The Tigers used a 14-hit attack in Game 1 as the sloppy Angels helped Detroit's cause with four errors and two wild pitches. Al Kaline had four hits in the first game, including a two-run homer.
Mickey Stanley went 3-for-4 in both games, raising his average from .182 to .214.
Mickey Lolich pitched a six-hit complete game to win Game 1, while Denny McLain went eight innings in winning the nightcap.
The Tigers (35-27) trailed 3-1 in the fifth inning of Game 2 but scored single runs in the fifth, sixth and eighth to pull out the win. Stanley's RBI single in the eighth inning proved to be the game-winner.
Detroit has won 12 of 16.
In the first game, the Tigers broke open a 1-0 game by scoring five runs in the fourth and four runs in the fifth.
Fred Gladding pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 15th save in the second game.
| Game 61 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Game 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| CAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Game 61
WP- Lolich (8-4)
LP- Wright
Game 62
WP- McLain (5-6)
SV- Gladding (15)
LP- Hamilton
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