Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1974 > Sep 4, 1974, Indians at Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
BOS
@BAL		0
6
CLE
@DET		5
4
CHW
@KCR		7
0
MIL
@NYY		0
3
CAL
@OAK		5
2
MIN
@TEX		0
1
SDP
@ATL		3
5
NYM
@CHC		4
2
CIN
@HOU		2
1
SFG
@LAD		3
6		 
(11)
MON
@STL		4
5
Wednesday, September 4, 1974
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 6,513, Time of Game: 2:12
Indians
5
67-67
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 4½ GB
 at Tigers
4
63-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 9½ GB
W: Tom Buskey (2-5)
L: John Hiller (16-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   4  1  0    5 10  2
Tigers          0  0  2   0  0  0   2  0  0    4  5  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Leron Lee LF 4 0 2 1 1 2 .246 .657 0.212 1.22 0.239 -0.027 1.5 2 0 2B
Oscar Gamble DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .297 .835 -0.074 1.23 0.020 -0.095 -0.4 IW
George Hendrick CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .288 .802 -0.019 1.26 0.064 -0.082 -0.7 0 0 2B,SF,GDP
Charlie Spikes RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .763 -0.085 1.16 0.020 -0.105 -0.9 4 0
   Luis Alvarado SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .440 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 2
John Ellis 1B-C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 .779 -0.031 1.46 0.069 -0.100 -0.5 9 0
Jack Brohamer 2B 3 2 0 0 1 0 .278 .670 -0.067 1.34 0.039 -0.106 -0.5 0 2
Buddy Bell 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .251 .671 0.210 1.32 0.237 -0.027 1.1 2 5
Dave Duncan C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .599 -0.038 0.77 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 1 0
   Tommy McCraw PH-1B 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291 .772 0.103 3.01 0.103 0.000 0.7 2 0
   Rico Carty PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .455 1.028 0.143 4.17 0.143 0.000 0.7
   Rusty Torres RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .494 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Frank Duffy SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .593 -0.043 0.88 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 2 2
   John Lowenstein PH-RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .245 .645 0.251 3.87 0.251 0.000 1.3 1 0
   Joe Lis PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .650 -0.081 1.80 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 3 0 GDP
Jim Perry P
   Bruce Ellingsen P
   Tom Buskey P 1
Team Totals 35 5 10 5 3 3 .286 .676 0.481 1.43 1.185 -0.704 0.8 27 12
2B: G Hendrick (18, off J Coleman); L Lee (12, off J Coleman).
SF: G Hendrick (3, off J Coleman).
IBB: O Gamble (6, by J Coleman).
TB: L Lee 3; B Bell 2; G Hendrick 2; J Lowenstein; R Carty; O Gamble; J Ellis; C Spikes.
GIDP: G Hendrick (14); J Lis (7).
RBI: L Lee (20); G Hendrick (57); T McCraw (28); J Lowenstein (42); R Carty (11).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
E: J Lowenstein (6); B Bell (11).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .619 -0.130 1.13 0.000 -0.130 -1.0 2 0
Gary Sutherland 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .603 -0.127 1.06 0.000 -0.127 -1.1 4 3
Al Kaline DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 .257 .719 0.065 0.81 0.104 -0.039 0.7
Ben Oglivie LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .741 -0.127 1.24 0.000 -0.127 -0.7 1 0
Reggie Sanders 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .694 -0.031 1.38 0.067 -0.098 -0.2 8 1
Jim Nettles RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .192 .609 0.144 1.37 0.214 -0.070 0.8 5 0
Bill Freehan C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .759 -0.018 0.35 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 2 0
   Gates Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .745 -0.023 2.64 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
   Gene Lamont C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .632 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .226 .579 0.087 1.59 0.100 -0.013 0.3 1 5
Ed Brinkman SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .216 .599 0.141 0.95 0.170 -0.029 1.3 3 1
Joe Coleman P
   John Hiller P 1
Team Totals 32 4 5 2 1 2 .156 .338 -0.019 1.18 0.655 -0.674 -0.2 27 11
TB: E Brinkman; A Rodriguez; A Kaline; R Sanders; J Nettles.
RBI: A Rodriguez (44); A Kaline (50).
2-out RBI: A Kaline.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Rodriguez-R Sanders; E Brinkman-G Sutherland-R Sanders.
E: J Coleman ().

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry 6 5 4 2 1 1 0 2.82 24 50 -0.286 0.80 -0.8
Bruce Ellingsen, H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.67 1 1 0 0.023 2.64 0.2
Tom Buskey, BS (5), W (2-5) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 8 1 1 0.284 2.14 0.8
Team Totals 9 5 4 2 1 2 0 2.00 33 50 2 1 0.021 1.43 0.2
J Perry faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Coleman 7 6 4 2 3 2 0 4.24 31 52 -0.303 1.32 -0.7
John Hiller, L (16-10) 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 2.26 8 0 0 -0.176 1.87 -0.1
Team Totals 9 10 5 3 3 3 0 3.00 39 52 0 0 -0.479 1.18 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Coleman (13; O Gamble).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 6,513.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Leron Lee LF 1 Ron LeFlore CF
2 Oscar Gamble DH 2 Gary Sutherland 2B
3 George Hendrick CF 3 Al Kaline DH
4 Charlie Spikes RF 4 Ben Oglivie LF
5 John Ellis 1B 5 Reggie Sanders 1B
6 Jack Brohamer 2B 6 Jim Nettles RF
7 Buddy Bell 3B 7 Bill Freehan C
8 Dave Duncan C 8 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
9 Frank Duffy SS 9 Ed Brinkman SS
Jim Perry P Joe Coleman P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 1-2 1 12- R CLE J. Lowenstein J. Coleman 25% 62% Single to RF; Bell Scores; McCraw to 3B
b7 2-4 0 1-- R DET J. Nettles J. Perry -21% 52% Single to RF; Nettles to 2B/Adv on E9; Sanders Scores/No RBI
t7 2-2 1 1-3 R CLE L. Lee J. Coleman 17% 80% Double to RF; McCraw Scores/unER; Lowenstein to 3B
b3 0-0 0 1-- R DET E. Brinkman J. Perry -17% 24% Single to 3B; Brinkman to 3B/Adv on E5; Rodriguez Scores/No RBI
t8 4-4 1 1-- CLE B. Bell J. Hiller 14% 65% Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE L. Lee J. Coleman 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O CLE O. Gamble J. Coleman -3% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CLE G. Hendrick J. Coleman -3% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- CLE C. Spikes J. Coleman 2% 50% Single to SS; Gamble to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O CLE J. Ellis J. Coleman -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore J. Perry 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET G. Sutherland J. Perry 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- DET A. Kaline J. Perry -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O DET B. Oglivie J. Perry 2% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Brohamer J. Coleman -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Bell J. Coleman -2% 46% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 2 --- O CLE D. Duncan J. Coleman -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET R. Sanders J. Perry 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Nettles J. Perry 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Perry 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy J. Coleman -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- CLE L. Lee J. Coleman 3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O CLE O. Gamble J. Coleman -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 2 1-- CLE G. Hendrick J. Coleman 4% 51% Double to RF; Gamble to 3B
t3 0-0 2 -23 O CLE C. Spikes J. Coleman -7% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- DET A. Rodriguez J. Perry -4% 41% Single to LF
b3 0-0 0 1-- R DET E. Brinkman J. Perry -17% 24% Single to 3B; Brinkman to 3B/Adv on E5; Rodriguez Scores/No RBI
b3 1-0 0 --3 O DET R. LeFlore J. Perry 4% 28% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --3 O DET G. Sutherland J. Perry 6% 33% Popfly: SS
b3 1-0 2 --3 R DET A. Kaline J. Perry -9% 24% Single to CF; Brinkman Scores/unER
b3 2-0 2 1-- O DET B. Oglivie J. Perry 2% 26% Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
t4 0-2 0 --- O CLE J. Ellis J. Coleman -3% 23% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- O CLE J. Brohamer J. Coleman -2% 21% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 2 --- O CLE B. Bell J. Coleman -1% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O DET R. Sanders J. Perry 1% 22% Flyball: RF
b4 2-0 1 --- O DET J. Nettles J. Perry 1% 23% Foul Flyball: RF
b4 2-0 2 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Perry 1% 23% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- O CLE D. Duncan J. Coleman -3% 21% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O CLE F. Duffy J. Coleman -2% 19% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O CLE L. Lee J. Coleman -1% 18% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
b5 2-0 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Perry 1% 19% Popfly: 1B
b5 2-0 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman J. Perry 1% 20% Popfly: SS
b5 2-0 2 --- O DET R. LeFlore J. Perry 1% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
t6 0-2 0 --- O CLE O. Gamble J. Coleman -3% 18% Flyball: LF
t6 0-2 1 --- O CLE G. Hendrick J. Coleman -2% 16% Flyball: RF
t6 0-2 2 --- O CLE C. Spikes J. Coleman -1% 14% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
b6 2-0 0 --- O DET G. Sutherland J. Perry 1% 16% Flyball: LF
b6 2-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Perry 1% 16% Flyball: RF
b6 2-0 2 --- O DET B. Oglivie J. Perry 1% 17% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
t7 0-2 0 --- O CLE J. Ellis J. Coleman -3% 14% Flyball: RF
t7 0-2 1 --- CLE J. Brohamer J. Coleman 4% 18% Walk
t7 0-2 1 1-- CLE B. Bell J. Coleman 9% 27% Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Dave Duncan (C) batting 8th
t7 0-2 1 1-3 R CLE T. McCraw J. Coleman 10% 37% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Brohamer Scores; Bell to 2B
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Frank Duffy (SS) batting 9th
t7 1-2 1 12- R CLE J. Lowenstein J. Coleman 25% 62% Single to RF; Bell Scores; McCraw to 3B
t7 2-2 1 1-3 R CLE L. Lee J. Coleman 17% 80% Double to RF; McCraw Scores/unER; Lowenstein to 3B
t7 3-2 1 -23 CLE O. Gamble J. Coleman 0% 80% Intentional Walk
t7 3-2 1 123 RO CLE G. Hendrick J. Coleman 2% 82% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lowenstein Scores/unER
t7 4-2 2 12- O CLE C. Spikes J. Coleman -3% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
John Ellis moves from 1B to C
Tommy McCraw moves from PH to 1B
Luis Alvarado replaces Charlie Spikes (RF) playing SS batting 4th
John Lowenstein moves from PH to RF
b7 2-4 0 --- DET R. Sanders J. Perry -7% 73% Single to RF
b7 2-4 0 1-- R DET J. Nettles J. Perry -21% 52% Single to RF; Nettles to 2B/Adv on E9; Sanders Scores/No RBI
Bruce Ellingsen replaces Jim Perry pitching
Gates Brown pinch hits for Bill Freehan (C) batting 7th
b7 3-4 0 -2- O DET G. Brown B. Ellingsen 2% 54% Flyball: RF; Nettles to 3B
Tom Buskey replaces Bruce Ellingsen pitching
b7 3-4 1 --3 RO DET A. Rodriguez T. Buskey -6% 48% Groundout: SS-1B; Nettles Scores/unER
b7 4-4 2 --- O DET E. Brinkman T. Buskey 2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' John Hiller facing 5-6-7
John Hiller replaces Joe Coleman pitching
Gene Lamont replaces Gates Brown (PH) playing C batting 7th
t8 4-4 0 --- CLE J. Ellis J. Hiller 7% 57% Single to LF
t8 4-4 0 1-- O CLE J. Brohamer J. Hiller -7% 50% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 4-4 1 1-- CLE B. Bell J. Hiller 14% 65% Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B
Rico Carty pinch hits for Tommy McCraw (1B) batting 8th
t8 4-4 1 1-3 R CLE R. Carty J. Hiller 14% 79% Single to LF; Brohamer Scores; Bell to 2B
Joe Lis pinch hits for John Lowenstein (RF) batting 9th
t8 5-4 1 12- OO CLE J. Lis J. Hiller -8% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Indians' Tom Buskey facing 1-2-3
Joe Lis moves from PH to 1B
Rusty Torres replaces Rico Carty (PH) playing RF batting 8th
b8 4-5 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore T. Buskey 6% 77% Groundout: P-1B
b8 4-5 1 --- O DET G. Sutherland T. Buskey 4% 82% Flyball: LF
b8 4-5 2 --- O DET A. Kaline T. Buskey 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' John Hiller facing 1-2-3
t9 5-4 0 --- O CLE L. Lee J. Hiller -2% 83% Strikeout
t9 5-4 1 --- CLE O. Gamble J. Hiller 2% 85% Single to 2B
t9 5-4 1 1-- OO CLE G. Hendrick J. Hiller -4% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Indians' Tom Buskey facing 4-5-6
b9 4-5 0 --- O DET B. Oglivie T. Buskey 8% 90% Strikeout Looking
b9 4-5 1 --- O DET R. Sanders T. Buskey 6% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 4-5 2 --- O DET J. Nettles T. Buskey 4% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197409040
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.