Shortly after it was announced that Mark Fidrych had been given a bonus and had signed a new three-year contract, the Tigers' sensational rookie went out and defeated the Brewers, 4-1, for his 19th victory of the season. The complete game was his 24th. Rusty Staub batted in two of the Tigers' runs with a single and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Saturday, October   2, 1976 (Day game) at County Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   4  8  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mankowski 3b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Lane lf               5   0   2   0     0   2   .186      Yount ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Staub rf              2   1   1   2     1   0   .301      Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .272
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Porter dh             3   0   1   1     0   0   .208
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      D. Thomas lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Kimm c                3   1   2   0     1   1   .263      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Scrivener ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Moore c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Garcia 2b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .200      Gantner 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   3     3   5             Totals               30   1   5   1     1   4

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance:  9,044
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Brewers 4
DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 0
Errors: Yount
Doubles: Garcia (17)
Stolen Bases: Kimm (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (11), Porter (5)
GIDP: D. Thomas (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(19-9)         9     5   1   1   1   4   0  32   2.34
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   0  32

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(14-15)         9     8   4   3   3   5   0  38   3.44
Totals                  9     8   4   3   3   5   0  38

Passed Balls: Moore (4)
Wild Pitches: Slaton (11)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Mankowski made an out to first; Lane was called out
on strikes; Staub walked; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
grounded out (third to first); Scott walked; Porter flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Meyer popped to third in foul territory; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kimm walked; Kimm stole
second; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Kimm to third]; Scrivener
singled [Kimm scored]; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano flied out to right; D. Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); Johnson singled; Moore grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Lane
singled; Lane was picked off first (pitcher to first); Staub
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner struck out; Joshua grounded out (third to
first); Yount flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Meyer singled;
Stanley flied out to right; Kimm singled [Meyer to second];
Scrivener forced Kimm (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Porter
singled; Lezcano flied out to right; D. Thomas struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Garcia walked; Mankowski flied out to center; Lane
singled to right [Garcia to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Garcia scored]; Horton flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Johnson struck out; Moore grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gantner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer flied out to right; Stanley flied out to left;
Kimm singled; Scrivener made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Joshua grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Garcia doubled to left; Mankowski struck out; Lane
was called out on strikes; Staub singled to right [Garcia
scored]; Moore allowed a passed ball [Staub to second]; Horton
reached on an error by Yount [Staub scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Meyer flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Lezcano
singled; D. Thomas grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley flied out to center; Kimm struck out;
Scrivener grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Johnson flied out to center; Moore struck out;
Gantner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Brewers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Garcia flied out to right; Mankowski flied out to
center; Lane flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Joshua flied out to center; Yount singled; Scott
singled to right [Yount to third]; Porter hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Yount scored]; Lezcano flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Brewers 1.