9/21/1976, SPK76-FOR76, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Sparkplugs 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 10 1 10 0 1976 Fortress 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 4 9 0 Sparkplugs AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG LeFlore dh 4 1 0 0 .351 Bannister 2b 4 1 1 1 .258 Collins lf 4 1 0 0 .313 Wagner ss 4 0 2 0 .233 Geronimo cf 5 2 3 1 .374 Bowa pr 0 0 0 0 .218 Harrah ss 5 3 2 1 .260 Robinson,Bi ph 1 0 0 0 .296 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 .247 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 1 .282 Grote c 5 1 3 3 .297 Zisk dh 4 0 2 0 .303 Essian c 0 0 0 0 .235 McMullen lf 4 0 1 0 .208 Garrett,W 3b 2 0 0 1 .233 Kusick 1b 4 0 0 0 .236 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 .237 Paciorek cf 3 0 0 0 .257 Mackanin 2b 4 0 0 1 .254 Bailey ph 1 0 0 0 .310 37 8 10 7 Armbrister rf 2 0 1 0 .310 Nordhagen rf 1 0 0 0 .147 Alexander,G c 3 0 0 0 .156 Foote ph 1 0 1 0 .249 Harmon pr 0 1 0 0 .258 36 2 8 2 Sparkplugs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Reuss W 11-9 9.0 8 2 2 2 6 130 88 4.37 9.0 8 2 2 2 6 130 88 Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Bibby L 7-11 1.2 5 6 1 3 3 81 49 5.81 Taylor,C 2.2 1 1 1 1 0 40 24 2.59 Kerrigan 2.1 2 0 0 2 0 47 26 2.94 Buskey 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 38 23 3.40 9.0 10 8 3 6 3 206 122 SPK: Essian inserted at c in the 8th FOR: Nordhagen inserted at rf in the 7th Bowa ran for Wagner in the 7th Bowa moved to ss in the 8th Bailey batted for Paciorek in the 9th Foote batted for Alexander,G in the 9th Harmon ran for Foote in the 9th Robinson,Bi batted for Bowa in the 9th E-Harrah, Wagner 3, Hobson. 2B-Grote(15), Bannister(6). HR-Harrah(15). RBI-Geronimo(60), Harrah(99), Grote 3(38), Garrett,W(59), Mackanin(44), Bannister(10), Hobson(30). SB-LeFlore(40), Collins(21), Geronimo 2(29), Bannister(12). K-LeFlore, Collins, Burroughs, Bannister 2, Kusick 2, Alexander,G, Nordhagen. BB-LeFlore, Collins, Burroughs, Garrett,W 2, Spencer, Bannister, Armbrister. SF-Garrett,W, Mackanin. WP-Reuss. GWRBI: Geronimo Temperature: 74, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 7 MPH. 9/21/1976, SPK76-FOR76, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Sparkplugs 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 10 1 10 0 1976 Fortress 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 4 9 0 Sparkplugs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ LeFlore dh 1>W 2>k 63 3/g Buskey 43 Collins lf SB2 W 4>43 6>13 8>63 k Geronimo cf S.2-H SB2 63 S 7 S.2-3 Harrah ss SB2 SB2 63 S.1-2 HR e6.2-3;B-1 note 1 Burroughs rf W.1-2 k 5>6 8.2-3 S Grote c note 2 note 3 S 8 8 Essian c Garrett,W 3b 8/SF.3-H Taylor,C W.1-2 7>W 9>13 3/g Spencer 1b S.2-3;1-2 3>43 Kerrigan note 4 8 W.2-3;1-2 Mackanin 2b 9 43 8/SF.3-H 63 53 1: e5.3-H;2-3;B-1 2: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: D.3-H;1-H;B-3(e6/th) 4: 36/f.B-2(e6/th) Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Bannister 2b 1>W 3>63 5>k k D.1-H Wagner ss SB2 S S e6.B-1 8.2-3 Bowa pr Robinson,Bi ph 7 Hobson 3b 53.3-H wp.1-2 54/f.B-1 53 53 Zisk dh S 8 S.1-2 8>63 McMullen lf 54/f 4>S 7 8 Kusick 1b 2>k(23) k 6>6/L 3/g Paciorek cf 7 43.1-2 43 Bailey ph 9>8 Armbrister rf S W 53 Nordhagen rf k(23) Alexander,G c 8 53 7>k Foote ph S Harmon pr Sparkplugs IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER Reuss A1 E2 2 W 11-9 Bibby A1 B6 1 L 7-11 Taylor,C B7 C7 1 Kerrigan C8 D9 0 Buskey E1 E9 1 9/21/1976, SPK76-FOR76, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Sparkplugs 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 10 1 10 0 1976 Fortress 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 4 9 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Sparkplugs batting 0-0 0 --- 30 LeFlore walked (BBBB) 0-0 0 1-- 00 LeFlore stole second (>Bp) 0-0 0 -2- 32 Collins struck out (>Bp.BBCCS) 0-0 1 -2- 11 Geronimo grounded a single between third and short, LeFlore scored (BSX) 1-0 1 1-- 00 Geronimo stole second (>B) 1-0 1 -2- 31 Geronimo to third, Harrah to first on an error by the shortstop Wagner (>B.BBCX) 1-0 1 1-3 32 Burroughs walked, Harrah to second (BBFBSB) 1-0 1 123 02 Grote lined a single to shallow center, Geronimo scored, Harrah to third, Burroughs to second (CCX) 2-0 1 123 12 Garrett,W hit a sacrifice fly to center, Harrah scored (CFFBFX) 3-0 2 12- 22 Spencer lined a single to right, Burroughs to third, Grote to second (FFFBFBFX) 3-0 2 123 01 Mackanin flied out to right (CX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting 3-0 0 --- 30 Bannister walked (BBBB) 3-0 0 1-- 10 Bannister stole second (B>C) 3-0 0 -2- 11 Wagner flied out to center, Bannister to third (B>C.X) 3-0 1 --3 11 Hobson grounded out to third, Bannister scored (SBX) 3-1 2 --- 00 Zisk lined a single down the right field line (X) 3-1 2 1-- 00 McMullen grounded to third, forcing Zisk at second (X) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Sparkplugs batting 3-1 0 --- 12 LeFlore struck out (FBCS) 3-1 1 --- 32 Collins walked (CBBBFFFFFB) 3-1 1 1-- 00 Collins stole second (>C) 3-1 1 -2- 21 Geronimo reached on an infield single to second, Collins to third (>C.BBX) 3-1 1 1-3 01 Geronimo stole second (C11>C) 3-1 1 -23 32 Collins scored, Geronimo to third, Harrah to first on an error by the third baseman Hobson (C11>C.BFBBX) 4-1 1 1-3 22 Burroughs struck out (CFBFBFFS) 4-1 2 1-3 22 Grote grounded a double down the third base line, Geronimo scored, Harrah scored, Grote to third on an error by the shortstop Wagner (1CBCBX) Taylor,C now pitching 6-1 2 --3 02 Garrett,W grounded out to first (CFX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting 6-1 0 --- 22 Kusick struck out, Grote to Spencer (BCBSS) 6-1 1 --- 01 Paciorek flied out to left (CX) 6-1 2 --- 12 Armbrister lined a single up the middle (CBCX) 6-1 2 1-- 01 Alexander,G flied out to center (CX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Sparkplugs batting 6-1 0 --- 32 Spencer grounded out to second (BBFBCX) 6-1 1 --- 00 Mackanin grounded out to second (X) 6-1 2 --- 22 LeFlore grounded out to short (BSBCFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting 6-1 0 --- 11 Bannister grounded out to short (BSX) 6-1 1 --- 00 Wagner grounded a single up the middle (X) 6-1 1 1-- 00 Reuss threw a wild pitch, Wagner to second (B) 6-1 1 -2- 10 Hobson grounded out to third (B.X) 6-1 2 -2- 22 Zisk flied out to center (BFBFX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Sparkplugs batting 6-1 0 --- 00 Collins grounded out to second (X) 6-1 1 --- 11 Geronimo grounded out to short (BSX) 6-1 2 --- 21 Harrah grounded out to short (FBBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting 6-1 0 --- 10 McMullen lined a single to shallow center (BX) 6-1 0 1-- 22 Kusick struck out (CBSBS) 6-1 1 1-- 02 Paciorek grounded out to second, McMullen to second (CFFX) 6-1 2 -2- 31 Armbrister walked (BBBSB) 6-1 2 12- 12 Alexander,G grounded out to third (FCBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Sparkplugs batting 6-1 0 --- 12 Burroughs popped out to short (CCFBX) 6-1 1 --- 32 Grote grounded a single between third and short (BFFFBBX) 6-1 1 1-- 30 Garrett,W walked, Grote to second (BBBB) Kerrigan now pitching 6-1 1 12- 31 Spencer walked, Grote to third, Garrett,W to second (BBBCB) 6-1 1 123 00 Mackanin hit a sacrifice fly to center, Grote scored (X) 7-1 2 12- 22 LeFlore grounded out to first (CBBFX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting 7-1 0 --- 32 Bannister struck out (BBFBFS) 7-1 1 --- 22 Wagner lined a single to shallow right (CBCFBX) 7-1 1 1-- 01 Hobson grounded to third, forcing Wagner at second, Hobson to first (CX) 7-1 2 1-- 00 Zisk reached on an infield single to second, Hobson to second (X) 7-1 2 12- 00 McMullen flied out to left (X) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Sparkplugs batting 7-1 0 --- 01 Collins grounded out to the mound (CX) 7-1 1 --- 32 Geronimo grounded a single between first and second (BCFBFBFFX) 7-1 1 1-- 00 Harrah lined a single to shallow center, Geronimo to second (X) 7-1 1 12- 20 Burroughs flied out to center, Geronimo to third (BBX) 7-1 2 1-3 31 Grote flied out to center (BB11SBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting 7-1 0 --- 11 Kusick lined out to short (CBX) 7-1 1 --- 22 Paciorek grounded out to second (BSBSX) 7-1 2 --- 11 Armbrister grounded out to third (BCX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Sparkplugs batting Nordhagen now playing right field 7-1 0 --- 32 Garrett,W walked (CFBFFFFBBB) 7-1 0 1-- 11 Spencer grounded to first, forcing Garrett,W at second, Spencer to second on an error by the shortstop Wagner (BCX) 7-1 1 -2- 20 Mackanin grounded out to short (BBX) Buskey now pitching 7-1 2 -2- 12 LeFlore grounded out to second (2.2CBCX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting 7-1 0 --- 12 Alexander,G struck out (CBSC) 7-1 1 --- 22 Bannister struck out (CSFFBBFS) 7-1 2 --- 21 Wagner to first on an error by the shortstop Harrah (BCBX) Bowa pinch running for Wagner 7-1 2 1-- 12 Hobson grounded out to third (CFBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Sparkplugs batting Bowa moved to shortstop 7-1 0 --- 01 Collins grounded out to short (CX) 7-1 1 --- 02 Geronimo flied out to left (FCX) 7-1 2 --- 31 Harrah homered deep to left center (BBFBX) 8-1 2 --- 22 Burroughs lined a single to shallow left (BBCFX) 8-1 2 1-- 10 Grote flied out to center (BX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting Essian now playing catcher 8-1 0 --- 12 Zisk grounded out to short (CBFFX) 8-1 1 --- 01 McMullen flied out to center (CX) 8-1 2 --- 12 Kusick grounded out to first (CBFX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Sparkplugs batting 8-1 0 --- 21 Garrett,W grounded out to the mound (BFBX) 8-1 1 --- 32 Spencer lined out to center (CCBBFBX) 8-1 2 --- 32 Mackanin grounded out to third (BBCFBX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Fortress batting Bailey pinch hitting for Paciorek 8-1 0 --- 00 Bailey flied out to center (X) 8-1 1 --- 12 Nordhagen struck out, Essian to Spencer (FBSS) Foote pinch hitting for Alexander,G 8-1 2 --- 11 Foote grounded a single between third and short (CBX) Harmon pinch running for Foote 8-1 2 1-- 22 Bannister grounded a double down the third base line, Harmon scored (BFFFFBX) Robinson,Bi pinch hitting for Bowa 8-2 2 -2- 00 Robinson,Bi flied out to left (X)