September 11, 1976 Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
@BOS 5 CAL 7
@CHW 3 BAL 5
@MIL 1 BAL 3
@MIL 2 KCR 8
@MIN 6 DET 6
@NYY 5 OAK 1
@TEX 0 CHC 4
@PHI 1
(12) PIT 4
MON 3 SDP 4
HOU 1 HOU 2
@SDP 1 CIN 8
@SFG 5 NYM 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 31,122

Saturday, September 11, 1976, 2:25PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Tigers

65-75

Won 2

5th, 21½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  2   3  0  0   0  0  0    6 12  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  3  1   1  0  0    5 10  1

W: D Roberts (14-14), L: D Alexander (11-9), S: J Hiller (12)

Yankees

86-53

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   3   4   0    0   0  .317  .788    0    2   0   2·SB
B Oglivie 1B                  5   2   2   3    0   1  .289  .818    0   14   0   HR
R Staub RF                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .295  .796    0    1   0   
W Horton DH                   3   0   1   2    2   0  .258  .745    0    0   0   
A Johnson LF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .645    0    1   0   2·GDP
  M Lane LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Stanley 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .734    0    1   5   
J Wockenfuss C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .689    0    4   0   
P Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .523    0    3   2   
C Scrivener SS                3   1   2   0    1   0  .226  .582    0    1   4   

D Roberts P                                                              0   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   2
Totals                       37   6  12   6    4   6                    27  13

BATTING

HR: B Oglivie (12, off D Alexander; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: B Oglivie 5; R LeFlore 4; C Scrivener 2; R Staub 2; M Stanley; W Horton.

GIDP: A Johnson 2 (15).

RBI: B Oglivie 3 (41); W Horton 2 (48); R Staub (82).

2-out RBI: W Horton 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Scrivener-B Oglivie.

E: P Garcia (23).

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore 2 (58, 2nd base off S Lyle/T Munson, 2nd base off D Alexander/T Munson).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .308  .755    0    3   0   SB,GDP
R White LF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .279  .763    0    2   0   
T Munson C                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .307  .781    0    6   0   HR
L Piniella DH                 5   0   2   2    0   1  .284  .704    0    0   0   2B
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .771    0    8   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .768    0    1   3   
E Maddox RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .513    0    1   0   
  O Velez RF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .798    0    0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .688    0    4   4   HBP
F Stanley SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .252  .633    0    2   5   

D Alexander P                                                            0   0
  R Guidry P                                                             0   2
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   5  10   5    3   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: L Piniella (13, off D Roberts).

HR: T Munson (15, off D Roberts; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: W Randolph (2, by J Hiller).

TB: T Munson 6; L Piniella 3; R White 2; M Rivers 2; W Randolph.

GIDP: M Rivers (2).

RBI: L Piniella 2 (31); T Munson 2 (95); M Rivers (67).

2-out RBI: M Rivers.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Nettles-W Randolph-C Chambliss; W Randolph-C Chambliss.

E: T Munson (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Rivers (43, 2nd base off D Roberts/J Wockenfuss).

PITCHING

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 Roberts, W (14-14)           6     9   5   5    2   1   1   4.12   30     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 6· 2     33    -     1.03  -0.09
J Hiller, S (12)               3     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.52   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.56   0.41
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   3   1          41     -       ·  ·     18· 7· 7· 2           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Alexander, L (11-9)          3.1   8   5   5    2   3   1   3.24   19     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 2     25    -     0.94  -0.21
R Guidry                       3.2   3   1   1    1   3   0   6.75   15     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.58  -0.05
S Lyle                         2     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.29    7     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.95   0.08
Totals                         9    12   6   6    4   6   1          41     -       ·  ·     20· 7· 2· 2          2-2

D Roberts faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Hiller (2; W Randolph).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 31,122.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees                     
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. B Oglivie            1B    2. R White              LF 
3. R Staub              RF    3. T Munson             C  
4. W Horton             DH    4. L Piniella           DH 
5. A Johnson            LF    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. M Stanley            3B    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. J Wockenfuss         C     7. E Maddox             RF 
8. P Garcia             2B    8. W Randolph           2B 
9. C Scrivener          SS    9. F Stanley            SS 

   D Roberts            P        D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  6-5  12-      24%  85% M Rivers        J Hiller        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 3   0  0-1  1--      16%  82% B Oglivie       D Alexander     Home Run; LeFlore Scores
   b 7   0  6-4  ---     -14%  66% T Munson        D Roberts       Home Run
   b 8   0  6-5  1--     -14%  48% W Randolph      J Hiller        Hit By Pitch; Velez to 2B
   b 8   0  6-5  12-      14%  62% F Stanley       J Hiller        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Randolph to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R LeFlore       Single to LF
          1--      60%  B Oglivie       LeFlore Steals 2B; LeFlore to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      55%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      61%  R Staub         Single to CF (Ground Ball); LeFlore Scores
   O      1--      59%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      57%  A Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      56%  R White         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      59%  T Munson        Flyball: 2B
          1--      57%  L Piniella      Single to CF (Line Drive); White to 2B
   O      12-      61%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
          ---      65%  M Stanley       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      62%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      59%  P Garcia        Strikeout
   O      1--      57%  C Scrivener     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  R LeFlore       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      82%  B Oglivie       Home Run; LeFlore Scores
          ---      83%  R Staub         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      86%  W Horton        Walk; Staub to 2B
   OO     12-      81%  A Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Staub to 3B
          --3      82%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1-3      79%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
          ---      75%  F Stanley       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      79%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      81%  R White         Foul Flyball: C
          1--      79%  T Munson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      83%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  P Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      84%  C Scrivener     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      85%  R LeFlore       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Scrivener to 2B
                  Ron Guidry replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
   R      12-      91%  B Oglivie       Single to CF (Line Drive); Scrivener Scores; LeFlore to 2B
   O      12-      90%  R Staub         Flyball: LF; LeFlore to 3B; Oglivie to 2B
   RR     -23      96%  W Horton        Single to CF (Ground Ball); LeFlore Scores; Oglivie Scores
   O      1--      96%  A Johnson       Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
          ---      94%  C Chambliss     Walk
   O      1--      95%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Chambliss to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  E Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      97%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
                  Otto Velez replaces Elliott Maddox playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      97%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  P Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  F Stanley       Walk
          1--      93%  M Rivers        Single to CF (Line Drive); Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      94%  R White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Stanley to 3B
   R      1-3      91%  T Munson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Stanley Scores; White to 3B
   RR     1-3      82%  L Piniella      Double to LF; White Scores; Munson Scores
   O      -2-      85%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      88%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
          ---      90%  C Scrivener     Walk
          1--      92%  R LeFlore       Single/Bunt; Scrivener to 2B
   O      12-      90%  B Oglivie       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; LeFlore to 2B
   O      12-      88%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      86%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      86%  W Randolph      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      88%  F Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B; Randolph to 2B
   R      -2-      80%  M Rivers        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Randolph Scores
          1--      79%  R White         Rivers Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  A Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  J Wockenfuss    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-6, Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      66%  T Munson        Home Run
                  John Hiller replaces Dave Roberts pitching
   O      ---      71%  L Piniella      Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  G Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Sparky Lyle facing 8-9-1
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Ron Guidry pitching
   O      ---      74%  P Garcia        Flyball: LF
          ---      77%  C Scrivener     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      74%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      75%  B Oglivie       LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, John Hiller facing 7-8-9
          ---      62%  O Velez         Walk
          1--      48%  W Randolph      Hit By Pitch; Velez to 2B
   O      12-      62%  F Stanley       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Randolph to 2B
   OO     12-      85%  M Rivers        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Sparky Lyle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      85%  W Horton        Walk
   OO     1--      82%  A Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, John Hiller facing 2-3-4
                  Marvin Lane replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 5th
          ---      69%  R White         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      81%  T Munson        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      87%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B; White to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation