August 13, 1979 Detroit Tigers at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
@BAL 0 BOS 6
MIN 5 DET 5
@CAL 3 MIL 5
KCR 4 NYY 3
TEX 2 TOR 4
@OAK 2 CLE 6
@SEA 0 HOU 4
MON 1 PIT 9
@PHI 1 STL 3
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 34,032

Monday, August 13, 1979
Time of Game: 2:37

Tigers

60-58

Won 1

5th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  1  0    5 10  0
Angels          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0    3  7  2

W: J Morris (10-5), L: N Ryan (12-8), S: A Lopez (12)

Angels

67-52

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   3   3    2   0  .287  .768    0    3   4   2B,2·SB
A Trammell SS                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .670    0    2   6   
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .299  .727    0    2   0   
S Kemp LF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .948    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .247  .715    0   10   1   
C Summers DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .915    0    0   0   
  L Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .705    0    0   0   
J Morales RF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .225  .653    0    0   0   SB
L Parrish C                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .266  .790    0    7   1   SF
T Brookens 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .673    0    2   2   HBP

J Morris P                                                               1   1
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    5   7                    27  15

BATTING

2B: L Whitaker (11, off M Clear).

SF: L Parrish (1, off N Ryan).

HBP: T Brookens (1, by N Ryan).

TB: L Whitaker 4; J Morales 2; J Thompson; R LeFlore; C Summers; T Brookens; A Trammell.

RBI: L Whitaker 3 (34); R LeFlore (35); L Parrish (53).

2-out RBI: L Whitaker 3; R LeFlore.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Whitaker-A Trammell-J Thompson 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morales (4, 2nd base off M Clear/B Downing); L Whitaker 2 (14, 2nd base off N Ryan/B Downing, 2nd base off M Clear/B Downing).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .344  .889    0    5   0   2·2B,GDP
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .290  .772    0    2   1   
D Ford RF                     2   1   0   1    1   0  .299  .823    0    3   0   SB,SF
D Baylor LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .298  .915    0    2   0   HR
W Aikens DH                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .829    0    0   0   
B Downing C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .895    0    8   0   
R Miller CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .298  .759    0    2   0   GDP
B Grich 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .914    0    2   3   
B Campaneris SS               2   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .578    0    2   2   
  J Anderson SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .633         1   0   
  W Davis PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .182  .461    0    0   0   
  D Thon SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .348  .770         0   1   
  J Rudi PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .684    0    0   0   

N Ryan P                                                                 0   2
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
  R Botting P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   3    4   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Carew 2 (14, 2 off J Morris).

HR: D Baylor (28, off J Morris; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: D Ford (8, off A Lopez).

TB: D Baylor 5; R Carew 4; B Campaneris; B Downing; W Aikens.

GIDP: R Miller (4); R Carew (7).

RBI: D Baylor 2 (106); D Ford (69).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Anderson (11); B Downing (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Ford (7, 2nd base off J Morris/L Parrish).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, W (10-5)             7     7   3   3    2   5   1   3.65   28     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 0· 7     54    -     1.04  -0.04
A Lopez, S (12)                2     0   0   0    2   2   0   2.62    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-1    2.90   0.29
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   7   1          36     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0· 7          2-1

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, L (12-8)               5.2   7   4   4    2   2   0   2.83   27     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 7     39    -     1.36   0.12
M Clear, BS (4)                2     3   1   1    3   4   0   3.00   12     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 3          3-3    1.22  -0.40
R Botting                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.98    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.43   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   7   0          43     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 3·10          6-3

J Morris faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: N Ryan (3; T Brookens).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 34,032.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                California Angels                    
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. R Carew              1B 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. R LeFlore            CF    3. D Ford               RF 
4. S Kemp               LF    4. D Baylor             LF 
5. J Thompson           1B    5. W Aikens             DH 
6. C Summers            DH    6. B Downing            C  
7. J Morales            RF    7. R Miller             CF 
8. L Parrish            C     8. B Grich              2B 
9. T Brookens           3B    9. B Campaneris         SS 

   J Morris             P        N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-1  123      39%  77% L Whitaker      M Clear         Double to CF; Summers Scores; Morales Scores; Brookens Scores
   b 4   0  0-0  -2-     -15%  21% D Baylor        J Morris        Home Run (Deep LF); Ford Scores
   b 8   1  5-3  -23      14%  80% D Baylor        A Lopez         Flyball: 2B
   b 8   0  5-2  1--     -14%  73% R Carew         J Morris        Double to LF; Davis to 3B
   b 8   2  5-3  -23      12%  93% W Aikens        A Lopez         Foul Flyball: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Whitaker      Single to CF
          1--      56%  A Trammell      Whitaker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Groundout: C unassisted
   O      -2-      48%  R LeFlore       Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      45%  S Kemp          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  R Carew         Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  C Lansford      Fielder's Choice SS; Carew out at 3B/SS-3B; Lansford to 1B
   O      1--      47%  D Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B; Lansford to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Baylor        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  C Summers       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  J Morales       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  W Aikens        Single to CF
          1--      36%  B Downing       Single to RF; Aikens to 2B
   OO     12-      46%  R Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Aikens to 3B
   O      --3      50%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  L Parrish       Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Brookens      Single to P
          1--      54%  L Whitaker      Single to LF; Brookens to 2B
   O      12-      50%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brookens to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Campaneris    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Lansford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  S Kemp          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  J Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      47%  C Summers       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      44%  J Morales       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  D Ford          Walk
          1--      37%  D Baylor        Ford Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      21%  " "             Home Run (Deep LF); Ford Scores
   O      ---      23%  W Aikens        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      24%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  R Miller        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      20%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
          ---      21%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--      26%  A Trammell      Single to LF; Whitaker to 3B; Trammell to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      19%  R LeFlore       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      20%  B Grich         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      18%  B Campaneris    Single to CF
   OO     1--      22%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Anderson replaces Bert Campaneris playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      19%  S Kemp          Strikeout
          ---      22%  J Thompson      Single to CF
          1--      28%  C Summers       Single to CF; Thompson to 2B
          12-      37%  J Morales       Single to SS; Thompson to 3B; Summers to 2B
   RO     123      33%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Thompson Scores
          12-      38%  T Brookens      Hit By Pitch; Summers to 3B; Morales to 2B
                  Mark Clear replaces Nolan Ryan pitching
   RRR    123      77%  L Whitaker      Double to CF; Summers Scores; Morales Scores; Brookens Scores
   O      -2-      74%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  C Lansford      Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  D Ford          Flyball: 2B
          ---      78%  D Baylor        Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  W Aikens        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mark Clear facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  R LeFlore       Single to LF; LeFlore to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      86%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore to 3B
   O      --3      81%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   O      --3      78%  C Summers       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      82%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      87%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mark Clear facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  J Morales       Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  L Parrish       Strikeout
          1--      90%  T Brookens      Morales Steals 2B; Morales to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      86%  " "             Strikeout
          --3      87%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1-3      87%  A Trammell      Whitaker Steals 2B
          -23      88%  " "             Walk
   R      123      94%  R LeFlore       Walk; Morales Scores; Whitaker to 3B; Trammell to 2B
                  Ralph Botting replaces Mark Clear pitching
   O      123      92%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
                  Willie Davis pinch hits for Jim Anderson batting 9th
          ---      87%  W Davis         Walk
          1--      73%  R Carew         Double to LF; Davis to 3B
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Jack Morris pitching
          -23      65%  C Lansford      Walk
   RO     123      66%  D Ford          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Davis Scores; Carew to 3B; Lansford to 2B
   O      -23      80%  D Baylor        Flyball: 2B
   O      -23      93%  W Aikens        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ralph Botting facing 5-6-7
                  Dickie Thon replaces Willie Davis playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  J Thompson      Strikeout
                  Lynn Jones pinch hits for Champ Summers batting 6th
   O      ---      91%  L Jones         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      91%  J Morales       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, Aurelio Lopez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  B Downing       Strikeout
          ---      89%  R Miller        Walk
   O      1--      95%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  Joe Rudi pinch hits for Dickie Thon batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation