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BAL  4
KCR  3

TEX  8
@BOS  3

CAL  6
DET  3
CLE  4
@CHW  2

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MIN  4
MIL  0

MIL  6
@MIN  3

NYY  2
@OAK  1

ATL  5
CHC  3

HOU  3
PHI  2

LAD  5
@MON  1

NYM  6
SFG  2

PIT  3
SDP  0

CIN  6
@STL  5

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 8,542

Tuesday, August 31, 1976
Time of Game: 2:21
Tigers
3
61-69
Lost 4
5th, 19 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  8  1
Angels          1  0  0   1  0  4   0  0  X    6 12  1
W: Nolan Ryan (11-17), L: Vern Ruhle (8-10)
Angels
6
58-74
Won 3
5th, 20½ GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   1   1   0    0   4  .318  .792              2   1   SB
D Meyer LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .644              0   0   3B
B Oglivie RF                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .284  .799              3   0   3B,2B
R Staub DH                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .306  .828              0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 2   0   0   1    1   1  .228  .736              7   3   SF
P Mankowski 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .571              3   0   
B Freehan C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .724              5   0   
M Wagner SS                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .314  .711              1   5   
  A Johnson PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .651              0   0   
P Garcia 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .194  .537              1   4   2B
  W Horton PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .735              0   0   
  J Manuel PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .422              0   0   

V Ruhle P                                                                     2   0
  J Hiller P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   0    4  11                         24  13
Batting Events
2B: P Garcia (15, off N Ryan); B Oglivie (10, off N Ryan).
3B: B Oglivie (3, off N Ryan); D Meyer (4, off N Ryan).
SF: J Thompson (4, off N Ryan).
TB: B Oglivie 5; D Meyer 3; P Garcia 2; R LeFlore; P Mankowski; R Staub; M Wagner.
RBI: J Thompson (52); R Staub (77); B Oglivie (36).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. P Garcia-J Thompson-M Wagner-B Freehan; P Garcia-M Wagner-J Thompson.
E: R LeFlore (9).
Baserunning Events
SB: R LeFlore (51, 2nd base off N Ryan/T Humphrey).
California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .272  .674              0   0   2B,2·SB
J Remy 2B                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .267  .624              2   1   SB
T Davis DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .628              0   0   GDP
T Solaita 1B                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .272  .782              3   1   HR
B Melton 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .215  .651              0   1   2B
B Jones RF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .237  .702              1   0   IW
T Humphrey C                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .292  .727             13   0   
R Torres CF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .204  .651              5   0   2B
M Guerrero SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .590              2   1   

N Ryan P                                                                      1   0
Totals                       33   6  12   0    2   2                         27   4
Batting Events
2B: B Melton (17, off V Ruhle); R Torres (12, off J Hiller); D Collins (10, off V Ruhle).
HR: T Solaita (7, off V Ruhle; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
IBB: B Jones (3, by V Ruhle).
TB: T Solaita 5; D Collins 4; R Torres 2; J Remy 2; B Melton 2; T Humphrey; B Jones; M Guerrero.
GIDP: T Davis (11).
RBI: T Humphrey 2 (14); R Torres 2 (22); J Remy (22); T Solaita (33).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
E: B Jones (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Remy (28, 2nd base off V Ruhle/B Freehan); D Collins 2 (24, 2nd base off V Ruhle/B Freehan).

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle, L (8-10)              5    10   6   5    2   0   1   3.70   25     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1·10     23    -     1.00  -0.57
J Hiller                       3     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.65   10     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 1· 2          2-2    0.36  -0.02
Totals                         8    12   6   5    2   2   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 2·12          2-2 
V Ruhle faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, W (11-17)              9     8   3   2    4  11   0   3.91   39     -       ·  ·      5·11· 0· 8     68    -     1.18  -0.09
Totals                         9     8   3   2    4  11   0          39     -       ·  ·      5·11· 0· 8           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: V Ruhle (3; B Jones).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 8,542.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Detroit Tigers                            California Angels                            
1. Ron LeFlore                  CF       1. Dave Collins                 LF
2. Dan Meyer                    LF       2. Jerry Remy                   2B
3. Ben Oglivie                  RF       3. Tommy Davis                  DH
4. Rusty Staub                  DH       4. Tony Solaita                 1B
5. Jason Thompson               1B       5. Bill Melton                  3B
6. Phil Mankowski               3B       6. Bob Jones                    RF
7. Bill Freehan                  C       7. Terry Humphrey                C
8. Mark Wagner                  SS       8. Rusty Torres                 CF
9. Pedro Garcia                 2B       9. Mario Guerrero               SS

   Vern Ruhle                    P          Nolan Ryan                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 0 123 RR 22% 88% 2-3 CAL T. Humphrey V. Ruhle Single to CF; Solaita Scores; Melton Scores; Jones to 3B; Humphrey to 2B/Adv on E8
b6 0 1-- 20% 63% 2-3 CAL B. Melton V. Ruhle Double to LF; Solaita to 3B
t6 1 --3 R -19% 41% 1-2 DET R. Staub N. Ryan Single to RF; Oglivie Scores; Staub to 3B/Adv on E9
t6 1 -2- R -19% 60% 0-2 DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan Triple to RF; LeFlore Scores
t4 0 --- -13% 51% 0-1 DET D. Meyer N. Ryan Triple to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan Strikeout
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 DET D. Meyer N. Ryan Strikeout
t1 2 --- -2% 51% 0-0 DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan Double to LF
t1 2 -2- O 3% 54% 0-0 DET R. Staub N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 CAL D. Collins V. Ruhle Single to RF
b1 0 1-- 3% 61% 0-0 CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle Collins Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- R 8% 69% 0-0 CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle Single to LF; Collins Scores
b1 0 1-- OO -6% 63% 1-0 CAL T. Davis V. Ruhle Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 62% 1-0 CAL T. Solaita V. Ruhle Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 DET J. Thompson N. Ryan Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 DET P. Mankowski N. Ryan Groundout: 1B-P
t2 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 DET B. Freehan N. Ryan Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 CAL B. Melton V. Ruhle Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 CAL B. Jones V. Ruhle Groundout: 1B-P
b2 2 --- 1% 65% 1-0 CAL T. Humphrey V. Ruhle Walk
b2 2 1-- O -2% 63% 1-0 CAL R. Torres V. Ruhle Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 65% 0-1 DET M. Wagner N. Ryan Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 DET P. Garcia N. Ryan Strikeout
t3 2 --- O 1% 68% 0-1 DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 CAL M. Guerrero V. Ruhle Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- 2% 69% 1-0 CAL D. Collins V. Ruhle Single to 2B
b3 1 1-- 2% 70% 1-0 CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle Collins Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- O -3% 67% 1-0 CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle Flyball: CF
b3 2 -2- O -3% 64% 1-0 CAL T. Davis V. Ruhle Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- -13% 51% 0-1 DET D. Meyer N. Ryan Triple to RF
t4 0 --3 O 6% 57% 0-1 DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan Strikeout
t4 1 --3 O 10% 67% 0-1 DET R. Staub N. Ryan Fielder's Choice 2B; Meyer out at Hm/2B-C
t4 2 1-- O 3% 70% 0-1 DET J. Thompson N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- R 11% 81% 1-0 CAL T. Solaita V. Ruhle Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b4 0 --- O -1% 80% 2-0 CAL B. Melton V. Ruhle Lineout: 3B
b4 1 --- 1% 81% 2-0 CAL B. Jones V. Ruhle Single to CF
b4 1 1-- O -1% 80% 2-0 CAL T. Humphrey V. Ruhle Groundout: SS-1B; Jones to 2B
b4 2 -2- O -2% 78% 2-0 CAL R. Torres V. Ruhle Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 3% 81% 0-2 DET P. Mankowski N. Ryan Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- O 2% 82% 0-2 DET B. Freehan N. Ryan Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- -1% 81% 0-2 DET M. Wagner N. Ryan Single to RF
t5 2 1-- O 3% 84% 0-2 DET P. Garcia N. Ryan Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -1% 82% 2-0 CAL M. Guerrero V. Ruhle Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- O -1% 82% 2-0 CAL D. Collins V. Ruhle Double to CF; Collins out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
b5 2 --- 1% 82% 2-0 CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle Single to P
b5 2 1-- 1% 83% 2-0 CAL T. Davis V. Ruhle Remy Steals 2B
b5 2 -2- O -2% 81% 2-0 CAL T. Davis V. Ruhle Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- -5% 76% 0-2 DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan Single to RF
t6 0 1-- -3% 73% 0-2 DET D. Meyer N. Ryan LeFlore Steals 2B
t6 0 -2- O 6% 78% 0-2 DET D. Meyer N. Ryan Strikeout
t6 1 -2- R -19% 60% 0-2 DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan Triple to RF; LeFlore Scores
t6 1 --3 R -19% 41% 1-2 DET R. Staub N. Ryan Single to RF; Oglivie Scores; Staub to 3B/Adv on E9
t6 1 --3 RO -6% 35% 2-2 DET J. Thompson N. Ryan Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Staub Scores/unER
t6 2 --- O 1% 36% 3-2 DET P. Mankowski N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- 7% 43% 2-3 CAL T. Solaita V. Ruhle Single to CF
b6 0 1-- 20% 63% 2-3 CAL B. Melton V. Ruhle Double to LF; Solaita to 3B
b6 0 -23 3% 66% 2-3 CAL B. Jones V. Ruhle Intentional Walk
b6 0 123 RR 22% 88% 2-3 CAL T. Humphrey V. Ruhle Single to CF; Solaita Scores; Melton Scores; Jones to 3B; Humphrey to 2B/Adv on E8
John Hiller replaces Vern Ruhle pitching
b6 0 -23 RR 7% 95% 4-3 CAL R. Torres J. Hiller Double to LF; Jones Scores; Humphrey Scores/unER
b6 0 -2- 0% 95% 6-3 CAL M. Guerrero J. Hiller Single to 3B; Torres stays at 2B
b6 0 12- O -1% 94% 6-3 CAL D. Collins J. Hiller Foul Flyball: C
b6 1 12- OO -2% 92% 6-3 CAL J. Remy J. Hiller Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B; Torres out at Hm/1B-SS-C
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 6.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 2% 94% 3-6 DET B. Freehan N. Ryan Popfly: 2B
t7 1 --- -2% 91% 3-6 DET M. Wagner N. Ryan Walk
t7 1 1-- -9% 83% 3-6 DET P. Garcia N. Ryan Double to LF; Wagner to 3B
t7 1 -23 O 8% 90% 3-6 DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan Strikeout
t7 2 -23 O 5% 95% 3-6 DET D. Meyer N. Ryan Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' John Hiller facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O -0% 95% 6-3 CAL T. Davis J. Hiller Lineout: 3B
b7 1 --- O -0% 95% 6-3 CAL T. Solaita J. Hiller Strikeout
b7 2 --- O -0% 94% 6-3 CAL B. Melton J. Hiller Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 6.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 2% 96% 3-6 DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O 1% 97% 3-6 DET R. Staub N. Ryan Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- -1% 96% 3-6 DET J. Thompson N. Ryan Walk
t8 2 1-- -2% 94% 3-6 DET P. Mankowski N. Ryan Single to LF; Thompson to 2B
t8 2 12- O 4% 98% 3-6 DET B. Freehan N. Ryan Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' John Hiller facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- O -0% 98% 6-3 CAL B. Jones J. Hiller Popfly: 2B
b8 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-3 CAL T. Humphrey J. Hiller Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O -0% 97% 6-3 CAL R. Torres J. Hiller Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 6.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
Alex Johnson pinch hits for Mark Wagner (SS) batting 8th
t9 0 --- -3% 94% 3-6 DET A. Johnson N. Ryan Walk
Willie Horton pinch hits for Pedro Garcia (2B) batting 9th
t9 0 1-- -7% 87% 3-6 DET W. Horton N. Ryan Walk; Johnson to 2B
Jerry Manuel pinch runs for Willie Horton (PH) batting 9th
t9 0 12- O 6% 93% 3-6 DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan Strikeout
t9 1 12- O 4% 97% 3-6 DET D. Meyer N. Ryan Popfly: SS
t9 2 12- O 3% 100% 3-6 DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 6.

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