GAME 6: Angels 7, Reds 3

October 24, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 

Frank Tanana vs Tom Seaver
Angels 7, Reds 3

Back at Riverfront Stadium, game 2 starters Tom Seaver and Frank Tanana faced each other once again for Game 6.   Same pitchers, same location, but different results.  Jim Spencer hit a solo HR to lead off the 2nd inning, followed by 3 consecutive singles.  By the time the inning ended, the Angles had stake Tanana to a 3-0 lead.

California continued to chip away at Seaver doing just enough to score single runs in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th innings, the final run scored courtesy of Leroy Stanton’s 1st HR of the season.

In the meantime, Tanana put his Game 2 performance behind him, and returned to his usual top notch form, pitching into the 8th inning, and yielding only 6 hits and 1 run, a Joe Morgan solo HR.  The Angels’ bullpen mopped up to finish the game, allowing a couple more Reds to cross home plate.  When it was all over, California had topped Cincinnati 7-3, and had managed to tie the Series, forcing a Game 7.

Spencer and Stanton each finished with 4 hits, and Ken Griffey had 3 hits for the Reds in a losing effort.  But this game clearly belonged to Frank Tanana.
Series tied 3 games each
--submitted by Douglas Zaner--