Dawning of an New Error
Tigers blunders cost them opener, 5-3 to Indians.
DETROIT, Apr 11-The Bob Scheffing era started today on the wrong foot at Tiger Stadium. Or should we say "error?"
3 untimely errors would be the ultimate wrongdoing as the Tigers dropped a 5-3 decision to Cleveland on a mostly miserable day in the Motor City. Nobody reflected that more than 3B Steve Boros, who made errors in back-to-back innings in the 6th and 7th innings, the latter of which brought in a 2nd run that scored Johnny Romano with an insurance run after PH Chuck Essegian drove in what proved to proved to be the winner, scoring Bubba Phillips, who had singled to lead off the 7th. Boros and starter Jim Bunning were then both removed, Boros for defense, Bunning for running out of gas, but he was also guilty of a blunder in the 4th, a misplay of a grounder by Tito Francona which led off the inning and was followed by a single by Jimmy Piersall and a 3-run homer by off-season acquisition Willie Kirkland, giving the Tribe a 3-2 lead, which lasted until the Tigers tied it in the 5th.
The Tigers jumped on top with 2 runs in the 1st on a lead-off single by rookie 2B Jake Wood and subsequent 2-run homer by off-season acquisition Bill Bruton. The 5th inning run scored on a sac fly by Rocky Colavito, scoring Wood, who had reached on a lead-off error by SS Woodie Held. The Tigers had a potential run gunned down in the 3rd when Al Kaline was cut down trying to score from 2nd on a 2-out single by Boros, who had also struck out twice and made those 2 costly errors. Jim Perry came back from early wildness to get the victory with relief help from Bob Allen and Frank Funk, while Hank Aguirre finished up for Bunning.
CLE 5-10-1 DET 3-7-3 WP-Perry(1-0) LP-Bunning(0-1) SV-Funk(1)
Tigers blunders cost them opener, 5-3 to Indians.
DETROIT, Apr 11-The Bob Scheffing era started today on the wrong foot at Tiger Stadium. Or should we say "error?"
3 untimely errors would be the ultimate wrongdoing as the Tigers dropped a 5-3 decision to Cleveland on a mostly miserable day in the Motor City. Nobody reflected that more than 3B Steve Boros, who made errors in back-to-back innings in the 6th and 7th innings, the latter of which brought in a 2nd run that scored Johnny Romano with an insurance run after PH Chuck Essegian drove in what proved to proved to be the winner, scoring Bubba Phillips, who had singled to lead off the 7th. Boros and starter Jim Bunning were then both removed, Boros for defense, Bunning for running out of gas, but he was also guilty of a blunder in the 4th, a misplay of a grounder by Tito Francona which led off the inning and was followed by a single by Jimmy Piersall and a 3-run homer by off-season acquisition Willie Kirkland, giving the Tribe a 3-2 lead, which lasted until the Tigers tied it in the 5th.
The Tigers jumped on top with 2 runs in the 1st on a lead-off single by rookie 2B Jake Wood and subsequent 2-run homer by off-season acquisition Bill Bruton. The 5th inning run scored on a sac fly by Rocky Colavito, scoring Wood, who had reached on a lead-off error by SS Woodie Held. The Tigers had a potential run gunned down in the 3rd when Al Kaline was cut down trying to score from 2nd on a 2-out single by Boros, who had also struck out twice and made those 2 costly errors. Jim Perry came back from early wildness to get the victory with relief help from Bob Allen and Frank Funk, while Hank Aguirre finished up for Bunning.
CLE 5-10-1 DET 3-7-3 WP-Perry(1-0) LP-Bunning(0-1) SV-Funk(1)
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