Reliever Jim Kern, who had not given up a homer in 69 1/3 consecutive innings, had his record ruined when Ben Oglivie hit for the circuit as the leadoff batter in the eighth to give the Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Indians. The Tigers grabbed a 4-0 lead with the aid of a round-tripper by Jason Thompson, but the Indians got to Mark Fidrych for two runs in the fourth and then chased the Tigers' colorful rookie with two more runs in the fifth on a bases-loaded single by George Hendrick. John Hiller was the winner in relief. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      24, 1976 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       1  1  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  2
Indians      0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 14  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   2   0   0     2   0   .327      Lowenstein rf         3   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Veryzer ss            5   1   3   1     0   1   .219        Spikes ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Staub rf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .305      Duffy ss              5   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Horton dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .290      Manning cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .288
  Johnson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Carty dh              4   1   2   0     1   0   .317
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .230      Hendrick lf           3   1   2   2     1   0   .273
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .246      Powell 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .200
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Kimm c                3   0   2   0     0   1   .258        Smith pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ashby c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kuiper 2b             3   0   2   0     0   1   .243
                                                            Blanks ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
                                                          Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     6   5             Totals               38   4  14   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 37,405
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Indians 9
DP: Tigers 2, Indians 2
Errors: Staub, Kimm, Bell
Doubles: Horton (8), Manning (11)
Home Runs: Thompson (14), Oglivie (7)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (34), Manning (13)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Kimm (2)
GIDP: Veryzer (8), Johnson (11), Bell (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych                 4.1   9   4   4   1   2   0  23   1.93
Hiller W(9-4)           4.2   5   0   0   1   2   0  17   2.84
Totals                  9    14   4   4   2   4   0  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown                   4     7   4   4   3   1   1  22   3.44
Hood                    1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.32
Kern L(6-3)             3     2   1   1   2   4   1  12   2.42
LaRoche                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.78
Totals                  9     9   5   5   6   5   2  40

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
singled to right; Staub walked [Veryzer to second]; Horton
doubled to right [Veryzer scored, Staub to third]; Thompson
grounded out (third to first); Oglivie was walked intentionally;
Rodriguez forced Horton (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Duffy
was called out on strikes; Manning singled to center; Manning
stole second; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Garcia flied out to center; Kimm singled to right;
LeFlore forced Kimm (shortstop to second); LeFlore stole second;
Veryzer singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick made an out to second; Powell singled to
right; Bell flied out to center; Fosse forced Powell (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Horton grounded out (third to first); Thompson
homered; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to left; Lowenstein forced Kuiper
(second to shortstop); Duffy grounded out (third to first)
[Lowenstein to second]; Manning lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Garcia made an out to shortstop; Kimm was called out
on strikes; LeFlore walked; Veryzer singled [LeFlore to third
(error by Bell)]; Staub singled to right [LeFlore scored,
Veryzer to third]; Horton forced Staub (third to second); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled to center; Hendrick singled to right
[Carty scored (error by Staub), Hendrick scored (error by Kimm)
(on throw)]; Powell singled to center; Bell grounded out (third
to first) [Powell to second]; Fosse made an out to shortstop;
Kuiper was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Indians 2.

TIGERS 5TH: HOOD REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Thompson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oglivie flied out to center; Rodriguez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein singled to right; Duffy flied out to
center; Manning doubled to left [Lowenstein to third]; Carty
walked; Hendrick singled to center [Lowenstein scored, Manning
scored, Carty to second]; HILLER REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING);
Powell singled [Carty to third, Hendrick to second]; Bell
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Hendrick out at
third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Garcia walked; Kimm out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Garcia to second]; KERN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING);
LeFlore walked; Veryzer grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Kuiper singled; SPIKES BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Spikes struck out
while Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 4.

TIGERS 7TH: SPIKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Staub flied out
to left; Horton struck out; Willie Horton ejected by HP
umpire Don Denkinger arguing that a pitch had hit him;
Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy flied out to left; Manning grounded out
(third to first); Carty singled to center; Hendrick walked
[Carty to second]; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Oglivie homered; Rodriguez struck out; Garcia
grounded out (third to first); Kimm singled to center; LeFlore
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell singled to left [Bell out at second (left to
second)]; Fosse singled to left; SMITH RAN FOR FOSSE; BLANKS
BATTED FOR KUIPER; Blanks forced Smith (shortstop to second);
Spikes flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Indians 4.

TIGERS 9TH: ASHBY REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING C ); BLANKS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Veryzer struck out; Staub walked; LAROCHE
REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR HORTON; Johnson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians
4.

INDIANS 9TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Duffy was
called out on strikes; Manning grounded out (second to first);
Carty made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Indians 4.