September 4, 1974 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 6,513

Wednesday, September 4, 1974
Time of Game: 2:12

Indians

67-67

Won 1

4th, 4½ GB

                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

W: T Buskey (2-5), L: J Hiller (16-10)

Tigers

63-73

Lost 1

6th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Lee LF                      4   0   2   1    1   2  .246  .656    0    2   0   2B
O Gamble DH                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .835    0    0   0   IW
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .288  .802    0    0   0   2B,SF,GDP
C Spikes RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .763    0    4   0   
  L Alvarado SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .440         1   2   
J Ellis 1B-C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .780    0    9   0   
J Brohamer 2B                 3   2   0   0    1   0  .278  .671    0    0   2   
B Bell 3B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .671    0    2   5   
D Duncan C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .599    0    1   0   
  T McCraw PH-1B              1   1   0   1    0   0  .291  .772    0    2   0   
  R Carty PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .455 1.028    0    0   0   
  R Torres RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .494         0   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .593    0    2   2   
  J Lowenstein PH-RF          1   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .644    0    1   0   
  J Lis PH-1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .650    0    3   0   GDP

J Perry P                                                                0   0
  B Ellingsen P                                                          0   0
  T Buskey P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   5  10   5    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

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               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .619    0    2   0   
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .603    0    4   3   
A Kaline DH                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .257  .719    0    0   0   
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .741    0    1   0   
R Sanders 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .694    0    8   1   
J Nettles RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .192  .609    0    5   0   
B Freehan C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .759    0    2   0   
  G Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .745    0    0   0   
  G Lamont C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .633         1   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   1   1   1    0   0  .226  .579    0    1   5   
E Brinkman SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .216  .599    0    3   1   

J Coleman P                                                              0   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   1
Totals                       32   4   5   2    1   2                    27  11

BATTING

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. E Brinkman-G Sutherland-R Sanders; A Rodriguez-R Sanders.

E: J Coleman ().

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
J Perry                        6     5   4   2    1   1   0   2.82   24     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 5     50    -     0.82  -0.29
B Ellingsen, H (5)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.67    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.43   0.02
T Buskey, BS (5), W (2-5)      2.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    8     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 0          1-1    2.22   0.28
Totals                         9     5   4   2    1   2   0          33     -       ·  ·     12·13· 0· 5          2-1

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                      7     6   4   2    3   2   0   4.24   31     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 6     52    -     1.30  -0.30
J Hiller, L (16-10)            2     4   1   1    0   1   0   2.26    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          0-0    1.88  -0.18
Totals                         9    10   5   3    3   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·10           -

J Perry faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Coleman (13; O Gamble).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 6,513.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Lee                LF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. O Gamble             DH    2. G Sutherland         2B 
3. G Hendrick           CF    3. A Kaline             DH 
4. C Spikes             RF    4. B Oglivie            LF 
5. J Ellis              1B    5. R Sanders            1B 
6. J Brohamer           2B    6. J Nettles            RF 
7. B Bell               3B    7. B Freehan            C  
8. D Duncan             C     8. A Rodriguez          3B 
9. F Duffy              SS    9. E Brinkman           SS 

   J Perry              P        J Coleman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-1  12-      25%  62% J Lowenstein    J Coleman       Single to RF; Bell Scores; McCraw to 3B
   b 7   0  4-2  1--     -21%  52% J Nettles       J Perry         Single to RF; Nettles to 2B/Adv on E9; Sanders Scores/No RBI
   t 7   1  2-2  1-3      17%  80% L Lee           J Coleman       Double to RF; McCraw Scores/unER; Lowenstein to 3B
   b 3   0  0-0  1--     -17%  24% E Brinkman      J Perry         Single to 3B; Brinkman to 3B/Adv on E5; Rodriguez Scores/No RBI
   t 8   1  4-4  1--      15%  65% B Bell          J Hiller        Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Lee           Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  O Gamble        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      48%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
          1--      50%  C Spikes        Single to SS; Gamble to 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Ellis         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, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  A Kaline        Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Oglivie       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  J Brohamer      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      46%  B Bell          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      45%  D Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Nettles       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  L Lee           Walk
   O      1--      47%  O Gamble        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      51%  G Hendrick      Double to RF; Gamble to 3B
   O      -23      45%  C Spikes        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF
   R      1--      24%  E Brinkman      Single to 3B; Brinkman to 3B/Adv on E5; Rodriguez Scores/No RBI
   O      --3      28%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      33%  G Sutherland    Popfly: SS
   R      --3      24%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Brinkman Scores/unER
   O      1--      26%  B Oglivie       Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  J Ellis         Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      20%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      22%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      23%  J Nettles       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      24%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      21%  D Duncan        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      19%  F Duffy         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      18%  L Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      20%  E Brinkman      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      21%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      18%  O Gamble        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      16%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      14%  C Spikes        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      16%  G Sutherland    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      16%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      17%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      14%  J Ellis         Flyball: RF
          ---      18%  J Brohamer      Walk
          1--      27%  B Bell          Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B
                  Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Dave Duncan batting 8th
   R      1-3      37%  T McCraw        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Brohamer Scores; Bell to 2B
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   R      12-      62%  J Lowenstein    Single to RF; Bell Scores; McCraw to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  L Lee           Double to RF; McCraw Scores/unER; Lowenstein to 3B
          -23      80%  O Gamble        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      83%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lowenstein Scores/unER
   O      12-      80%  C Spikes        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
                  John Ellis moves to C; Tommy McCraw moves to 1B; Luis Alvarado replaces Charlie Spikes playing SS batting 4th; John Lowenstein moves to RF
          ---      73%  R Sanders       Single to RF
   R      1--      52%  J Nettles       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 batting 7th
   O      -2-      54%  G Brown         Flyball: RF; Nettles to 3B
                  Tom Buskey replaces Bruce Ellingsen pitching
   RO     --3      48%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B; Nettles Scores/unER
   O      ---      50%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, John Hiller facing 5-6-7
                  John Hiller replaces Joe Coleman pitching; Gene Lamont replaces Gates Brown playing C batting 7th
          ---      57%  J Ellis         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Brohamer      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      65%  B Bell          Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B
                  Rico Carty pinch hits for Tommy McCraw batting 8th
   R      1-3      79%  R Carty         Single to LF; Brohamer Scores; Bell to 2B
                  Joe Lis pinch hits for John Lowenstein batting 9th
   OO     12-      71%  J Lis           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, Tom Buskey facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Lis moves to 1B; Rusty Torres replaces Rico Carty playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---      77%  R LeFlore       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      82%  G Sutherland    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, John Hiller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  L Lee           Strikeout
          ---      85%  O Gamble        Single to 2B
   OO     1--      81%  G Hendrick      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, Tom Buskey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  B Oglivie       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Nettles       Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197409040

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