June 17, 1970 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 5
@BAL 1 CHW 6
NYY 3 DET 9
OAK 7 BOS 3
@KCR 1 WSA 3
@MIN 1 LAD 4
PIT 0 ATL 6
@MON 5 CIN 7
@NYM 4 PHI 4
HOU 2 STL 8
@SDP 0 CHC 6
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 12,541

Wednesday, June 17, 1970, 8:40PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Athletics

34-29

Lost 2

3rd, 7 GB

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

W: F Scherman (1-1), L: D Segui (2-4), S: T Timmermann (5)

Tigers

31-28

Won 2

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               4   4   2   1    1   1  .262  .728    0    1   3   3·SB
J Rudi 1B                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .318  .862    0    6   0   
R Jackson RF                  2   1   1   2    2   0  .226  .811    0    4   0   CS,SF
S Bando 3B                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .273  .908    0    1   3   2B
F Alou LF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .841    0    2   0   
F Fernandez C                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .248  .853    0    8   0   SB
R Monday CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .295  .862    0    1   0   
T LaRussa 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .490    0    1   2   
  J Driscoll PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .600         0   0   
C Hunter P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .405         0   0   
  D Segui P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .518    0    0   0   
  M Lachemann P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Green 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .519         0   0   
  S Hovley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .704    0    0   0   
  J Donaldson 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .780         0   0   
Totals                       38   7  10   5    4   8                    24   9

BATTING

2B: S Bando (7, off L Cain).

SF: R Jackson (2, off T Timmermann).

TB: S Bando 4; B Campaneris 2; R Monday 2; R Jackson; F Alou; F Fernandez.

RBI: R Jackson 2 (25); S Bando 2 (42); B Campaneris (18).

2-out RBI: S Bando 2; B Campaneris; R Jackson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

E: S Bando (8); B Campaneris (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Fernandez (1, 2nd base off F Scherman/B Freehan); B Campaneris 3 (14, 3rd base off L Cain/B Freehan, 2nd base off L Cain/B Freehan 2).

CS: R Jackson (7, 2nd base by L Cain/B Freehan).

PO: R Monday 2 (1st base by T Timmermann, 1st base by L Cain); J Rudi (1st base by F Scherman).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   1   1   1    1   0  .277  .816    0    3   3   
M Stanley CF                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .259  .655    0    2   0   SH
A Kaline 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .926    0    9   1   
W Horton LF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .330  .959    0    3   0   SF
J Northrup RF                 4   3   3   1    0   0  .304  .901    0    1   0   HR
B Freehan C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .753    0    8   0   
I Brown 3B                    2   2   1   2    1   0  .389 1.411    0    1   2   2B
  D Wert 3B                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .192  .554    0    0   1   
K Szotkiewicz SS              3   2   1   3    1   2  .150  .571    0    0   3   HR
L Cain P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .084    0    0   1   
  J Robertson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Jones PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .666    0    0   0   
  F Scherman P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Timmermann P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   9   8   9    5   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: I Brown (3, off C Hunter).

HR: K Szotkiewicz (2, off D Segui; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); J Northrup (10, off M Grant; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: W Horton (3, off D Segui).

SH: M Stanley (2, off M Lachemann).

TB: J Northrup 6; K Szotkiewicz 4; I Brown 2; D McAuliffe; D Wert; B Freehan.

RBI: K Szotkiewicz 3 (7); I Brown 2 (6); W Horton (56); D McAuliffe (22); J Northrup (35); M Stanley (9).

2-out RBI: K Szotkiewicz 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: T Timmermann (1); I Brown 2 (4); F Scherman (1); L Cain 2 (2).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hunter                       1     3   5   3    3   0   0   3.25   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3     28    -     1.15  -0.38
D Segui, L (2-4)               4     2   3   3    2   4   1   3.35   17     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 2          3-2    1.16  -0.29
M Lachemann                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.05    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.20   0.05
M Grant                        2     2   1   1    0   2   1   0.94    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.41  -0.06
Totals                         8     8   9   7    5   7   2          39     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 8          3-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Cain                         3.2   4   6   1    3   4   0   3.96   19     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 4     40    -     1.10  -0.31
J Robertson                    0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.26    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.60  -0.11
F Scherman, W (1-1)            1.1   2   1   0    1   1   0   3.54    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.35  -0.08
T Timmermann, S (5)            3.2   3   0   0    0   3   0   4.22   14     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 3          2-1    1.79   0.31
Totals                         9    10   7   1    4   8   0          43     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1·10          3-2

C Hunter faced 6 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Timmermann (2).

IBB: None.

PO: T Timmermann (0; R Monday, 1st base); F Scherman (0; J Rudi, 1st base); L Cain (1; R Monday, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 12,541.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. J Rudi               1B    2. M Stanley            CF 
3. R Jackson            RF    3. A Kaline             1B 
4. S Bando              3B    4. W Horton             LF 
5. F Alou               LF    5. J Northrup           RF 
6. F Fernandez          C     6. B Freehan            C  
7. R Monday             CF    7. I Brown              3B 
8. T LaRussa            2B    8. K Szotkiewicz        SS 
9. C Hunter             P     9. L Cain               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  6-5  12-      40%  80% K Szotkiewicz   D Segui         Home Run; Northrup Scores; Brown Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  12-      18%  72% I Brown         C Hunter        Double to LF; Freehan Scores; Northrup Scores
   t 3   2  5-2  -23     -15%  65% F Alou          L Cain          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bando Scores/No RBI/unER; Jackson Scores/unER
   t 4   2  5-5  1-3     -12%  37% R Jackson       J Robertson     Single to RF; Rudi to 2B; Campaneris Scores/unER
   t 4   2  5-4  --3     -12%  53% B Campaneris    L Cain          Single to LF; Monday Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Cain facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Campaneris    Walk
          1--      44%  J Rudi          Campaneris Steals 2B
          -2-      41%  " "             Campaneris Steals 3B
   O      --3      45%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          --3      43%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      1-3      51%  S Bando         Jackson Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
   R      --3      42%  " "             Single to LF; Campaneris Scores
   O      1--      44%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      41%  A Kaline        Walk
   O      1--      39%  W Horton        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Les Cain facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  F Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      42%  R Monday        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  T LaRussa       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
          ---      48%  J Northrup      Single to CF
          1--      54%  B Freehan       Single to CF; Northrup to 2B
   RR     12-      72%  I Brown         Double to LF; Freehan Scores; Northrup Scores
          -2-      74%  K Szotkiewicz   Walk
          12-      80%  L Cain          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Szotkiewicz to 2B; Brown to 3B
   R      123      86%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Brown Scores; Szotkiewicz to 3B; Cain to 2B
                  Diego Segui replaces Catfish Hunter pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      91%  M Stanley       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McAuliffe to 2B; Cain to 3B; Szotkiewicz Scores/unER
   O      123      88%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Stanley to 2B; McAuliffe to 3B
   RO     123      89%  W Horton        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McAuliffe Scores/unER
   O      12-      87%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Les Cain facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  D Segui         Strikeout
          ---      87%  B Campaneris    Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
          1--      86%  J Rudi          Campaneris Steals 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      87%  R Jackson       Walk
   R      12-      80%  S Bando         Double to LF; Jackson to 3B; Campaneris Scores/unER
   RR     -23      65%  F Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bando Scores/No RBI/unER; Jackson Scores/unER
   O      1--      67%  F Fernandez     Lineout: 3B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Diego Segui facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  I Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  K Szotkiewicz   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Les Cain facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  R Monday        Single to RF
          1--      51%  T LaRussa       Monday Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Monday to 3B
   O      --3      57%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      --3      65%  D Segui         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3      53%  B Campaneris    Single to LF; Monday Scores/unER
                  Jerry Robertson replaces Les Cain pitching and batting 9th
          1--      50%  J Rudi          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Campaneris to 3B
   R      1-3      37%  R Jackson       Single to RF; Rudi to 2B; Campaneris Scores/unER
   O      12-      42%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Diego Segui facing 9-1-2
                  Dalton Jones pinch hits for Jerry Robertson batting 9th
          ---      47%  D Jones         Walk
   O      1--      42%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      38%  M Stanley       Strikeout
   O      1--      35%  A Kaline        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Fred Scherman facing 5-6-7
                  Fred Scherman replaces Dalton Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      38%  F Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      35%  F Fernandez     Single to LF
          1--      33%  R Monday        Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      40%  T LaRussa       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Diego Segui facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
          ---      41%  J Northrup      Single to RF
   O      1--      37%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
          1--      40%  I Brown         Walk; Northrup to 2B
   RRR    12-      80%  K Szotkiewicz   Home Run; Northrup Scores; Brown Scores
   O      ---      79%  F Scherman      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 8.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-8, Fred Scherman facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Johnson pinch hits for Diego Segui batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  B Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---      79%  B Campaneris    Single to RF
          1--      73%  J Rudi          Walk; Campaneris to 2B
          12-      67%  R Jackson       Rudi Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Rudi to 2B; Campaneris to 3B
                  Tom Timmermann replaces Fred Scherman pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      69%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Campaneris Scores/unER
   O      -2-      75%  S Bando         Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-7, Marcel Lachemann facing 1-2-3
                  Marcel Lachemann replaces Bob Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  M Stanley       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; McAuliffe to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  A Kaline        Groundout: 2B-1B; McAuliffe to 3B
   O      --3      70%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 8.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-8, Tom Timmermann facing 5-6-7
                  Don Wert replaces Ike Brown playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      75%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  F Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      75%  R Monday        Single to RF
                  Jim Driscoll pinch hits for Tony LaRussa batting 8th
          1--      73%  J Driscoll      Monday Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Monday to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-7, Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
                  Mudcat Grant replaces Jim Driscoll pitching and batting 8th; Dick Green replaces Marcel Lachemann playing 2B batting 9th
   R      ---      89%  J Northrup      Home Run
   O      ---      89%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
          ---      90%  D Wert          Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  K Szotkiewicz   Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      87%  T Timmermann    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 9.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-9, Tom Timmermann facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Hovley pinch hits for Dick Green batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  S Hovley        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-7, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
                  John Donaldson replaces Steve Hovley playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 9.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-9, Tom Timmermann facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      92%  S Bando         Single to RF
          1--      91%  F Alou          Wild Pitch; Bando to 2B
          -2-      83%  " "             Single to CF; Bando to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  F Fernandez     Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  R Monday        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197006170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation