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Wednesday September 22, 1976
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The Indians snapped their string of eight straight losses to the Tigers by posting a 3-0 victory behind the three-hit pitching of Jim Bibby. Larvell Blanks registered two of the Indians' runs, hitting a single in the first inning and scoring on a double by Rico Carty, and then hitting another single in the third and counting on a double by Boog Powell. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Manning cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Blanks ss             4   2   2   0     0   0   .281      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
  Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Horton dh             3   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Carty dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .308      Oglivie lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Powell 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .220      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Hendrick lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Wockenfuss c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Scrivener 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Smith rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Wagner ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Fosse c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cerone c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   8   3     2   0             Totals               28   0   3   0     2   2

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  3,616
Left on Base: Indians 8, Tigers 3
DP: Indians 3, Tigers 0
Errors: Duffy, Fosse, Stanley
Doubles: Carty (33), Powell (8)
Stolen Bases: Smith 2 (6), Oglivie (9)
GIDP: Meyer (9), Mankowski (1), Horton (13)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(13-6)           9     3   0   0   2   2   0  30   3.11
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   2   0  30

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare L(7-8)             7     8   3   3   2   0   0  32   4.85
Grilli                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.82
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   0   0  38

Wild Pitches: Bare (5)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks singled to center;
Bare threw a wild pitch [Blanks to second]; Carty doubled to
center [Blanks scored]; Powell walked; Hendrick forced Powell
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: Mankowski walked; Meyer grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Mankowski out at second]; Staub
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell singled; Smith forced Bell (shortstop to
second); Smith stole second; Fosse flied out to center; Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Oglivie singled to center;
Oglivie stole second [Oglivie to third (error by Fosse)];
Stanley struck out; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Blanks
singled to right; Carty flied out to right; Powell doubled to
right [Blanks scored]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener popped to catcher in foul territory;
Wagner walked; Mankowski grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Smith singled
to center; Smith stole second; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Smith to third]; Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to center; Staub flied out to left;
Horton singled to right; Oglivie grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Blanks
reached on an error by Stanley [Blanks to second]; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: CERONE REPLACED FOSSE (PLAYING C ); Stanley grounded
out (third to first); Wockenfuss made an out to third; Scrivener
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick made an out to second; Bell singled to
right; Smith walked [Bell to second]; Cerone made an out to
first; Kuiper singled to right [Bell scored, Smith to third];
Manning flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Wagner flied out to center; Mankowski grounded out
(third to first); Meyer flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Carty
grounded out (first unassisted); Powell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: DUFFY REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Staub reached on
an error by Duffy; Horton grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Staub out at second]; Oglivie flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 8TH: GRILLI REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded
out (third to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley flied out to center; Wockenfuss made an out
to catcher; Scrivener flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Wagner singled; Mankowski popped to third in foul
territory; Meyer flied out to right; Staub forced Wagner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers
0.



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