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KCR
@BAL		3
4
TEX
@BOS		8
3
DET
@CAL		3
6
CLE
@CHW		4
2		 
(10)
MIL
@MIN		0
4
MIL
@MIN		6
3
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@OAK		2
1
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@ATL		3
5
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@HOU		2
3
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@MON		5
1
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@NYM		2
6
SDP
@PIT		0
3
CIN
@STL		6
5
Tuesday, August 31, 1976
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 8,542, Time of Game: 2:21
Tigers
3
61-69
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 19 GB
 at Angels
6
58-74
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
5th, 20½ GB
W: Nolan Ryan (11-17)
L: Vern Ruhle (8-10)
 
                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

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 5 1 1 0 0 4 .318 .792 -0.086 1.60 0.083 -0.169 -1.0 2 1 SB
Dan Meyer LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .644 -0.037 1.51 0.128 -0.166 -0.6 0 0 3B
Ben Oglivie RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .284 .799 0.101 1.13 0.209 -0.108 0.4 3 0 3B,2B
Rusty Staub DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .306 .828 0.048 1.55 0.188 -0.140 -0.1
Jason Thompson 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .228 .736 0.017 1.22 0.068 -0.051 -0.1 7 3 SF
Phil Mankowski 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .571 -0.031 0.67 0.021 -0.052 -0.2 3 0
Bill Freehan C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .724 -0.082 0.84 0.000 -0.082 -0.8 5 0
Mark Wagner SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .314 .711 0.014 0.66 0.039 -0.025 0.1 1 5
   Alex Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .651 0.034 0.63 0.034 0.000 0.4
Pedro Garcia 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .194 .537 0.044 0.92 0.086 -0.042 0.5 1 4 2B
   Willie Horton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .735 0.074 1.39 0.074 0.000 0.6
   Jerry Manuel PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .422 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Vern Ruhle P 2
   John Hiller P
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 4 11 .235 .719 0.096 1.17 0.930 -0.835 -0.7 24 13
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
DP: 2. P Garcia-J Thompson-M Wagner-B Freehan; P Garcia-M Wagner-J Thompson.
E: R LeFlore (9).
Outfield Assists: R LeFlore (D Collins at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: R LeFlore (51, 2nd base off N Ryan/T Humphrey).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Collins LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .272 .674 0.082 0.80 0.103 -0.021 0.3 0 0 2B,2·SB
Jerry Remy 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .267 .624 0.040 0.73 0.092 -0.052 -0.2 2 1 SB
Tommy Davis DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .628 -0.112 0.81 0.000 -0.112 -1.5 GDP
Tony Solaita 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .272 .782 0.165 0.70 0.176 -0.011 1.1 3 1 HR
Bill Melton 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .215 .651 0.172 1.03 0.205 -0.032 0.6 0 1 2B
Bob Jones RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .237 .702 0.031 0.95 0.045 -0.014 0.2 1 0 IW
Terry Humphrey C 3 1 1 2 1 0 .292 .727 0.216 1.24 0.226 -0.010 1.5 13 0
Rusty Torres CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .204 .651 0.027 0.66 0.067 -0.040 0.6 5 0 2B
Mario Guerrero SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .590 -0.025 0.52 0.005 -0.030 -0.0 2 1
Nolan Ryan P 1
Team Totals 33 6 12 6 2 2 .364 .945 0.596 0.83 0.919 -0.322 2.7 27 4
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
E: B Jones (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Remy (28, 2nd base off V Ruhle/B Freehan); D Collins 2 (24, 2nd base off V Ruhle/B Freehan 2).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Ruhle, L (8-10) 5 10 6 5 2 0 1 3.70 25 23 -0.571 1.03 -3.4
John Hiller 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.65 10 2 2 -0.024 0.29 0.7
Team Totals 8 12 6 5 2 2 1 5.62 35 23 2 2 -0.595 1.17 -2.7
V Ruhle faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nolan Ryan, W (11-17) 9 8 3 2 4 11 0 3.91 39 68 -0.096 1.17 0.7
Team Totals 9 8 3 2 4 11 0 2.00 39 68 -0.096 0.83 0.7
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.

Starting 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

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

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET D. Meyer N. Ryan 1% 53% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan -2% 51% Double to LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O DET R. Staub N. Ryan 3% 54% 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 0-0 0 --- CAL D. Collins V. Ruhle 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle 3% 61% Collins Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- R CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle 8% 69% Single to LF; Collins Scores
b1 1-0 0 1-- OO CAL T. Davis V. Ruhle -6% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- O CAL T. Solaita V. Ruhle -1% 62% 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 0-1 0 --- O DET J. Thompson N. Ryan 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O DET P. Mankowski N. Ryan 2% 66% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-1 2 --- O DET B. Freehan N. Ryan 1% 67% 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 1-0 0 --- O CAL B. Melton V. Ruhle -2% 65% Flyball: RF
b2 1-0 1 --- O CAL B. Jones V. Ruhle -1% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1-0 2 --- CAL T. Humphrey V. Ruhle 1% 65% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O CAL R. Torres V. Ruhle -2% 63% 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 0-1 0 --- O DET M. Wagner N. Ryan 2% 65% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 1 --- O DET P. Garcia N. Ryan 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan 1% 68% 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 1-0 0 --- O CAL M. Guerrero V. Ruhle -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- CAL D. Collins V. Ruhle 2% 69% Single to 2B
b3 1-0 1 1-- CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle 2% 70% Collins Steals 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- O CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle -3% 67% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 2 -2- O CAL T. Davis V. Ruhle -3% 64% 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 0-1 0 --- DET D. Meyer N. Ryan -13% 51% Triple to RF
t4 0-1 0 --3 O DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan 6% 58% Strikeout
t4 0-1 1 --3 O DET R. Staub N. Ryan 10% 67% Fielder's Choice 2B; Meyer out at Hm/2B-C
t4 0-1 2 1-- O DET J. Thompson N. Ryan 3% 70% 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 1-0 0 --- R CAL T. Solaita V. Ruhle 11% 81% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b4 2-0 0 --- O CAL B. Melton V. Ruhle -1% 80% Lineout: 3B
b4 2-0 1 --- CAL B. Jones V. Ruhle 1% 81% Single to CF
b4 2-0 1 1-- O CAL T. Humphrey V. Ruhle -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B; Jones to 2B
b4 2-0 2 -2- O CAL R. Torres V. Ruhle -2% 78% 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 0-2 0 --- O DET P. Mankowski N. Ryan 3% 81% Flyball: CF
t5 0-2 1 --- O DET B. Freehan N. Ryan 2% 83% Flyball: RF
t5 0-2 2 --- DET M. Wagner N. Ryan -2% 81% Single to RF
t5 0-2 2 1-- O DET P. Garcia N. Ryan 3% 84% 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 2-0 0 --- O CAL M. Guerrero V. Ruhle -1% 82% Flyball: RF
b5 2-0 1 --- O CAL D. Collins V. Ruhle -1% 82% Double to CF; Collins out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
b5 2-0 2 --- CAL J. Remy V. Ruhle 1% 82% Single to P
b5 2-0 2 1-- CAL T. Davis V. Ruhle 1% 83% Remy Steals 2B
b5 2-0 2 -2- O CAL T. Davis V. Ruhle -2% 81% 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 0-2 0 --- DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan -5% 76% Single to RF
t6 0-2 0 1-- DET D. Meyer N. Ryan -3% 73% LeFlore Steals 2B
t6 0-2 0 -2- O DET D. Meyer N. Ryan 6% 78% Strikeout
t6 0-2 1 -2- R DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan -19% 60% Triple to RF; LeFlore Scores
t6 1-2 1 --3 R DET R. Staub N. Ryan -19% 41% Single to RF; Oglivie Scores; Staub to 3B/Adv on E9
t6 2-2 1 --3 RO DET J. Thompson N. Ryan -6% 35% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Staub Scores/unER
t6 3-2 2 --- O DET P. Mankowski N. Ryan 1% 36% 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 2-3 0 --- CAL T. Solaita V. Ruhle 7% 43% Single to CF
b6 2-3 0 1-- CAL B. Melton V. Ruhle 20% 63% Double to LF; Solaita to 3B
b6 2-3 0 -23 CAL B. Jones V. Ruhle 3% 66% Intentional Walk
b6 2-3 0 123 RR CAL T. Humphrey V. Ruhle 22% 88% Single to CF; Solaita Scores; Melton Scores; Jones to 3B; Humphrey to 2B/Adv on E8
John Hiller replaces Vern Ruhle pitching
b6 4-3 0 -23 RR CAL R. Torres J. Hiller 7% 95% Double to LF; Jones Scores; Humphrey Scores/unER
b6 6-3 0 -2- CAL M. Guerrero J. Hiller 1% 95% Single to 3B; Torres stays at 2B
b6 6-3 0 12- O CAL D. Collins J. Hiller -1% 94% Foul Flyball: C
b6 6-3 1 12- OO CAL J. Remy J. Hiller -2% 92% 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 3-6 0 --- O DET B. Freehan N. Ryan 2% 94% Popfly: 2B
t7 3-6 1 --- DET M. Wagner N. Ryan -2% 91% Walk
t7 3-6 1 1-- DET P. Garcia N. Ryan -9% 83% Double to LF; Wagner to 3B
t7 3-6 1 -23 O DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan 7% 90% Strikeout
t7 3-6 2 -23 O DET D. Meyer N. Ryan 5% 95% 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 6-3 0 --- O CAL T. Davis J. Hiller -0% 95% Lineout: 3B
b7 6-3 1 --- O CAL T. Solaita J. Hiller -0% 95% Strikeout
b7 6-3 2 --- O CAL B. Melton J. Hiller -0% 95% 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 3-6 0 --- O DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t8 3-6 1 --- O DET R. Staub N. Ryan 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-6 2 --- DET J. Thompson N. Ryan -1% 96% Walk
t8 3-6 2 1-- DET P. Mankowski N. Ryan -2% 94% Single to LF; Thompson to 2B
t8 3-6 2 12- O DET B. Freehan N. Ryan 4% 98% 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 6-3 0 --- O CAL B. Jones J. Hiller -0% 98% Popfly: 2B
b8 6-3 1 --- O CAL T. Humphrey J. Hiller -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 6-3 2 --- O CAL R. Torres J. Hiller -0% 97% 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 3-6 0 --- DET A. Johnson N. Ryan -3% 94% Walk
Willie Horton pinch hits for Pedro Garcia (2B) batting 9th
t9 3-6 0 1-- DET W. Horton N. Ryan -7% 87% Walk; Johnson to 2B
Jerry Manuel pinch runs for Willie Horton (PH) batting 9th
t9 3-6 0 12- O DET R. LeFlore N. Ryan 6% 93% Strikeout
t9 3-6 1 12- O DET D. Meyer N. Ryan 4% 97% Popfly: SS
t9 3-6 2 12- O DET B. Oglivie N. Ryan 3% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 6.

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