June 26, 1977 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 2
@BAL 0 CAL 4
TEX 3
(11) CAL 4
TEX 3 CLE 5
@DET 2 DET 3
CLE 2 MIL 8
SEA 6 MIN 19
CHW 12 NYY 5
BOS 4 OAK 7
KCR 3 KCR 9
@OAK 3 ATL 8
SDP 5 CHC 5
NYM 2 CIN 5
LAD 4 LAD 9
@CIN 3 SFG 2
@HOU 0 PIT 7
MON 4 MON 6
@PIT 3 PHI 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 26, 1977, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Indians

34-32

Won 1

4th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  3   0  0  0   2  0  0    5 11  1
Tigers          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  0

W: R Waits (5-0), L: J Hiller (4-8), S: J Kern (10)

Tigers

30-38

Lost 1

6th, 10 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Norris CF                   3   1   1   0    2   2  .284  .726    0    4   0   CS
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .634    0    1   2   SH
P Dade RF                     4   1   3   2    1   1  .337  .813    0    1   0   HR,2B
R Carty DH                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .284  .749    0    0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .197  .741    0    7   0   GDP
B Bell 3B                     4   1   3   3    0   1  .300  .822    0    3   2   HR,CS
R Fosse C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .669    0    8   0   CS
R Pruitt LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .281  .677    0    2   0   
F Duffy SS                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .534    0    1   3   

R Waits P                                                                0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   5  11   5    6  11                    27   7

BATTING

2B: P Dade (7, off J Hiller).

HR: B Bell (7, off J Hiller; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); P Dade (2, off M Wilcox; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: D Kuiper (10, off M Wilcox).

TB: P Dade 7; B Bell 6; R Pruitt 2; R Fosse; J Norris; D Kuiper.

GIDP: A Thornton (3).

RBI: B Bell 3 (35); P Dade 2 (23).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Waits ().

BASERUNNING

CS: J Norris (12, 2nd base by M Wilcox/B Kimm); B Bell (5, 3rd base by M Wilcox/J Wockenfuss); R Fosse (3, 2nd base by M Wilcox/J Wockenfuss).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .270  .707    0    1   0   SB
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .186  .515    0    2   0   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .686    0    0   0   
R Staub DH                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .225  .678    0    0   0   
S Kemp LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .811    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 3   1   2   2    0   1  .262  .852    0    5   0   HR,SF
M Stanley RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .858    0    2   0   
J Wockenfuss C                3   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .940    0   12   1   
  B Oglivie PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .796    0    0   0   
  B Kimm C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .056         0   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .563    0    0   1   
  P Mankowski PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .727    0    0   0   
C Scrivener 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .361    0    4   3   
  T Corcoran PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .604    0    0   0   

J Hiller P                                                               0   0
  M Wilcox P                                                             1   1
Totals                       35   2   8   2    2   8                    27   7

BATTING

HR: J Thompson (13, off R Waits; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: J Thompson (3, off R Waits).

TB: J Thompson 5; R LeFlore 2; M Stanley; S Kemp; P Mankowski; J Wockenfuss.

RBI: J Thompson 2 (47).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Rodriguez-C Scrivener-J Thompson.

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (16, 2nd base off R Waits/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, W (5-0)               7     6   2   1    2   6   1   3.26   30     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 6     63    -     1.20   0.17
J Kern, S (10)                 2     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.42    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 1· 2          1-0    1.66   0.15
Totals                         9     8   2   1    2   8   1          38     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 3· 8          1-0

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 Hiller, L (4-8)              2.1   5   3   3    4   2   1   4.08   15     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5     33    -     1.45  -0.20
M Wilcox                       6.2   6   2   2    2   9   1   2.70   25     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 1· 6          0-0    0.72   0.03
Totals                         9    11   5   5    6  11   2          40     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 1·11           -

R Waits faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: M Wilcox (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Norris             CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. D Kuiper             2B    2. T Veryzer            SS 
3. P Dade               RF    3. R Staub              DH 
4. R Carty              DH    4. S Kemp               LF 
5. A Thornton           1B    5. J Thompson           1B 
6. B Bell               3B    6. M Stanley            RF 
7. R Fosse              C     7. J Wockenfuss         C  
8. R Pruitt             LF    8. A Rodriguez          3B 
9. F Duffy              SS    9. C Scrivener          2B 

   R Waits              P        J Hiller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-0  12-      26%  69% B Bell          J Hiller        Home Run; Carty Scores; Thornton Scores
   t 7   1  2-3  -2-      17%  88% P Dade          M Wilcox        Home Run; Norris Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123     -14%  45% A Thornton      J Hiller        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 4   0  3-1  1--     -11%  52% S Kemp          R Waits         Single to RF; Staub to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  34% J Thompson      R Waits         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John Hiller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Norris        Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Kuiper        Single to SS
          1--      58%  P Dade          Double to LF; Kuiper to 3B
          -23      59%  R Carty         Walk
   OO     123      45%  A Thornton      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R LeFlore       Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  T Veryzer       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      48%  R Staub         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  S Kemp          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John Hiller facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  B Bell          Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  R Fosse         Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      59%  R Pruitt        Single to CF; Bell to 3B; Pruitt to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      51%  F Duffy         Foul Flyball: 1B
          -23      52%  J Norris        Walk
   O      123      45%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      34%  J Thompson      Home Run
   O      ---      37%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  J Wockenfuss    Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, John Hiller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  P Dade          Strikeout Looking
          ---      39%  R Carty         Walk
          1--      43%  A Thornton      Walk; Carty to 2B
   RRR    12-      69%  B Bell          Home Run; Carty Scores; Thornton Scores
                  Milt Wilcox replaces John Hiller pitching
   O      ---      68%  R Fosse         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  R Pruitt        Lineout: P
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Waits facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  C Scrivener     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  T Veryzer       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  F Duffy         Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  J Norris        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Waits facing 3-4-5
          ---      64%  R Staub         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  S Kemp          Single to RF; Staub to 3B
   RO     1-3      54%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Staub Scores/unER; Kemp to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      64%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  P Dade          Single to CF
          1--      70%  R Carty         Balk; Dade to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      62%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      -2-      58%  B Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Waits facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  C Scrivener     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  R LeFlore       Single
          1--      61%  T Veryzer       LeFlore Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      66%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  R Fosse         Single
   O      1--      66%  R Pruitt        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      61%  F Duffy         Fosse Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  S Kemp          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      67%  J Thompson      Strikeout
          ---      65%  M Stanley       Single to LF
          1--      61%  J Wockenfuss    Single to LF; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      69%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
          ---      73%  J Norris        Walk
   O      1--      71%  D Kuiper        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Norris to 2B
   RR     -2-      88%  P Dade          Home Run; Norris Scores
   O      ---      87%  R Carty         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  A Thornton      Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Waits facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  C Scrivener     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  B Bell          Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  R Fosse         Flyball: 2B
          1--      94%  R Pruitt        Single to LF; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      92%  F Duffy         Bell Caught Stealing 3B (C); Pruitt to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Waits facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  R Staub         Walk
                  Jim Kern replaces Rick Waits pitching
   O      1--      91%  S Kemp          Flyball: 3B
          1--      85%  J Thompson      Single to RF; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      91%  M Stanley       Strikeout
                  Ben Oglivie pinch hits for John Wockenfuss batting 7th
   O      12-      96%  B Oglivie       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Kimm replaces Ben Oglivie playing C batting 7th
          ---      97%  J Norris        Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  D Kuiper        Norris Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      96%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  P Dade          Walk
   O      1--      95%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Kern facing 8-9-1
                  Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez batting 8th
          ---      91%  P Mankowski     Single to CF
                  Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Chuck Scrivener batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  T Corcoran      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
                  Milt May pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  M May           Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 2.

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