September 4, 1976 Milwaukee Brewers at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 10,303

Saturday, September 4, 1976
Time of Game: 2:09

Brewers

59-72

Lost 1

6th, 21½ GB

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

W: V Ruhle (9-10), L: B Travers (15-12)

Tigers

62-71

Won 1

5th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .261  .630    0    1   0   CS
R Yount SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .625    0    2   2   
G Scott 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .271  .731    0    5   1   
B Carbo DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .711    0    0   0   
M Hegan LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .757    0    5   0   
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .773    0    1   0   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .619    0    6   0   
J Gantner 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .429  .985    0    2   1   
T Johnson 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .620    0    1   1   GDP

B Travers P                                                              1   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0    3   5                    24   5

BATTING

TB: V Joshua 2; S Lezcano 2; J Gantner; G Scott; M Hegan.

GIDP: T Johnson (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: D Porter (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: V Joshua (11, 3rd base by V Ruhle/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .315  .784    0    3   0   2·SB
M Stanley 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .734    0    1   1   2B
R Staub RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .811    0    1   0   
W Horton DH                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .256  .740    0    0   0   
A Johnson LF                  4   0   3   2    0   0  .272  .660    0    4   0   2B
  M Lane LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .729    0    8   1   
B Freehan C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .731    0    6   0   2B
M Wagner SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .559    0    2   5   
C Scrivener 2B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .210  .558    0    1   0   

V Ruhle P                                                                1   1
Totals                       31   4   7   4    4   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (11, off B Travers); A Johnson (14, off B Travers); B Freehan (7, off B Travers).

TB: A Johnson 4; B Freehan 2; M Stanley 2; R LeFlore; W Horton.

RBI: A Johnson 2 (41); M Stanley (22); W Horton (46).

2-out RBI: A Johnson 2; W Horton.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Thompson-M Wagner-V Ruhle.

E: R LeFlore (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore 2 (53, 2nd base off B Travers/D Porter 2).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Travers, L (15-12)           8     7   4   3    4   6   0   2.38   35     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 7     56    -     0.51  -0.18
Totals                         8     7   4   3    4   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 7           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle, W (9-10)              9     7   0   0    3   5   0   3.53   35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 7     75    -     0.76   0.32
Totals                         9     7   0   0    3   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 10,303.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Detroit Tigers                       
1. V Joshua             CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. R Yount              SS    2. M Stanley            3B 
3. G Scott              1B    3. R Staub              RF 
4. B Carbo              DH    4. W Horton             DH 
5. M Hegan              LF    5. A Johnson            LF 
6. S Lezcano            RF    6. J Thompson           1B 
7. D Porter             C     7. B Freehan            C  
8. J Gantner            3B    8. M Wagner             SS 
9. T Johnson            2B    9. C Scrivener          2B 

   B Travers            P        V Ruhle              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  1--      10%  74% A Johnson       B Travers       Double to RF; Horton Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  --3       9%  63% W Horton        B Travers       Single; LeFlore Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -6%  44% V Joshua        V Ruhle         Single to CF; Joshua to 2B/Adv on E8
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       6%  54% G Scott         V Ruhle         Joshua Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B)
   b 5   2  0-3  12-       5%  94% A Johnson       B Travers       Single to CF; Stanley Scores; Horton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  V Joshua        Single to CF; Joshua to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      48%  R Yount         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      54%  G Scott         Joshua Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B)
          ---      52%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Carbo         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R LeFlore       Walk
          1--      61%  M Stanley       LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      54%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted; LeFlore to 3B
   R      --3      63%  W Horton        Single; LeFlore Scores
   R      1--      74%  A Johnson       Double to RF; Horton Scores
   O      -2-      71%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  M Hegan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      75%  S Lezcano       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      76%  D Porter        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Travers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  M Wagner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  C Scrivener     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  J Gantner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  T Johnson       Flyball: LF
          ---      75%  V Joshua        Single
   O      1--      78%  R Yount         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  R LeFlore       Single
          1--      84%  M Stanley       LeFlore Steals 2B; LeFlore to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      84%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore Scores/unER
          ---      85%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      84%  W Horton        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      83%  A Johnson       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  B Carbo         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  M Hegan         Walk
          1--      83%  S Lezcano       Single to CF; Hegan to 2B
   O      12-      87%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Travers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  J Thompson      Strikeout
          ---      88%  B Freehan       Double to RF
   O      -2-      87%  M Wagner        Strikeout
   O      -2-      85%  C Scrivener     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  J Gantner       Single
   O      1--      85%  T Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      88%  V Joshua        Strikeout
   O      1--      90%  R Yount         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  R LeFlore       Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  M Stanley       Double to LF
   O      -2-      89%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-      89%  W Horton        Walk
   R      12-      94%  A Johnson       Single to CF; Stanley Scores; Horton to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  J Thompson      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
          ---      90%  G Scott         Single
   O      1--      93%  B Carbo         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      95%  M Hegan         Strikeout
          1--      93%  S Lezcano       Single; Scott to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Travers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  B Freehan       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      95%  M Wagner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  C Scrivener     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
          ---      92%  J Gantner       Walk
   OO     1--      97%  T Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---      98%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  R Yount         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Carbo         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Travers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  A Johnson       Single
   O      1--      99%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
          1--      99%  B Freehan       Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Wagner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
                  Marvin Lane replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 5th
          ---      97%  M Hegan         Single
   O      1--      99%  S Lezcano       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  D Porter        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197609040

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation