April 10, 1976 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
BOS 1 OAK 6
@CAL 2 DET 3
@CLE 1 NYY 9
@MIL 7 TEX 4
MIN 1 CIN 13
HOU 7 NYM 1
MON 0 PIT 5
@PHI 4
(11) ATL 3
@SDP 0 CHC 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 58,478

Saturday, April 10, 1976
Time of Game: 2:33

Tigers

1-0

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: J Coleman (1-0), L: D Eckersley (0-1), S: J Hiller (1)

Indians

0-1

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Oglivie CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
  M Stanley CF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
D Meyer 1B                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .667 1.750    0    8   1   2B,SB
W Horton DH                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .667 2.417    0    0   0   HR
R Staub RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    2   0   GDP
A Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
M May C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    4   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    3   1   
G Sutherland 2B               3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   3   CS

J Coleman P                                                              1   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   1
Totals                       32   3   7   2    4   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Meyer (1, off D Eckersley).

HR: W Horton (1, off D Eckersley; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: W Horton 5; D Meyer 3; M May; T Veryzer; R Staub.

GIDP: R Staub (1).

RBI: W Horton 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Sutherland-T Veryzer.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Meyer (1, 2nd base off D Eckersley/A Ashby).

CS: G Sutherland (1, 2nd base by J Kern/A Ashby).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  3   0   1   1    2   0  .333  .933    0    1   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   4   
B Bell 3B                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .667 1.417    0    1   4   
B Powell 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0   12   0   
G Hendrick RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
R Carty DH                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
C Spikes LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   0   
A Ashby C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   1   
  R Fosse PH-C                1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    1   0   
F Duffy SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    3   3   SB
  L Blanks PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

D Eckersley P                                                            0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
  T Buskey P                                                             0   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    6   3                    27  12

BATTING

TB: B Bell 2; R Carty; R Manning; B Powell; F Duffy.

RBI: R Manning (1).

2-out RBI: R Manning.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kuiper-F Duffy-B Powell.

E: B Bell (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Duffy (1, 2nd base off J Coleman/M May).

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
J Coleman, W (1-0)             6     4   1   1    4   1   0   1.50   25     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 4     57    -     0.99   0.15
J Hiller, S (1)                3     2   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          2-1    2.43   0.27
Totals                         9     6   1   1    6   3   0          38     -       ·  ·      9·13· 1· 6          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eckersley, L (0-1)           2.2   6   3   2    1   3   1   6.75   15     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 6     38    -     0.81  -0.22
J Kern                         4.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.53   0.10
T Buskey                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.49   0.02
D LaRoche                      1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.29   0.02
Totals                         9     7   3   2    4   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 7          2-0

J Coleman faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Hiller (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 58,478.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Oglivie            CF    1. R Manning            CF 
2. D Meyer              1B    2. D Kuiper             2B 
3. W Horton             DH    3. B Bell               3B 
4. R Staub              RF    4. B Powell             1B 
5. A Johnson            LF    5. G Hendrick           RF 
6. M May                C     6. R Carty              DH 
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. C Spikes             LF 
8. T Veryzer            SS    8. A Ashby              C  
9. G Sutherland         2B    9. F Duffy              SS 

   J Coleman            P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  -2-      16%  81% W Horton        D Eckersley     Home Run; Meyer Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      11%  63% W Horton        D Eckersley     Single to LF; Meyer Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Horton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   1  3-0  12-       9%  84% D Kuiper        J Coleman       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   b 7   2  3-0  12-      -8%  81% R Manning       J Hiller        Single to CF; Carty Scores; Spikes to 2B
   b 7   0  3-0  1--      -8%  77% C Spikes        J Coleman       Walk; Carty to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Meyer         Walk
          1--      52%  W Horton        Meyer Steals 2B
   R      -2-      63%  " "             Single to LF; Meyer Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Horton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      60%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      57%  A Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      59%  B Bell          Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  B Powell        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  M May           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      58%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 1B
          ---      59%  T Veryzer       Single to RF
   O      1--      57%  G Sutherland    Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  R Carty         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      63%  C Spikes        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      65%  D Meyer         Double to CF
   RR     -2-      81%  W Horton        Home Run; Meyer Scores
          ---      82%  R Staub         Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
          1--      82%  M May           Single to CF; Staub to 2B
                  Jim Kern replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   O      12-      79%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  A Ashby         Flyball: RF
          ---      79%  F Duffy         Single to RF
          1--      78%  R Manning       Duffy Steals 2B
          -2-      75%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      84%  D Kuiper        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kern facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Oglivie       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  B Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      81%  B Powell        Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B; Powell to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kern facing 2-3-4
          ---      88%  D Meyer         Single to RF
          1--      90%  W Horton        Walk; Meyer to 2B
   OO     12-      86%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Meyer to 3B
   O      --3      84%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  C Spikes        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      88%  F Duffy         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kern facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  B Bell          Walk
          1--      87%  B Powell        Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      91%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kern facing 9-1-2
          ---      92%  G Sutherland    Walk
   O      1--      90%  B Oglivie       Sutherland Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      90%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      90%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
                  Mickey Stanley replaces Ben Oglivie playing CF batting 1st
          ---      85%  R Carty         Single to CF
          1--      77%  C Spikes        Walk; Carty to 2B
                  John Hiller replaces Joe Coleman pitching; Ray Fosse pinch hits for Alan Ashby batting 8th
   O      12-      84%  R Fosse         Strikeout
   O      12-      90%  F Duffy         Foul Flyball: C
   R      12-      81%  R Manning       Single to CF; Carty Scores; Spikes to 2B
   O      12-      88%  D Kuiper        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Buskey facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Buskey replaces Jim Kern pitching; Ray Fosse moves to C
   O      ---      87%  W Horton        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      87%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Tom Buskey pitching
   O      ---      86%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, John Hiller facing 3-4-5
          ---      78%  B Bell          Single to LF
          1--      76%  B Powell        Wild Pitch; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      89%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   O      -2-      94%  R Carty         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave LaRoche facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
          ---      93%  T Veryzer       Walk
   O      1--      92%  G Sutherland    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, John Hiller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  C Spikes        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  R Fosse         Walk
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  L Blanks        Flyball: CF
          1--      92%  R Manning       Walk; Fosse to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation