7 15 2 CAA 9 10 0 D.Goltz (1-0) E.Sosa (0-1)
10/ 6 DEA 7 6 1 CAA 2 5 2 D.Petry (1-0) G.Zahn (0-1)
10/ 8 CAA 1 5 1 DEA 2 4 0 J.Ujdur (1-0) B.Kison (0-1)
10/ 9 CAA 5 8 1 DEA 2 11 1 T.John (1-0) M.Wilcox (0-1)
10/10 CAA 4 12 1 DEA 2 4 0 K.Forsch (1-0) J.Morris (0-1)
