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1976 schedule from the @freep baseball preview issue
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This concludes the recap of the #Tigers 1976 season. After a hiatus for a trip and time to focus in the 1945 World Series for my other account @TigerPast, I'll be giving a player by player review of the 1976 season.
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The #Tigers swept three games from the Brewers and finished the season on a 4 game winning streak. Finishing in 5th place, the #Tigers had a record 74-87, 24 games behind the Yankees.
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Their 17 game improvement from last year was the biggest in the American League. Their batting average improved eight points to .257. Their ERA improved 3.87.
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Dave Roberts pitched his 18th complete game of the season for the #Tigers. Roberts (16-17) gave up two runs (1 earned) on 8 hits with no walks. Roberts struck out two.
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In the bottom of 6th inning, with runners at second and third for Milwaukee with two outs, Hank Aaron got an infield single to deep shortstop to drive in a run. Aaron, playing the final game of his career, was lifted for a pinch runner.
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In a 23 year career, Aaron hit .302 with 755 HRs with 2,297 RBIs. He ranks second behind Ty Cobb with 3,771 hits.
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The #Tigers scored a run in the 2nd inning when Pedro Garcia singled with the bases loaded. In the 4th inning, Mickey Stanley singled, stole second and scored on a second RBI single by Garcia.
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After Milwaukee scored an unearned run in the 5th inning, the #Tigers scored three in the 6th. Willie Horton hit a ground-rule double, went to third on a single by Danny Meyer and scored on a single by Stanley.
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An RBI single by Bill Freehan scored a second run and a sacrifice fly by Garcia made the score 5‐1.
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Ṭwo days ago, the #Tigers ended the 1976 season with a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Pedro Garcia had two hits and knocked in three runs in beating his former teammates.
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A crowd of 6,898 attended the game at County Stadium that was also the final game in the career of all-time HR king Henry Aaron.
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Game 161 Detroit (Dave Roberts 15-17) at Milwaukee (Gary Beare 2-2) Milwaukee County Stadium #Tigers lineup Chuck Scrivener 3B Marv Lane LF Rusty Staub RF Willie Horton DH Danny Meyer 1B Mickey Stanley CF Bill Freehan C Pedro Garcia 2B Jerry Manuel SS
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Mark Fidrych became only the second member of the #Tigers to ever receive a three year contract (Rusty Staub is the only other). The contract, that Fidrych negotiated with his father and not an agent, calls for Fidrych to receive a raise for his work in 1976.
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The Free Press speculates that he will like receive $50,000 in salary next year, with raises over the next two years.
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About negotiating with his father instead of an agent, Fidrych said "An agent probably could have gotten me more money. But maybe I wouldn't have been happy. This way I got what I wanted. I'm Happy."
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Mark Fidrych held the Milwaukee Brewers scoreless on three hits for the first eight innings while the #Tigers built a 4-0 lead. In the 9th a pair of singles and sacrifice fly resulted in Milwaukee's only run.
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Fidrych (19-9) pitched his 24th complete game, giving up 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk. The Bird struck out 4 batters. Fidrych lowered his ERA to a American League leading 2.34.
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The #Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, in front of 9,044 at County Stadium this afternoon for their third consecutive victory. In the 2nd inning, Bruce Kimm walked, stole second, went to third on a wild pitched and scored on an infield single by Chuck Scrivener.
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A Rusty Staub sacrifice fly mde the score 2-0 in the 5th. In the 7th, Pedro Garcia singled and scored on a Staub double. Rusty went to third on a passed ball and scored on a Robin Yount error on a two out ground ball by Willie Horton.
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The #Tigers had a 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the 9th.
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