April 17, 1976 Detroit Tigers at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
CHW 1 DET 2
@CAL 0 KCR 5
CLE 3
(5) NYY 10
MIN 0 BAL 6
@OAK 1 LAD 5
@ATL 1 PHI 18
@CHC 16
(10) CIN 11
SFG 0 HOU 5
SDP 4 NYM 17
@PIT 1 STL 4
MON 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 18,464

Saturday, April 17, 1976
Time of Game: 1:57

Tigers

2-2

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  3  0
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  2

W: D Roberts (1-0), L: G Ross (0-1)

Angels

3-5

Lost 1

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    3   0   2B
  M Stanley CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
D Meyer 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .231  .720    0    8   1   
W Horton DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .886    0    0   0   
R Staub RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .606    0    3   0   
A Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .126    0    3   0   
B Freehan C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833    0    4   1   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .188  .626    0    1   0   HR
T Veryzer SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .321    0    1   4   
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368    0    2   4   GDP

D Roberts P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   2   3   2    5   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R LeFlore (1, off G Ross).

HR: A Rodriguez (1, off S Dunning; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B Freehan (1, off G Ross; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: B Freehan 4; A Rodriguez 4; R LeFlore 2.

GIDP: G Sutherland (1).

RBI: A Rodriguez (1); B Freehan (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Sutherland-T Veryzer-D Meyer; G Sutherland-D Meyer.

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .636    0    0   0   
  P Dade LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .400    0    0   0   
J Remy 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .306    0    2   6   
B Bochte 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .589    0   14   0   
B Melton DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .660    0    0   0   
L Stanton RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .788    0    2   0   GDP
D Chalk 3B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .882    0    0   5   
A Etchebarren C               3   0   0   0    0   1  .417  .962    0    5   0   GDP
R Torres CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .227  .638    0    2   0   
O Ramirez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .500    0    2   2   SH

G Ross P                                                                 0   2
  S Dunning P                                                            0   0
  P Hartzell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       26   0   2   0    2   5                    27  15

BATTING

SH: O Ramirez (1, off D Roberts).

TB: B Bochte; D Chalk.

GIDP: A Etchebarren (1); L Stanton (1).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Chalk-J Remy-B Bochte.

E: O Ramirez (1); S Dunning ().

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Roberts, W (1-0)             9     2   0   0    2   5   0   0.00   29     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 2     86    -     1.28   0.56
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2   5   0          29     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 2           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Ross, L (0-1)                6     2   1   1    2   3   1   2.61   23     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 2     65    -     0.99   0.13
S Dunning                      2     1   1   1    3   1   1   5.40   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.62  -0.10
P Hartzell                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.23    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.62   0.03
Totals                         9     3   2   2    5   5   2          36     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 0· 3          2-0

S Dunning faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 1:57.

Attendance: 18,464.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                California Angels                    
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. D Collins            LF 
2. D Meyer              1B    2. J Remy               2B 
3. W Horton             DH    3. B Bochte             1B 
4. R Staub              RF    4. B Melton             DH 
5. A Johnson            LF    5. L Stanton            RF 
6. B Freehan            C     6. D Chalk              3B 
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. A Etchebarren        C  
8. T Veryzer            SS    8. R Torres             CF 
9. G Sutherland         2B    9. O Ramirez            SS 

   D Roberts            P        G Ross               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-0  ---      16%  66% B Freehan       G Ross          Home Run
   b 8   0  2-0  1--      14%  93% A Etchebarren   D Roberts       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   1  0-1  ---      13%  83% A Rodriguez     S Dunning       Home Run
   b 7   1  2-0  1--       8%  89% L Stanton       D Roberts       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 8   0  2-0  ---      -7%  79% D Chalk         D Roberts       Single to SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ross facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  R LeFlore       Double to CF
          -2-      60%  D Meyer         Walk
   O      12-      54%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      12-      51%  R Staub         Groundout: 3B-1B; LeFlore to 3B; Meyer to 2B
   O      -23      46%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  J Remy          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      50%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ross facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  B Freehan       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Melton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  L Stanton       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Chalk         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ross facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  D Meyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  A Etchebarren   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Torres        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  O Ramirez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ross facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Collins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Bochte        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ross facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      66%  B Freehan       Home Run
   O      ---      64%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      63%  T Veryzer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  G Sutherland    Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  B Melton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  L Stanton       Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  D Chalk         Walk
   O      1--      69%  A Etchebarren   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Ross facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  W Horton        Walk
          1--      68%  R Staub         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Horton to 2B
   O      12-      64%  A Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  R Torres        Walk
   O      1--      60%  O Ramirez       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Torres to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  D Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B; Torres to 3B
   O      --3      72%  J Remy          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Dunning facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Dunning replaces Gary Ross pitching
   O      ---      70%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      83%  A Rodriguez     Home Run
   O      ---      83%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  G Sutherland    Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
          ---      75%  B Bochte        Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  B Melton        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      89%  L Stanton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Dunning facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Dade replaces Dave Collins playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      88%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      89%  D Meyer         Walk
   O      1--      88%  W Horton        Popfly: SS
          1--      89%  R Staub         Walk; Meyer to 2B
   O      12-      87%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
                  Mickey Stanley replaces Ron LeFlore playing CF batting 1st
          ---      79%  D Chalk         Single to SS
   OO     1--      93%  A Etchebarren   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Torres        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Dunning facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  B Freehan       Walk
          1--      96%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Freehan to 2B
                  Paul Hartzell replaces Steve Dunning pitching
   O      12-      95%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
   OO     12-      93%  G Sutherland    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  O Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  P Dade          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation