Mark Fidrych, the Tigers' charismatic rookie, beat the Indians, 6-1, for his 12th victory in 16 decisions. The young righthander, who yielded six hits, turned in his 14th complete game in 17 starts and reduced his league-leading earned run average to 1.91. Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 1Game Played on Saturday, August 7, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumIndians 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Tigers 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 x - 6 11 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 LeFlore cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .328 Smith lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Meyer lf 4 2 1 1 1 0 .254 Lowenstein cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Oglivie rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 .259 Carty dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .314 Staub dh 2 0 0 1 0 0 .305 Powell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .212 Thompson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .236 Bell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .293 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Spikes rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Ashby c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .230 Scrivener 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .233 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Kimm c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .262 Manning ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Fidrych p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 3 Totals 32 6 11 6 3 2 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 35,395 Left on Base: Indians 6, Tigers 8 DP: Indians 0, Tigers 0 Errors: Veryzer Doubles: Kimm (6) Stolen Bases: Meyer (5) Sacrifice Hits: Kimm (5) Sacrifice Flies: Staub (8) Hit by Pitch: Staub (6,by LaRoche) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(11-11) 4.1 8 4 4 1 0 0 21 3.60 LaRoche 1.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 11 2.65 Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.40 Totals 8 11 6 6 3 2 0 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fidrych W(12-4) 9 6 1 1 1 3 0 34 1.91 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 3 0 34 Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (1) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Meyer forced LeFlore (shortstop to second); Meyer stole second; Oglivie singled to left [Meyer to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to center [Meyer scored]; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1. INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Powell struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer flied out to right; Scrivener singled; Kimm singled to left [Scrivener to second]; Scrivener was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1. INDIANS 3RD: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to center; Meyer flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson singled to right; Rodriguez flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1. INDIANS 5TH: Carty walked; Powell made an out to shortstop; Bell singled [Carty to second]; Spikes forced Bell (pitcher to shortstop) [Carty to third]; Ashby singled to center [Carty scored, Spikes out at third (center to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Scrivener walked; Kimm out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Scrivener to second]; LeFlore singled to left [Scrivener scored, LeFlore to second (on throw to home)]; Meyer singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Oglivie singled to right [Meyer to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Staub popped to second in foul territory; Thompson singled to left [Meyer scored, Oglivie to second]; Rodriguez flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 4. INDIANS 6TH: Duffy popped to catcher in foul territory; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to center; Scrivener was called out on strikes; Kimm doubled to right; LeFlore was walked intentionally; Meyer walked [Kimm to third, LeFlore to second]; Oglivie singled to right [Kimm scored, LeFlore scored, Meyer to third]; Staub was hit by a pitch [Oglivie to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 6. INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein flied out to right; Carty reached on an error by Veryzer; Powell singled to right [Carty to second]; Bell flied to left in foul territory; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; Veryzer made an out to second; Scrivener lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 6. INDIANS 8TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); MANNING BATTED FOR DUFFY; Manning singled; BLANKS RAN FOR MANNING; Kuiper singled to left [Blanks to second]; Smith forced Kuiper (second to shortstop) [Blanks to third]; Lowenstein flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Kimm grounded out (third to first); LeFlore was called out on strikes; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 6. INDIANS 9TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell singled to center; Spikes forced Bell (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 6. |
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