September 17, 1966 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
@BAL 1 BOS 3
CAL 1 CLE 6
@DET 2 MIN 4
@NYY 2 ATL 3
CIN 1 STL 6
@CHC 5 HOU 11
PHI 2 PIT 9
@LAD 5 SFG 6
NYM 4
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Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 8,817

Saturday, September 17, 1966
Time of Game: 2:24

Indians

74-77

Won 1

6th, 18½ GB

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

W: S Hargan (11-9), L: M Lolich (14-12)

Tigers

83-66

Lost 1

2nd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Fuller 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .720    0    2   4   
L Wagner LF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .801    0    2   0   
  C Hinton LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .716         0   0   
J Landis CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .655    0    4   0   
M Alvis 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .678    0    1   1   
C Salmon 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .656    0    7   0   
J Vidal RF                    3   2   1   2    1   2  .143  .679    0    4   0   3B
L Brown SS                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .241  .632    0    1   2   
J Azcue C                     3   1   2   4    0   1  .270  .699    0    6   0   HR,2B,SF
S Hargan P                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .120  .274    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   6    2   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Azcue (9, off M Lolich).

3B: J Vidal (1, off M Lolich).

HR: J Azcue (7, off O Pena; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: J Azcue (5, off M Lolich).

TB: J Azcue 6; J Vidal 3; L Brown 2; V Fuller; S Hargan; C Salmon; M Alvis.

RBI: J Azcue 4 (34); J Vidal 2 (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Brown-V Fuller-C Salmon.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .891    0    0   3   
J Lumpe 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .235  .572    0    1   2   SF
N Cash 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .813    0   12   1   
A Kaline CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .928    0    3   0   
W Horton LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .828    0    2   0   
J Northrup RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .787    0    0   0   
D Wert 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .711    0    0   4   GDP
B Freehan C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .230  .646    0    8   0   
M Lolich P                    2   1   1   0    0   1  .148  .404    0    1   1   
  O Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   1   
  G Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .779    0    0   0   
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       29   2   4   1    1   6                    27  13

BATTING

SF: J Lumpe (2, off S Hargan).

TB: D McAuliffe; M Lolich; N Cash; B Freehan.

GIDP: D Wert (18).

RBI: J Lumpe (26).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Hargan, W (11-9)             9     4   2   2    1   6   0   2.54   31     -       ·  ·      6·13· 1· 4     76    -     0.99   0.17
Totals                         9     4   2   2    1   6   0          31     -       ·  ·      6·13· 1· 4           -

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 Lolich, L (14-12)            5.1   6   4   4    2   3   0   4.76   24     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 6     41    -     0.89  -0.11
O Pena                         2.2   3   2   2    0   3   1   2.81   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.46  -0.23
F Gladding                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.66    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   6    2   6   1          38     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 9          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: S Hargan (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Johnny Stevens.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 8,817.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. V Fuller             2B    1. D McAuliffe          SS 
2. L Wagner             LF    2. J Lumpe              2B 
3. J Landis             CF    3. N Cash               1B 
4. M Alvis              3B    4. A Kaline             CF 
5. C Salmon             1B    5. W Horton             LF 
6. J Vidal              RF    6. J Northrup           RF 
7. L Brown              SS    7. D Wert               3B 
8. J Azcue              C     8. B Freehan            C  
9. S Hargan             P     9. M Lolich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-3  12-      21%  93% J Azcue         O Pena          Home Run; Vidal Scores; Brown Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      19%  79% J Vidal         M Lolich        Triple to CF; Salmon Scores; Alvis Scores
   b 3   2  3-1  123     -10%  56% A Kaline        S Hargan        Wild Pitch; Cash to 2B; McAuliffe to 3B; Lolich Scores
   t 4   1  2-3  1--       9%  72% J Azcue         M Lolich        Double to RF; Brown to 3B
   t 4   1  2-3  -23      -8%  65% S Hargan        M Lolich        Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Fuller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Landis        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  M Alvis         Single to LF
          1--      60%  C Salmon        Single to LF; Alvis to 2B
   RR     12-      79%  J Vidal         Triple to CF; Salmon Scores; Alvis Scores
   O      --3      75%  L Brown         Strikeout
   RO     --3      78%  J Azcue         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Vidal Scores
          ---      78%  S Hargan        Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  V Fuller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Hargan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  L Wagner        Strikeout
          ---      82%  J Landis        Walk
   O      1--      80%  M Alvis         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      79%  C Salmon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Hargan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  D Wert          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      79%  B Freehan       Single to CF
          1--      75%  M Lolich        Single to LF; Freehan to 2B
          12-      67%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF; Lolich to 2B; Freehan to 3B
   RO     123      70%  J Lumpe         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Freehan Scores
          12-      66%  N Cash          Single to RF; McAuliffe to 2B; Lolich to 3B
   R      123      56%  A Kaline        Wild Pitch; Cash to 2B; McAuliffe to 3B; Lolich Scores
   O      -23      64%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  J Vidal         Strikeout
          ---      64%  L Brown         Single to LF
          1--      72%  J Azcue         Double to RF; Brown to 3B
   O      -23      65%  S Hargan        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      59%  V Fuller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      65%  D Wert          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  L Wagner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      61%  J Landis        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  M Alvis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Hargan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  B Freehan       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      66%  M Lolich        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  D McAuliffe     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  C Salmon        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  J Vidal         Walk
                  Orlando Pena replaces Mickey Lolich pitching and batting 9th
          1--      71%  L Brown         Single to LF; Vidal to 2B
   RRR    12-      93%  J Azcue         Home Run; Vidal Scores; Brown Scores
   O      ---      92%  S Hargan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  V Fuller        Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  L Wagner        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Orlando Pena facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  J Landis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  M Alvis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  C Salmon        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  W Horton        Walk
   O      1--      94%  J Northrup      Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      97%  D Wert          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Orlando Pena facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  J Vidal         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  J Azcue         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Hargan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Orlando Pena batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  G Brown         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Fred Gladding facing 9-1-2
                  Fred Gladding replaces Gates Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  S Hargan        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  V Fuller        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      98%  L Wagner        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
                  Chuck Hinton replaces Leon Wagner playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  J Lumpe         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  N Cash          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196609170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation