Making his first major league start, Mark Fidrych yielded only two hits and pitched the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Indians. The rookie righthander put only one man on base by a walk until the seventh inning when the Indians scored on singles by Buddy Bell and Rick Manning and an infield out by Rico Carty. Willie Horton and Tom Veryzer hit sacrifice flies for the Tigers' tallies. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       15, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  2  1
Tigers       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .184      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .388
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Horton dh             2   0   1   1     0   0   .349
Carty dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .390      Staub rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .345
Hendrick lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .313
Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .317      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   1     0   0   .217
Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .191
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Kimm c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   2   1     1   5             Totals               26   2   7   2     0   2

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 14,583
Left on Base: Indians 2, Tigers 3
DP: Indians 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Thompson (4)
Stolen Bases: Manning (7), Kimm (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Horton (1), Veryzer (2)
GIDP: Sutherland (5), Staub (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(3-4)           8     7   2   2   0   2   0  29   3.46
Totals                  8     7   2   2   0   2   0  29

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(1-0)          9     2   1   1   1   5   0  30   0.90
Totals                  9     2   1   1   1   5   0  30

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Bell grounded out (pitcher
to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; Johnson singled to right
[LeFlore to third]; Horton hit a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore
scored]; Staub singled to right [Johnson to second]; Thompson
made an out to third; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick
grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer reached on an error by Bell; Sutherland
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Veryzer out at second]; Kimm singled to right; Kimm stole
second; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Howard lined to first; Kuiper lined to pitcher;
Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Johnson flied out to center; Horton singled to
center; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein struck out; Bell flied out to center;
Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson doubled to right; Rodriguez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Thompson to third]; Veryzer
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thompson scored]; Sutherland
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby walked; Howard flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kimm grounded out (third to first); LeFlore singled
to center [LeFlore out at second (center to shortstop)]; Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lowenstein grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Staub flied
out to left; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell singled to left; Manning singled to center
[Bell to third]; Carty grounded out (second to first) [Bell
scored, Manning to second]; Manning stole third; Hendrick struck
out; Ashby flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
made an out to second; Sutherland grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Howard struck out; Kuiper grounded out (second to
first); Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Kimm grounded out (second to first); LeFlore popped
to first in foul territory; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.