August 8, 1976 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

CHW 5
KCR 2 KCR 7
@CHW 1 DET 2
CLE 1 DET 15
CLE 5 BAL 8
@NYY 5 OAK 9
CAL 3 OAK 13
CAL 8 TEX 5
MIN 4 ATL 2
SFG 1 SFG 4
@ATL 1 CIN 3
@LAD 2 CHC 7
@MON 1 NYM 7
@PIT 4 SDP 4
HOU 3 PHI 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 26,447

Sunday, August 8, 1976, 4:15PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Indians

52-56

Lost 5

4th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         3  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  1
Tigers          0  0  7   0  7  0   0  1  X   15 15  1

W: S Grilli (3-1), L: J Kern (7-5)

Tigers

52-56

Won 4

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .651    0    3   4   
L Blanks SS                   3   1   2   0    2   0  .303  .853    0    0   5   
T Smith RF                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .625    0    2   0   3B
  C Spikes PH-RF              3   0   1   1    0   0  .245  .652    0    2   0   2B
R Carty DH                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .311  .859    0    0   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .565    0    9   0   
G Hendrick LF                 3   1   2   1    2   0  .265  .780    0    2   1   HR,2B
B Bell 3B                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .728    0    1   2   
J Lowenstein CF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .201  .546    0    0   0   
  R Pruitt PH-CF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .586    0    1   0   
A Ashby C                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .602    0    3   0   
  R Fosse PH-C                2   1   0   0    2   0  .313  .737    0    1   1   

R Waits P                                                                0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
  T Buskey P                                                             0   0
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   5  10   5    8   1                    24  13

BATTING

2B: G Hendrick (14, off S Grilli); C Spikes (11, off S Grilli).

3B: T Smith (1, off R Bare).

HR: G Hendrick (19, off R Bare; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Hendrick 6; T Smith 3; C Spikes 2; L Blanks 2; B Bell 2; R Carty; D Kuiper.

RBI: B Bell (40); C Spikes (26); R Carty (63); T Smith (5); G Hendrick (53).

2-out RBI: B Bell; G Hendrick.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Blanks-D Kuiper-B Powell.

E: D Kuiper (9).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   2   1   0    2   0  .330  .813    0    5   0   SB
  B Oglivie CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .741    0    3   0   
M Stanley 1B                  6   1   1   2    0   0  .270  .738    0    4   0   2B
R Staub RF                    4   2   2   2    1   0  .308  .835    0    0   0   IW
W Horton DH                   4   2   1   1    1   1  .278  .785    0    0   0   
A Johnson LF                  3   1   2   1    2   0  .276  .664    0   10   0   2B
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   0   0    1   0  .245  .606    0    1   2   GDP
B Freehan C                   5   2   3   4    0   0  .311  .772    0    1   0   2·2B
T Veryzer SS                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .233  .557    0    0   2   3B
C Scrivener 2B                4   2   3   3    1   0  .255  .667    0    3   1   HR

R Bare P                                                                 0   0
  B Laxton P                                                             0   0
  S Grilli P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38  15  15  14    9   2                    27   5

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (7, off R Waits); A Johnson (11, off T Buskey); B Freehan 2 (5, off T Buskey, off J Kern).

3B: T Veryzer (2, off D Hood).

HR: C Scrivener (1, off T Buskey; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: R Staub (10, by T Buskey).

TB: C Scrivener 6; B Freehan 5; T Veryzer 4; A Johnson 3; R Staub 2; M Stanley 2; R LeFlore; W Horton.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (16).

RBI: B Freehan 4 (17); C Scrivener 3 (8); R Staub 2 (61); M Stanley 2 (18); W Horton (42); A Johnson (35); T Veryzer (24).

2-out RBI: B Freehan 2; A Johnson; W Horton; C Scrivener; T Veryzer.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 11 for 18.

FIELDING

E: A Rodriguez (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (41, 2nd base off T Buskey/R Fosse).

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
R Waits                        2     1   4   4    4   1   0   3.66   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1     35    -     1.07  -0.25
J Kern, L (7-5)                0.1   2   3   3    2   0   0   2.59    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          2-2    1.96  -0.35
T Buskey                       2.1   8   7   7    3   0   1   4.01   17     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 8          2-1    0.52  -0.07
D Hood                         3.1   4   1   1    0   1   0   4.62   14     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 2· 4          3-3    0.01  -0.01
Totals                         8    15  15  15    9   2   1          47     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2·15          7-6

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Bare                         3     6   4   4    1   1   1   5.01   16     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 0· 6     31    -     0.71  -0.27
B Laxton                       1.2   1   0   0    3   0   0   4.37    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.95   0.05
S Grilli, W (3-1)              4.1   3   1   1    4   0   0   5.37   20     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 0· 3          2-0    0.13   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   5    8   1   1          45     -       ·  ·      6·20· 0·10          2-0

R Waits faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Buskey (3).

IBB: T Buskey (6; R Staub).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 26,447.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Kuiper             2B    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. L Blanks             SS    2. M Stanley            1B 
3. T Smith              RF    3. R Staub              RF 
4. R Carty              DH    4. W Horton             DH 
5. B Powell             1B    5. A Johnson            LF 
6. G Hendrick           LF    6. A Rodriguez          3B 
7. B Bell               3B    7. B Freehan            C  
8. J Lowenstein         CF    8. T Veryzer            SS 
9. A Ashby              C     9. C Scrivener          2B 

   R Waits              P        R Bare               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  4-0  123      18%  48% M Stanley       R Waits         Double to RF; Veryzer Scores; Scrivener Scores; LeFlore to 3B
   b 3   1  4-4  123      17%  84% B Freehan       J Kern          Double to RF; Staub Scores; Horton Scores; Johnson to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--     -15%  35% T Smith         R Bare          Triple to LF; Blanks Scores
   b 3   0  4-2  -23      11%  59% R Staub         J Kern          Single to RF; LeFlore Scores; Stanley Scores
   t 1   2  0-2  12-      -8%  22% B Bell          R Bare          Single to LF; Carty Scores; Hendrick to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Bare facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  L Blanks        Single to CF
   R      1--      35%  T Smith         Triple to LF; Blanks Scores
   R      --3      30%  R Carty         Single; Smith Scores
   O      1--      32%  B Powell        Flyball: LF
          1--      30%  G Hendrick      Walk; Carty to 2B
   R      12-      22%  B Bell          Single to LF; Carty Scores; Hendrick to 2B
   O      12-      25%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      21%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      20%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray Bare facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      22%  A Ashby         Strikeout
   O      ---      23%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
          ---      21%  L Blanks        Single; Blanks to 3B/Adv on E5
   O      --3      23%  T Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      21%  W Horton        Strikeout
          ---      24%  A Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      21%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      19%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray Bare facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      20%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      21%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      14%  G Hendrick      Home Run
   O      ---      14%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Waits facing 8-9-1
          ---      18%  T Veryzer       Walk
          1--      23%  C Scrivener     Walk; Veryzer to 2B
          12-      31%  R LeFlore       Walk; Veryzer to 3B; Scrivener to 2B
   RR     123      48%  M Stanley       Double to RF; Veryzer Scores; Scrivener Scores; LeFlore to 3B
                  Jim Kern replaces Rick Waits pitching
   RR     -23      59%  R Staub         Single to RF; LeFlore Scores; Stanley Scores
          1--      65%  W Horton        Walk; Staub to 2B
          12-      74%  A Johnson       Walk; Staub to 3B; Horton to 2B
   O      123      66%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   RR     123      84%  B Freehan       Double to RF; Staub Scores; Horton Scores; Johnson to 3B
                  Tom Buskey replaces Jim Kern pitching
   O      -23      78%  T Veryzer       Fielder's Choice 2B; Johnson out at Hm/2B-C; Freehan to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  C Scrivener     Single to LF; Freehan Scores; Veryzer to 2B
   O      12-      83%  R LeFlore       Single to LF; Veryzer out at Hm/LF-C; Scrivener to 2B
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 7.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, Bill Laxton facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Laxton replaces Ray Bare pitching
   O      ---      85%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ray Fosse pinch hits for Alan Ashby batting 9th
          ---      83%  R Fosse         Walk
   O      1--      85%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
          1--      83%  L Blanks        Walk; Fosse to 2B
                  Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Tommy Smith batting 3rd
   O      12-      87%  C Spikes        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tom Buskey facing 2-3-4
                  Ray Fosse moves to C; Charlie Spikes moves to RF
          ---      89%  M Stanley       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      93%  R Staub         Single to RF; Stanley to 3B
   O      1-3      89%  W Horton        Fielder's Choice 3B; Stanley out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Staub to 2B
          12-      91%  A Johnson       Single to LF; Staub to 3B; Horton to 2B
   OO     123      85%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 7.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, Bill Laxton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  R Carty         Flyball: 2B
          ---      85%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1--      88%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
          1--      86%  B Bell          Single to LF; Powell to 2B
                  Steve Grilli replaces Bill Laxton pitching; Ron Pruitt pinch hits for John Lowenstein batting 8th
   O      12-      90%  R Pruitt        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tom Buskey facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Pruitt moves to CF
          ---      92%  B Freehan       Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Freehan to 3B
   R      --3      94%  C Scrivener     Wild Pitch; Freehan Scores
   R      ---      96%  " "             Home Run
          ---      97%  R LeFlore       Walk
          1--      97%  M Stanley       LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      97%  R Staub         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      98%  W Horton        Single to CF; LeFlore Scores; Staub to 2B
   R      12-      99%  A Johnson       Double to LF; Staub Scores; Horton to 3B
          -23      99%  A Rodriguez     Walk
                  Don Hood replaces Tom Buskey pitching
   RR     123     100%  B Freehan       Single; Horton Scores; Johnson Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      12-     100%  T Veryzer       Single to LF; Rodriguez Scores; Freehan to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Scrivener     Flyball: 2B
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 14.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-14, Steve Grilli facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  R Fosse         Walk
          1--     100%  D Kuiper        Walk; Fosse to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Blanks        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Fosse to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  C Spikes        Double to RF; Fosse Scores; Blanks to 3B
   O      -23     100%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23     100%  B Powell        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 14.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-5, Don Hood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  R LeFlore       Lineout: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 14.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-14, Steve Grilli facing 6-7-8
                  Ben Oglivie replaces Ron LeFlore playing CF batting 1st
          ---     100%  G Hendrick      Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  R Pruitt        Flyball: LF; Hendrick to 3B
   O      --3     100%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 14.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-5, Don Hood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 14.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-14, Steve Grilli facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  D Kuiper        Single to RF
          1--     100%  L Blanks        Walk; Kuiper to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Spikes        Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Blanks to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 14.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-5, Don Hood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  T Veryzer       Triple to CF
   R      --3     100%  C Scrivener     Single to LF; Veryzer Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 15.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-15, Steve Grilli facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  G Hendrick      Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  R Pruitt        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  R Fosse         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 15.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197608082

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- 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.
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. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- 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. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
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.
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 information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

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.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1976 > DET \| CLE > Aug 8, 1976, Indians at Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation