After winning the first game, 2-1, on an error in the ninth inning, the Tigers piled up a pair of seven-run stanzas in the second game and walloped the Indians, 15-5, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader. In the opener, Ron LeFlore doubled to lead off the Tigers' ninth. Dan Meyer laid down a bunt and when Dave LaRoche threw wildly past third base, LeFlore came home with the winning run.

In the nightcap, Bill Freehan paced the Tigers' 15-hit attack with two doubles and a single, driving in four runs, while Chuck Scrivener accounted for three RBIs with three hits including his first major league homer. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    8, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      LeFlore cf            4   2   2   0     0   1   .330
Fosse c,1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Meyer lf              2   0   0   0     0   2   .251
Lowenstein cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Oglivie rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Carty dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .313      Staub dh              2   0   1   1     1   1   .306
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Pruitt pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .248
Hendrick lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Wockenfuss c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .293      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Spikes rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .244        Johnson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .272
  Manning ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .290        Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Ashby c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .194
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .218        Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .279
  Blanks ph,ss        0   0   0   0     1   0   .297        Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     2   2             Totals               26   2   5   1     1  13

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Indians 9, Tigers 3
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Powell, LaRoche, Garcia
Doubles: Carty (25), LeFlore (17)
Stolen Bases: Pruitt (1)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (9), Meyer 2 (3)
GIDP: Rodriguez (15)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(7-9)        8     5   2   1   1  13   0  28   3.97
LaRoche                 0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.65
Totals                  8     5   2   1   1  13   0  29

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   8.1   7   1   1   1   0   0  34   3.76
Hiller W(11-5)          0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   3   2.49
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Fosse
singled to left; Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Fosse to second]; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Meyer struck out; Oglivie flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub walked; Thompson struck out; Rodriguez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Spikes popped to third in foul territory; Duffy
made an out to shortstop; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Powell dropped a foul fly hit by Wockenfuss for an
error; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Veryzer struck
out; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers
0.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse popped to first in foul territory; Lowenstein
lined to right; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Meyer struck out;
Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Bell singled to left; Spikes
singled to left [Bell to second]; Duffy forced Spikes (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub struck out; Thompson flied out to center;
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper singled; Fosse forced Kuiper (shortstop to
second); Lowenstein lined to right; Carty doubled to center
[Fosse scored]; Powell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Veryzer was called
out on strikes; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Bell flied
out to center; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled; Meyer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [LeFlore to second]; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub singled to center
[LeFlore scored]; Thompson singled to left [Staub to second];
Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy singled to left; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Duffy to second]; Fosse grounded out
(third to first); Lowenstein reached on an error by Garcia
[Duffy to third]; Carty lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss struck out; JOHNSON BATTED FOR VERYZER;
Johnson singled to right; HORTON BATTED FOR GARCIA; Horton was
called out on strikes; Johnson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); MANUEL
REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING 2B); Powell singled to left; PRUITT RAN
FOR POWELL; Pruitt stole second; Hendrick made an out to second;
Bell was walked intentionally; MANNING BATTED FOR SPIKES; HILLER
REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Manning struck out; BLANKS BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Blanks walked [Pruitt to third, Bell to second]; Kuiper
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: FOSSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PRUITT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ASHBY REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING C );
BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LeFlore doubled to left;
LAROCHE REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Meyer reached on an error
by LaRoche on a sacrifice bunt [LeFlore scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.