Tigers Post Rare Consecutive Shutouts at Texas

American League
Cleveland 5 at Minnesota 3
-Toby Harrah’s 3-run home run in the 6^th off rookie Paul Hartzell (0-1, 5.60) made a winner of Ross Grimsley (2-0, 2.35). Yesterday’s loser Dave LaRoche bounced back with a save (2Sv, 7.71)
Detroit 11 at Texas 0
-Milt Wilcox’s (1-2, 3.86) turn to shut out the Rangers. The Tigers only shut out their opponents  three times last season - all in Cleveland - but have done so on consecutive days here in Arlington
Boston 8 at California 1
-Rookie Steve Dillard smacked 3 doubles and Rick Wise (1-2, 2.89) went the distance as the champs improved to 11-3
New York 10 at Oakland 2
-Walt Williams drove in 4 and Tom Underwood (1-0, 1.64) pitched the complete game for the Yankees
Baltimore at Chicago, ppd
Milwaukee at Kansas City, ppd



 

National League
San Diego 2 at Pittsburgh 5
-Rick Reuschel (3-0, 1.15) didn’t allow an earned run in 7 innings and Richie Hebner (3) hit a 3-run home run off loser Brent Strom (0-2, 5.21)
New York 6 at Atlanta 7
-The Mets knock out 17 hits but it isn’t enough as they fall again in Atlanta
Montreal 2 at Cincinnati 5
- Joe Morgan hit his first home run of the season, Rawly Eastwick saved his 6^th and Pat Darcy improved to 2-1, 3.80
Philadelphia 3 at Houston 2
-Sixto Lezcano (4) and Mike Schmidt (8) homered in the 3^rd to trip up rookie Mark Lemongello (3-1, 1.06) as Larry Christenson improved to 4-0, 2.81 and the Phillies remain tied for 1^st
Los Angeles at Chicago, ppd
San Francisco at St. Louis, ppd


Detroit 11, Texas 0

4/24/1976, DET76-TEX76, Arlington Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Detroit           0  2  0  0  0  1  0  5  3    11 14  0     8  2
1976 Texas             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  2  1     4  0
 
Detroit              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Texas                AB  R  H BI   AVG
LeFlore           cf  6  0  2  2  .385    Rivers            cf  3  0  0  0  .333
Knox              3b  5  2  4  0  .292    Flynn             2b  3  0  0  0  .294
 Scrivener        3b  0  0  0  0  .200     Porter           ph  1  0  0  0  .212
Madlock           2b  5  1  1  0  .417    Grubb             1b  2  0  0  0  .300
Pierce            1b  4  2  1  1  .218    Fahey             c   3  0  0  0  .263
Freehan           c   5  3  2  2  .308    Zisk              lf  3  0  0  0  .220
Lemon             lf  4  2  2  1  .182    Cubbage           3b  3  0  1  0  .245
DeJesus           ss  3  0  0  1  .125    Howell            rf  3  0  0  0  .182
Stanley           rf  4  1  2  2  .190    Campaneris        ss  3  0  0  0  .262
Wilcox            p   2  0  0  2  .000    Bibby             p   2  0  1  0  .250
                     38 11 14 11           Perznowski       p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Moates           ph  1  0  0  0  .105
                                           Moret            p   0  0  0  0  .500
                                           Kern             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               27  0  2  0
 
Detroit                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Wilcox           W 1-2           9.0  2  0  0  4  3 128  71  3.86
                                 9.0  2  0  0  4  3 128  71 
 
Texas                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Bibby            L 0-3           7.1 11  7  7  2  6 118  80  5.84
Perznowski                       0.2  2  1  1  1  0  28  16  1.93
Moret                            0.2  1  3  0  2  1  29  16  3.00
Kern                             0.1  0  0  0  2  1  13   5  0.00
                                 9.0 14 11  8  7  8 188 117 
 
DET: Scrivener inserted at 3b in the 9th
TEX: Moates batted for Perznowski in the 8th
     Porter batted for Flynn in the 9th
 
E-Cubbage. 2B-Bibby. HR-Pierce(3). SB-LeFlore(2). CS-LeFlore 2, Knox. 
K-LeFlore 2, Pierce 3, Lemon 2, DeJesus, Flynn, Campaneris, Moates. 
BB-Pierce, Lemon, DeJesus 2, Stanley, Wilcox 2, Rivers, Grubb 2, Fahey. 
SF-Wilcox. WP-Perznowski. 
GWRBI: LeFlore