June 18, 1977 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 16,062

Saturday, June 18, 1977, 2:00PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Tigers

27-33

Lost 2

6th, 8½ GB

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

W: D Eckersley (7-5), L: S Foucault (3-3)

Indians

26-31

Won 2

5th, 8 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .700    0    4   1   SB
T Fuentes 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .722    0    1   3   
R Staub DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .648    0    0   0   
S Kemp LF                     3   1   2   2    0   0  .262  .788    0    4   0   SF
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .268  .862    0    6   0   HR
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .770    0    4   0   2B
M May C                       4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .716    0    2   1   
P Mankowski 3B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .289  .684    0    1   2   2B
T Veryzer SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .496    0    2   1   SH

D Roberts P                                                              0   1
  S Foucault P                                                           0   0
  B Sykes P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4    0   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: P Mankowski (3, off D Eckersley); B Oglivie (9, off D Eckersley).

HR: J Thompson (11, off D Eckersley; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: S Kemp (1, off D Eckersley).

SH: T Veryzer (3, off D Eckersley).

TB: J Thompson 4; P Mankowski 3; B Oglivie 2; S Kemp 2; R LeFlore; T Fuentes; R Staub.

RBI: J Thompson 2 (42); S Kemp 2 (34).

2-out RBI: J Thompson 2; S Kemp.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M May (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (15, 2nd base off D Eckersley/F Kendall).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .265  .646    0    3   2   
P Dade RF                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .316  .738    0    2   1   2B
  J Lowenstein PH-RF          0   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .800    0    0   0   
J Norris CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .740    0    4   0   
A Thornton 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .191  .721    0    8   1   
B Bell 3B                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .305  .821    0    2   2   
F Kendall C                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .244  .659    0    5   0   2B
R Fosse DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .632    0    0   0   
  B Bochte PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .669    0    0   0   
R Pruitt LF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .300  .748    0    1   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .501    0    1   1   
  L Blanks PH-SS              2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .651    0    1   1   

D Eckersley P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   5  11   5    5   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: P Dade (5, off D Roberts); F Kendall (3, off D Roberts).

TB: P Dade 3; F Kendall 3; B Bell 2; R Pruitt 2; J Norris; D Kuiper; A Thornton.

RBI: F Kendall 2 (12); D Kuiper (15); J Norris (18); B Bell (28).

2-out RBI: F Kendall 2; J Norris; D Kuiper; B Bell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

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
D Roberts                      6     6   3   3    4   2   0   4.71   28     -       ·  ·      5·11· 0· 6     46    -     1.38   0.06
S Foucault, BS (3), L (3-3)    1.2   4   2   2    1   1   0   3.34   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          1-1    2.70  -0.26
B Sykes                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.11    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    3.46  -0.25
Totals                         8    11   5   5    5   3   0          39     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0·11          3-2

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, W (7-5)           9     9   4   4    0   5   1   3.08   35     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 9     58    -     0.97   0.05
Totals                         9     9   4   4    0   5   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 9           -

D Roberts faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 16,062.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. D Kuiper             2B 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. P Dade               RF 
3. R Staub              DH    3. J Norris             CF 
4. S Kemp               LF    4. A Thornton           1B 
5. J Thompson           1B    5. B Bell               3B 
6. B Oglivie            RF    6. F Kendall            C  
7. M May                C     7. R Fosse              DH 
8. P Mankowski          3B    8. R Pruitt             LF 
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. F Duffy              SS 

   D Roberts            P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-3  -2-      32%  58% D Kuiper        S Foucault      Single to CF; Pruitt Scores; Kuiper to 2B/Adv on E2
   b 8   2  4-4  12-      25%  84% J Norris        B Sykes         Single to CF; Kuiper Scores; Lowenstein out at 3B/CF-3B
   t 3   2  2-2  -2-     -21%  31% J Thompson      D Eckersley     Home Run; Kemp Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  123      18%  65% F Kendall       D Roberts       Single to CF; Dade Scores; Thornton Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 7   2  4-2  12-      15%  36% B Bell          S Foucault      Single to CF; Dade Scores; Thornton to 3B

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      ---      52%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  T Fuentes       Single to LF
          1--      43%  R Staub         Single to RF; Fuentes to 3B
   RO     1-3      42%  S Kemp          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fuentes Scores
   O      1--      44%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      46%  P Dade          Double to LF
   O      -2-      43%  J Norris        Flyball: SS
          -2-      44%  A Thornton      Walk
          12-      47%  B Bell          Walk; Dade to 3B; Thornton to 2B
   RR     123      65%  F Kendall       Single to CF; Dade Scores; Thornton Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  R Fosse         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  M May           Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      62%  P Mankowski     Double to RF
   O      -2-      66%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  R Pruitt        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  R LeFlore       Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  T Fuentes       Flyball: CF
          1--      59%  R Staub         LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   R      -2-      52%  S Kemp          Single to CF; LeFlore Scores; Kemp to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     -2-      31%  J Thompson      Home Run; Kemp Scores
   O      ---      32%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      29%  P Dade          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      27%  J Norris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      26%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      28%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      29%  P Mankowski     Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---      32%  F Kendall       Double to LF
   O      -2-      28%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      24%  R Pruitt        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      26%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      27%  T Fuentes       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      28%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  F Duffy         Flyball: CF
          ---      28%  D Kuiper        Walk
          1--      34%  P Dade          Single to LF; Kuiper to 2B
   O      12-      27%  J Norris        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      21%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      23%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  J Thompson      Strikeout
          ---      22%  B Oglivie       Double to LF
   O      -2-      25%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
          ---      31%  B Bell          Single to CF
   O      1--      25%  F Kendall       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      21%  R Fosse         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      24%  R Pruitt        Single to LF; Fosse to 2B
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   O      12-      18%  L Blanks        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
                  Larvell Blanks moves to SS
          ---      15%  P Mankowski     Single
   O      1--      16%  T Veryzer       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Mankowski to 2B
   O      -2-      19%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      21%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
          ---      28%  D Kuiper        Walk
                  Steve Foucault replaces Dave Roberts pitching
   O      1--      22%  P Dade          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      17%  J Norris        Flyball: RF
          1--      20%  A Thornton      Single to LF; Dade to 2B
   R      12-      36%  B Bell          Single to CF; Dade Scores; Thornton to 3B
   O      1-3      25%  F Kendall       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      27%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  S Kemp          Single to RF; Kemp out at 2B/RF-2B
   O      ---      30%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Foucault facing 7-8-9
                  Bruce Bochte pinch hits for Ray Fosse batting 7th
   O      ---      24%  B Bochte        Strikeout
          ---      31%  R Pruitt        Single
   O      1--      26%  L Blanks        Groundout: 2B-1B; Pruitt to 2B
   R      -2-      58%  D Kuiper        Single to CF; Pruitt Scores; Kuiper to 2B/Adv on E2
                  Bob Sykes replaces Steve Foucault pitching; John Lowenstein pinch hits for Paul Dade batting 2nd
          -2-      59%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   RO     12-      84%  J Norris        Single to CF; Kuiper Scores; Lowenstein out at 3B/CF-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
                  John Lowenstein moves to RF
   O      ---      91%  B Oglivie       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  M May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  P Mankowski     Lineout: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197706180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation