Vern Ruhle scattered seven hits and pitched the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Brewers for his first shutout of the season. The Tigers also were held to seven hits by Bill Travers, but Alex Johnson swung a productive bat, rapping a double and two singles and driving in two runs. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Tigers       2  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .261      LeFlore cf            3   2   1   0     1   1   .315
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Stanley 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .265
Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .299
Carbo dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Horton dh             3   1   1   1     1   0   .256
Hegan lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .266      Johnson lf            4   0   3   2     0   0   .272
Lezcano rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .296        Lane lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Gantner 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .429      Freehan c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Wagner ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .244
Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scrivener 2b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .210
                                                          Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     3   5             Totals               31   4   7   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 10,303
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Tigers 7
DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Porter, LeFlore
Doubles: Johnson (14), Freehan (7), Stanley (11)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (53)
Caught Stealing: Joshua (8)
GIDP: Johnson (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers L(15-12)        8     7   4   3   4   6   0  35   2.38
Totals                  8     7   4   3   4   6   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(9-10)           9     7   0   0   3   5   0  35   3.53
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua singled to center [Joshua to second (error
by LeFlore)]; Yount grounded out (third to first); Joshua was
caught stealing third (pitcher to third); Scott walked; Carbo
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Stanley made
an out to second; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [LeFlore
to third]; Horton singled [LeFlore scored]; Johnson doubled to
right [Horton scored]; Thompson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan grounded out (first unassisted); Lezcano
popped to catcher in foul territory; Porter lined to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to left; Wagner flied out to
right; Scrivener was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner flied out to center; Johnson flied out to
left; Joshua singled; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to
third (error by Porter)]; Stanley grounded out (second to first)
[LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Staub walked; Horton flied out to
left; Johnson made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hegan walked; Lezcano singled
to center [Hegan to second]; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Freehan doubled to right;
Wagner struck out; Scrivener struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Tigers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner singled; Johnson flied out to left; Joshua
struck out; Yount popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Stanley doubled to
left; Staub popped to third in foul territory; Horton walked;
Johnson singled to center [Stanley scored, Horton to third];
Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott singled; Carbo was called out on strikes;
Hegan struck out; Lezcano singled [Scott to second]; Porter
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan made an out to shortstop; Wagner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scrivener flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner walked; Johnson grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Gantner out at second]; Joshua
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore struck out; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carbo made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled; Thompson flied out to left; Freehan walked [Johnson to
second]; Wagner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Tigers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: LANE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Hegan singled;
Lezcano struck out; Porter flied out to center; Gantner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Tigers 4.