September 11, 1979 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 3 CHW 8
CAL 7 DET 14
CLE 1 MIN 3
@KCR 1 MIL 5
OAK 0 TEX 5
SEA 2 TOR 3
BAL 1 CIN 9
HOU 8 SDP 3
@LAD 1 MON 8
CHC 6 MON 3
CHC 2 PHI 5
@NYM 2 PIT 7
STL 3 ATL 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 7,983

Tuesday, September 11, 1979, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Indians

74-70

Lost 1

6th, 21 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1 11  1
Tigers          8  2  1   0  0  0   2  1  X   14 13  0

W: D Rozema (4-3), L: D Spillner (8-4)

Tigers

77-68

Won 2

5th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove LF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .825    0    1   0   
R Manning CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .639    0    0   0   
  J Norris CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .665    0    1   0   
B Bonds RF                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .283  .841    0    1   0   
  D Alston RF                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .724    0    0   0   3B
T Harrah 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .835    0    0   3   
  T Cox 3B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .569    0    0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .234  .803    0    6   0   
  W Cage 1B                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .244  .653    0    6   0   2B
C Johnson DH                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .276  .828    0    0   0   
  R Pruitt PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .693    0    0   0   
R Hassey C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .699    0    2   0   
  B Diaz C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .422    0    2   0   
D Rosello 2B                  2   0   2   0    2   0  .270  .873    0    2   7   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .525    0    3   3   GDP

D Spillner P                                                             0   1
  W Garland P                                                            0   0
  S Wihtol P                                                             0   0
  L Andersen P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   1  11   1    5   6                    24  14

BATTING

2B: W Cage (1, off K Young).

3B: D Alston (2, off K Young).

TB: D Alston 3; B Bonds 2; W Cage 2; D Rosello 2; R Manning; C Johnson; T Cox; R Hassey; T Harrah.

GIDP: T Veryzer (10).

RBI: W Cage (6).

2-out RBI: W Cage.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Veryzer-W Cage.

E: W Garland ().

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   1   3   1    0   0  .301  .754    0    2   0   3B,SB
  D Stegman CF                2   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .875    0    2   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   0   1    1   0  .285  .766    0    2   3   SB,GDP
  K Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Kemp LF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .318  .935    0    1   0   
  A Greene LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .569    0    2   0   
C Summers RF                  1   2   0   1    1   0  .286  .949    0    1   0   HBP
  K Gibson RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
J Thompson 1B                 5   1   2   4    0   1  .248  .753    0    8   0   HR,2B
L Parrish C                   3   2   2   2    0   0  .270  .794    0    5   0   HR
  E Putman C                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .816    0    1   0   
T Brookens 3B                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .265  .694    0    0   1   SB
  P Mankowski 3B              1   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .570    0    2   0   2B
R Peters DH-2B                3   1   2   2    1   0  .500 1.100    0    0   0   
A Trammell SS                 2   2   1   1    1   0  .274  .684    0    0   0   
  M Wagner SS                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .264  .634    0    0   3   

D Rozema P                                                               0   0
  D Tobik P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36  14  13  14    5   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: P Mankowski (4, off S Wihtol); J Thompson (15, off D Spillner).

3B: R LeFlore (9, off W Garland).

HR: L Parrish (18, off W Garland; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Thompson (19, off L Andersen; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: C Summers (3, by W Garland).

TB: J Thompson 6; R LeFlore 5; L Parrish 5; R Peters 2; P Mankowski 2; D Stegman; E Putman; A Trammell.

GIDP: L Whitaker (7).

RBI: J Thompson 4 (76); R Peters 2 (2); L Parrish 2 (60); D Stegman (3); A Trammell (49); M Wagner (13); L Whitaker (40); R LeFlore (46); C Summers (58).

2-out RBI: J Thompson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Brookens-L Whitaker-J Thompson.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Brookens (9, 2nd base off D Spillner/R Hassey); L Whitaker (19, 2nd base off D Spillner/R Hassey); R LeFlore (68, 3rd base off D Spillner/R Hassey).

PO: R Peters (1st base by W Garland).

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
D Spillner, L (8-4)            0.1   4   7   7    3   0   0   4.89    8     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4     12    -     1.11  -0.38
W Garland                      2.2   4   4   4    1   1   1   5.24   14     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 4          1-1    0.10  -0.05
S Wihtol                       3.1   4   2   2    1   0   0   8.31   15     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 4          0-0    0.00   0.00
L Andersen                     1.2   1   1   1    0   2   1   7.90    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  14  14    5   3   2          42     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 2·13          3-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rozema, W (4-3)              5     6   0   0    4   5   0   3.41   24     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 6     56    -     0.34   0.07
D Tobik                        2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.11    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
K Young                        2     3   1   1    1   1   0   5.98   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   1   1    5   6   0          42     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Rozema (2).

IBB: None.

PO: W Garland (0; R Peters, 1st base).

HBP: W Garland (3; C Summers).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 7,983.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Hargrove           LF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. R Manning            CF    2. L Whitaker           2B 
3. B Bonds              RF    3. S Kemp               LF 
4. T Harrah             3B    4. C Summers            RF 
5. A Thornton           1B    5. J Thompson           1B 
6. C Johnson            DH    6. L Parrish            C  
7. R Hassey             C     7. T Brookens           3B 
8. D Rosello            2B    8. R Peters             DH 
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. A Trammell           SS 

   D Spillner           P        D Rozema             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  123      11%  88% J Thompson      D Spillner      Double to RF; Whitaker Scores; Kemp Scores; Summers Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  123       7%  78% C Summers       D Spillner      Walk; LeFlore Scores; Whitaker to 3B; Kemp to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       5%  64% L Whitaker      D Spillner      Walk; LeFlore to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3       5%  55% A Thornton      D Rozema        Flyball: LF
   b 1   0  0-0  12-       4%  68% S Kemp          D Spillner      LeFlore Steals 3B; Whitaker Steals 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Manning       Single to CF
          1--      46%  B Bonds         Single to LF; Manning to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF; Manning to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R LeFlore       Single
          1--      64%  L Whitaker      Walk; LeFlore to 2B
          12-      68%  S Kemp          LeFlore Steals 3B; Whitaker Steals 2B
          -23      70%  " "             Walk
   R      123      78%  C Summers       Walk; LeFlore Scores; Whitaker to 3B; Kemp to 2B
   RRR    123      88%  J Thompson      Double to RF; Whitaker Scores; Kemp Scores; Summers Scores
          -2-      91%  L Parrish       Single to LF; Thompson to 3B
   O      1-3      89%  T Brookens      Fielder's Choice P; Thompson out at Hm/P-3B-C; Parrish to 3B
          1-3      89%  R Peters        Brookens Steals 2B
   RR     -23      93%  " "             Single to RF; Parrish Scores; Brookens Scores
                  Wayne Garland replaces Dan Spillner pitching
          1--      94%  A Trammell      Peters Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Peters to 3B
   R      --3      96%  " "             Single to CF; Peters Scores
          1--      96%  R LeFlore       Single to CF; Trammell to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Trammell Scores
   O      1--      97%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  8 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 8.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-8, Dave Rozema facing 6-7-8
          ---      96%  C Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  R Hassey        Flyball: RF
          1--      96%  D Rosello       Walk; Johnson to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  T Veryzer       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  C Summers       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      98%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   RR     1--      99%  L Parrish       Home Run; Summers Scores
   O      ---      99%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Peters        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 10.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  M Hargrove      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  B Bonds         Single to RF
          1--      99%  T Harrah        Single to CF; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-      99%  A Thornton      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-0, Wayne Garland facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  A Trammell      Walk
   R      1--     100%  R LeFlore       Triple to RF; Trammell Scores
   O      --3     100%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3     100%  S Kemp          Lineout: 1B
   O      --3     100%  C Summers       Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 11.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-11, Dave Rozema facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Stegman replaces Ron LeFlore playing CF batting 1st; Kirk Gibson replaces Champ Summers playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  C Johnson       Strikeout
          ---     100%  R Hassey        Single
          1--      99%  D Rosello       Walk; Hassey to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  M Hargrove      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 11.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-0, Sandy Wihtol facing 5-6-7
                  Sandy Wihtol replaces Wayne Garland pitching; Bo Diaz replaces Ron Hassey playing C batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  J Thompson      Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 11.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-11, Dave Rozema facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          ---     100%  T Harrah        Walk
          1--     100%  A Thornton      Walk; Harrah to 2B
          12-     100%  C Johnson       Wild Pitch; Harrah to 3B; Thornton to 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-0, Sandy Wihtol facing 8-9-1
                  Wayne Cage replaces Andre Thornton playing 1B batting 5th; Ted Cox replaces Toby Harrah playing 3B batting 4th; Jim Norris replaces Rick Manning playing CF batting 2nd; Dell Alston replaces Bobby Bonds playing RF batting 3rd
          ---     100%  R Peters        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  A Trammell      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Stegman       Lineout: CF
   O      1--     100%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 11.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-11, Dave Tobik facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Tobik replaces Dave Rozema pitching; Ed Putman replaces Lance Parrish playing C batting 6th; Phil Mankowski replaces Tom Brookens playing 3B batting 7th; Mark Wagner replaces Alan Trammell playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Rosello       Single
   O      1--     100%  T Veryzer       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--     100%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-0, Sandy Wihtol facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 11.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-11, Dave Tobik facing 2-3-4
                  Al Greene replaces Steve Kemp playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  J Norris        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Alston        Flyball: 3B
          ---     100%  T Cox           Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  W Cage          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-0, Sandy Wihtol facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  E Putman        Single to CF
          1--     100%  P Mankowski     Double to RF; Putman to 3B
          -23     100%  R Peters        Walk
   RO     123     100%  M Wagner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Putman Scores; Mankowski to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D Stegman       Single; Mankowski Scores; Wagner to 2B
                  Larry Andersen replaces Sandy Wihtol pitching
   OO     12-     100%  L Whitaker      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 13.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-13, Kip Young facing 6-7-8
                  Kip Young replaces Lou Whitaker pitching and batting 2nd; Rick Peters moves to 2B (team loses DH); Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Cliff Johnson batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  R Pruitt        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Diaz          Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Rosello       Single to CF
          1--     100%  T Veryzer       Walk; Rosello to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 13-0, Larry Andersen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  A Greene        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF
   R      ---     100%  J Thompson      Home Run
   O      ---     100%  E Putman        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 14.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-14, Kip Young facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Norris        Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  D Alston        Triple to RF
   O      --3     100%  T Cox           Flyball: 3B
   R      --3     100%  W Cage          Double to RF; Alston Scores
   O      -2-     100%  R Pruitt        Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 14.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197909110

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation