Tanana Goes to Tigers for a Minor Leaguer

ARLINGTON, Tex. — Pitcher Frank Tanana, a former Angel, was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for minor league pitcher Duane James Thursday.

Tanana, 31, had been struggling this season with a 2-7 record and a 5.91 earned-run-average in 13 starts. He was a 15-game winner for Texas last season and has won in double figures seven times in the major leagues, including a high of 19 victories for the Angels in 1976.