July 7, 1976 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
@BOS 3
(10) CAL 2
CLE 0 MIN 8
@MIL 2 KCR 2
@NYY 1 OAK 5
BAL 3 DET 2
@TEX 1 PIT 9
@ATL 7 CHC 10
SDP 0 NYM 12
@HOU 4 CIN 4
@MON 3 LAD 6
@PHI 5 SFG 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 20,052

Wednesday, July 7, 1976
Time of Game: 2:02

Tigers

37-39

Won 1

4th, 9½ GB

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

W: J Hiller (7-4), L: B Blyleven (6-10), S: S Grilli (2)

Rangers

44-33

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .332  .827    0    2   0   SH,GDP
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .532    0    3   3   HBP
B Oglivie LF                  3   0   2   1    0   1  .261  .777    0    3   1   HBP
R Staub RF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .310  .840    0    0   0   SF,GDP
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .775    0    9   1   GDP
A Johnson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .684    0    0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .266  .644    0    0   2   
J Wockenfuss C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .839    0    7   0   GDP
P Garcia 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .204  .538    0    2   6   
  D Meyer PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .689    0    0   0   
  J Manuel 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .444         0   0   

D Lemanczyk P                                                            1   1
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
  S Grilli P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   2   8   2    1   2                    27  14

BATTING

SF: R Staub (6, off B Blyleven).

SH: R LeFlore (2, off B Blyleven).

HBP: T Veryzer (3, by B Blyleven); B Oglivie (1, by B Blyleven).

TB: A Rodriguez 2; B Oglivie 2; A Johnson; D Meyer; R Staub; P Garcia.

GIDP: R LeFlore (5); J Thompson (7); J Wockenfuss (2); R Staub (14).

RBI: B Oglivie (15); R Staub (47).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Veryzer-J Thompson.

E: D Lemanczyk ().

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .601    0    2   8   
D Thompson 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .533    0    1   2   
M Hargrove 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .301  .816    0   11   0   SH
J Burroughs RF                4   0   2   0    0   2  .244  .701    0    0   0   
T Harrah SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .805    0    6   6   
J Lahoud DH                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .183  .542    0    0   0   
  G Clines PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .301  .681    0    0   0   
  K Pape PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
T Grieve LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .674    0    2   1   GDP
J Beniquez CF                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .246  .576    0    3   0   
  J Fregosi PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .708    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .234  .635    0    2   1   
  D Moates PH                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .258  .633    0    0   0   SF

B Blyleven P                                                             0   1
Totals                       30   1   7   1    5   5                    27  19

BATTING

SF: D Moates (2, off S Grilli).

SH: M Hargrove (2, off D Lemanczyk).

TB: J Burroughs 2; J Beniquez; D Thompson; J Lahoud; T Grieve; J Sundberg.

GIDP: T Grieve (6).

RBI: D Moates (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 4. L Randle-T Harrah-M Hargrove 3; T Harrah-L Randle-M Hargrove.

E: T Harrah (22); M Hargrove (10).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Beniquez (1st base by D Lemanczyk).

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 Lemanczyk                    6.1   7   0   0    2   3   0   3.71   26     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 1· 7     60    -     1.16   0.28
J Hiller, W (7-4)              2     0   1   1    3   2   0   3.28    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.28  -0.01
S Grilli, S (2)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.97    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    7.07   0.31
Totals                         9     7   1   1    5   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 7          5-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, L (6-10)           9     8   2   1    1   2   0   2.89   35     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2· 8     66    -     1.36   0.09
Totals                         9     8   2   1    1   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Lemanczyk (0; J Beniquez, 1st base).

HBP: B Blyleven 2 (8; T Veryzer, B Oglivie).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 20,052.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Texas Rangers                        
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. L Randle             2B 
2. T Veryzer            SS    2. D Thompson           3B 
3. B Oglivie            LF    3. M Hargrove           1B 
4. R Staub              RF    4. J Burroughs          RF 
5. J Thompson           1B    5. T Harrah             SS 
6. A Johnson            DH    6. J Lahoud             DH 
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. T Grieve             LF 
8. J Wockenfuss         C     8. J Beniquez           CF 
9. P Garcia             2B    9. J Sundberg           C  

   D Lemanczyk          P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-1  12-      16% 100% L Randle        S Grilli        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   b 9   1  2-0  123      15%  84% D Moates        S Grilli        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pape Scores
   b 9   1  2-0  12-     -13%  68% J Fregosi       J Hiller        Walk; Pape to 3B; Grieve to 2B
   t 8   0  0-0  12-      13%  80% T Veryzer       B Blyleven      Hit By Pitch; Meyer to 3B; LeFlore to 2B
   t 5   0  0-0  1--      13%  67% A Rodriguez     B Blyleven      Single to RF; Johnson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  T Veryzer       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  B Oglivie       Single to LF; Veryzer out at 3B/LF-3B
          1--      50%  R Staub         Single to RF; Oglivie to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  M Hargrove      Walk
          1--      46%  J Burroughs     Single to 3B; Hargrove to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T Harrah        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  A Rodriguez     Single to 2B
   OO     1--      45%  J Wockenfuss    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Lahoud        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  T Grieve        Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  J Beniquez      Single to RF
          1--      47%  J Sundberg      Beniquez Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Beniquez to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Single to LF; Beniquez out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  P Garcia        Single to 3B
   OO     1--      46%  R LeFlore       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  T Veryzer       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Randle        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  B Oglivie       Single to LF
   OO     1--      45%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 4-5-6
          ---      40%  J Burroughs     Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      40%  J Lahoud        Single to CF; Harrah to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  T Grieve        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  A Johnson       Single to LF
          1--      67%  A Rodriguez     Single to RF; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  J Wockenfuss    Fielder's Choice P; Johnson out at Hm/P-C-3B-P-SS; Rodriguez to 3B; Wockenfuss to 2B
   O      -23      51%  P Garcia        Strikeout
          -23      53%  R LeFlore       Walk
   O      123      44%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  R Staub         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      43%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 2-3-4
          ---      38%  D Thompson      Single to CF
   O      1--      39%  M Hargrove      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thompson to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      42%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  J Lahoud        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      41%  T Grieve        Single to LF
          1--      36%  J Beniquez      Walk; Grieve to 2B
                  John Hiller replaces Dave Lemanczyk pitching
   O      12-      43%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      50%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Meyer pinch hits for Pedro Garcia batting 9th
          ---      57%  D Meyer         Single to RF
          1--      67%  R LeFlore       Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Meyer to 2B
          12-      80%  T Veryzer       Hit By Pitch; Meyer to 3B; LeFlore to 2B
   R      123      90%  B Oglivie       Hit By Pitch; Meyer Scores; LeFlore to 3B; Veryzer to 2B
   RO     123      91%  R Staub         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; LeFlore Scores/unER; Veryzer to 3B
   OO     1-3      85%  J Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, John Hiller facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Manuel replaces Dan Meyer playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  D Thompson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  M Hargrove      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      93%  J Burroughs     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  A Johnson       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      92%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, John Hiller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Joe Lahoud batting 6th
          ---      90%  G Clines        Walk
                  Ken Pape pinch runs for Gene Clines batting 6th
          1--      81%  T Grieve        Walk; Pape to 2B
                  Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Juan Beniquez batting 8th
          12-      68%  J Fregosi       Walk; Pape to 3B; Grieve to 2B
                  Steve Grilli replaces John Hiller pitching; Dave Moates pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 9th
   RO     123      84%  D Moates        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pape Scores
   O      12-     100%  L Randle        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

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