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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 23, 1976 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Gossage |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Bare |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 13,426 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Don Denkinger |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alan Bannister | Shortstop |
Jorge Orta | DH |
Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
Jerry Hairston | Right Fielder |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
John Wockenfuss | Catcher |
Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
Chuck Scrivener | Second Baseman |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1976
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Bare
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Bare
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Bare
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Orta moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Bare
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Orta tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stein vs. Bare
Stein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Gossage
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LeFlore for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Gossage
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Gossage
There goes Meyer. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Meyer steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Gossage
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field. Hairston picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hairston. Meyer scores. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Gossage
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oglivie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Gossage
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Gossage
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wockenfuss vs. Gossage
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Bare
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Bare
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bare
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Gossage
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scrivener vs. Gossage
Scrivener hits a line drive into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Gossage
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Gossage
There goes Wagner. The throw from Essian and he is out, Bannister applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Bare
Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Bare
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Bare
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Gossage
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Gossage
Oglivie hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gossage
Staub strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bare
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bare
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Bare
Stein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hairston vs. Bare
Hairston strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Bare
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Spencer trying to get to home. Oglivie throws the ball in to Wockenfuss who tags Spencer who's trying to score from second, for the out. Stein moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gossage
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Gossage
Rodriguez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Gossage
There goes Thompson. The throw from Essian and he is out, Brohamer applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Gossage
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bare
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bare fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Bare
Essian hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Bare
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Bare
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Gossage
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Gossage
Scrivener is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Gossage
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gossage covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bare
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bare
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Bare
Stein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Gossage
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Gossage
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Gossage
Staub takes first base on ball four. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Gossage
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Oglivie moves to third. Staub moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Gossage
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oglivie tags and scores. Staub tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. Gossage
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Gossage
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Thompson scores. There goes Wockenfuss trying to get to second. Lemon throws the ball in to Bannister who relays the ball to Brohamer who tags Wockenfuss for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Bare
Hairston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Bare
Brohamer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Bare
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hairston moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Bare
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Essian for the out. Hairston moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bannister vs. Bare
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Monroe
Larry Monroe now pitching.
Scrivener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Monroe
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards second. Brohamer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Monroe
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Monroe
There goes Meyer. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Meyer steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Monroe
Oglivie strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Bare
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bare
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bare
Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Bare
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Monroe
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Monroe
Thompson hits a line drive towards third. Stein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Monroe
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Bare
Hairston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Bare
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Bare
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bare
Lamar Johnson pinch hits for Jim Essian.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bare fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Bare
Bannister hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Bare scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bannister for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1976 -- Chicago at Detroit (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Bannister A, ss 5 0 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0 Orta J, dh 4 1 1 0 Meyer D, lf 3 1 1 0 Kelly P, lf 4 0 1 0 Oglivie B, rf 4 2 2 1 Spencer J, 1b 2 1 1 2 Staub R, dh 3 1 1 1 Stein B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Hairston J, rf 4 1 2 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 0 1 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wockenfuss J, c 2 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 2 Wagner M, ss 3 0 2 2 Essian J, c 3 0 1 0 Scrivener C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Johnson L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 11 4 25 5 6 5 Chicago 100 000 012 -- 4 Detroit 200 003 00x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Gossage R (L) 6.0 6 5 4 5 4 Monroe L 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bare R (W) 9.0 11 4 4 1 3 E -- Hairston J DP -- Chicago 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Detroit 4 2B -- Kelly P HR -- Spencer J, Lemon C SB -- Meyer D 2 CS -- Wagner M, Thompson J SF -- Spencer J, Rodriguez A T -- 1:59 A -- 13426
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