July 24, 1976 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 4
@BAL 1 MIL 5
@BAL 0 CAL 8
TEX 0 CAL 4
TEX 3 MIN 17
@CHW 2 DET 5
@CLE 4 NYY 4
BOS 1 KCR 6
@OAK 5 ATL 5
CIN 4 CIN 6
@ATL 3 HOU 5
SFG 4
(13) SFG 4
@HOU 0 NYM 10
@MON 4 PIT 8
@PHI 5 PHI 7
PIT 1 SDP 6
LAD 5 STL 12
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 37,405

Saturday, July 24, 1976, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Tigers

43-48

Won 1

4th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  1  1   1  0  0   0  1  0    5  9  2
Indians         0  0  0   2  2  0   0  0  0    4 14  1

W: J Hiller (9-4), L: J Kern (6-3)

Indians

45-45

Lost 1

2nd, 13 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   2   0   0    2   0  .327  .815    0    4   0   SB
T Veryzer SS                  5   1   3   1    0   1  .219  .522    0    4   2   GDP
R Staub RF                    3   0   1   1    2   0  .305  .827    0    0   0   
W Horton DH                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .833    0    0   0   2B
  A Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .655    0    0   0   GDP
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .230  .747    0    8   0   HR
B Oglivie LF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .246  .760    0    2   1   HR,IW
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .592    0    1   5   
P Garcia 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .208  .565    0    4   3   
B Kimm C                      3   0   2   0    0   1  .258  .617    0    4   1   SH

M Fidrych P                                                              0   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   5    6   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: W Horton (8, off J Brown).

HR: B Oglivie (7, off J Kern; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Thompson (14, off J Brown; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: B Kimm (2, off D Hood).

IBB: B Oglivie (3, by J Brown).

TB: J Thompson 4; B Oglivie 4; T Veryzer 3; W Horton 2; B Kimm 2; R Staub.

GIDP: A Johnson (11); T Veryzer (8).

RBI: T Veryzer (22); R Staub (54); B Oglivie (17); W Horton (39); J Thompson (41).

2-out RBI: R Staub; T Veryzer.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Rodriguez-J Thompson; B Kimm-P Garcia.

E: R Staub (5); B Kimm (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (34, 2nd base off J Brown/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lowenstein RF               3   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .651    0    0   0   
  C Spikes PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .673    0    0   0   
F Duffy SS                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .224  .566    0    1   4   
R Manning CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .288  .710    0    2   0   2B,SB
R Carty DH                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .317  .895    0    0   0   
G Hendrick LF                 3   1   2   2    1   0  .273  .798    0    2   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .200  .567    0   11   1   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .703    0    1   6   GDP
R Fosse C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .689    0    4   0   
  T Smith PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .423         0   0   
  A Ashby C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .613         1   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   2   0    0   1  .243  .587    0    4   2   CS
  L Blanks PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .858    0    1   1   

J Brown P                                                                0   0
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   4  14   2    2   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Manning (11, off M Fidrych).

TB: R Manning 3; B Powell 3; D Kuiper 2; R Carty 2; G Hendrick 2; R Fosse; J Lowenstein; B Bell.

GIDP: B Bell (8).

RBI: G Hendrick 2 (50).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Duffy-D Kuiper-B Powell; F Duffy-L Blanks-B Powell.

E: B Bell (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Manning (13, 2nd base off M Fidrych/B Kimm).

CS: D Kuiper (11, 2nd base by J Hiller/B Kimm).

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
M Fidrych                      4.1   9   4   4    1   2   0   1.93   23     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 9     30    -     1.31  -0.32
J Hiller, W (9-4)              4.2   5   0   0    1   2   0   2.84   17     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 4          2-0    2.12   0.57
Totals                         9    14   4   4    2   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1·13          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Brown                        4     7   4   4    3   1   1   3.44   22     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 7     30    -     0.90  -0.24
D Hood                         1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.32    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.01   0.00
J Kern, L (6-3)                3     2   1   1    2   4   1   2.42   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          1-0    1.21  -0.04
D LaRoche                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.78    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.95   0.03
Totals                         9     9   5   5    6   5   2          40     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Brown (3; B Oglivie).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 37,405.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. J Lowenstein         RF 
2. T Veryzer            SS    2. F Duffy              SS 
3. R Staub              RF    3. R Manning            CF 
4. W Horton             DH    4. R Carty              DH 
5. J Thompson           1B    5. G Hendrick           LF 
6. B Oglivie            LF    6. B Powell             1B 
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. B Bell               3B 
8. P Garcia             2B    8. R Fosse              C  
9. B Kimm               C     9. D Kuiper             2B 

   M Fidrych            P        J Brown              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  4-4  ---      27%  77% B Oglivie       J Kern          Home Run
   b 5   1  4-2  123     -20%  39% G Hendrick      M Fidrych       Single to CF; Lowenstein Scores; Manning Scores; Carty to 2B
   b 5   1  4-4  123      19%  50% B Bell          J Hiller        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      15%  69% W Horton        J Brown         Double to RF; Veryzer Scores; Staub to 3B
   b 4   0  4-0  1--     -13%  72% G Hendrick      M Fidrych       Single to RF; Carty Scores/Adv on E9; Hendrick Scores/Adv on throw/Adv on E2

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  T Veryzer       Single to RF
          1--      54%  R Staub         Walk; Veryzer to 2B
   R      12-      69%  W Horton        Double to RF; Veryzer Scores; Staub to 3B
   O      -23      62%  J Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -23      63%  B Oglivie       Intentional Walk
   O      123      57%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Fidrych facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  F Duffy         Strikeout Looking
          ---      59%  R Manning       Single to CF
          1--      58%  R Carty         Manning Steals 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jackie Brown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  P Garcia        Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  B Kimm          Single to RF
   O      1--      59%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      60%  T Veryzer       LeFlore Steals 2B
   R      -2-      70%  " "             Single to CF; LeFlore Scores
   O      1--      68%  R Staub         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Fidrych facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  G Hendrick      Flyball: 2B
          ---      68%  B Powell        Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      73%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jackie Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      81%  J Thompson      Home Run
   O      ---      80%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Fidrych facing 9-1-2
          ---      75%  D Kuiper        Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      81%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B; Lowenstein to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  R Manning       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jackie Brown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  P Garcia        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      82%  B Kimm          Strikeout Looking
          ---      83%  R LeFlore       Walk
          1--      84%  T Veryzer       Single; LeFlore to 3B/Adv on E5
   R      1-3      90%  R Staub         Single to RF; LeFlore Scores; Veryzer to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Fidrych facing 4-5-6
          ---      85%  R Carty         Single to CF
   RR     1--      72%  G Hendrick      Single to RF; Carty Scores/Adv on E9; Hendrick Scores/Adv on throw/Adv on E2
          ---      67%  B Powell        Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B; Powell to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  R Fosse         Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      77%  D Kuiper        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don Hood facing 5-6-7
                  Don Hood replaces Jackie Brown pitching
   O      ---      76%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Mark Fidrych facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  J Lowenstein    Single to RF
   O      1--      74%  F Duffy         Flyball: CF
          1--      61%  R Manning       Double to LF; Lowenstein to 3B
          -23      59%  R Carty         Walk
   RR     123      39%  G Hendrick      Single to CF; Lowenstein Scores; Manning Scores; Carty to 2B
                  John Hiller replaces Mark Fidrych pitching
          12-      31%  B Powell        Single; Carty to 3B; Hendrick to 2B
   OO     123      50%  B Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Don Hood facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  P Garcia        Walk
   O      1--      53%  B Kimm          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Garcia to 2B
                  Jim Kern replaces Don Hood pitching
          -2-      56%  R LeFlore       Walk
   OO     12-      43%  T Veryzer       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, John Hiller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      43%  D Kuiper        Single/Bunt
                  Charlie Spikes pinch hits for John Lowenstein batting 1st
   OO     1--      50%  C Spikes        Double Play: Strikeout, Kuiper Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Kern facing 3-4-5
                  Charlie Spikes moves to RF
   O      ---      46%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  J Thompson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, John Hiller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  R Manning       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      46%  R Carty         Single to CF
          1--      43%  G Hendrick      Walk; Carty to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Kern facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      77%  B Oglivie       Home Run
   O      ---      75%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  P Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      74%  B Kimm          Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, John Hiller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  B Bell          Single to LF; Bell out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---      71%  R Fosse         Single to LF
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Duane Kuiper batting 9th; Tommy Smith pinch runs for Ray Fosse batting 8th
   O      1--      79%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      85%  C Spikes        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Kern facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Ashby replaces Tommy Smith playing C batting 8th; Larvell Blanks moves to 2B
   O      ---      84%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
          ---      85%  R Staub         Walk
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Jim Kern pitching; Alex Johnson pinch hits for Willie Horton batting 4th
   OO     1--      82%  A Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, John Hiller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  F Duffy         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Carty         Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197607240

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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