Guardians (5) vs Tigers (15) · Aug 8, 1976 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Aug 8, 1976

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	10	1	13
DET	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	1	-	15	15	1	8

win:

S. Grilliloss: Cleveland Guardians logo

J. Kern

Scoring Summary

CLEDET

1
Tommy Smith triples (1) on a to left fielder Alex Johnson. Larvell Blanks scores. [1 run]
10
1
Rico Carty singles. Tommy Smith scores. [1 run]
20
1
Buddy Bell singles on a to left fielder Alex Johnson. Rico Carty scores. George Hendrick to 2nd. [1 run]
30
3
George Hendrick hits a home run (19). [1 run]
40
3
Mickey Stanley doubles (7) on a to right fielder Tommy Smith. Tom Veryzer scores. Chuck Scrivener scores. Ron LeFlore to 3rd. [2 runs]
42
3
Rusty Staub singles on a to right fielder Tommy Smith. Ron LeFlore scores. Mickey Stanley scores. [2 runs]
44
3
Bill Freehan doubles (4) on a to right fielder Tommy Smith. Rusty Staub scores. Willie Horton scores. Alex Johnson to 3rd. [2 runs]
46
3
Chuck Scrivener singles on a to left fielder George Hendrick. Bill Freehan scores. Tom Veryzer to 2nd. [1 run]
47
5
Wild pitch by pitcher Tom Buskey. Bill Freehan scores. [1 run]
48
5
Chuck Scrivener hits a home run (1). [2 runs]
49
5
Willie Horton singles on a to center fielder Ron Pruitt. Ron LeFlore scores. Rusty Staub to 2nd. [1 run]
410
5
Alex Johnson doubles (11) on a to left fielder George Hendrick. Rusty Staub scores. Willie Horton to 3rd. [1 run]
411
5
Bill Freehan singles. Willie Horton scores. Alex Johnson scores. Aurelio Rodriguez to 2nd. [2 runs]
413
5
Tom Veryzer singles on a to left fielder George Hendrick. Aurelio Rodriguez scores. Bill Freehan to 2nd. [1 run]
414
6
Charlie Spikes doubles (11) on a to right fielder Rusty Staub. Ray Fosse scores. Larvell Blanks to 3rd. [1 run]
514
8
Chuck Scrivener singles on a to left fielder George Hendrick. Tom Veryzer scores. [1 run]
515

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Duane Kuiper2B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.276
2Larvell BlanksSS	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.303
3Tommy SmithRF	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.278
Charlie SpikesPH-RF	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	.245
4Rico CartyDH	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	.311
5Boog Powell1B	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	.209
6George HendrickLF	2	3	1	1	0	2	1	1	.265
7Buddy Bell3B	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.294
8John LowensteinCF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.201
Ron PruittPH-CF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	.214
9Alan AshbyC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.229
Ray FossePH-C	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	.313
TOTAL	10	37	5	5	1	8	1	28	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Rick WaitsLHP	2.0	1	4	4	1	4	0	25	3.66
Jim KernRHP	0.1	2	3	3	0	2	0	11	2.59
Tom BuskeyRHP	2.1	8	7	7	0	3	1	26	4.01
Don HoodLHP	3.1	4	1	1	1	0	0	16	4.62
TOTAL	8.0	15	15	15	2	9	1	78	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ron LeFloreCF	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	.330
Ben OglivieCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.253
2Mickey Stanley1B	1	6	1	2	0	0	0	2	.270
3Rusty StaubRF	2	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	.308
4Willie HortonDH	1	4	2	1	1	1	0	2	.278
5Alex JohnsonLF	2	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	.276
6Aurelio Rodriguez3B	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	7	.245
7Bill FreehanC	3	5	2	4	0	0	0	1	.311
8Tom VeryzerSS	2	4	2	1	0	1	0	3	.233
9Chuck Scrivener2B	3	4	2	3	0	1	1	2	.255


TOTAL	15	38	15	14	2	9	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Ray BareRHP	3.0	6	4	4	1	1	1	21	5.01
Bill LaxtonLHP	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	18	4.37
Steve GrilliRHP	4.1	3	1	1	0	4	0	32	5.37

TOTAL	9.0	10	5	5	1	8	1	71	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEDET

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Duane Kuiper out to left fielder Alex Johnson. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Larvell Blanks singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore.
00
TRIPLE — Tommy Smith triples (1) on a to left fielder Alex Johnson. Larvell Blanks scores. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Rico Carty singles. Tommy Smith scores. [1 run]
20
BATTER OUT — Boog Powell out to left fielder Alex Johnson. [2 outs]
20
WALK — George Hendrick walks. Rico Carty to 2nd.
20
SINGLE — Buddy Bell singles on a to left fielder Alex Johnson. Rico Carty scores. George Hendrick to 2nd. [1 run]
30
BATTER OUT — John Lowenstein out to left fielder Alex Johnson. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Ron LeFlore out, second baseman Duane Kuiper to first baseman Boog Powell. [1 out]
30
BATTER OUT — Mickey Stanley out, second baseman Duane Kuiper to first baseman Boog Powell. [2 outs]
30
BATTER OUT — Rusty Staub out to left fielder George Hendrick. [3 outs]
30

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Team Stats

CLE

DET

5Runs15

10Hits15

1Errors1

.270Batting Avg.395

37At Bats38

4Extra-base Hits6

1Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In14

8Walks9

0Stolen Bases1

1Strikeouts2

13Left on Base8

17Total Bases24

Game Details

Sunday, August 8, 1976 · 3:38 AM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 26,447 (64.4%)