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Friday May 14, 1976
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Rick Manning and Rico Carty had four hits apiece to lead the Indians' attack in a 6-3 victory over the Tigers. Carty, whose hits included two doubles, drove in three runs. Manning, who had a triple and three singles, scored four times. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Friday, May 14, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      2  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   6 15  1
Tigers       0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      LeFlore cf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .382
  Spikes ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Stanley lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     1   2   .293        Oglivie ph,lf       3   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Manning cf            5   4   4   0     0   0   .273      Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .345
Carty dh              4   1   4   3     1   0   .402      Staub rf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .346
  Hood pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Hendrick lf           3   0   2   2     2   0   .303      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
Ashby c               5   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .342      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kuiper 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Kimm c                2   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Duffy ss              3   0   2   0     1   1   .253        Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wockenfuss c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                          Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  15   5     5   8             Totals               38   3  11   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 14,092
Left on Base: Indians 11, Tigers 8
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 4
Errors: Howard, Stanley, Wockenfuss
Doubles: Carty 2 (11), Staub (7)
Triples: Manning (2)
Caught Stealing: Carty (1), Lowenstein (1)
GIDP: Horton (3)
Hit by Pitch: Howard (1,by Grilli)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                4     8   3   3   0   0   0  19   5.17
Buskey W(2-2)           5     3   0   0   0   2   0  19   1.93
Totals                  9    11   3   3   0   2   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(2-2)          2     6   4   3   2   1   0  13   4.10
Crawford                4     6   1   1   1   6   0  18   2.57
Grilli                  3     3   1   0   2   1   0  13   1.50
Totals                  9    15   6   4   5   8   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Grilli (1)
Wild Pitches: Crawford (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
flied out to left; Manning singled to right; Carty doubled to
left [Manning scored, Carty to third (error by Stanley)];
Hendrick singled to left [Carty scored (unearned)]; Ashby lined
to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; Stanley forced LeFlore
(shortstop to second); Horton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Howard singled to center; Kuiper struck out; Duffy
singled to left [Howard to second]; Lowenstein lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Howard out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub singled to right; Thompson singled to right
[Staub to second]; Rodriguez singled to left [Staub to third,
Thompson to second]; Veryzer forced Rodriguez (shortstop to
second) [Staub scored, Thompson to third]; Sutherland made an
out to third; Kimm made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell walked; Manning singled to first [Bell to
second]; Carty walked [Bell to third, Manning to second];
CRAWFORD REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Crawford threw a wild
pitch [Bell scored, Manning to third, Carty to second]; Hendrick
reached on a fielder's choice [Manning scored]; Ashby struck
out; Howard struck out while Carty was caught stealing third
(catcher to third to shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to center; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy was
called out on strikes; Lowenstein singled to right; Lowenstein
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub doubled to center; Thompson grounded out
(second to first) [Staub to third]; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Staub scored]; Veryzer singled to center;
Sutherland flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled to left; Manning forced Bell (pitcher
to shortstop); Carty doubled to left [Manning scored]; Hendrick
was walked intentionally; Ashby was called out on strikes;
Howard forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kimm singled to left; LeFlore singled to left [Kimm
to second]; BUSKEY REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); OGLIVIE BATTED
FOR STANLEY; Oglivie forced LeFlore (first to shortstop) [Kimm
to third]; Horton singled to center [Kimm scored, Oglivie to
second]; Staub popped to third in foul territory; Thompson made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to first); Duffy singled to center; SPIKES
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Spikes struck out; Bell struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: SPIKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez flied
out to right; Veryzer flied out to left; Sutherland flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning singled to second; Carty singled to left
[Manning to second]; GRILLI REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING);
Hendrick walked [Manning to third, Carty to second]; Ashby
forced Manning (first to catcher) [Carty to third, Hendrick to
second]; Howard lined into a double play (third to second)
[Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: MEYER BATTED FOR KIMM; Meyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); LeFlore singled to center; Oglivie flied out to
right; Horton singled to shortstop [LeFlore to second]; Staub
made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 8TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING C ); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Duffy walked; Spikes grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Duffy to second]; Bell was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson reached on an error by Howard; Rodriguez
was called out on strikes; Veryzer flied out to left; Sutherland
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Wockenfuss dropped a foul fly hit by Manning for an
error; Manning tripled to center; Carty singled to center
[Manning scored (unearned)]; HOOD RAN FOR CARTY; Hendrick
singled to left [Hood to second]; Ashby flied out to left;
Howard was hit by a pitch [Hood to third, Hendrick to second];
Kuiper hit into a double play (third unassisted) [Hood out at
home]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: HOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSON BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Oglivie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 3.



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