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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on August 7, 1977 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fernando Arroyo |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,597 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Russ Goetz |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Claudell Washington | Center Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 1977
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Arroyo
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Arroyo
Campaneris bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Arroyo
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Ellis
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Ellis
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Washington who is chasing the ball. Fuentes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Ellis
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Fuentes scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Ellis
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Ellis
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oglivie vs. Ellis
Oglivie hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Ellis
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Arroyo
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Arroyo
May hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Arroyo
Harrah hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ellis
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Ellis
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Ellis
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Arroyo
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fuentes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Arroyo
Grieve hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Grieve reaches second base with a double. Wills goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Arroyo
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. Grieve scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Arroyo
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Arroyo
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to third for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Arroyo
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Arroyo
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Ellis
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Ellis
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Ellis
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Ellis covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Arroyo
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Arroyo
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fuentes scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Arroyo
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ellis
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Ellis
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ellis
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Ellis
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Ellis
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Arroyo
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Arroyo
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Arroyo
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Arroyo covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Ellis
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Ellis
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Ellis
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Ellis
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Ellis
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Arroyo
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Arroyo
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Arroyo
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Ellis
Oglivie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Oglivie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Ellis
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oglivie moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Ellis
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corcoran vs. Ellis
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Arroyo
Chuck Scrivener now playing shortstop.
May hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Arroyo
Harrah hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Arroyo
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Ellis
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Ellis
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Ellis
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Arroyo
Grieve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Grieve reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Arroyo
Keith Smith pinch runs for Tom Grieve.
Sundberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Arroyo
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Arroyo
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Hargrove moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Arroyo
Washington is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Arroyo
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hargrove scores. Campaneris moves to third. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Arroyo
Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Willie Horton.
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Ellis
Keith Smith now playing left field.
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ellis
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Ellis
Oglivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ellis
May hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Arroyo
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Scrivener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Arroyo
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Arroyo
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Arroyo
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ellis
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Ellis
Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Chuck Scrivener.
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Ellis
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1977 -- Texas at Detroit (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b 2 1 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 5 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 1 Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 2 0
Washington C, cf 3 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 1 1
Horton W, dh 4 0 1 1 Kemp S, lf 4 0 2 0
Alomar S, pr 0 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0
May D, rf 4 0 1 0 Oglivie B, rf 4 0 2 0
Harrah T, 3b 4 0 0 0 May M, c 3 0 0 0
Wills B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Grieve T, lf 3 1 2 1 Veryzer T, ss 2 0 0 0
Smith K, pr-lf 1 1 1 0 Corcoran T, ph 1 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 1 Scrivener C, ss 0 0 0 0
Mankowski P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 35 1 8 1
Texas 002 000 020 -- 4
Detroit 100 000 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo F (L) 9.0 7 4 3 3 4
E -- Hargrove M, Fuentes T
DP -- Texas 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Texas 5, Detroit 9
2B -- Grieve T 2, Sundberg J, Oglivie B
3B -- Fuentes T
T -- 2:12
A -- 17597
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