With two out in the fourth inning, the Tigers erupted for five runs and defeated the Indians, 6-4. Phil Mankowski singled to start the outburst and scored on a double by Pedro Garcia. Mark Wagner singled, driving in Garcia. Following a single by Marvin Lane, Rusty Staub batted in two runs with a double before scoring himself on a single by Willie Horton. Ed Glynn, with help from Steve Grilli, gained credit for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 30, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    5  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 12  2
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wagner ss             5   2   4   1     0   0   .261      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .290
Lane lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .147      Bell 3b               4   1   0   0     1   0   .282
Staub rf              3   1   1   2     2   0   .301      Blanks 2b,ss          3   1   1   0     1   1   .282
Horton dh             5   0   1   1     0   1   .265      Carty dh              2   1   1   2     2   0   .308
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Hendrick lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .264
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .239
Kimm c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .255        Smith ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Mankowski 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Lis 1b                2   0   2   1     2   0   .313
Garcia 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .198      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Glynn p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kuiper ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                          Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  12   6     3   2             Totals               30   4   7   4     7   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  4,083
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Indians 9
DP: Tigers 4, Indians 1
Errors: Wagner 2, Fosse
Doubles: Garcia (16), Staub (27)
Triples: Wagner (3)
Stolen Bases: Manning (15)
Caught Stealing: Staub (1), Bell (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Blanks (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Lane (1), Carty (9)
GIDP: Duffy (13), Blanks (14), Manning (11), Fosse (7)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (1,by Grilli)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Glynn W(1-3)            5.2   5   3   3   5   4   0  25   6.08
Grilli SV(3)            3.1   2   1   0   2   0   0  15   4.64
Totals                  9     7   4   3   7   4   0  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(7-9)            3.2   9   5   5   2   2   0  21   4.00
Buskey                  4.1   3   1   1   0   0   0  16   3.56
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.25
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Grilli (5)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


TIGERS 1ST: Wagner singled to right; Lane walked [Wagner to
second]; Staub walked [Wagner to third, Lane to second]; Horton
was called out on strikes; Thompson was called out on strikes;
Stanley lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning walked; Manning stole second; Bell walked;
Blanks reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Manning to third, Bell to second]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Manning scored]; Bell was caught stealing third (catcher
to third) [Blanks to second]; Hendrick singled to center [Blanks
scored]; Spikes struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Kimm singled to left; Mankowski flied out to center;
Garcia singled to center [Kimm to second]; Wagner singled [Kimm
to third, Garcia to second]; Lane lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Lis walked; Fosse flied out to center; Duffy
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lis
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub grounded out (second to first); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

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

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley flied out to right; Kimm flied out to left;
Mankowski singled to right; Garcia doubled to left [Mankowski
scored, Garcia to third (error by Fosse)]; Wagner singled
[Garcia scored]; Lane singled to left [Wagner to second]; Staub
doubled to right [Wagner scored, Lane scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED
WAITS (PITCHING); Horton singled to left [Staub scored];
Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty walked; Hendrick forced Carty (shortstop to
second); Spikes flied out to left; Lis singled to left [Hendrick
to second]; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley popped to first in foul territory; Kimm
grounded out (second to first); Mankowski lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy flied out to left; Manning made an out to
first; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lane grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Blanks struck out; Carty walked; Hendrick singled
to center [Carty to second]; Spikes struck out; Lis singled to
center [Carty scored, Hendrick to third]; GRILLI REPLACED GLYNN
(PITCHING); Fosse flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub flied out to center; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: KUIPER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Kuiper was hit by a pitch;
Manning grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Kuiper out at second]; Bell reached on an error by
Wagner; Blanks singled to center [Bell to second]; Carty singled
to right [Bell scored (unearned), Blanks to third]; Hendrick
made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Indians 4.

TIGERS 8TH: KUIPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BLANKS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Stanley flied out to left; Kimm flied
out to center; Mankowski singled to right; Garcia grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: SMITH BATTED FOR SPIKES; Smith flied out to left;
Lis walked; Fosse grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Lis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 4.

TIGERS 9TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wagner tripled;
LAROCHE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Lane hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Wagner scored]; Staub walked; Horton made an out to
second; Staub was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper flied to left in foul territory; Manning
flied out to left; Bell reached on an error by Wagner; Blanks
walked [Bell to second]; Carty forced Blanks (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 4.