9/17/1977, SPK77-FOR77, Tiger Stadium
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1977 Sparkplugs 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 21 2 11 1
1977 Fortress 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 11 21 2 12 3
Sparkplugs AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG
LeFlore cf 5 0 2 1 .335 Richards dh 7 2 4 1 .266
Geronimo cf 2 1 1 0 .262 Bowa ss 7 0 0 0 .230
Collins,Da rf 4 0 1 0 .326 Robinson,Bi lf 7 3 5 2 .353
Stearns ph 1 1 0 0 .304 McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0 .274
Harrah 3b 6 3 5 4 .297 Kusick ph 1 0 1 0 .308
Burroughs lf 7 1 1 2 .275 Freed ph 1 1 1 3 .429
Grote dh 2 0 0 0 .326 Hobson 3b 6 0 0 0 .256
Lowenstein ph 4 1 2 0 .234 Alexander,G ph 1 0 0 0 .240
Howe 2b 6 2 3 2 .262 Griffey rf 5 1 3 0 .338
Haney c 6 2 2 1 .268 Doyle 2b 3 1 1 1 .277
Macha 1b 4 0 0 0 .276 McMullen ph 1 1 1 0 .239
Biittner ph 2 0 1 0 .276 Cruz,J 2b 2 0 0 0 .285
Chaney ss 4 1 3 1 .175 May,D cf 3 0 2 0 .260
Thornton ph 1 0 0 0 .306 Zisk ph 0 0 0 0 .270
Reynolds ss 1 0 0 0 .269 Asselstine ph 3 0 0 0 .150
55 12 21 11 Williams,E c 6 2 2 3 .246
56 11 21 10
Sparkplugs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Jenkins 6.0 11 5 5 0 6 97 68 5.40
Lavelle H 14 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 11 7 2.18
Gossage BS 4 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 43 23 1.92
Castro W 4-1 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 29 19 5.34
Sutton,J 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 18 10 3.98
12.0 21 11 11 3 9 198 127
Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Lindblad 5.2 9 6 4 2 3 104 68 8.67
Kerrigan 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 18 9 4.67
Martinez,S 2.2 4 0 0 1 0 33 18 3.94
Carroll 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 21 15 4.52
Lacey L 10-6 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 25 13 4.76
12.0 21 12 10 4 4 201 123
SPK: Lowenstein batted for Grote in the 7th
Geronimo inserted at cf in the 7th
Biittner batted for Macha in the 9th
Thornton batted for Chaney in the 9th
Biittner moved to 1b in the 9th
Reynolds inserted at ss in the 9th
Stearns batted for Collins,Da in the 10th
Stearns moved to 1b in the 10th
Burroughs moved to rf in the 10th
Biittner moved to lf in the 10th
FOR: Kusick batted for McCovey in the 7th
Kusick moved to 1b in the 8th
McMullen batted for Doyle in the 8th
Zisk batted for May,D in the 8th
Asselstine batted for Zisk in the 8th
Cruz,J inserted at 2b in the 9th
Asselstine moved to cf in the 9th
Freed batted for Kusick in the 12th
Alexander,G batted for Hobson in the 12th
E-Howe, Haney, Doyle, Lacey. 2B-Harrah 2(21), Howe 2(16), Lowenstein(6),
May,D(9), McMullen(6). 3B-Richards(6), Doyle(4). HR-Harrah(36),
Burroughs(41), Robinson,Bi 2(32), Williams,E(11), Freed(8). RBI-LeFlore(80),
Harrah 4(121), Burroughs 2(120), Howe 2(63), Haney(5), Chaney(6),
Richards(41), Robinson,Bi 2(94), Doyle(9), Williams,E 3(39), Freed 3(27).
SB-Richards 2(39), Griffey(14), Kusick(2). CS-Robinson,Bi. K-LeFlore, Grote,
Haney, Biittner, Richards, McCovey, Hobson 4, Williams,E, Cruz,J,
Alexander,G. BB-Collins,Da, Harrah, Grote, Stearns, Griffey, Kusick 2.
Temperature: 63, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 2 MPH.
9/17/1977, SPK77-FOR77, Tiger Stadium
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1977 Sparkplugs 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 21 2 11 1
1977 Fortress 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 11 21 2 12 3
Sparkplugs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
LeFlore cf 1>7 S.3-H;1-2 13 k S.1-2
Geronimo cf
Collins,Da rf 9 53 5>S W.2-3;1-2 7
Stearns ph
Harrah 3b HR 3>D 64/f.B-1 Kerrigan 8>W
note 1
Burroughs lf 9 63 53.1-2 63 643/gdp
Grote dh 2>k 53 IW
Lowenstein ph 7>D 43
Howe 2b D S.2-H 9 D.2-H 9>8
Haney c e4.2-3;B-1 k 6>S Martinez,S 4/L
S.2-H
Macha 1b 8 4>63 8 543/gdp
Biittner ph S
Chaney ss S.3-H;1-3 9 S.1-2 S
Thornton ph Carroll
43
Reynolds ss
1: S.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2
Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Richards dh 1>S T.1-H 63.1-2 k S
Bowa ss 63.1-2 9 63 31 SB2
note 1
53
Robinson,Bi lf e4.2-3;B-1 43 5>HR 7>HR S
McCovey 1b k 3>7 S Lavelle
Kusick ph S CS2(24)
9>W
Freed ph
Hobson 3b k k k 8 k
Alexander,G ph
Griffey rf 2>S S 5 643/gdp SB2
W
Doyle 2b SB2 8 53
T.2-H
McMullen ph 8>D
Cruz,J 2b k
May,D cf 9 4>S 6>D
Zisk ph Gossage
Asselstine ph 8.2-3 4/L
Williams,E c S.3-H k 31.2-3 HR.3-H 0>Castro
63
1: SB3.2-H(e2/th)
Sparkplugs -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
LeFlore cf
Geronimo cf 0>8 S
Collins,Da rf
Stearns ph 53 W.1-2
Harrah 3b S note 1
D.2-H
Burroughs lf 2/fl HR.2-H
Grote dh
Lowenstein ph 1>S 63
Howe 2b 643/gdp
Haney c 9
Macha 1b
Biittner ph 2>Lacey
k
Chaney ss
Thornton ph
Reynolds ss 23/b
1: POE1(e1).2-H;1-2
Fortress -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Richards dh 9 S
Bowa ss 8 4
Robinson,Bi lf 1>S S.1-3
McCovey 1b
Kusick ph W.1-2
Freed ph HR.3-H;1-H
Hobson 3b 6
Alexander,G ph k
Griffey rf S.2-3;1-2
Doyle 2b
McMullen ph
Cruz,J 2b note 1
May,D cf
Zisk ph
Asselstine ph 53
Williams,E c 2>Sutton,J
53
1: 12/f.2-3;1-2;B-1
Sparkplugs IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER
Jenkins A1 D3 5 Lindblad A1 D2 4
Lavelle D4 D7 1 H 14 Kerrigan D3 D6 2
Gossage D8 E8 2 BS 4 Martinez,S D7 E8 0
Castro E9 F8 0 W 4-1 Carroll E9 F7 0
Sutton,J F9 G5 3 Lacey F8 G5 4 L 10-6
9/17/1977, SPK77-FOR77, Tiger Stadium
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1977 Sparkplugs 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 21 2 11 1
1977 Fortress 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 11 21 2 12 3
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Sparkplugs batting
0-0 0 --- 01 LeFlore flied out to left (FX)
0-0 1 --- 21 Collins,Da flied out to right (BFBX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Harrah homered deep to left (CBFBBFFX)
1-0 2 --- 12 Burroughs flied out to right (CSBFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Richards grounded a single up the middle (X)
1-0 0 1-- 11 Bowa grounded out to short, Richards to second (1BpC1X)
1-0 1 -2- 11 Richards to third, Robinson,Bi to first on an error by
the second baseman Howe (CBX)
1-0 1 1-3 22 McCovey struck out (BSFBS)
1-0 2 1-3 12 Hobson struck out (CBSS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Sparkplugs batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Grote struck out (FBFBS)
1-0 1 --- 02 Howe grounded a double down the third base line (FSX)
1-0 1 -2- 02 Howe to third, Haney to first on an error by the second
baseman Doyle (CFFX)
1-0 1 1-3 00 Macha flied out to center (X)
1-0 2 1-3 00 Chaney lined a single down the right field line, Howe
scored, Haney to third (X)
2-0 2 1-3 11 LeFlore lined a single to shallow center, Haney scored,
Chaney to second (FBX)
3-0 2 12- 21 Collins,Da grounded out to third (BBFX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting
3-0 0 --- 20 Griffey lined a single down the left field line (BBX)
3-0 0 1-- 00 Griffey stole second (>C)
3-0 0 -2- 02 Doyle tripled deep to left center, Griffey scored (>C.FX)
3-1 0 --3 12 May,D lined out to right (CFBFX)
3-1 1 --3 00 Williams,E lined a single to shallow right, Doyle scored
(X)
3-2 1 1-- 10 Richards tripled deep to right center, Williams,E scored
(BX)
3-3 1 --3 00 Bowa flied out to right (X)
3-3 2 --3 01 Robinson,Bi grounded out to second (CX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Sparkplugs batting
3-3 0 --- 11 Harrah lined a double to right center (CBX)
3-3 0 -2- 22 Burroughs grounded out to short (CBBSX)
3-3 1 -2- 22 Grote grounded out to third (2CBFBX)
3-3 2 -2- 01 Howe lined a single to left, Harrah scored (CX)
4-3 2 1-- 02 Haney struck out (>FSS)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting
4-3 0 --- 10 McCovey flied out to left (BX)
4-3 1 --- 32 Hobson struck out (CBBBFFS)
4-3 2 --- 32 Griffey grounded a single up the middle (BBBCFFFX)
4-3 2 1-- 11 Doyle flied out to center (1FBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Sparkplugs batting
4-3 0 --- 10 Macha grounded out to short (BX)
4-3 1 --- 32 Chaney flied out to right (BBSFBX)
4-3 2 --- 12 LeFlore grounded out to the mound (SFFFBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting
4-3 0 --- 22 May,D grounded a single between third and short (BCBFX)
4-3 0 1-- 32 Williams,E struck out (BBCSBFS)
4-3 1 1-- 10 Richards grounded out to short, May,D to second (BX)
4-3 2 -2- 12 Bowa grounded out to short (FFBFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Sparkplugs batting
4-3 0 --- 21 Collins,Da lined a single to right (FBBX)
4-3 0 1-- 10 Harrah grounded to short, forcing Collins,Da at second,
Harrah to first (BX)
4-3 1 1-- 22 Burroughs grounded out to third, Harrah to second (1CCBBX)
4-3 2 -2- 30 Grote was walked intentionally (IIII)
4-3 2 12- 00 Howe flied out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting
4-3 0 --- 21 Robinson,Bi homered deep to right center (BFBX)
4-4 0 --- 00 McCovey lined a single to shallow left (X)
4-4 0 1-- 02 Hobson struck out (SSC)
4-4 1 1-- 00 Griffey popped out to third (X)
4-4 2 1-- 11 Doyle grounded out to third (CBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Sparkplugs batting
4-4 0 --- 00 Haney lined a single to shallow right (X)
4-4 0 1-- 12 Macha popped out to center (BFFX)
4-4 1 1-- 00 Chaney lined a single to shallow center, Haney to second
(X)
4-4 1 12- 12 LeFlore struck out (FBSS)
4-4 2 12- 32 Collins,Da walked, Haney to third, Chaney to second
(BBBCF>B)
Kerrigan now pitching
4-4 2 123 11 Harrah grounded a single between third and short, Haney
scored, Chaney scored, Collins,Da to third, Harrah to
second (1BSX)
6-4 2 -23 32 Burroughs grounded out to short (BBFBFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting
6-4 0 --- 10 May,D doubled deep to left (BX)
6-4 0 -2- 12 Williams,E grounded out to first, May,D to third (SBFX)
6-4 1 --3 02 Richards struck out (FCS)
6-4 2 --3 01 Bowa grounded out to first (CX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Sparkplugs batting
Lowenstein pinch hitting for Grote
6-4 0 --- 31 Lowenstein doubled down the right field line (BBCBX)
6-4 0 -2- 21 Howe lined a double to left center, Lowenstein scored
(FBBX)
Martinez,S now pitching
7-4 0 -2- 10 Haney grounded a single between first and second, Howe
scored (BX)
8-4 0 1-- 00 Macha grounded into a double play, Hobson to Doyle to
McCovey (X)
8-4 2 --- 20 Chaney grounded a single up the middle (BBX)
8-4 2 1-- 20 LeFlore reached on an infield single to third, Chaney to
second (BBX)
8-4 2 12- 11 Collins,Da lined out to left (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting
Geronimo now playing center field
8-4 0 --- 01 Robinson,Bi homered deep to left (CX)
Lavelle now pitching
Kusick pinch hitting for McCovey
8-5 0 --- 10 Kusick grounded a single up the middle (BX)
8-5 0 1-- 00 Hobson flied out to center (X)
8-5 1 1-- 22 Griffey grounded into a double play, Chaney to Howe to
Macha (FFBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Sparkplugs batting
Kusick moved to first base
8-5 0 --- 32 Harrah walked (BCBBFB)
8-5 0 1-- 11 Burroughs grounded into a double play, Bowa to Doyle to
Kusick (>F1BX)
8-5 2 --- 10 Lowenstein grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting
McMullen pinch hitting for Doyle
8-5 0 --- 11 McMullen lined a double down the right field line (BCX)
Zisk pinch hitting for May,D
Gossage now pitching
Asselstine pinch hitting for Zisk
8-5 0 -2- 22 Asselstine flied out to center, McMullen to third (BCBSX)
8-5 1 --3 00 Williams,E homered deep to left, McMullen scored (X)
8-7 1 --- 10 Richards lined a single down the right field line (BX)
8-7 1 1-- 00 Richards stole second (11>B)
8-7 1 -2- 10 Richards stole third, Richards scored on an error by the
catcher Haney (11>B.2>B)
8-8 1 --- 32 Bowa grounded out to third (11>B.2>B.CBFFX)
8-8 2 --- 00 Robinson,Bi grounded a single up the middle (X)
8-8 2 1-- 01 Robinson,Bi was caught stealing second (C>B)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Sparkplugs batting
Cruz,J now playing second base
Asselstine moved to center field
8-8 0 --- 01 Howe lined out to center (CX)
8-8 1 --- 31 Haney lined out to second (BBFBX)
Biittner pinch hitting for Macha
8-8 2 --- 02 Biittner reached on an infield single to short (SFX)
Thornton pinch hitting for Chaney
Carroll now pitching
8-8 2 1-- 11 Thornton grounded out to second (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Fortress batting
Biittner moved to first base
Reynolds now playing shortstop
8-8 0 --- 31 Kusick walked (CBBBB)
8-8 0 1-- 22 Hobson struck out (1FbBbC>FBS)
8-8 1 1-- 10 Kusick stole second (B1)
8-8 1 -2- 32 Griffey walked (B1.BCBCB)
8-8 1 12- 22 Cruz,J struck out (FBBFS)
8-8 2 12- 11 Asselstine lined out to second (CBX)
************** Top of the 10th inning, Sparkplugs batting
8-8 0 --- 00 Geronimo flied out to center (X)
Stearns pinch hitting for Collins,Da
8-8 1 --- 32 Stearns grounded out to third (BBBCSX)
8-8 2 --- 01 Harrah grounded a single between third and short (FX)
8-8 2 1-- 10 Burroughs popped out to the catcher (11BX)
************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Fortress batting
Stearns moved to first base
Burroughs moved to right field
Biittner moved to left field
Castro now pitching
8-8 0 --- 32 Williams,E grounded out to short (CBBFBFX)
8-8 1 --- 01 Richards flied out to right (CX)
8-8 2 --- 10 Bowa flied out to center (BX)
************** Top of the 11th inning, Sparkplugs batting
8-8 0 --- 01 Lowenstein grounded a single between first and second (CX)
8-8 0 1-- 00 Howe grounded into a double play, Bowa to Cruz,J to
Kusick (11X)
8-8 2 --- 12 Haney flied out to right (BSFX)
************** Bottom of the 11th inning, Fortress batting
8-8 0 --- 01 Robinson,Bi lined a single to right (FX)
8-8 0 1-- 32 Kusick walked, Robinson,Bi to second (1>FC1BBBFB)
8-8 0 12- 11 Hobson popped out to short (BbCbX)
8-8 1 12- 11 Griffey reached on an infield single to second,
Robinson,Bi to third, Kusick to second (CBX)
8-8 1 123 01 Cruz,J grounded to the mound, forcing Robinson,Bi at
home, Kusick to third, Griffey to second, Cruz,J to
first (FX)
8-8 2 123 00 Asselstine grounded out to third (X)
************** Top of the 12th inning, Sparkplugs batting
Lacey now pitching
8-8 0 --- 22 Biittner struck out (BSBFFS)
8-8 1 --- 00 Reynolds bunted into an out to the catcher (Xb)
8-8 2 --- 10 Geronimo grounded a single up the middle (BX)
8-8 2 1-- 31 Stearns walked, Geronimo to second (11BBCBB)
8-8 2 12- 00 On pickoff throw to first, Geronimo scored, Stearns to
second on an error by the pitcher Lacey (1)
9-8 2 -2- 21 Harrah grounded a double down the first base line,
Stearns scored (1.BSBX)
10-8 2 -2- 21 Burroughs homered deep to left, Harrah scored (SBBX)
12-8 2 --- 11 Lowenstein grounded out to short (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 12th inning, Fortress batting
Sutton,J now pitching
12-8 0 --- 20 Williams,E grounded out to third (BBX)
12-8 1 --- 10 Richards lined a single to right center (BX)
12-8 1 1-- 01 Bowa popped out to second (>F>X)
12-8 2 1-- 21 Robinson,Bi grounded a single between first and second,
Richards to third (BFBX)
Freed pinch hitting for Kusick
12-8 2 1-3 10 Freed homered deep to left center, Richards scored,
Robinson,Bi scored (BX)
Alexander,G pinch hitting for Hobson
12-11 2 --- 22 Alexander,G struck out (BFSBS)