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The Milwaukee Brewers faced the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium for a Sunday afternoon game on May 8, 1977.
Milwaukee was a pretty bad team entering the 1977 season, having lost more than 90 games in six of the franchise's first eight seasons.
But they entered the 1977 season with a new manager, Alex Gramis, one of the assistant coaches under Sparky Anderson's Cincinnati Reds juggernaut.
Detroit was managed by Ralph Hauk and were an average team.
While they had already shed many of their veterans that gave them some success in the early 1970s, their real future was still all in the farm system.
This audio recording is from the Detroit Radio broadcast featuring announcers Ernie Harwell and Paul Carey.
John Joshua stepping into the batter's box to lead it off against Fern Rule as for the moment the clouds move in and obscure the sun here at Tiger Stadium.
Rule looking in here for the play-by-play is Ernie Harwell.
Thank you Paul Carey, ready to go to wind up in the pitch. He punts the ball toward first.
Thompson feels it, makes the play unassisted, tagging the runner coming down the line. There's one away.
Jason grabbed that bunt, it was a rather hard one, got all the way to first base and then raced over and tagged Joshua before he could get to the bag.
Robin Yutt will be the batter now, one pitch and one away.
Robin a right hand hitting shortstop.
I feel playing him straight away and Rule delivers. Yutt takes a cut and misses, strike one.
He's batting 284 in 25 games, a couple of home runs at nine RBIs. Bright and sunny on Mother's Day in Detroit, but very breezy.
The wind coming from third base toward first. Here's a drive to left, it may be all the way, it's hooking.
It is a foul ball. Oh that was close.
It made the seat but it hooked in the foul territory. Well that one started out fair by some eight to ten yards.
But it had such a severe hook that it ended up in foul territory.
And the odd thing is we've got a terrific wind blowing in from the left field corner across the field.
Had the ball gotten up at all, would have straightened it out somewhat.
Just a long strike, two strikes on Robin Yutt.
Rule ready to work again, he delivers. It's a fast ball outside.
Tiger infield, Mankowski at third, Verizon back in action at short.
Bwedi is at second, Thompson back in action at first base.
In the outfield camp and left the floor center, Ogilvie right.
Here's a foul upstairs. One and two, the count on Robin.
Milwaukee has dropped out of first place.
They are now one full game back of the league leading Yankees.
Or to be correct, I guess I should say the division leading Yankees.
And the Brewers have lost four straight. There's a ball outside, two-two on Yutt.
Rule checks his sign with Milt May about ready for action again. It's a two-two count.
Swing and a tap or a foul rolling in the dirt over to the on-deck circle where Cooper's waiting.
Seventh start of the year for Vern Rule.
All his appearances have been a start-up.
And it's his first time out against the Brewers.
He beat them twice last year, two at all, against them last season.
There's a ball, oh, he missed the far corner.
Full count on Robin Young.
That is a very strong breeze whipping in from left field.
And it's swirling down around the home plate area.
Time call by umpire Rich Garcia.
Rule sets and pitches. Here's a foul on the screen.
In the umpire's room talking to Rich as he was rubbing up the baseballs with that Delaware mud we've been telling you about.
Mr. Shalak said, yep, the price has gone up. It's not $28 a can anymore. It's now $50 a can.
There's a loop. We hit the right field. It is a fair ball down the line.
He'll go for two. Up for the ball is Ogilvy.
And it is a two-base hit for Robin Young. A little slicing pop fly that fell in fair territory by a foot.
Joe Brinkman was saying that when the umpires worked in the minor leagues that they had to dig their own dirt.
And they would have a spot. They'd find a favorite spot around the ballpark and then wouldn't tell the other umpires because you had to have your own spot.
You didn't want anybody encroaching.
And sometimes you'd have to sit out in a car in the parking lot and they'd give you 12 baseballs to rub up.
Up here in the majors it's usually about 60, 65.
Here's Cooper at the plate now.
Man on second base. That's Yonk with a double. One man down.
Well, this one has just started. It's the first inning in Detroit.
Left hander batting. Cooper takes a strike. Rule hit the outside corner with a fastball.
Cooper, the leading hitter on the team, at 333 with four home runs, 16 runs batted in.
No score first inning, but the Brewers have a man at second and one away.
Very wide. That one slipped away from Rule. High and outside a breaking ball.
It's about the biggest win we've seen this year I think, Paul.
That's knocking the shutters of our booth all around the place.
Blowing paper all over the place. Now Rule sets hold at the belt.
There's a cut and a miss. Breaking ball about knee high and over the plate.
We'll have a lot of other games to bring you scores from, but so far there are no games reporting in.
One ball, two strikes. That's the count on Cooper.
He swings a line shot. Base hit. Left field. Yonk goes to third. The ball picked up by Kemp. Yonk will hold at third.
Here's a throw cut off by Mankowski near the mound. Runners at first and third.
Yonk might have scored on that blow, but he went back toward second as Rule delivered to the plate.
And that cost him a couple of steps and he couldn't get past third.
Here's Sal Bando.
Bando had a home run yesterday. The first has a Brewer. He's hitting 244, has 12 RBI.
In field and double play depth on Sal. He stands very deep in the bat as box. Likes to move into the pitch.
Rule sets and delivers and Bando takes the ball outside.
Bern Rule in early trouble here in the third and final game of the series.
Bando waiting. Cooper at first base. Yonk coming down the line a little bit at third.
Now the 1-0 pitch is cut on to third base over to second one. Relay to first. Double play by the Tigers.
Mankowski to 20. Houston Thompson has still got rid of the ball. In a big hurry. It was a slow high hopper, but he converted it into a double play.
No runs, two hits, no errors. One man left at the end of a half inning. Milwaukee nothing. The Detroit Tigers coming to bat.
Hi, I'm Ernie Harwell and I'm here with a couple of competitors in the Chrysler Plymouth Dealers Honorary Tiger Batboy Contest.
Paul, how does this thing work?
Well, any boy or girl between 8 and 14 can sign up in any participating Chrysler Plymouth Dealer.
Provided they are accompanied by a licensed driver 18 or older.
That's right. And there's no obligation for signing up.
Then 22 Batboys will be picked on June the 2nd, right Katie?
Right, 22 winners. One finished Chrysler Plymouth Dealer.
And everyone who signs up gets a free Tiger Iron-On Patch.
Great. Well, that about does it. So kids, grab your parents and stop into any participating Chrysler Plymouth Dealer between April 18th and May 27th.
And sign up for the Tiger Batboy Contest. Thank you, Katie and Paul. And this is...
Oh, there's one more thing.
Yes, Katie?
Shouldn't there be a bat person?
Well, anyway, see you're participating Greater Detroit Chrysler Plymouth Dealer soon.
Here's a Tiger wedding anniversary salute to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Raschke.
Mr. Raschke also celebrating his birthday on this date.
Loyal Tiger fans from Detroit, and we wish them continued happiness.
Rookie right-hander Moose Haas is on the mound for Milwaukee. Tuning up now, Moose's first name is Brian.
He's a native of Baltimore, makes his home in Owens Mill, Maryland right now, which is just out there in the valley.
Outside of the city of Baltimore, he's a 20-year-old pitcher.
And last year worked against the Tigers.
On the final day of the season, worked three innings in relief.
He had a record last year, going one with the Brewers after coming up from Spokane, where he won 13 and dropped nine.
Here's Ron LaFleur, the first man to test the rookie right-hander in his first time out against the Tigers.
LaFleur batting 242.
Takes a fastball, and this young man throws hard. Ball one, the count on Ron.
Brewers had a threat going, but a fine double play by the Tigers killed it off.
Outside with a fastball.
Two and all, the count of the leadoff man, LaFleur.
Mando at third, young playing short, money at second, Cooper at first in the Milwaukee infield.
There's a strike. He fed him a fastball in the inside corner.
Dan Thomas is in left field today. Joshua in center, and Lescano is in right.
And the right-hander, Haas, in the motion delivers.
Here's a breaking pitch over, a good pitch, just above the knees, 2-2.
Tito Apoade is waiting at the on-deck circle for the Tigers.
Here's the windup on the pitch. He swings and misses a slow curve, fooled him.
Haas strikes out the first man he faces.
And here's Tito stepping in to see what he can do.
Bwende is hitting 3-26, still hitting much better right-handed than left.
He's batting left-handed this afternoon.
Tigers have seen a lot of left-hand pitches, but today they're looking to the right-hander.
Against right-handers, they've won six and lost eight.
Against left-handers, they've won four and lost six. Not a great deal of difference.
Tito looks, it's a strike called. He seemed to be ready to bump that ball, but he did not offer on it.
No score for a sitting. Tigers and the Brewers at Tigers Stadium.
Here comes, he takes a strike on the outside corner.
Haas looks for the sign from his catcher, Charlie Moore.
He's coming to the wind up to the very wide one and two, the Count on Fuentes.
Swing, there's a fly ball lifted to right fairly deep, Lescano going back and makes the catch on the warning track.
The wind playing tricks with that one.
Lescano is able to follow it and pull it in for the off.
Ernie, I'm going to run for some hammer and nails here to nail things down. This wind is really terrific today.
Matt matches.
Rusty stops about an hour, two down.
Rusty with a 221 batting mark.
He takes the ball in close, low and inside on trusty Rusty ball one. No score for a sitting.
Haas delivers fastball outside two at oh, the Count on Stobb.
Here's the wind up and the pitch on the way right through the heart of the plate for a strike.
Rusty chugging that stick waiting. Here it comes.
Rusty swings and there's a line shot by about five feet down the first base way.
Breeze almost directly in from left field toward the plate.
Now, once in a while, it'll seem to be blowing across in third toward first.
Might help a ball to right field slightly.
Here's the pitch to stop. Swing and a foul hit out of play. That one in the dirt behind the plate.
No game for the Tigers tomorrow. They resume action Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins.
Bob Sykes versus Pete Redford in that first game and Dave Roberts against Jeff Hahn in the second and final game of the home stand.
Here's a foul fly out of play on the rooftop over back a third.
So young Mr. Haas, a 20 year old right handed pitching again, a two to delivery swung on a bounding ball is short.
Hard hop out of the glove of Yonnie throws over to Cooper and the Tigers are out one, two, three.
No runs, no hits, no errors and nobody left that at the end of one Detroit nothing Milwaukee nothing.
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I worked on a showboat once before in Lowell, Michigan. They told me if I was a hit there it could mean chestnut.
So I had to come back and pay that off. I mean no it's a great pleasure to do it. I like showboats.
Please help me welcome the very lovely Arlene Doll.
That's why when people say what do you think of women's lip and have you never felt put upon?
I said no because I was in an industry where men and women were judged according to their personality and their talent.
Oh thank you. Thank you.
For sure I failed in a lot of things but I realized that you know I was young and you make mistakes
and I think that from your failures a lot of good comes out of them.
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Well we'd like to salute on birthday. It comes up tomorrow.
The mother of a gentleman out on Mount Elliot. Great Tiger fan Mr. George Stelt.
Mother is a great Tiger fan also and she'll reach the age of 90 tomorrow.
Congratulations and best wishes.
Well here's Dan Thomas to lead off against Vern Ruhl.
Dan missed the first two games because of his religious conviction.
He's a left fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers and he takes a cut and misses on the first pitch.
Tall, lanky, right hand batting Thomas.
He's hitting.256. Swings is a drive at the center field left center.
The floor there makes a catch. The wind definitely held up that ball.
Hit pretty hard but it ended up in fairly deep left of the field.
One up and one away and 6th Stole Escalo will be the batter.
Right hand batting right fielder. He's put on a little heft since he broke into the major leagues.
6th Stole came in at a very tender age. He's only 23 now and he broke in back in 74 in the majors.
71 an organized ball.
Right hand batting waiting and the pitch is swung on and popped in the air.
Short set of field going back for what is the wind will play havoc with this one.
And here comes Ogleday. Ogleday makes the catch.
And it ended up in right field.
Jojo White told us one time about a fly ball hit the center field that was caught down in the left field foul territory.
And after looking at this wind I'm almost ready to believe him.
Although Jojo is a teller of tall tales.
He's down to money at the plate and he takes a strike.
Money batting 221 no score.
Second inning Milwaukee at bat.
Roll delivers strike called.
Rich Garcia said so. Two strikes now on money.
In field back outfield fairly deep.
He takes a ball just off the corner.
One ball and two strikes.
Mike Hagan in the regular lineup today as a designated batter is on deck.
Here's a strike called he struck him out.
Money drops his bat right on top of the plate and it goes out to his second base position.
No runs no hits no arrows and nobody left at the end of one and a half innings.
Milwaukee nothing Detroit nothing.
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He doesn't work alone.
He gets together with Eldon Cooper Keith Mason and Bernard Ferguson.
And together they go about the business of turning heavy oils into gasoline and fuel oil.
Bob McDaniel could work alone.
The job wouldn't get done as well or at all without the help of Eldon, Keith and Bernard.
Because each of them brings something special to the job.
They get together to do it better.
A company is like its people because it is people.
When Marathon found oil our oil people got together with some pipeline people.
We got together with some refining people.
We got together with some service station people.
So we could do it better.
We got together to do it better.
We're Marathon.
Marathon Oil Company.
We got together to do it better.
Tigers coming about now against the young Moose Haas in the last half of the second.
Moose says he got his nickname because when he was born not because he is very big but when he was born his father just figured he'd be a big boy.
So he said we'll call him Moose.
Remember Mule Haas who played in the American League mostly with the Philadelphia A's outfielder.
Then there was Bruno Haas a little bit later on.
Here's Ben Oglevay who bat now against the Moose Haas.
No score second inning.
And Ben takes a fastball low ball one.
Ben batting two fifty eight he has five home runs and 13 RBI's.
He and Thompson are tied for the home run leadership on the team.
Here's a ball that missed the far corner to an O.
Standing deep feet close together.
Slender left hand of adding Oglevay waiting here it comes.
He takes a strike outside corner.
Steve Camp waits on deck.
You can hear the bird chirping over there from the Tiger dugout.
Mark Fidritch here's a swing and a miss.
Haas so far has mixed his breaking stuff in with that good fastball.
And the Tigers have not had a man on base.
That is at a disadvantage the first time they see a pitcher.
They saw him a little bit last year but not enough really to remember a whole lot.
Now the right hander ready goes into action but it is here's a line shot to left.
It'll be a hit.
That is the first Tiger hit.
Oglevay singles to left to start the Tigers in the second inning.
And now young Mr. Camp steps in.
He had two for two yesterday.
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Camp batting 256.
He has four home runs and 13 RBIs.
Picking up and is hitting.
Now scraping around down there.
In the left hand about his box ready to face the right hander Haas.
Man on first Oglevay had nobody out no score second inning.
And Steve takes a breaking pitch low ball one.
Well the other games are getting underway no other scores to report yet but we'll try to keep you posted on those as we go through this Sunday afternoon.
Well the first to Cooper Oglevay back in time a couple of extra Red Sox players over there together.
Now that throw the first the baseball chapel speaker today was Billy Zeoli.
Who was the religious advisor president Ford.
Billy is a maker of gospel films now.
Camp stepping in waiting and it is still one and all on him here's a bit he swings and bows it for the screen.
Jason Thompson at the on deck circle Jason back in action.
He was out yesterday with his injured hip.
No score second inning at Tiger Stadium kept wait so I won one pitch but instead the throw will go to first base.
The pitches of the last couple of years have gotten a lot more conscious about holding runners on base stealing coming to the fore again in baseball.
There is a pitch it's a ball tight at the shoulder two and one the count on camp.
No game for the Tigers tomorrow with their resume action tonight.
We hope you'll be out there the Minnesota Twins with a very good ball club becoming in their leading the Western Division right now.
The heavy hitting team the twins next pitch is high and outside the breaking pitch three and one. This is about the first Tiger hitters been ahead of the pitcher.
Moose House ready to go sets and deals there's a fly ball lifted the left field here comes Thomas chasing the wind takes a little bit easier makes a catch and Ogilvy halfway to second base comes on back to first.
One out one on and that'll bring up Jason Thompson.
Jason heard himself in the first game of this series feeling a ground ball in the ninth inning he fell down and bruised his hip.
He had a strawberry on that hip anyway and he just couldn't swing the bat very well yesterday.
Bill Beams been working with him giving him treatments and he's ready.
There's a pitch strike called a second over the safe on the steel got a good job and the throw from war was not a very good one.
He heard it.
It'll be the second steal for them this year Robin yet covered but he had no chance to put the tag on the runner.
Thompson waiting at the plate down the right hander house.
Ogilvy with a lead down now second base and there's a cut on the miss by Jason
taking his time about resettling into the batter's box.
Outfield is slightly toward right.
The infield a little bit deeper on the right side than on the left.
And the pitch he takes the ball outside the one into the county.
Milk may will be the next tiger batter we're in that group of left hand hitters now.
Set by heart he pitches there is a bonding ball to first base Cooper has it.
They put your house covers takes a throw Thompson's out and Ogilvy gets the third.
Jason still seems to be having some trouble.
Didn't look as if he can run full force there.
Ogilvy on third with two down and up the milk may to try to deliver him as a run.
May off to a good start with a bad this year hitting three 19 and 20 games.
One home run from built and four runs better than this game is scoreless in Detroit.
Tigers have a man at third base not time called as a lot of swirling dust down around home plate.
Men feel deep now with two down.
Rocks and pitches may swings and fouls it away that one got the rich Garcia on the foot.
Talking about that play it then in the first game of the series I believe it is when the flint is dropped the ball on purpose.
Mr. Shalak said yeah Rich was out there the umpire rich Garcia and he called him out in Spanish.
Rich said yep I sure did I said no no.
Here's a bit it's a swing and a bonding ball deep short got way over bubbles that can't make a play the run score.
May is safe but Ogilvy crosses the plate.
And when in the hole to his right it short it will be scored as an arrow he had the ball and then as he got ready to release it he bobbled it.
And then it was too late to do anything.
So the Tigers on the era jump in front of one to nothing in the second inning.
Now they're still and Kowski Bill was our guest on the pregame show.
He's batting 400 right now.
Six RBI left hand about it takes the ball low ball one
swing and a foul fly hit out of play over on the third base side and wins one so hard you can't even put a pencil on the table it'll blow off as a bonding ball up the middle right over the mound to pick up now by money makes a sweep at the run away and can't get him.
So the Tigers are safe to a man on to man out that will be a single by man Kowski on the scratchy side but I'm sure he'll take it.
Oh that was really itching to run out.
That'll happen.
Little short hopper that just got past the mound and then money try to charge it from second May was coming from first to second money's best bet was try to make a sweeping tag of May when he couldn't get to him he'd come too far in to catch the ball.
Here's Tommy Verizon with two men on and two men out Tigers lead one to nothing Verizon takes a strike.
The second man on the breaking pitch Tommy hitting 200 the ninth man in the tiger batting order.
I'll feel is playing him around toward right and he swings and pops one on the right field side but it's going to blow out of play Cooper follows it but it's in the seat strike to the common Verizon.
The Tigers fielders today will be playing much more shallow than they normally do because of that wind behind them especially in left
May is not a fast runner moving off second man Kowski who's about average runner moving off first he's got a fairly large lead at first base man Kowski one nothing the Tigers add in the second inning off sets and pitches and Verizon takes a fastball wide.
Most of the players not in action have a windbreakers on today although it's not as cool as it was yesterday.
It's still on the cool side.
Waiting on a one to pitch Verizon takes strike three card he struck him out that one right in above the knees and Tommy is out for looking second strikeout for Haas.
The Tigers get a run one run on the two hits one error to run as a left at the end of to Detroit one Milwaukee nothing.
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Tigers ahead one another get the end of two and it'll be Mike Hagan to lead off for Milwaukee against Vernon rule in the Milwaukee third Pittsburgh lead Cincinnati one that I think at the end of one that's our first other score that we have to report to you.
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Well here's Mr. Higa at the plate.
This is Mike Higa on the left hand battered he takes a ball low ball one on Mike.
He's all for six so far this year swing there's a high fly lifted to short right center the floor and ugly both there and it's been the make the catch.
One up and one away Charlie Moore the ninth man in the batting order stepping up more a right hand batter.
That single by man Kelsky gives him six for the last nine trips to the plate.
Bounding bought a third man Kelsky knocks it down picks it up for the first he's out a hard one to the third baseman.
Two down and the batter will be bond Joshua the leadoff man former national league.
One of the many big leaguers who is a native of Oakland California all right around in there is a cut of the miss talking to Steve Breyer before the game and he told me that he and Miss Debbie have settled out there in the Bay Area.
That's ball high one and one they count on Joshua Pittsburgh now leads Cincinnati to nothing at the end of two rule delivers there is a foul upstairs off the screen and then down below.
One and two the column bond Tigers ahead of this game one to nothing.
We're in the third inning Milwaukee at bats.
They've got the bases empty and two away rule pitches swing and a miss the tip of the middle of May for the third out.
No runs on no hits no errors and nobody left at the end of two and a half innings Detroit one the Brewers nothing.
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Well the early story here today on the sun shiny Sunday is the era by Robin Yant that allowed the Tigers to score run in the second inning.
The first pitch was a three to one that I think on the mound the rookie right hander ready to pitch the round the floor run struck out his first turn at bat.
One nothing Tigers ahead in the third.
It's a cross rocks and pitches it's a strike. He got that curve on the outside corner Minnesota leads Toronto at Toronto one to nothing at the end of two the twins come in after that game and open a series here about Tuesday night.
There's a cut and a miss the fastball spread by him.
And on the pitch on the way there's a high foul of a drift in the seats on the first base side.
Milwaukee leaves here after this game and they'll have a 20 double headed with the Cleveland Indians tomorrow night in Cleveland.
Here's a strike to delivery.
It's a fastball wide one and two on the floor.
We'll see the
jacket day at Tiger Stadium.
Swing he struck him out before went for an outside fastball.
That's the third strikeout for a house he's fan before twice.
Here's Tito and a fly ball to the right field of less cattle the first trip.
Each team with two hits the Tigers aided by an error put together their two hits on the second inning to get a run in
moose on the mound ready to do.
There's a bunt back toward the mound past it. Yeah. Picks it up can't make the play and safe at first is Tito.
That was one of those hard bumps that he's adept at. He hit it hard past the mound.
Yonk charge tried to one hand it but couldn't hang on to it. It'll be a single of the third Tiger hit the ball and singles.
Here's rusty star stepping in.
He hit a one hop a hard one hop out of the shortstop young who tossed him out for the final out of the first inning.
Rusty takes a curve it's in too close ball one on the designated batter
throw over the first base but the run at the ladies back in plenty of time.
Tigers lead one to nothing in the third inning and another toss by Haas the Cooper.
No damage.
The first stop jokes the bat means in waiting now takes a ball that's very high to it. Oh they got on him.
They've got the infield in double play depth for Milwaukee and the bandos fairly deep at third the left hand batter.
They tap in the dirt it foul Haas is cap blew off the wind took it and blew it over about halfway to first base.
They blow away. We may be broadcasting in flight here soon.
The two on delivery is a wide one three balls and one strike the count on rusty.
Haas to the set position pitches it ball for he walks the Tigers have two men on one away and here comes Ogilvy who scored the game's only run.
That's the first walk issued by Haas and there's a little con fact going on the mound.
Charlie Moore has come out Sal Bando the third baseman come over there discussing the situation.
Hope you'll be out here with us on Tuesday night. Minnesota comes to town Bob Sykes getting a starting assignment.
Young left hander with no one in loss record against Pete Redburn.
Hope you'll be out here with us on Tuesday night. Minnesota comes to town Bob Sykes getting a starting assignment.
Young left hander with no one in loss record against Pete Redburn and on Wednesday it'll be a Robert for the Tigers against Jeff Zahn.
That'll be another night game after which the Tigers hit the road and they won't be back until the 24th of the month when they meet California Ogilvy waiting.
The pitch is a ball load of and ball one man on first man on second one man out next Tiger about it will be Steve Camp.
Oh how Seth and pitches there's a strike. He got a fastball over so far his control has been pretty good. That's the first walk the one he should have stopped pitching against this row of left hand batters.
But when he stopped Ogilvy Camp Thompson May and Mankowski seven straight there's a low and then the counties two and one.
Well most of the time I think when you'll see a right hand pitcher go Ralph Howe for the use to right hand hitters the top and the bottom men in the batting order will be the only right hand batters.
Ogilvy waits on the two one third here it comes he swings on the body ball to Cooper has it.
So the yard one relay back to the pitcher covering it's a double play good play as house got over to complete the D.P. Cooper got rid of the ball in a hurry out relayed the house and the Tigers that out of their third inning threat.
They have no runs on one hit a walk nowhere is one man left that at the end of three Detroit one Milwaukee nothing.
Let's take a look at the weather for the Detroit area sunny breezy and mild is the forecast for today for greater Detroit high temperature of 65 to 68.
It'll be clear and cold tonight with a low of 33 to 36 degrees tomorrow mostly sunny high 57 to 60 frost likely in the low lying areas tonight.
So take proper precautions.
At two o'clock the official temperature in Detroit 68 degrees relative humidity 28 percent and the wind that they boys have been talking about out of the northwest at 30 miles an hour gusting to 39 elsewhere around Michigan at this time 66 degrees in Ypsilanti Lansing
and Kalamazoo 69 in Jackson and Battle Creek 63 in Grand Rapids it's 60 in Flint.
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Tigers have a one nothing lead going into the fourth inning they got that run in the second on a single by Ogilvy he stole second and then it was two down and they had a ground ball to yard who bobbled it and the run scored.
Here come the Brewers to bat in the fourth inning and here comes Paul Kerry.
All right Ernie thank you very much.
It's Robin Yelp the young shortstop to lead it off against Bern rule Yelp collected a blue double in the first inning and reached as far as third base.
Real ready to work.
He has checked his outfield and infield into the motion.
Here's the first pitch to yard.
He swings and pops a fly ball the right field Ogilvy under it now will move toward the line.
And the wind carries it away but he makes the catch.
He had to wait and see which way that wind was going to carry it.
Very very stiff breeze almost a gale coming in from left field right now.
One out on the fourth inning an adventure every time the ball gets up in the air today.
There's Cecil Cooper who singled his first time up pitch from rule has taken high breaking ball ball one.
Tigers with a run on the second inning an unearned run.
The result of an error by shortstop Robin Yelp lead it one to nothing.
There's a squibber toward the left side of the infield deep in the hole.
Verizon has it the throw it's high and Thompson had to come off the bag to take the throw.
I don't know whether he would have gotten them anyway.
It was a tough play was deep in the hole at short.
We'll wait for the score and he says it's a hit.
Cooper is two for two.
He's at first base with one down and Sal Bando will be the batter Bando bounced into a double play to end the first inning.
Thompson holding on the bag at first as Cooper gets a pretty good lead to start off with.
Here's the set by rule.
He delivers to the plate curve is a little high ball one action starting around the majors this afternoon.
Just getting underway a couple of double headers but they're both on the West Coast in the National League throw the first as Cooper draws a throw.
He had that big lead again had to stretch out and coming back to the bag.
Big Frank Howard up with a word for his base runner at first.
Here's the set by Vern and the pitch Cooper goes the pitch is taken for a strike to throw to second.
He slides in safely.
So it was a little bit to the first base side of the bag.
Well that is try to sweep tag and hoisted the glove in the air as though to prove he had him but he wasn't going to convince Steve Palermo of making the call down there at second base.
So Cooper on that second and scoring position the Tigers in front one to nothing.
Bando took that pitch for a call strike a one one count on Sal.
That's Cooper's fourth steal of the season.
He has yet to be caught.
Look at second by rule and the one one pitch to Bando he swings a bouncer to short on the high hopper.
He goes to third.
They've got Cooper in a rundown.
Van Koushki chasing him back toward second flips to Pouletas and the tag is made staying at first is Bando.
Cooper committed himself and Cooper may have twisted an ankle in the chase between second and third.
He is hobbled right now out there around shortstop and he's going to be attended to.
In fact he's going to sit down on the grass.
A put out goes six five four on Cooper with Bando safe on the fielder's choice at first base.
The trainer Kurt Reier is out to check on the first baseman.
Now he's sitting on the grass of the infield.
Manager Alex Gramis attending to him and coach Jimmy Bregan over there as well.
Cooper seemed to be all right when he was in the rundown but it may have been that last turn.
Just as he got near the bag at second the little flip by man Koushki to Pouletas made him detour once again.
And he seemed to come up lame at that point because Pouletas was able to make a relatively simple tag
and remain near the bag at second so that Bando could not advance another base.
Now they're still attending to Cooper down there and Ruel is going to stay busy out on the mound.
Next batter will be Danny Thomas.
He's the young man who has gotten a lot of publicity of late for his religious beliefs.
A member of the Worldwide Church of God who because of the religion does not play baseball from sundown Friday until sundown on Saturday.
Now a hand for Cecil Cooper. He is walking off, walking better now than he was when he came up lame out there at short.
Being accompanied by the trainer Kurt Reier and Alex Dramis.
Walking back toward the Milwaukee dugout and they'll wait until he gets off the field.
Oh Thomas out of action both yesterday afternoon and Friday night because of his religious convictions.
In the lineup as the left fielder today and at first two down the pitch outside for ball one.
With so many Friday night games and Saturday afternoon games it means that Thomas is going to miss a lot of action this year.
Here's the set and the pitch to him. He cuts and misses one and one on Dan.
Thomas wears glasses both at bat and in the field.
Set by rule and the one one pitch to him.
Swung on and missed he was out ahead of a breaking ball. One and two on Thomas.
Now Bando with a short lead at first base. He's going to go the pitches swung on and popped foul into the upper deck.
Bando is not the speediest man of what certainly but he reads pitchers very well and had some excellent success last year at Oakland.
Last year at Oakland Chuck Tanner let him run with a band in out there and everybody was pretty much free to run.
There's a fly ball lifted to right field that's deep the wind's got it Oakley goes back it could be trouble it's gone.
It took off it got up into the jet stream blowing in from left field and carried into the upper deck and right field a two run homer for Dan Thomas as Bando scores ahead of him.
And the Brewers take a two to one lead the first homer of the year for Dan Thomas and he's got a big grin as he comes along shaking everybody's hand within reach.
It's got up into that breeze which is more than a breeze today.
Fire six to Los Cano batting with the bases empty two down the Brewers in front now two to one.
He takes a strike.
Wind up by rule a pitch outside ball one.
Thomas is not going to say he's not known for his home run hitting but in checking his record he has a good total in minor league play hasn't really been tested that much by Major League pitching to one now the count on Los Cano in the Eastern League.
Last year he collected 29 home runs to lead that league in homers at four homers with the Brewers in the late going inside and high for a ball.
Three balls on a strike now on six dollars kind of get a pop fly to Ogilvy and right his first time up.
Here's the pitch tap foul to the left of the plate.
I went blown over by Danny Thomas to get into the upper deck in section 37 makes the difference in this game.
There's ball for Los Cano draws a walk the first issued by burn rule.
That'll bring up Don money
with two down let's go out first base
rule with a mid on the knees bending in getting the sign from May here's the set and a throw to first back in time and was his last kind of
bowl run.
Two runs on two hits. No errors. One runner left on base. After three and a half innings, it's Milwaukee 2, Detroit 1.
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By and Haas, the rookie right-hander known as Moose has got himself a one run lead now as he gets set to face the Tigers here in the bottom of the fourth inning. Two run homer by Dan Thomas. The upper deck and right field in the top of this inning.
Pirates have jumped in front of Cincinnati after three innings, two to nothing, getting one of their runs on a homer by Phil Robinson.
Chicago and Atlanta, no score after one inning and the Houston-St. Louis game just getting underway.
Here's Steve Kemp, deleted off of the Tigers in the fourth inning. Up once in this game, he flied out the left field.
The right-hander ready delivers low and inside, ball one on Steve.
California at Boston, no score after an inning. At Toronto, we've gotten some word now. One to nothing, Minnesota leads the Blue Jays after two innings.
The pitch to Kemp, he swings, a bounce to the right side, big hop for Don Money. He flips to Cooper in time to get Kemp. Cooper apparently all right, he's back on the field for Milwaukee.
Now there's one down, nobody on, and that'll bring up Jason Thompson. Jason bounced out the first, his initial trip to the plate.
Over in Cleveland, no score after an inning there, the White Sox and Indians. Steve Stone going against Al Fitzmorris in Cleveland.
There's the pitch to Jason, he takes the breaking ball low and inside.
Bill Lee is getting his long-desired start for the Boston Red Sox today, going against Gary Ross in California.
The pitch to Thompson, a little low, ball two. And they've got an ironic pairing of pitchers at New York, the Yankees against Oakland.
It's Ellis pitching for Oakland and Torres for New York. They were the principals in a recent trade between those two clubs.
There's a called strike on Thompson. And we're reminded that a station break is long overdue and I'll get one along the network at the first opportunity.
The 2-1 pitch to Thompson takes inside, ball three.
One out, nobody on, Tigers fourth inning. The Brewers lead 2-1. Single game wrapping up the three-game series.
The pitch to Jason, he swings and chops a foul to the right side. Let's pause for station identification. This is the Detroit Tiger Baseball Network.
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Here's the pitch to Thompson. He takes ball four, fastball a little high to Jason, questioned by the pitcher Moose Haas.
Thompson draws a walk, the second given up by Haas.
And it brings up Milt May, safe on an error by Robin Yaud on the second inning, the play that scored Ben Ogilvy and gave the Tigers the run in the second.
That was the pitch to Milt. He swings and fouls one to the screen.
Haas just turned 21 years old after the season got underway. He was signed out of high school by the Brewers in 1974.
A stretch by Haas and the pitch to May. Ball outside, one-on-one on Milt.
It comes from Reister Town, Maryland, just outside of Baltimore, area where the Tigers stay when they play in Baltimore these days.
It's low for a ball, two-and-one now on Milt May.
Pretty hatfield, the third base Tiger coach, wig-wagging the signs to the plate.
On first is Thompson, one down on the bottom of the fourth inning.
Here's the 2-1 pitch. Ball free.
Haas, our Haas brother, has gotten behind and here comes Sal Bando in to perhaps settle down as the young pitcher.
Bando trotting back to his third base position again.
Cooper will play behind the runner at first, just barely behind Thompson.
The pitch to May. Ground ball to Cooper. He goes to second.
4-1, the relay to first. In time, another double play the same way they ended the third inning.
A 3-6-1 double play with the pitcher Haas covering for the completion of the double play at first base.
And that's all for Detroit in the fourth. No runs, no hits, no errors, nobody left.
After four innings of play, it's Milwaukee 2, the Tigers 1.
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Lots of youngsters out here on this bright and breezy Sunday for Jacket Day.
We see a lot of blue in the stands for the blue vinyl jackets given away free today by the Tigers to all youngsters 14 and under.
They've got the Old English D on the jacket.
A lot of groups on hand to supply themselves with jackets for the coming summer.
Jerry Garson from Windsor brought his Giants team out of the Windsor Central Little League over for instance.
There's a drive by Mike Heegan into center field for a face hit.
He teed off on the first pitch by Vern Ruhl here in the top of the fifth inning.
And that is Mike's first hit of the season.
He had gone 0 for 7 but delivers a single to lead off the fifth inning.
Hit number 5 for the Brewers off Ruhl and we're getting a little stirring in the Tiger bullpen.
Brewers lead 2 to 1 here on the top of the fifth inning. Charlie Moore at the plate.
Charlie bounced out the Mankowski his first time up.
Ruhl delivers over to first base to drive Heegan back to the bag.
Alvern getting the sign from May. A royal throwing in the bullpen. The pitch. It's butted foul.
Some activity down on the Milwaukee bullpen too. Gary Baer is throwing but he may be loosening up.
That's all just getting his pitches in because I think he's due to pitch about Tuesday over in Cleveland.
Heegan at first base. Nobody out here in the top of the fifth inning.
One strike pitch to Moore. It's a pitch out but Heegan didn't go.
Moore did not hit well at all last year but he's hitting much better this year now that he's back behind the plate.
He did not enjoy playing left field while Darryl Porter did most of the work behind the plate.
Another pitch out and Heegan didn't move.
Moore wound up with a 191 batting average a year ago.
Well two years ago he led the team in hitting with a 290 mark.
Throw to first by Ruhl and Heegan is back.
2-1 ball game and the 2-1 count here on Charlie Moore with Heegan at first.
There's the set and the pitch. He goes this time.
The bat is thrown at the bat and it's a grounder to first. Thompson makes the play at first.
No play and Heegan at second base.
At the time Moore just threw the bat at the ball and hit a sharp ground ball to Thompson.
But Heegan was running with a pitch and so there was no play at second base.
Moore does his job. He sacrifices himself to move the man into scoring position.
It will not go as a sacrifice but he gave himself up.
A play unassisted at first by Jason Thompson. Heegan at second now with one away.
And Von Joshua at the plate. Left hand batter 0 for 2 against Ruhl.
The pitch to Von. He tops a foul in the dirt behind the plate.
I knew I'd have it sometime during this series. Jim Heegan batting for the Brewers.
Jim of course is the Tiger bullpen coach and he's down there guarding Fernando Arroyo at work now.
His son Mike out at second base. The base runner.
There's a fly ball lifted to left center field. LaFleur on the run.
Here comes Kemp. Kemp passes in front and makes the catch.
And Heegan remains at second base.
Oh there are two down. That brings up Robin Young.
Robin the number one pick by the Brewers in the June draft of 1973.
That one year in organized ball before becoming a regular shortstop at the age of 18 in the majors in 1974.
The pitch to Robin. He takes one low. Ball one.
Too odd. Heegan at second base. The Brewers lead the Tigers 2 to 1.
Off day tomorrow for the Tigers. Then the Minnesota Twins come in for night games Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
Brewers head for Cleveland on the Twineye double header tomorrow.
Breaking ball in for a called strike on Yount. Yount had a blue double in the first inning and then fly to right in the fourth.
Left-hander Bob Sykes gets back into the starting rotation to get the start for the Tigers on Tuesday and the opener against the Twins.
And we'll see Pete Redfern firing for the Twins.
The pitch to the plate. Ground ball to short. To his left.
Past the club of Verizon into left field a base hit. That'll score Heegan from second.
And holding it first with an RBI single is Robin Yount. Just out of the reach of Tom Verizon.
It's now 3 to 1 Milwaukee.
Yount with his tenth RBI of the season.
Two on the fourth and one here on the fifth. And the Brewers have taken a two run lead. The batter now Cecil Cooper two for two. A pair of singles for Cecil.
Here's the set by Ruhl and the pitch to Cooper. He looks it's outside. Ball one.
Ruhl taking a little extra time. He's checking the infield which is swung around to the right on Cooper.
Here's the set by Ruhl. The pitch swung on and missed. Breaking ball. Jamming him at the wrist.
Both of the hits by Cooper were as a result of a shift to the right on him.
Ground ball deep in the hole the last time up. Giving an infield single on and the other a line drive through a normal shortstop position.
Here's the pitch. Swung on and missed strike two.
The Brewers have a total of six hits. The Tigers have three.
Ruhl already takes a look at Yount at first. Throws over there but he gets back. Yount can run.
Has a big lead and draws another throw diving back in with a hand.
Enjoyed a long conversation with the first base coach Frank Howard who will ball game.
He had to coach third last year while he was managing at Spokane.
There's a fly ball lifted to short left field. Kemp coming on still coming on still coming on makes the catch.
That ball kept being beaten down in front of him but Kemp kept after it and made the catch to retire the side.
The Brewers pick up a run here in the fifth on two hits. No Tiger errors and one man left after four and a half innings.
It's Milwaukee three Detroit one.
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From Sacred Heart Academy in Mount Pleasant which was under the tutelage of Dan S Rose this past season saw some of the boys down there but missed making contact with Dan before the game.
Aaron Ruhl pitching today for the Tigers spent a lot of time on Friday helping out the Lavonia Civetan Club in handing out prizes for the Special Olympics earn working for that club spending a lot of hours last Friday morning and they're very grateful.
Here's Phil Van Kouski taking a fastball low he ran up on it as though the button laid off.
Van Kouski with an infield single chopped over the mound in the second inning the pitch to Phil strike call.
So it's a one one count on man Kouski he'll be followed by Verizon in Laflore here on the Tiger fifth.
The pitch from Ha's swung on a little fly ball the short center field coming on as Joshua he makes the catch. Well that one stayed up long enough for a bond to make a running catch one down on the Tiger fifth.
The batter will be Verizon.
Tommy took a call third strike his only time up against Ha's.
There's a motion by the right hander he kicks and fires it's on the corner for a strike.
And to the motion they pitch to Tommy strike to called.
He's worked for the most part last year at Spokane he won 13 and lost nine had a high earned run average of five point five five but got those 13 wins.
That one got away from everybody it was a slow breaking ball bounced in front of the plate.
But I was turned in a lot of strikeouts last year at Spokane.
He's got some smoke as an assortment uses the four normal pitches.
There's a fly ball down the right field line it is blown foul into the off the facing of the second deck down above the bullpen.
He's got good wood but a little bit too late on it. One and two on Tommy.
There's a pitch to Verizon he takes inside that was close to and do on him.
A bear is loosening up on the Tiger bullpen.
That's Ray there.
There's a fly ball lifted to right center field that's fairly deep the wind has got that one Joshua going back still going back makes the catch.
Just a step away from the warning track in deep right center field to out in the fifth inning.
And the batter will be Ron LaFleur who has struck out twice against high Tigers trail three to one here in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Tigers got a run in the second inning and under and run on an error by Robin Young.
But the Brewers took the lead in the fourth on the two run homer by Dan Thomas and then added a run on Robin Young's run producing single in the fifth and it gets three one curve on the corner strike called on the floor.
I'm just now finally getting that finger on his right hand well so he can grip the bat well there's a drive to right center field Joshua is right there. He reaches up and makes the catch.
He was playing him over into deep right center field and the ball went right at him.
The Tigers got on an order in the fifth after five innings of play. It's Milwaukee three Detroit one.
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Here come the Brewers to bat against Fern Rule in the top of the sixth inning.
Tigers Farm Club at Evansville is off to a pretty good start.
They've now moved above the five hundred mark by two games as they walloped Wichita last night sixteen to three.
Milt Wilcox who's not one three and lost one got the beneficiary was the beneficiary of a twenty one hit attack.
First pitch to Sal Bando taken for a called strike.
Bando is 0 for 2 against Rule. He's scored a run.
Rule delivers. There's a foul fly down the right field line Thompson giving chase but he won't catch up to it.
It bounces in the bullpen then into the seats.
They really have some hits against Wichita.
Jerry Manuel drove in four runs went three for four.
Tom Brookins had four for six. Art James remember him out for a year with that Achilles tendon injury.
He's four for six in that game last night. Bob Molinaro went three for six.
Eddie Brinkman's club at Montgomery doing very well too.
They wound up splitting a twin bill with Savannah yesterday.
Won the opener four to two lost the nightcap by a run six to five and it was carried away from him.
It'll be called no play without question.
On a normal day an easy put up. This is not a normal day wind wise.
Bando given new life with a two strike count on him.
The pitch from Rule swung on. There's a ground ball into left center field a base hit just beyond the reach of a riser.
That's the second hit just like that about three inches outside the glove of a riser.
Well Bando on with a leadoff hit here in the sixth inning.
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First pitch to Dan Thomas taken outside for ball one.
Arroyo back and throwing to the Tigers.
On the top of the sixth inning Bando draws the throw to first and gets back.
Tigers trail three to one.
Thomas hit a two run homer his last time up. He cuts and misses.
Dan's a tall.
Or the slim right hand batter.
A Saluki from Southern Illinois University.
The one one pitch to him swung out a bouncer to short for riser as it goes to point is for one.
But really double play.
Other two down on the second Tiger double play of the afternoon.
The Brewers have pulled off a pair of double plays against Detroit.
There's a drive to left field camp backs up reaches makes the catch.
A corkscrewing line drive off the bat of six to Lascano caught by Kemp for outnumbered three year in the sixth.
No runs one hit no errors nobody left after five and a half innings.
It's Milwaukee three the Tigers one.
Well we've got some other scores for you here in the American League.
The Yankees have a big lead over Oakland. They got five runs in the first inning a home run by Nettles with two on his fourth Ellis against Torres.
Boston leads California three to one of the third Ross against Lee.
Baltimore got a grand slam homerun by Pat Kelly. They lead Seattle four nothing at the end of one.
Paul against Palmer Chicago leading Cleveland one to nothing at the end of two stone against Fitzmaurice but gamble is hit a two run homer for the White Sox in the third.
Minnesota leading Toronto two to nothing and they're in the fourth inning.
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh tied two to they are in the fourth inning Norman against Roy Robinson and Ben to get home runs in that game.
Tigers trail three to one as we move into the bottom of the sixth inning.
It'll be Tito Palletti is followed by Rusty Stobb and Ben Ogilvie for Detroit.
The Tigers are going to be home for two more on this home stand Tuesday and Wednesday nights against the Minnesota Twins.
At the moment in the American League's Western Division the twins have a one game lead over the White Sox.
They'll be sending out Pete Redburn and Jeff Zahn against Detroit in those two games.
Zahn turned in a victory over the Tigers when Detroit was at Bloomington the last trip.
He's now won five and has yet to lose a young man who almost called it quits in baseball.
Tigers will go with Bob Sykes Tuesday Dave Roberts on Wednesday.
Both left handers time called just as Luz Hoss was about to work more dust at the plate.
Cecil Cooper picking up a wrapper out near first base.
A long day here as a foul off the side of the screen almost into the upper deck.
What is one for two he laid down a pretty front in the third inning just beyond the mound that you out charged could not make a play on him.
One single for four what is handles the bat very well.
Pass ready delivers strike called he got one across the letters fastball.
Now the wind up and the pitch fly ball foul down the left field side will drift back in the seat.
Tigers have only three hits off Oz and they've left three men on base.
The Brewers have a total of seven hits and have left three on base.
They lead it three to one and the finale of this series.
Here's the two strike pitch to Tito.
He swung and foul that one to the screen.
That was out of the strike zone up around the fill of a helmet.
Wood chopping that time by Tito batting left handed yet the outfield shades him toward left.
Here's the pitch to point is he takes outside for a ball.
He's got to get the ball.
Possum to the wind up a one to pitch.
There's a line drive to right field a base hit provided Tito has two for three to the four Tiger hits.
He's got to get the ball.
Rusty has grounded up the second or rather the short and walk.
It's the second time in the game the Tigers have had their leadoff man on base.
The first time game of the second inning and Ogilvy who led off the second with a single eventually scored.
Unable to gain a sweep over anybody in any series this season or unable to get together three straight wins trying to do so today against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Stop waiting.
There's a toss to first.
What is it just started away from the bag.
Back Tito with a very short lead now lengthens it.
Here's the pitch to Rusty.
He pops one up foul behind the plate.
Fans on the stands still looking up waiting for it to come down but it hasn't yet.
I don't think it will.
Now the stretch by Haas and the lob over the first base point is goes back to the bag.
Stop patient at the plate.
Here's the pitch to him.
Swung on a bounce to the right side.
Big hop for money goes to second for one.
The relay double play the third of the game.
That has really crippled any attack of the Tigers or any rally opportunities.
They're at two down nobody on in the batter all the way.
The Brewers have pulled off double plays in the third fourth and sixth innings.
Oh the one for two.
He's single in the second then bounced into a double play in the third.
Three one the Brewers lead the Tigers the pitch from Haas.
Swung on and fouled back to the backstop.
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The pitch from Haas swung on and popped in the air down the left field side it's drifting
foul.
There's a run by Bando he's under it makes the catch good catch by Bando as that pop
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That's all for the Tigers here in the sixth inning no runs one hit no errors nobody left
after six innings of play it's still the Brewers three the Tigers one.
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All the Brewers with two runs in the fourth on the two run homer by Danny Thomas and a
run on the fifth on Robin Yautza run producing single lead at three to one as we move to
the seventh inning.
Verne rule has gone all the way for Detroit and Moose Haas likewise for Milwaukee.
Here's the veteran Don Mundy to lead off the seventh inning and back for the eighth inning.
And the
play by play after catching his breath out of the wind.
Here's Ernie Harwell.
Thank you Paul.
Here we go now money the right hander that are facing Verne three to one.
They Brewers ahead in the seventh money struck out and popped the shorties over to swing
a base hit that field down in the corner chased by a camp in that corner and money will get
at least two.
Yes sir.
He's got a stand up double just in the corner.
Just inside the bag at third a hard ground smash putting money at second and bringing
up Mike Hagan who has one hit in two trips that hit his first hit of the year.
That is the eighth hit by the Brewers off Verne rule and the Tigers getting the bullpen
busy again the Royals starts to throw
Hagan the left hand batting designated hitters the plate he'll be followed by Charlie Moore
takes a high one high and wide the ball one on Mike Hagan young has two hits Cooper two
to pace the attack one a piece for a band Oh Thomas that was a home run money and Hagan
I rule ready to go to work at this time for milk may here's a pitch he swings and beats
a foul off his foot one and one they got on Hagan Chicago leading Cleveland in the third
three nothing Oscar Gamble added a two run home run to their total Baltimore leading
Seattle for nothing in the second Yankees over Oakland five to nothing in the third
Boston ahead of California in the fifth inning three to one Minnesota two and Toronto nothing
in the fourth inning here's the stretch by rule he delivers Hagan swings on the bounding
ball off the foot of rule hit him on the right foot bounce over where point he picks it up
in short right field throw to Thompson not in time money takes third and save it first
as Hagan it'll be a hit and rule was hit on the foot got him on the right toe I believe
the ball bounded into right field where point is caught it and fired over the first base
Ralph out there to take a look Bill Bame the Tiger Trainers looking a rule that is going
to leave now and a royal will come in and take over.
Oh that's all for Vern.
I'm not sure which foot it hit him on on the right foot appeared on the right foot.
Paul says and a royal probably will be allowed as much time as he wants to warm up at this
point.
A rule is out of the ballgame after the single by Hagan and runners are at first and third
with nobody down.
That means it burned with six innings and pitched to two batters in the seventh.
He allowed three runs on nine hits.
He leaves two on for his responsibility.
He walked one and struck out two while Fernando Arroyo getting his warm up tosses now as Ernie
pointed out he may be allowed extra throws because of the injury to Vern rule getting
the paid attendance here on jacket day today and it is twenty seven thousand seven hundred
and eighty three fine turnout for jacket day.
That shot was off the right ankle it appeared to me of Vern rule and it took a high bounce
out into a short right field where he's reacted very quickly and got the ball.
But on that high bounce it allowed Hagan time to reach first base by about a half a step
ahead of the throw from point is to Thompson and moving to third on the play was Don money
Arroyo has completed his warm up tosses as he takes over for Vern rule Ernie on a tough
spot now runners at first and third they'll have to play their infield in a little bit
at this stage.
On the right hander pitches there's a bombing ball off the foot of more the ball bounces
down toward Mankowski it's ruled a foul ball Arroyo with a record of one and two.
This is his eighth appearance Nando has the lowest earned run average on the Tiger mound
that's that two point thirty nine.
Rower's lead at three to one they're threatening to add more here in the seventh inning with
runners at first and third and nobody down and it's a pitch out but nobody's moving.
Here's a set by Roy in the pitch swing there's a little pop line to right field maybe trouble
locally coming in he can't get it it's a foul ball by about a foot.
Oh that was close.
Nobody could have caught that one nobody did catch it it went foul by no more than a foot
deep for first base.
Oh the runners head on back and the batter more comes back for the plate.
Cincinnati has a four to two lead in the fifth inning over Pittsburgh Chicago leading Atlanta
for nothing at the end of three at lattice lost 13 straight Houston ahead of St. Louis
one to nothing at the end of two the other nationally games are late starters on the
West Coast today.
Miller continues to warm up to the Tiger bullpen.
All right trying to get out of a spot here Charlie Moore waits on the pitch there's a
foul ball out of play the ball the bat goes out to the shortstop position.
The ball went back in the plate for the screen.
Boyd is under the intergrace Thompson holding on the bag at first with Hagan.
Now Moore standing deep waiting on Arroyo's next delivery one and two the count on Charlie
here it is.
He takes the ball low.
No game for the Tigers tomorrow they will resume action Tuesday night against the Minnesota
Twins Jean Mott bringing his heavy hitting team in.
We hope you'll be out here with us to see the Tiger action on Tuesday night.
At the pit he swings and missed it the ball was tipped and then dropped by May and there
goes a bad again.
This time it's out past the mound on the first base side.
Members last time up it was a different situation completely on a pitch out or what appeared
to be a pitch out more through his bat at the ball and made contact and bounced out
the first.
He's lost the bat three times in this game.
Tony Oliva.
More digs in again it's a two to pitch coming up from Arroyo said here it is he swings and
fouls it away to having a real battle between them.
Harvey eyes to the Brewers two by Dan Thomas on his two run homer one by yard on a single
of the fifth inning that drove home Hagen from second base.
While the Tiger run came in the second on a single by Ogilvy a stolen base and then
an arrow by young is a bombing foul it down past the third base coach Jimmy Bregan.
Jimmy the brother of Bobby Bregan former big league ball player coach and manager Bobby
now president of the National Association of Baseball League which is the minor league
structure now Roya checks his time with May still trying to get out of the jam to been
on and nobody out in the Milwaukee seventh they lead three to one the pitch on the way
swing base hit left field that will score money easily and Hagen checks in and holds
it second base it is four to one the Brewers lead more picks up an RBI single that run
is charged to Vernon rule.
The Brewers have cashed in here in the seventh on three straight hits they go to the top
of the batting order bond Joshua's over three bonds bounce the first struck out and applied
the left now it's a left hand batter against the right hander.
The pitch is wide for a ball he was ready the bond didn't offer the Tiger infielders
are charging only in the second and third innings of the Milwaukee's failed to hit rule
got him out one two three and each of those two innings here's a ball outside again ready
to bump the pitch was wide of the plate more at first Hagen at second base neither one
getting much of a lead right now now Roya backs off the mound he wants to rub up that
ball a little bit.
We got the word now from Bill Brown in the press box at burn rules suffered a bruised
right ankle on the battered ball hit him.
All right you're ready pitches and it is a bump foul back of the plate in the dirt.
Milwaukee with some timely hits has a lead in this game.
They've got four runs on tenets the Tigers have one run on four hits.
Joshua will be waiting on a two on delivery from relief man a royal Tiger infield.
Still looking for the bond piece of paper picked up by Rich Garcia the plate umpire
who dashed out from behind the plate toward the mound to pick it up.
Still a strong breeze from left field there is a pitch low make it a 3 1 count on Joshua
Red Hat field thank you coach pacing up and down in front of the dugout bench Ralph House
leaning over getting some pebbles as he watches the action.
Roya ready pitches Joshua takes it ball for the bases are loaded.
Well Nando is trying to keep the ball away from him so he wouldn't butt it too readily
and it was not in the strike zone so he walks that puts Joshua at first more at second.
Hagan is at third nobody down and Robin Young who has a double and a single and an RBI two
for three steps up and the Tigers down have no choice they're going to have to pull their
infield in almost to the end of grass play the ground ball to the plate.
This very sharp hit ball to shortstop the wind he might get back to second there's a
bombing ball to the right base hit and the score comes Hagan Charlie Moore right behind
him he'll score as a third safe there is Joshua throw to second and out at second is a batter
Robin Young the right field all go there to Mankowski and then to point is for the out
but two runs have scored and it is six to one the Brewers in the lead.
So here comes manager Halk out again and we may get a pitching change at this stage of
the game.
Yep he wants John Hiller two runs in and the Brewers lead at six to one five of those runs
are charged to rule and one is charged to Nando or Roya so Paul will see Mr. Hiller
Joe who has been extremely effective all season long in middle relief for the Tigers unable
to get anybody out after coming out for burn rule here on the seventh inning gave up the
run producing single to Charlie Moore after quite a battle at the plate and then pitch
to finally Devon Joshua walked him to load the bases and Robin Young delivered a single
to right which has the infield been a normal depth looked like it would have been a routine
double play ball but the infield up tight with one down and a brother with nobody out
and the bases loaded they were forced to play for the play at the plate and to bring that
infield in tight and they bouncer just got through between first and second of the right
field a two run single by Robin Young who tried to stretch it on the throw to third
he tried to take second and was cut down for the first out of the inning.
So Fernando works one third of an inning and has allowed two hits and one run five runs
total of charge to the starter burn rule it's now six to one Brewers as John Hiller takes
over with runner at a runner at third base and one away first man he's going to face
is the left hand batting Cecil Cooper a yowl has now driven in three of the Milwaukee runs
this afternoon with a three for four day and the Tigers are going to keep that infield
up tight Ernie here's a Cooper at the plate we've got a left hander against the left hander
infield in close man at third base that's Joshua a good runner to wind up by John the
pitch Cooper takes the ball high checking his swing six runs eleven hits for the Brewers
the Tigers have one run on four hits the third and final game of the series the Tigers took
victories in the first two and her kicks and delivers it is high and wide at two at oh
and Cooper Mando waits on deck John checks his sign but milk may and the left hander delivers
again it's a strike and above the knees two balls one strike on Cecil Cooper I'll feel
around toward right there's a ball wide and make it a three one count on Cooper yes not
then three runs two delivered by Thomas and one by more bounding ball to first Thompson
coming home to the plate may has the ball now running Joshua back toward third the tag
is made by Mankowski and safe at first on the field his choice is Cooper he might have
missed the tag Brinkman called him out anyway whether it's running out of the baseline so
whether he was tagged as academic it's a fielders choice to down a man on first and Bando at
the plate Sal has hit into a double play was safe on a fielders choice and had a single
one for three item and running for Cooper and there's a ball outside
Jack Heidemann is the runner at first base now running for Cooper it's a strike on the
outside corner one and one the count on Bando the Brewers lead the Tigers six to one of
the seventh flip over the first by Hillary he's back in time John ready to go into action
kicks and deals watch out it's in close he almost hit him with a curve
Baltimore six Seattle nothing in the fourth Yankees six and Oakland nothing in the fourth
inning strike there was a breaking pitch above the knees outside corner
man on first Heidemann getting a lead two men out
Hillers pitches in close make it a three to count on Bando
and Thomas waits on deck the Brewers with three runs breaking it open here in the seventh
inning they've got a six to one lead over the Tigers now the left hander Hillers sets
and delivers here's a fly ball to do a left center not deep here comes the floor running
hard still coming and makes the cat three runs for the Brewers on four hits a walk no
errors and a man left on base we go to the last half of the seventh it is Brewers seven
six Detroit one from the pipeline in Wyoming to the oil wells down in Texas off the shore
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your first baseman for Milwaukee is Ken McMullen replacing Cecil Cooper we'd like to send a
Tiger salute on his birthday to a great Tiger fan Greg Seabree and right now we'll pause
briefly for station identification this is a Detroit Tiger baseball network Mark Avery
takes it nice and easy from his vantage point and music all afternoons from 3 to 6 and Lauren
Pierce provides the evening sunshine with interviews and involvement nightly at 7 both
a tradition on WJR Detroit leading off for Detroit it'll be Steve Kemp here against Moose
House has pitched a strong game he's given the Tigers only one run that's good on an
error he's allowed them four hits the right hander pitches that it's a fastball to move
Kemp away from the plate ball on Steve Cincinnati now leading the Pirates in the seventh inning
four to three there's a fly ball to right fairly deep going over Lescano and he can't
get it it bounce into the seat it will be a two base hit for camp a double for Steve
Kemp a one hopper bounding over the barrier at the 370 foot marker Jason Thompson stepping
up now the Tigers have that leadoff man on second base that is only the fifth hit allowed
by young Mr. Haas Thompson is bounced out first a pitcher covering and he's drawn a
base on ball.
Bro is with a commanding lead they lead by five six to one Jason takes the curve high
and wide of all one here comes Bando and to talk with his young pitcher
now Bando is back at third Thompson in the batter's box waiting on a one-oh delivery
he looks at the ball all fastball to at all the count on Jason
now the Cubs are pounding Atlanta against six to nothing in the fifth inning
here's the pitch Thompson takes strike on the outside corner two and one on Jason and
you'll be followed by May and Mankowski I feel around the right on Thompson here's the
set and half that of his strike he hit that corner again to to the count on him
and Kemp continues to impress everyone with his aggressive hitting he has one for three
today's out there now with his hit a double trying to get a lead on our second base as
I fly ball to the right it is a fair ball off the screen Kemp is rounding third he's
coming home it'll be a double by Thompson the Tigers get a run back the cut for the
six to two a low line drive it hits the barrier and
found it back on the playing field back to back doubles starting the Tigers seventh and
here comes a Milwaukee manager Alex Gramis out toward the mound
we had some kind of announcement there from the press box but we didn't catch it we'll
have to check on that anyway there's a meeting going on at the mound now Gramis has come
out to talk the situation over and he's going to make a pitching change right here
he'll get a new pitcher coming in for the Milwaukee and it'll be Bob McClure the left
hander taking over pitching to milk may well did you find out about the announcement Paul
yarny that was simply telling us about a little bit belatedly that Cecil Cooper was out of
the ballgame because of a twisted right knee that occurred during the rundown between second
and third so we're going to get the new pitcher Bob McClure a young man we saw yesterday come
on in the late innings against Detroit flame throwing a left hander who was the third Kansas
City Royal the player to come over in that deal during the offseason that saw the Brewers
give up Darryl Porter and Jim Colburn McClure taking over here he'll be facing two left
hand batters the next two in order at least in milk may and Phil Mankowski the Tigers
adding their second run of the ballgame their first came back on the second inning in the
meantime the Brewers had charged in front a six to one lead before this bottom of the
seventh inning that line drive by Thompson was really a shot with a stiff gale freeze
blowing in from left field anything hit down the right field line that has any loft to
it at all is going to be carried foul and it was hit so hard so fast and so low on a
trajectory that the wind could not affect it it hit the fence about about the barrier
and about two feet fair just above the 325 foot marker he didn't miss hitting a line
drive homer by very much and it just hit that fence and then bounced right down onto the
warning track ready to go Ernie here's built may to face the left hander McClure six to
two the Brewers lead it and may takes a curve over for a strike outfield straight up on
milk the left fielder gives him a lot of the left field line there's a bonding ball to
first knocked down by McMullen the throw to the pitcher McClure he can't hold it and rounding
third is Thompson he's headed home now McClure picked up the ball does not have a play and
the Tigers got another run in the cut the lead to six to three may is safe at first
with nobody down we'll wait for the score a decision on that one that was not an easy
play McMullen went to his right it'll be scored as an error against McMullen as he
bobbled the ball and then picked up and didn't make a very good throw to McClure McClure
couldn't handle it as he came across from the mound toward first base and then when
the ball was dropped Thompson was able to come on in from third base here's Mankowski
at the plate he's had a single of the flight of center he bounce the ball toward first
here's McClure off the mound to pick it up to throw the first he is out moving on to
second will be Milton a good bond but a good fielding play by the pitcher McClure it'll
be scored as a sacrifice or the pitcher to the first baseman and the batter will be Tommy
Verizon did the scorer give may an RBI and I know RBI on that earlier play all right
sir no RBI for me run scoring on the arrow so here's Verizon at the plate six to three
the Brewers have the lead man on second one man down for Detroit there's a chopper hit
back toward the mound fielded by McClure he'll throw the first in time a good pickup by McMullen
at first base with May holding at second all the way on McClure has made two good fielding
plays and one not so good and one not so good is right that first one but he's getting a
workout I'll tell you he's learning how to feel that position here in the seventh inning
and making him go get it all right here's LaFleur now he struck out twice and the fly
to the center fielder six to three of the Tigers getting to back here in the seventh
inning but they need some more McClure the left center steps off the slab
Ron getting almost on top of the plate now against this left-handed and he takes a half
cut that is ruled a ball by the plate umpire Garcia two arrows have been charged to the
Brewers and the Tigers score to run on each there's a line drive base hit left to the
field may rounding third he's coming home here's a throw by Thomas back in the middle
of a diamond and an RBI single by the floor both the Tigers were then two of the Brewers
six to four mil walk elated Tito for when he is will be the next batter that run is
a charge to the current pitcher McClure Tito's fly to right and picked up a couple of singles
now he's batting right-handed against the left-hander six to four the Brewers lead Detroit
in the seventh it is a ball in close ball one on Tito
McClure ready fires over the first and the floor back in time now Ron cut edge off again
and the left-hander sets and delivers there's a high foul back a third it'll be out of play
into the upper deck and what about that one took and gentlemen from Rose Township got
that one on the big hop one and one they count on Tito
Tigers have scored three times they've cut the Brewer lead to six to four seven inning
McClure the left-hander delivers here's a sky on the outside corner just about the knees
of the fastball
the left-hander about ready here's the one to serve coming up he takes a wide one that
one almost got by the catcher more looks like he might have been crossed on the signal six
runs eleven hits and two arrows from Milwaukee Detroit four on seven hits and no errors it's
the seventh inning the third and final game of the series at Tiger Stadium Tito waits
on the two to serve run it goes about his popped in the air foul over this way it'll
be out of play
jacket day at the old ballpark and a turnout of over twenty seven thousand Mr. Lou Matlin
and his crew to be congratulated giving out the blue vinyl jackets here to the youngsters
they like this you need a jacket or two the way it is waiting on another two to delivery
from McClure and the set the left-hander holds it he fires over the first back in time La
Flore
Boston's tied California there three three in Boston at the end of five now the set on
the left hand already he pitches here's a foul upstairs right of a bar booth to the
count on Tito
now the set by McClure ready again the runner goes about his hit the left field it may be
a foul to slice hooking in the foul territory
oh he hit that ball hard and it hook foul by a couple of feet
well for it is giving him a real battle
at Cincinnati Pittsburgh game is in the seventh inning at Pittsburgh and the Reds still lead
four to three over the Pirates Cardinals at a Houston two to one of the fifth inning
Chicago leads Atlanta six nothing in the sixth McClure ready he pitches it's a fastball wide
a full count on Tito waiting on deck is rest he stopped Tigers trying to keep it going
they picked up three runs they've got to lead to six to four seven any man on first and
two away now the full count delivery on the way he swings and misses stuck him out on
the curve
oh McClure finally triumph there with a strikeout on the side retired the Tigers get three three
runs on three hits one error one man left on base we go to the eighth inning it is Milwaukee
six Detroit four during this break in the game here's an update from WJR news the leaders
of seven nations closed their London Economic Summit today with what they called a message
of confidence they announced what they termed substantial agreement on ways to fight the
world economic crisis the agreement provides for joint efforts to cut energy waste to help
developing countries and to stop the spread of nuclear materials the Soviet news agency
TOS in a dispatch from London says the summit failed to produce any agreement on major issues
TOS said the meeting was held in what it called an atmosphere of differences authorities in
Tokyo are holding an American man who allegedly held a razor to the throat of a female passenger
today and ordered a northwest orient airlines jumbo jet to Moscow hijack attempt was thwarted
by a flight attendant Wayne County Sheriff says within the next couple of months another
100 to 150 deputies will be idled because of a declining inmate population the temperature
in Detroit right now is 66 degrees this is Phil Smith WJR news reporting
Dan Thomas the lead off of the Brewers in their eighth inning they have the lead over
the Tigers by two runs six to four John Hiller on the mound
here's Thomas the plate now on the right hand about it takes a cut and misses on a pillar
change up strike one on Dan Tigers have pulled the closer but they still are a couple behind
six to four each team picked up three runs of the seventh next pitch hits the dirt in
front of the plate and bounds away one and one to count on Thomas
breeze are coming in from left field toward the plate there's a little chopper going foul
back of the plate in the dirt chased down by milk may and Mr. Carey is getting up the
trusty overcoat we've had some very changeable weather around these parts in the last two
or three days
Thomas waiting for the one to serve swung on a bounding ball deep short of the right
goes Verizon he has it is a throw a touch that pulls him off and Thomas is safe Tommy
field of the ball cleanly but he threw it wide to the home plate side of first base
and an arrow will be charged to Verizon
that gives Thomas a life to start this eighth inning for Milwaukee and the batter will be
six all as kind of all right field is over to he's flat out twice he walked his middle
turn at bat
there's a ball oh he was right at the month Texas leads Kansas City down there in Arlington
to nothing at the end of one
the batters are still anticipating the bond here from Lescato he wants to check with the
third base coach Jimmy Bragan
Charlie Graham had that problem one time when he was managing the Cubs and coaching at third
base and he finally decided he just hold up the sign that said but to the batter so there
wouldn't be any mistake about what sign was on here's the pitch he takes a strike that
was in above the knees one and one
well as Canada did the right thing though if you're not sure the manager says always
stop and check don't be uncertain at any time about what you're supposed to do one and one
they count on six though killer ready to live as here's a breaking ball over but a little
bit low two and one
Thompson trying to keep that runner Thomas close at first base he's got a fair sized
lead now here's the set by hello the look over the first and the pitch one got a little
loop ahead over the head of the letters he can't get it jumped in the air it was past
his glove ugly bowels it but picks it up and there's no advance runners at first and second
and nobody down so the Brewers are coming right back with a batting attack they've had
an error and then a little a bloop single or in the short right field to put two men
on and bring up the second baseman Don money
Tito didn't see that well he didn't start back very quickly and had he might have been
able to gather it in just got over his glove and dropped in well let's see where the money
is hitting away a bunting here they've got a two run lead runners at second and third
at first and second man Kousey's got a plan a little bit at third base he squares the
money bounce the ball it's down the first base side may picks it up it's ruled a foul
ball
grass has been cut that in a grass it's not as high and thick as it was a couple of days
ago but it is still thicker than some
I have a check to sign with may money waiting at the plate set by the tiger left hand at
the pitch he squares he bumps the ball toward third and this one will roll it will be picked
up foul by John Hiller and for the second time Thomas slides into third but he's got
to go on back to second or the Yankees are roughing again they've got a seven nothing
lead over the Oakland A's at New York at the end of five Baltimore leads Seattle now in
the fifth inning 62 Chicago leading Cleveland the Indians have dropped the last place that
once the White Sox five and the Indians two in the sixth inning don't forget the scoreboard
show when the game's over Paul Kerry will have all the scores for you man on first man
on the second Brewers lead the Tigers six to four the eighth inning there's nobody out
strike to count on money he's tried to bunt twice now he swings away at the bounding ball
wide at third man Kowski comes up with a good throw over to second in time over to first
from fluid is the Thompson not in time it is a force out at second Thomas takes third
good play by man Kowski he had a long way to go to the glove side got the ball and then
fired a Tito for the force out he does a relay not in time for the double play man on first
to the man on third and Hagan is a schedule batter I don't think we'll see him hit we'll
have a pinch hitter for him he'll be right by a right hand batter
he has four hits and 22 trips one of my home run he hit it here he has two RBI so it'll
be bright batting for Hagan BRYE the former Minnesota twin
infield and double play depth on Steve right hand hit who stands deep Hiller looks him
over set by John the pitch and bright takes a strike that was a fastball Brewer's six
runs 12 hits two errors Tigers for on seven hits in one era he'll have tried to hold him
off now and give the tiger batters a chance in the last couple of innings here's the stretch
by John and the pitch brass wings and nubs a little fall over on the first base side
that one just slithered off the end of the bat Jim Crawford at work on the Tiger bullpen
Bob Sykes gets a starting assignment Tuesday when Minnesota comes to town and it'll be
Pete Redfern to face him then the Wednesday night game the final game of this home stand
it'll be Roberts against Zahn is a bombing ball to short Verizon up with it throw to
second one Tito throw to first not in time the run score and the Tigers don't get the
double play Milwaukee adds a run to make it seven to four it'll be an RBI for the bench
hitter Brian Charlie Moore stepping up now the number nine about a seven to four the
Brewers lead they've got a man on first base and two men out the 100 first is Steve Bride
and more takes a breaking pitch letter high inside corner for strike an error a single
and a force out getting that run in as a ball gets by May Brice not moving though he started
towards second and decided not to in field back on Charlie Moore we've had that big breeze
all day long here throughout the game coming in from left more takes a ball low fastball
from Heather Tigers started with rule and then a Roy on then Heather
and the pitch he swings and fouls it upstairs to the right of the plate to to the count
more John ready to work again to to pitch swing there's a little pop foul back of the
plate may having trouble and can't get it may never did really quite see that ball and
then the wind took it blew it behind him toward the seats not too tough a play but he just
didn't handle it when made it a little tough see whether the scorer wants to give him an
error or not so far we've had no announcement to to the count on more and the pitch he swings
and misses it goes about the third base the ball is in May's mitt and the side retired
so unless we hear otherwise we'll say there was no error charged to May the totals will
be one run on one hit one error that was the one by Verizon and one man left on base we
go to the last have the defending Brewers seven the Tigers for I am Ernie Harwell and
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soon well the Tigers getting three in the seventh after Milwaukee got three now I have
to come back a little bit more since Milwaukee picked up one of the eight billing and the
Brewers have a seven to four lead over Detroit McClure the left hander ready to go to work
you'll be pitching to rusty stop Oglebay and camp here in the eighth inning the Tigers
need instant runs rusty without a hit in this game he's bounced a short draw to walk and
then hit to second base for a double play three Milwaukee double plays have helped stymie
the Tigers this afternoon McClure side arms in it's in too close ball one on the designated
batter I feel around the right but not much the pitch is a strike call one and one on
stop Milwaukee seven runs twelve hits the Tigers four runs at seven hits the only Tiger
with two hits is 20s they've had a couple extra base blows back-to-back doubles by Kemp
and Thompson to get a run in the seventh here's a ball high again the gives you that hip and
side arm here McClure obtained from the Kansas City organization getting ready to go to work
that time called the place and dust this world around there and stop wanted to get out of
the batter's box now he's back in there to wait on the left-hander there's a cap ball
in the dirt he was jammed by fastball at the hands to two on rusty stop
McClure looks him over and time again cause some swirling dust down at the plate
back in the batter's box he's waiting to two-pitch swing and a pop-up foul off a third Bando
calling for it now chases and makes the catch one up and one away Oakley Bay will be the
Tiger batter men's had a single bounce into double play and foul to third
left-hander against the left-hander the pitch on the way it is a ball in too tight on Oakley
Tigers trail and this one by three seven to four behind the Milwaukee Brewers watch out
that is a high hard one inside he ducked away to at all the count on Oakley Bay
in too close to the fastball as McClure make it a 3-0 count on Ben Kemp will be on deck
winds and pitches dry again about the knees throwing mostly fastballs now is McClure now
gonna they digs in to wait on the next one it's a 3-1 serve here it comes he swings and
fouls one on the screen so McClure and Ogilvie got a full count situation with one out of
the eighth inning Brewer's leading it here's a pop foul may blow out of play up it will
more just wave to that one as it landed back and stuck on the screen three and two the
count on Ben here's a wind up in the pit he swings and misses the ball gets by the catcher
more ugly running for first to throw by more as a wide one but backing up McMullen is money
and Ogilvie will be safe at first base it'll be a strikeout and a fastball charge to the
catcher oh McClure gets a strikeout that's his second but on the fastball Ogilvie is
safe at first base that's Paul's the station identification this is at a short tiger baseball
effort Jay Roberts is good company when you want a friend join him evenings at 1130 on
night flight 76 and Mike Warps kaleidoscope takes center stage in the theater if you remind
afternoons at 115 both the tradition on wjr Detroit radio 76 Steve Kemp batting with the
Tigers man on the man out of the eighth inning throw the first Ogilvie back in time Kemp
has a double in three turns at bat he started the three-run rally in the seventh with a
two-bag set by McClure the left hander ready and Kemp takes a ball high ball on the gun
on Steve outfield deep the right a lot of room between Thomas and the left field power
line McClure kicks and pitches it is a wide curve to at all the count on camp McMullen
holding it the bag at first with Ben Ogilvie now McClure to the set position he pitches
there's a little tap ahead on one hop to second base money has it you go to second they get
Ogilvie and it's a force out campus safe at first base check swing left hand the ball
hits the bat and bounded past the pitching mount on one hop where money grabbed it and
negotiated the force out two down that'll leave it up to Jason Thompson and the Tiger
a thinning Jason with a bounce the first of ace on balls and a run producing double one
for two officially Tigers got a run in the second they led one to nothing then the Brewers
got two in the fourth to make it a two-to-one lead and they've led ever since then the Tigers
have tried to play catch up since then to out camp at first base and Thompson swings
a pop fly at the right center field money going back is under it and makes the catch
and right set it for the up the Tigers don't score the a thinning no runs are no hits no
errors and one man left at the end of a it is Milwaukee seven Detroit for you see you
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Mike Warps Kaleidoscope and Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas two back-to-back
award winners from radio 76 its unique entertainment afternoons on the Goodwill station
nice inning on tap on the Sun shiny Sunday at Tiger Stadium and the Milwaukee Brewers
trying to stop their losing streak and keep the Tigers from sweeping the series have the
lead seven to four over the Tigers with fun Joshua that it off man that started off in
the ninth inning rule a Roya and Hiller have been on the mound for the Tigers Joshua was
over three he walked his last time up in the seventh left hand about a chop so foul back
of the plate strike one on bond remember Paul Kerry will have the scores for you on the
scoreboard show in the game's over stay tuned bonding ball to second point is has the hop
go to Thompson knees out by several steps went up in the one away Robin yard has had
a good day at the plate with the double and two singles three runs by the then will be
the next man to bat for the Brewers Brewers head out of Detroit over to Cleveland they'll
have a twenty double headed there tomorrow the Tigers do not play tomorrow there's a
strike call the next Tiger game will be Tuesday night and Peter Edfern pitching for the Minnesota
Twins against the Tiger left-hander Bob Sikes that'll be a two game series here at Tiger
Stadium swing and a miss by the young Robin and the Cowleys strike to Ken McMullen first
baseman waiting at the on deck circle Brewers seven the Tigers four in the night as a fly
ball it's at the left field camp comes in goes back now reaches up and makes a cat two
down in the Brewer night setting and here is McMullen up for the first time better than
right hand batter hitting 211 this is his 11th game Boston leads California four to
three they've got the seven inning at Fenway foul out of play that one hits the mask of
May and bounced all the way back into the box seats to the right of the plate Brewers
lead seven for ninth inning killer kicks and deals there's a pop foul out of play upstairs
on the first base side strike to the count on McMullen
already wine pitches hits a cut of the mess he struck him out so John got about one two
three in the Milwaukee night we go to the last half the ninth inning it is Brewers seven
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last half the ninth inning at Tiger Stadium in Detroit the Milwaukee Brewers have seven
runs on twelve hits and two errors the Detroit Tigers four runs seven hits and one error
half started McClure relieved him the seventh inning for Milwaukee the Tigers have used
three pitches rule a Roy on the seventh and Hillary in the seventh inning and now McClure's
job is try to hold off the Tigers in the last half of the night it'll be the bottom part
of Ralph House batting order may Mankowski and Verizon are the first three schedule batters
against McClure may has have been safe on an array head into double play to first base
and again was safe on an error about the Milwaukee errors have occurred on balls hit by May and
H resulted in a run there's a cut on a miss by milk strike one the count on him
Bob McClure the left-hander side arms him and it's a bounding ball to first base McMullen
has it he'll make the play on assisted one away in the Tiger night McClure came on in
the seventh inning and he has not allowed a tiger hit since then one run scored off
him but that was after May got on first base on the area he was able to come on home it
was a hit I beg your pardon before had one in the seventh inning the only hit off McClure
that was a hit that got me home now here's man Kowski and he takes a ball and close ball
one bill a single flight of seven sacrifice one for two he takes a strike inside corner
above the knees pretty good pitch there one and one they count on man Kowski brawlers
lead seven for ninth inning bounding ball to right field a base hit oh man Kowski continues
to hit there's a throw to first he's back in time McMillan ducking behind him let's
kind of fire that Phil got back safely now here's Mickey Stanley who'll be inserted as
a pitch batter for Tom Verizon and mr. Grammis goes out to the mound he has Castro working
in the bullpen if he needs him a right-hander and that will be all for McClure we'll see
Bill Castro the right-hander coming into pitch to Mickey Stanley the Tigers trying to get
it going they trail seven to four McClure came on and got roughed up a little bit in
terms of a fielding in the seventh inning he had entered the game with a starter Moose
Haas after back-to-back doubles by Kemp and Thompson had KO'd the starter an error by
first baseman Ken McMillan allowed the Tigers to get a run and then McClure was kept busy
on a sacrifice bunt and a bounce out of the pitcher before he gave up a run producing
single to Ron LaFleur so McClure gave up one of the Tiger runs in the ballgame but allowed
just two hits while he was in there McClure working a total of two and a third inning
he walked on and struck out two and Bill Castro will be taking over here the right-hander
with Stanley having been announced as the pinch hitter for Tom Verizer Castro a right-hander
has been used a great deal this season by Alex Grammis which will be his 12th appearance
of the year he and McClure have now both appeared in 12 games and that's more than any other
Tiger pitcher for instance has seen action so far this season Castro has three wins and
one defeat all of his appearances in relief and he has turned in five saves already this
year so he has a hand in eight of the 14 Milwaukee victories coming into the contest today Castro
a strong-armed right-handed pitcher who was used strictly in relief since coming up with
a Brewers last year for instance he had a total of eight saves over the season winning
four games and losing six another one of the strong young pitchers on this Milwaukee staff
Castro is just 23 Ernie Stanley batting 276 this will be the ninth game of the year for
Mickey he'll be followed by the floor the ninth inning the Tigers have a man out of
the man out they trail by three runs seven to four Stanley batting for Tom Verizon
Bill Castro right-hander on the mound pitching to right-hand batting Stanley and it is a
ball that's over the plate but low on Mickey ball one here's a stretch by the right-hand
pitcher Stanley swings and misses on a breaking pitch one and one Pittsburgh leads up to that
in the ninth inning six to four Pittsburgh not Castro already again delivered there's
a foul upstairs and the count is one and two on Mickey
Castro hurt his arm back in 75 recovered last year had a pretty good year and man from the
Dominican Republic getting rid of the pitch to Stanley now with a one-two count on Mickey
man Kauske at first base one down in the ninth inning he swings on the broken bat ground
at the short yard over the second one money's relayed at first it is a double play and the
game is over Milwaukee takes the final game of the three game series no runs won it no
arrows and nobody left in the tiger ninth inning and the final score here today on jacket
day the Brewers seven and the Tigers four