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Willie Horton smashed a two-run homer to spark the Tigers to a 3-1 verdict over the Indians before 58,478 excited fans in the season opener for both teams. The decisive blow followed Dan Meyer's one-out double in the third inning. Joe Coleman pitched six shutout innings to receive credit for the victory. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 1Game Played on Saturday, April 10, 1976 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumTigers 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1
Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Oglivie cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Manning cf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .333
Stanley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuiper 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meyer 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .667 Bell 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .667
Horton dh 3 1 2 2 1 0 .667 Powell 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333
Staub rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Carty dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250
May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Spikes lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Fosse ph,c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Sutherland 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Duffy ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 3 7 2 4 5 Totals 32 1 6 1 6 3
Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 58,478
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Indians 10
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Meyer (1)
Home Runs: Horton (1)
Stolen Bases: Meyer (1), Duffy (1)
Caught Stealing: Sutherland (1)
GIDP: Staub (1)
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Coleman W(1-0) 6 4 1 1 4 1 0 25 1.50
Hiller SV(1) 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 13 0.00
Totals 9 6 1 1 6 3 0 38
Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Eckersley L(0-1) 2.2 6 3 2 1 3 1 15 6.75
Kern 4.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 14 0.00
Buskey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
LaRoche 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0.00
Totals 9 7 3 2 4 5 1 36
Wild Pitches: Hiller (1)
Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc
TIGERS 1ST: Oglivie struck out; Meyer walked; Meyer stole
second; Horton singled to left [Meyer scored (error by Bell)
(unearned) (no RBI), Horton to second (on throw to home)]; Staub
was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out
(first unassisted); Bell singled to center; Powell flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
TIGERS 2ND: May popped to second; Rodriguez popped to first;
Veryzer singled to right; Sutherland lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to left; Carty was called out on
strikes; Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Indians 0.
TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Meyer
doubled to center; Horton homered [Meyer scored]; Staub singled
to right; Johnson flied out to right; May singled to center
[Staub to second]; KERN REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Rodriguez
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
INDIANS 3RD: Ashby flied out to right; Duffy singled to right;
Duffy stole second; Manning walked; Kuiper lined into a double
play (second to shortstop) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); Oglivie grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (first unassisted); Powell
singled to right; Hendrick grounded out (third to first) [Powell
to second]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
TIGERS 5TH: Meyer singled to right; Horton walked [Meyer to
second]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Meyer to third, Horton out at second]; Johnson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
INDIANS 5TH: Spikes flied out to center; Ashby grounded out
(first to pitcher); Duffy popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
TIGERS 6TH: May grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
flied out to center; Bell walked; Powell walked [Bell to
second]; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Indians 0.
TIGERS 7TH: Sutherland walked; Sutherland was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Oglivie popped to third; Meyer
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
INDIANS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING CF); Carty
singled to center; Spikes walked [Carty to second]; HILLER
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); FOSSE BATTED FOR ASHBY; Fosse
struck out; Duffy popped to catcher in foul territory; Manning
singled to center [Carty scored, Spikes to second]; Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers
3, Indians 1.
TIGERS 8TH: FOSSE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BUSKEY REPLACED
KERN (PITCHING); Horton popped to shortstop; Staub grounded out
(second to first); LAROCHE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
3, Indians 1.
INDIANS 8TH: Bell singled to left; Hiller threw a wild pitch
[Bell to second]; Powell flied out to center; Hendrick struck
out; Carty popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3,
Indians 1.
TIGERS 9TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
struck out; Veryzer walked; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.
INDIANS 9TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Fosse walked;
BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks flied out to center; Manning
walked [Fosse to second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.
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