9/18/1975, SPK75-FOR75, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP
1975 Sparkplugs 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 11 17 2 9 1
1975 Fortress 3 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 10 16 1 15 2
Sparkplugs AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG
Collins lf 2 0 0 0 .287 Richard,L ss 4 2 2 0 .231
LeFlore ph 3 0 1 0 .258 Armbrister ph 3 0 0 0 .000
Torres ss 1 0 0 0 .235 Balaz rf 3 1 2 1 .250
Thomas,D 2b 5 3 2 1 .269 Briggs,D ph 0 1 0 0 .286
Davis,W rf 5 2 3 1 .304 Alexander,G c 2 0 0 0 .000
Rettenmund rf 1 0 1 1 .271 Bailey 3b 5 1 2 0 .300
Harrah ss 6 2 2 4 .269 Zisk lf 6 2 1 2 .293
Burroughs dh 3 0 0 0 .191 Thompson,D 2b 3 0 2 1 .278
Williams,B ph 0 0 0 0 .234 McCovey ph 3 1 1 2 .266
Squires pr 0 1 0 0 .333 Borgmann dh 1 0 0 0 .233
Robertson ph 2 0 0 0 .178 Oliva ph 3 0 1 0 .258
Thornton 1b 5 1 2 1 .305 Moates pr 0 0 0 0 .284
Spencer 1b 0 0 0 0 .263 Foote c 1 0 0 1 .159
Garrett,W 3b 2 0 1 1 .267 Doyle ph 2 1 2 1 .308
Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 .301 Mangual,A cf 3 0 0 0 .130
Lowenstein 3b 1 0 1 0 .225 Hiser ph 2 0 1 1 .289
Grote c 4 0 2 1 .302 Llenas 1b 3 1 1 0 .181
Reynolds,C pr 0 0 0 0 .175 Bowa ph 2 0 1 1 .283
Varney c 0 0 0 0 .192 46 10 16 10
Geronimo cf 5 2 2 0 .228
46 11 17 10
Sparkplugs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Reuss 3.2 8 4 2 1 2 66 44 3.27
DeMola 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 22 12 3.34
Moose H 2 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 19 9 4.02
Marshall BS 3 0.0 1 2 1 1 0 8 3 3.53
Beard 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.54
Sanders 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 25 17 2.91
Gossage BS 11, W 11-1 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 39 21 2.11
Torrealba S 1 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 20 11 0.00
10.0 16 10 7 8 5 202 119
Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Messersmith 6.0 10 7 7 1 5 106 72 4.37
Buskey H 5 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 31 18 2.96
Lindblad BS 4 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 5 4 2.30
Carroll,C L 6-6 2.0 3 1 0 1 1 38 24 4.13
10.0 17 11 10 4 7 180 118
SPK: LeFlore batted for Collins in the 4th
LeFlore moved to lf in the 4th
Biittner batted for Garrett,W in the 5th
Lowenstein inserted at 3b in the 5th
Williams,B batted for Burroughs in the 7th
Squires ran for Williams,B in the 7th
Robertson batted for Squires in the 8th
Torres inserted at ss in the 8th
Rettenmund inserted at rf in the 8th
Harrah moved to 3b in the 8th
Lowenstein moved to lf in the 8th
Reynolds,C ran for Grote in the 9th
Varney inserted at c in the 9th
Spencer inserted at 1b in the 10th
FOR: Oliva batted for Borgmann in the 5th
Briggs,D batted for Balaz in the 6th
McCovey batted for Thompson,D in the 6th
Doyle batted for Foote in the 6th
Hiser batted for Mangual,A in the 6th
Bowa batted for Llenas in the 6th
Armbrister batted for Richard,L in the 6th
Armbrister moved to rf in the 7th
Alexander,G inserted at c in the 7th
McCovey moved to 1b in the 7th
Doyle moved to 2b in the 7th
Hiser moved to cf in the 7th
Bowa moved to ss in the 7th
Moates ran for Oliva in the 10th
E-Thomas,D, Thornton, McCovey. 2B-Thomas,D(27), Harrah(18), Thornton(12),
McCovey(9). 3B-Davis,W(7). HR-Harrah(25). RBI-Thomas,D(73), Davis,W(72),
Harrah 4(95), Thornton(54), Garrett,W(52), Grote(27), Rettenmund(33),
Balaz(3), Zisk 2(94), Thompson,D(38), Foote(33), McCovey 2(92), Doyle(36),
Hiser(10), Bowa(58). SB-Richard,L(1), Doyle(5). CS-Thomas,D. K-Collins,
Burroughs, Thornton 2, Garrett,W, Geronimo, LeFlore, Richard,L, Zisk, Llenas,
Hiser, Alexander,G. BB-Thomas,D, Grote, Lowenstein, Williams,B, Bailey,
Borgmann, Foote, Oliva, Briggs,D, Doyle, Hiser, Bowa. SF-Foote. WP-Buskey.
GWRBI: Rettenmund
Temperature: 69, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 9 MPH.
9/18/1975, SPK75-FOR75, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP
1975 Sparkplugs 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 11 17 2 9 1
1975 Fortress 3 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 10 16 1 15 2
Sparkplugs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Collins lf 1>9 2>k
LeFlore ph S.1-3 54/f.B-1 k
Torres ss
Thomas,D 2b D 7 note 1 7 wp.1-2
Lindblad
S.2-H
Davis,W rf T.2-H S S 7>Buskey 63.1-2
53
Rettenmund rf
Harrah ss FC.3-H;B-1 HR.1-H 54/f 43 D.2-H
Burroughs dh k 8 5>5
Williams,B ph W
Squires pr
Robertson ph 9
Thornton 1b S.1-3 3>8 k D.1-H 9>Carroll,C
k
Spencer 1b
Garrett,W 3b S.3-H;1-3 k
Biittner ph 43
Lowenstein 3b W S
Grote c S.3-H;1-2 43 6>W 7 S.1-3
Reynolds,C pr
Varney c
Geronimo cf 63 4>S k 8>S 9
1: 163/gdp.3-H
Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Richard,L ss 1>S 7 S k
Armbrister ph 6
Balaz rf e3.1-2;B-1 S SB2
S.2-H
Briggs,D ph W.1-2
Alexander,G c 7>53
Bailey 3b 7 S.1-3 S.1-2 W.2-3;1-2 2/fl
Zisk lf S.2-H;1-3 k DeMola Marshall 9
2/fl note 1
Thompson,D 2b S.3-H;1-3 3>3/g 5>S
McCovey ph note 2 8>Gossage
63
Borgmann dh W.1-2 53
Oliva ph 63/gdp IW 7
Moates pr
Foote c 8/SF.3-H 9 W
Doyle ph Beard W
note 3
Mangual,A cf 64/f 4>53 43 Sanders
Hiser ph note 4 SB2
W
Llenas 1b 2>k 63 6>Moose
S
Bowa ph 4/L note 5
1: e4.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1 2: D.3-H;2-H;1-3 3: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
5: S.2-H;1-3;B-2
Sparkplugs -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Collins lf
LeFlore ph
Torres ss 43
Thomas,D 2b 0>W
Davis,W rf
Rettenmund rf note 1
S.2-H
Harrah ss 9
Burroughs dh
Williams,B ph
Squires pr
Robertson ph note 2
Thornton 1b
Spencer 1b
Garrett,W 3b
Biittner ph
Lowenstein 3b
Grote c
Reynolds,C pr
Varney c
Geronimo cf
1: POCS2(e3/th).1-2 2: 5/ldp.1x1(53)
Fortress -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Richard,L ss
Armbrister ph 43 2/fl
Balaz rf
Briggs,D ph
Alexander,G c 9>k
Bailey 3b 8
Zisk lf 63
Thompson,D 2b
McCovey ph 0>Torrealba
8
Borgmann dh
Oliva ph S
Moates pr
Foote c
Doyle ph S.1-3
Mangual,A cf
Hiser ph k
Llenas 1b
Bowa ph IW.1-2
Sparkplugs IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER
Reuss A1 C3 2 Messersmith A1 D2 7
DeMola C4 C8 0 Buskey D3 E1 2 H 5
Moose C9 D3 3 H 2 Lindblad E2 E5 1 BS 4
Marshall D4 D6 1 BS 3 Carroll,C E6 F5 0 L 6-6
Beard D7 D7 0
Sanders D8 E4 0
Gossage E5 F4 1 BS 11, W 11-1
Torrealba F5 G1 0 S 1
9/18/1975, SPK75-FOR75, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP
1975 Sparkplugs 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 11 17 2 9 1
1975 Fortress 3 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 10 16 1 15 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Sparkplugs batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Collins flied out to right (CFX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Thomas,D lined a double to left center (BFFX)
0-0 1 -2- 01 Davis,W tripled deep to right center, Thomas,D scored (SX)
1-0 1 --3 10 Harrah reached on a fielder's choice to first, Davis,W
scored, Harrah to first (BX)
2-0 1 1-- 22 Burroughs struck out (CBCBS)
2-0 2 1-- 22 Thornton singled down the left field line, Harrah to
third (CBFBX)
2-0 2 1-3 01 Garrett,W singled to right center, Harrah scored,
Thornton to third (FX)
3-0 2 1-3 02 Grote grounded a single between third and short, Thornton
scored, Garrett,W to second (CCX)
4-0 2 12- 11 Geronimo grounded out to short (SBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting
4-0 0 --- 00 Richard,L lined a single to right center (X)
4-0 0 1-- 00 Richard,L to second, Balaz to first on an error by the
first baseman Thornton (1X)
4-0 0 12- 11 Bailey flied out to left (BSX)
4-0 1 12- 01 Zisk singled to left center, Richard,L scored, Balaz to
third (CX)
4-1 1 1-3 11 Thompson,D singled to right center, Balaz scored, Zisk to
third (FBX)
4-2 1 1-3 31 Borgmann walked, Thompson,D to second (BBBCB)
4-2 1 123 01 Foote lined out to center, Zisk scored (CX)
4-3 2 12- 00 Mangual,A grounded to short, forcing Borgmann at second
(X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Sparkplugs batting
4-3 0 --- 12 Collins struck out (BCFC)
4-3 1 --- 00 Thomas,D lined out to left (X)
4-3 2 --- 11 Davis,W lined a single to center (CBX)
4-3 2 1-- 22 Harrah homered deep to left, Davis,W scored (11CBFFBX)
6-3 2 --- 11 Burroughs popped out to center (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting
6-3 0 --- 22 Llenas struck out (BBCSS)
6-3 1 --- 20 Richard,L flied out to left (BBX)
6-3 2 --- 10 Balaz lined a single to left (BX)
6-3 2 1-- 10 Bailey lined a single to left center, Balaz to third (BX)
6-3 2 1-3 12 Zisk struck out (CCBS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Sparkplugs batting
6-3 0 --- 00 Thornton flied out to center (X)
6-3 1 --- 32 Garrett,W struck out (CBBCBFFFS)
6-3 2 --- 32 Grote grounded out to second (FFFBBFBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting
6-3 0 --- 22 Thompson,D grounded out to first (BCBFX)
6-3 1 --- 00 Borgmann grounded out to third (X)
6-3 2 --- 11 Foote flied out to right (SBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Sparkplugs batting
6-3 0 --- 00 Geronimo lined a single to shallow left (X)
LeFlore pinch hitting for Collins
6-3 0 1-- 11 LeFlore singled down the right field line and shallow,
Geronimo to third (BFX)
6-3 0 1-3 11 Thomas,D grounded into a double play, Messersmith to
Richard,L to Llenas, Geronimo scored (CBX)
7-3 2 --- 21 Davis,W lined a single to shallow center (CBBX)
7-3 2 1-- 12 Harrah grounded to third, forcing Davis,W at second
(CBFFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting
LeFlore moved to left field
7-3 0 --- 11 Mangual,A grounded out to third (SBX)
7-3 1 --- 22 Llenas grounded out to short (CFBFFFBFX)
7-3 2 --- 01 Richard,L reached on an infield single to second (CX)
7-3 2 1-- 00 Richard,L stole second (>B)
7-3 2 -2- 21 Balaz lined a single down the right field line, Richard,L
scored (>B.BCX)
7-4 2 1-- 12 Bailey grounded a single between third and short, Balaz
to second (BFFFX)
DeMola now pitching
7-4 2 12- 22 Zisk popped out to the catcher (CBFBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Sparkplugs batting
7-4 0 --- 10 Burroughs popped out to third (BX)
7-4 1 --- 22 Thornton struck out (BCBCS)
Biittner pinch hitting for Garrett,W
7-4 2 --- 12 Biittner grounded out to second (CSFFBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting
Lowenstein now playing third base
7-4 0 --- 11 Thompson,D grounded a single up the middle (CBX)
Oliva pinch hitting for Borgmann
7-4 0 1-- 20 Oliva grounded into a double play, Harrah to Thornton
(BBX)
7-4 2 --- 32 Foote walked (CSFBBFBB)
7-4 2 1-- 11 Mangual,A grounded out to second (BFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Sparkplugs batting
7-4 0 --- 31 Grote walked (BCBBB)
7-4 0 1-- 32 Geronimo struck out (BBFBSS)
7-4 1 1-- 00 LeFlore grounded to third, forcing Grote at second,
LeFlore to first (X)
7-4 2 1-- 00 Thomas,D flied out to left (1X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting
Moose now pitching
7-4 0 --- 10 Llenas lined a single to shallow right (BX)
7-4 0 1-- 12 Richard,L struck out (CSBFS)
Briggs,D pinch hitting for Balaz
7-4 1 1-- 32 Briggs,D walked, Llenas to second (SBSFBBB)
7-4 1 12- 31 Bailey walked, Llenas to third, Briggs,D to second (BBCBB)
Marshall now pitching
7-4 1 123 11 Llenas scored, Briggs,D to third, Bailey to second, Zisk
to first on an error by the second baseman Thomas,D
(BSX)
McCovey pinch hitting for Thompson,D
7-5 1 123 00 McCovey grounded a double down the third base line,
Briggs,D scored, Bailey scored, Zisk to third (X)
7-7 1 -23 30 Oliva was walked intentionally (IIII)
Doyle pinch hitting for Foote
Beard now pitching
7-7 1 123 11 Doyle grounded a single up the middle, Zisk scored,
McCovey to third, Oliva to second (CBX)
Sanders now pitching
Hiser pinch hitting for Mangual,A
7-8 1 123 10 Hiser lined a single to left, McCovey scored, Oliva to
third, Doyle to second (BX)
Bowa pinch hitting for Llenas
7-9 1 123 10 Bowa lined out to second (BX)
Armbrister pinch hitting for Richard,L
7-9 2 123 02 Armbrister popped out to short (CFFX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Sparkplugs batting
Armbrister moved to right field
Alexander,G now playing catcher
McCovey moved to first base
Doyle moved to second base
Hiser moved to center field
Bowa moved to shortstop
Buskey now pitching
7-9 0 --- 22 Davis,W grounded out to third (FBBFX)
7-9 1 --- 01 Harrah grounded out to second (CX)
Williams,B pinch hitting for Burroughs
7-9 2 --- 32 Williams,B walked (CBCBBB)
Squires pinch running for Williams,B
7-9 2 1-- 01 Thornton lined a double to right center, Squires scored
(CX)
8-9 2 -2- 31 Lowenstein walked (BBBCB)
8-9 2 12- 12 Grote flied out to left (BSFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting
8-9 0 --- 22 Alexander,G grounded out to third (CBCFBX)
8-9 1 --- 11 Bailey popped out to the catcher (CBX)
8-9 2 --- 32 Zisk flied out to right (BBCCFFBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Sparkplugs batting
8-9 0 --- 00 Geronimo lined a single to left center (X)
8-9 0 1-- 12 LeFlore struck out (CBSS)
8-9 1 1-- 01 Buskey threw a wild pitch, Geronimo to second (1111FB)
Lindblad now pitching, entered with a 1-1 count on
Thomas,D
8-9 1 -2- 11 Thomas,D grounded a single up the middle, Geronimo scored
(1111FB.22X)
9-9 1 1-- 00 Davis,W grounded out to short, Thomas,D to second (>X)
9-9 2 -2- 10 Harrah grounded a double down the third base line,
Thomas,D scored (BX)
Robertson pinch hitting for Squires
10-9 2 -2- 00 Robertson flied out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting
Torres now playing shortstop
Rettenmund now playing right field
Harrah moved to third base
Lowenstein moved to left field
Gossage now pitching
10-9 0 --- 01 McCovey grounded out to short (CX)
10-9 1 --- 22 Oliva lined out to left (CBFBX)
10-9 2 --- 32 Doyle walked (BBBCFB)
10-9 2 1-- 00 Doyle stole second (>B)
10-9 2 -2- 31 Hiser walked (>B.2BBCB)
10-9 2 12- 31 Bowa lined a single to shallow center, Doyle scored,
Hiser to third, Bowa to second (BCBBX)
10-10 2 -23 01 Armbrister grounded out to second (SX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Sparkplugs batting
Carroll,C now pitching
10-10 0 --- 22 Thornton struck out (BFFBS)
10-10 1 --- 01 Lowenstein lined a single to left center (SX)
10-10 1 1-- 21 Grote lined a single to left center, Lowenstein to third
(11B111>F1B11>X)
Reynolds,C pinch running for Grote
10-10 1 1-3 01 Geronimo flied out to right (FX)
10-10 2 1-3 10 Torres grounded out to second (11BX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Fortress batting
Varney now playing catcher
10-10 0 --- 32 Alexander,G struck out (BSSBBC)
10-10 1 --- 02 Bailey lined out to center (CFX)
10-10 2 --- 22 Zisk grounded out to short (CBBCX)
************** Top of the 10th inning, Sparkplugs batting
10-10 0 --- 32 Thomas,D walked (BFBBCFB)
10-10 0 1-- 12 Thomas,D was caught stealing second but was safe on an
error by McCovey after being picked off first by
Carroll,C (11111Sb1>F1Bb11)
10-10 0 -2- 12 Rettenmund lined a single to left center, Thomas,D scored
(11111Sb1>F1Bb11.FFX)
11-10 0 1-- 22 Harrah flied out to right (CBFBX)
11-10 1 1-- 22 Robertson lined into a double play, Bailey to McCovey,
Rettenmund out at first (BFBFX)
************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Fortress batting
Torrealba now pitching
Spencer now playing first base
11-10 0 --- 00 McCovey flied out to center (X)
11-10 1 --- 11 Oliva lined a single between first and second (BSX)
Moates pinch running for Oliva
11-10 1 1-- 12 Doyle grounded a single between first and second, Moates
to third (Bp1CC>F>X)
11-10 1 1-3 22 Hiser struck out (BCCBS)
11-10 2 1-3 30 Bowa was walked intentionally, Doyle to second (IIII)
11-10 2 123 10 Armbrister popped out to the catcher (BX)