September 5, 1975 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 4,108

Friday, September 5, 1975, 8:53PM
Time of Game: 2:18

Tigers

54-84

Won 1

6th, 28 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  7  0   0  1  3   11 15  0
Indians         0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  0

W: V Ruhle (11-10), L: R Waits (3-1)

Indians

64-70

Lost 1

4th, 16 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Roberts RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .259  .709    0    2   0   SH
G Sutherland 2B               3   1   0   0    2   0  .250  .638    0    3   6   IW
D Meyer 1B                    4   2   2   3    0   1  .255  .663    0   13   1   2B,HBP
  J Pierce 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .753         0   1   
W Horton DH                   5   2   3   4    0   0  .270  .738    0    0   0   2·HR
B Freehan C                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .252  .723    0    2   0   HR,SB,GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   1   0    1   2  .257  .704    0    0   3   
B Oglivie LF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .271  .677    0    2   0   
R LeFlore CF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .658    0    3   0   
T Veryzer SS                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .246  .600    0    0   5   2B

V Ruhle P                                                                2   1
Totals                       39  11  15  11    3   7                    27  17

BATTING

2B: T Veryzer (9, off T Buskey); D Meyer (17, off R Waits).

HR: W Horton 2 (23, off D LaRoche, off J Brown; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out); B Freehan (14, off D LaRoche; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: L Roberts (5, off R Waits).

IBB: G Sutherland (3, by R Waits).

HBP: D Meyer (2, by D LaRoche).

TB: W Horton 9; B Freehan 5; T Veryzer 4; D Meyer 3; B Oglivie 2; R LeFlore; A Rodriguez; L Roberts.

GIDP: B Freehan (10).

RBI: W Horton 4 (84); D Meyer 3 (44); T Veryzer 2 (42); B Freehan (43); L Roberts (37).

2-out RBI: L Roberts.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: B Freehan (1, 2nd base off R Waits/A Ashby).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .692    0    2   3   
  E Crosby 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .569    0    0   1   
R Manning CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .705    0    2   1   
G Hendrick RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .264  .737    0    3   0   HR
B Powell 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .894    0   12   0   
R Carty DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .888    0    0   0   
O Gamble LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .800    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .683    0    0   3   
A Ashby C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .637    0    7   0   
F Duffy SS                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .230  .560    0    1   4   2B,GDP

R Waits P                                                                0   2
  J Brown P                                                              0   0
  L Andersen P                                                           0   0
  T Buskey P                                                             0   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   2                    27  14

BATTING

2B: F Duffy (19, off V Ruhle).

HR: G Hendrick (20, off V Ruhle; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: G Hendrick 5; F Duffy 2; R Manning; D Kuiper; B Bell; B Powell.

GIDP: F Duffy (10).

RBI: F Duffy (41); G Hendrick (72).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bell-D Kuiper-B Powell.

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
V Ruhle, W (11-10)             9     7   2   2    2   2   1   3.76   34     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1· 7     65    -     0.54   0.11
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   2   1          34     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1· 7           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Waits, L (3-1)               4.1   8   6   6    1   3   0   3.38   21     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 8     25    -     1.31  -0.35
J Brown                        1.2   2   1   1    2   1   1   4.60    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.22  -0.04
L Andersen                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
T Buskey                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.92    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.08  -0.01
D LaRoche                      1     3   3   3    0   2   2   2.25    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    15  11  11    3   7   3          44     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0·15          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: V Ruhle (2); J Brown (5).

IBB: R Waits (5; G Sutherland).

HBP: D LaRoche (2; D Meyer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 4,108.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. L Roberts            RF    1. D Kuiper             2B 
2. G Sutherland         2B    2. R Manning            CF 
3. D Meyer              1B    3. G Hendrick           RF 
4. W Horton             DH    4. B Powell             1B 
5. B Freehan            C     5. R Carty              DH 
6. A Rodriguez          3B    6. O Gamble             LF 
7. B Oglivie            LF    7. B Bell               3B 
8. R LeFlore            CF    8. A Ashby              C  
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. F Duffy              SS 

   V Ruhle              P        R Waits              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-2  123      17%  91% D Meyer         R Waits         Double to LF; LeFlore Scores; Veryzer Scores; Sutherland Scores
   t 5   0  1-0  123      14%  74% T Veryzer       R Waits         Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Oglivie Scores; LeFlore to 2B
   b 4   0  0-0  ---     -13%  31% G Hendrick      V Ruhle         Home Run
   t 5   0  1-0  12-      11%  60% R LeFlore       R Waits         Single; Rodriguez to 3B; Oglivie to 2B
   t 5   0  1-0  1--       8%  49% B Oglivie       R Waits         Single to LF; Rodriguez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Roberts       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  D Meyer         Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  W Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Kuiper        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  B Freehan       Single to LF
          1--      56%  A Rodriguez     Freehan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      48%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Powell        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  O Gamble        Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Sutherland    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  F Duffy         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  D Kuiper        Single
   O      1--      50%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Meyer         Strikeout
          ---      50%  W Horton        Single to LF
   OO     1--      44%  B Freehan       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      31%  G Hendrick      Home Run
   O      ---      33%  B Powell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  O Gamble        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Waits facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF
          1--      49%  B Oglivie       Single to LF; Rodriguez to 2B
          12-      60%  R LeFlore       Single; Rodriguez to 3B; Oglivie to 2B
   RR     123      74%  T Veryzer       Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Oglivie Scores; LeFlore to 2B
   O      12-      74%  L Roberts       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; LeFlore to 3B; Veryzer to 2B
          -23      75%  G Sutherland    Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      91%  D Meyer         Double to LF; LeFlore Scores; Veryzer Scores; Sutherland Scores
                  Jackie Brown replaces Rick Waits pitching
   RR     -2-      96%  W Horton        Home Run; Meyer Scores
   O      ---      96%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--      96%  B Oglivie       Groundout: SS-1B
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-7, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
          ---      95%  B Bell          Single
          1--      94%  A Ashby         Wild Pitch; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      93%  F Duffy         Double to CF; Bell Scores
   O      -2-      94%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B; Duffy to 3B
   O      --3      96%  R Manning       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jackie Brown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  R LeFlore       Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  T Veryzer       Single
          1--      96%  L Roberts       Wild Pitch; Veryzer to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      96%  G Sutherland    Walk
   O      12-      95%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  B Powell        Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  O Gamble        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Larry Andersen facing 4-5-6
                  Larry Andersen replaces Jackie Brown pitching; Ed Crosby replaces Duane Kuiper playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---      97%  W Horton        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  A Ashby         Walk
   OO     1--      98%  F Duffy         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tom Buskey facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Buskey replaces Larry Andersen pitching
   O      ---      98%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  T Veryzer       Double to CF
   RO     -2-      99%  L Roberts       Single to CF; Veryzer Scores; Roberts out at 2B/CF-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-8, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  E Crosby        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  R Manning       Single
          1--      98%  G Hendrick      Single to LF; Manning to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  B Powell        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dave LaRoche facing 2-3-4
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Tom Buskey pitching
   O      ---     100%  G Sutherland    Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  D Meyer         Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--     100%  W Horton        Home Run; Meyer Scores
   R      ---     100%  B Freehan       Home Run
   O      ---     100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
          ---     100%  B Oglivie       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-11, Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
                  Jack Pierce replaces Dan Meyer playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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