Mark Fidrych, the Tigers' star rookie, gained his 17th victory of the season by defeating the Indians, 5-3. Mickey Stanley started the Tigers' scoring with a two-run double in the first inning. Another run crossed the plate on an error in the seventh before Ben Oglivie provided the deciding blow, hitting a homer with a man on base. The Indians loaded the bases against Fidrych in the eighth and counted two runs on a single by Rick Manning and the final tally on a forceout by Larvell Blanks. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  9  2
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .266      Scrivener 2b          4   1   0   0     0   2   .217
Manning cf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .289      Oglivie 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .288
Blanks ss             4   0   0   1     0   0   .279      Staub rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .301
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Horton dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .261
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Stanley cf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .282
Hendrick lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Lane lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Mankowski 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Smith rf              3   1   3   0     0   0   .238      Kimm c                2   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Fosse c               2   1   1   0     1   0   .309      Wagner ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   9   3     2   2             Totals               30   5   8   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  7,147
Left on Base: Indians 4, Tigers 4
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 4
Errors: Powell, Smith
Doubles: Stanley (16), Staub (26)
Home Runs: Oglivie (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Kimm (7)
GIDP: Kuiper (12), Fosse (6), Carty (17), Hendrick (16), Stanley (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(7-8)            7     8   5   5   2   3   1  30   3.75
Thomas                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.18
Totals                  8     8   5   5   2   3   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(17-9)         9     9   3   3   2   2   0  34   2.48
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Fidrych (6)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
grounded out (third to first); Blanks grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Scrivener struck out; Oglivie singled to right;
Staub walked [Oglivie to second]; Horton singled [Oglivie out at
home (second to third to catcher to pitcher), Staub to second];
Stanley doubled to right [Staub scored, Horton scored]; Lane was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers
2.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Powell flied
out to left; Hendrick singled to right; Bell grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Kimm
singled; Wagner reached on an error by Powell [Kimm to second];
Scrivener flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Smith singled; Fosse singled [Smith to second];
Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Smith to third, Fosse out at second]; Manning flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub doubled to right; Horton walked; Stanley
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Staub to third, Horton out at second]; Lane grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Carty
grounded out (third to first); Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski flied out to left; Kimm flied out to
center; Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick singled to center; Bell flied out to
right; Smith singled to right [Hendrick to second]; Fosse
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Smith out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Scrivener was called out on strikes; Oglivie flied
out to center; Staub grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper was called out on strikes; Manning grounded
out (second to first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(second to first); Lane grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Carty singled to right; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Carty to second]; Fidrych threw a wild pitch [Carty
to third]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Mankowski singled; Kimm out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Mankowski to second]; Wagner singled to right
[Mankowski scored (error by Smith), Wagner to second]; Scrivener
reached on a fielder's choice [Wagner out at third (pitcher to
third to shortstop)]; Oglivie homered [Scrivener scored]; Staub
popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Smith singled to left; Fosse walked [Smith to
second]; Kuiper walked [Smith to third, Fosse to second];
Manning singled to right [Smith scored, Fosse scored, Kuiper to
third]; Blanks forced Manning (shortstop to second) [Kuiper
scored]; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Blanks out at second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Horton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stanley grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lane grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Powell singled to right; Hendrick grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Powell out at
second]; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 5.