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Standings
BAL
@CAL		0
5
TEX
@DET		4
3		 
(11)
TEX
@DET		6
0
CHW
@KCR		2
12
TOR
@MIL		6
1
CLE
@MIN		10
14
BOS
@OAK		1
0
NYY
@SEA		3
5
MON
@ATL		6
4
SDP
@CHC		11
8
PIT
@CIN		12
1
PIT
@CIN		10
6
STL
@HOU		4
5
SFG
@NYM		2
3
LAD
@PHI		3
8
Friday, August 5, 1977
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 27,094, Time of Game: 2:32
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Rangers
6
59-46
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 4 GB
 at Tigers
0
47-58
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 15 GB
W: Nelson Briles (5-4)
L: Bob Sykes (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  3   0  2  0    6  7  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  2

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Hargrove 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 .313 .840 -0.105 0.65 0.035 -0.140 -1.1 9 1 2·CS
Bert Campaneris SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .655 -0.121 1.11 0.000 -0.121 -1.5 2 5
   Jim Mason PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .462 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Bump Wills 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .285 .768 -0.008 0.56 0.038 -0.046 -0.4 2 2
Willie Horton DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 .293 .777 0.018 0.86 0.062 -0.044 0.6
   Sandy Alomar PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 .695 0.013 0.23 0.013 0.000 0.7 2·SB
Toby Harrah 3B 2 3 1 0 2 0 .275 .877 0.141 0.78 0.158 -0.017 2.0 1 1
Keith Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 0.001 0.56 0.024 -0.023 -0.7 3 0 SH
Tom Grieve RF 3 0 2 2 1 1 .211 .620 0.125 1.00 0.151 -0.026 1.5 1 0 IW
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 2 2 0 2 .285 .719 0.041 1.07 0.095 -0.054 0.7 3 1
Claudell Washington CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .720 0.005 0.65 0.039 -0.034 -0.4 4 0
Nelson Briles P 1
Team Totals 31 6 7 4 7 7 .226 .594 0.110 0.75 0.615 -0.505 1.2 27 10
SH: K Smith (2, off B Sykes).
IBB: T Grieve (1, by S Grilli).
TB: T Grieve 2; J Sundberg 2; W Horton; C Washington; T Harrah.
RBI: T Grieve 2 (17); J Sundberg 2 (39).
2-out RBI: T Grieve.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: S Alomar 2 (4, 3rd base off S Grilli/J Wockenfuss, 2nd base off S Grilli/J Wockenfuss).
CS: M Hargrove 2 (4, 2nd base by B Sykes/J Wockenfuss, 2nd base by S Grilli/J Wockenfuss).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 .783 -0.006 0.57 0.045 -0.051 -0.2 1 0 2B,CS
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .729 -0.076 0.73 0.000 -0.076 -1.0 3 2
Rusty Staub DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 .769 0.000 0.55 0.035 -0.035 0.0
Steve Kemp LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .766 -0.071 0.83 0.000 -0.071 -1.0 3 2
Jason Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .825 -0.074 0.67 0.000 -0.074 -0.9 8 1
Ben Oglivie RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .243 .732 -0.028 0.68 0.013 -0.041 -0.2 2 0
John Wockenfuss C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .909 -0.054 0.67 0.000 -0.054 -0.7 6 2
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .626 -0.045 0.58 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 0 1
Chuck Scrivener SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .114 .318 -0.039 0.76 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 2 5
   Tim Corcoran PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .600 0.002 0.04 0.002 0.000 0.1
   Tom Veryzer SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .498 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Sykes P 1 3
   Steve Grilli P 1
   Bruce Taylor P
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 0 2 .188 .406 -0.391 0.65 0.095 -0.486 -4.8 27 16
2B: R LeFlore (11, off N Briles).
TB: R LeFlore 3; R Staub 2; T Corcoran; B Oglivie.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
PB: J Wockenfuss 2 (5).
E: J Wockenfuss (3); T Fuentes (20).
Outfield Assists: S Kemp (T Grieve at 3rd base); S Kemp (T Grieve at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: R LeFlore (14, 2nd base by N Briles/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (5-4) 9 6 0 0 0 2 0 3.50 32 77 0.391 0.65 4.8
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 32 77 0.391 0.75 4.8

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Sykes, L (2-4) 6 6 4 3 3 5 0 4.00 27 48 -0.096 1.04 -0.8
Steve Grilli 1.2 1 2 2 4 2 0 4.36 8 0 0 -0.015 0.24 -1.3
Bruce Taylor 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 0 0.002 0.02 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 6 5 7 7 0 5.00 39 48 1 0 -0.109 0.65 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Grilli (1; T Grieve).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 27,094.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-0 0 12- RR TEX T. Harrah B. Sykes 14% 89% Single to LF; Wills Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); Horton Scores/No RBI; Harrah to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- R TEX T. Grieve B. Sykes 12% 61% Single to RF; Harrah Scores/unER; Smith to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -23 O TEX M. Hargrove B. Sykes -8% 51% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 -23 O TEX B. Campaneris B. Sykes -7% 44% Flyball: RF
t6 1-0 0 1-- TEX W. Horton B. Sykes 6% 75% Single to CF; Wills to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX M. Hargrove B. Sykes -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX B. Campaneris B. Sykes -2% 46% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX B. Wills B. Sykes -1% 45% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore N. Briles 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET T. Fuentes N. Briles 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET R. Staub N. Briles 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O TEX W. Horton B. Sykes -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah B. Sykes -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O TEX K. Smith B. Sykes -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET S. Kemp N. Briles 2% 47% Flyball: SS
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Thompson N. Briles 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- DET B. Oglivie N. Briles -1% 48% Single to RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O DET J. Wockenfuss N. Briles 2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O TEX T. Grieve B. Sykes -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- TEX J. Sundberg B. Sykes 3% 50% Strikeout, Passed Ball; Sundberg to 1B
t3 0-0 1 1-- TEX C. Washington B. Sykes 4% 54% Single to RF; Sundberg to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- TEX M. Hargrove B. Sykes 5% 59% Passed Ball; Sundberg to 3B; Washington to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -23 O TEX M. Hargrove B. Sykes -8% 51% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 -23 O TEX B. Campaneris B. Sykes -7% 44% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez N. Briles 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O DET C. Scrivener N. Briles 2% 49% Lineout: 3B
b3 0-0 2 --- DET R. LeFlore N. Briles -1% 47% Single to RF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O DET T. Fuentes N. Briles 3% 50% LeFlore Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O TEX B. Wills B. Sykes -3% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O TEX W. Horton B. Sykes -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- TEX T. Harrah B. Sykes 2% 47% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- TEX K. Smith B. Sykes 2% 49% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Harrah to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- R TEX T. Grieve B. Sykes 12% 61% Single to RF; Harrah Scores/unER; Smith to 2B
t4 1-0 2 12- O TEX J. Sundberg B. Sykes -4% 57% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- O DET T. Fuentes N. Briles 3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- DET R. Staub N. Briles -3% 57% Single to 2B
b4 0-1 1 1-- O DET S. Kemp N. Briles 3% 59% Flyball: RF; Staub to 2B
b4 0-1 2 -2- O DET J. Thompson N. Briles 4% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- O TEX C. Washington B. Sykes -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- TEX M. Hargrove B. Sykes 3% 64% Walk
t5 1-0 1 1-- O TEX B. Campaneris B. Sykes -3% 61% Flyball: LF
t5 1-0 2 1-- O TEX B. Wills B. Sykes -3% 58% Hargrove Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- O DET B. Oglivie N. Briles 3% 61% Strikeout
b5 0-1 1 --- O DET J. Wockenfuss N. Briles 2% 64% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 0-1 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez N. Briles 2% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 3-4-5
t6 1-0 0 --- TEX B. Wills B. Sykes 4% 69% Walk
t6 1-0 0 1-- TEX W. Horton B. Sykes 6% 75% Single to CF; Wills to 2B
t6 1-0 0 12- RR TEX T. Harrah B. Sykes 14% 89% Single to LF; Wills Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); Horton Scores/No RBI; Harrah to 2B
t6 3-0 0 -2- O TEX K. Smith B. Sykes -0% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Harrah to 3B
t6 3-0 1 --3 R TEX T. Grieve B. Sykes 3% 91% Single to LF; Harrah Scores
t6 4-0 1 1-- O TEX J. Sundberg B. Sykes -1% 91% Single to LF; Grieve out at 3B/LF-SS-2B
t6 4-0 2 1-- O TEX C. Washington B. Sykes -1% 90% Lineout: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
b6 0-4 0 --- O DET C. Scrivener N. Briles 2% 92% Flyball: CF
b6 0-4 1 --- DET R. LeFlore N. Briles -3% 89% Double to RF
b6 0-4 1 -2- O DET T. Fuentes N. Briles 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore to 3B
b6 0-4 2 --3 O DET R. Staub N. Briles 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Steve Grilli facing 1-2-3
Steve Grilli replaces Bob Sykes pitching
t7 4-0 0 --- TEX M. Hargrove S. Grilli 1% 95% Walk
t7 4-0 0 1-- O TEX B. Campaneris S. Grilli -1% 94% Strikeout
t7 4-0 1 1-- O TEX B. Wills S. Grilli -1% 93% Foul Flyball: LF
t7 4-0 2 1-- O TEX W. Horton S. Grilli -1% 92% Hargrove Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b7 0-4 0 --- O DET S. Kemp N. Briles 2% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 0-4 1 --- O DET J. Thompson N. Briles 1% 96% Flyball: LF
b7 0-4 2 --- O DET B. Oglivie N. Briles 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Steve Grilli facing 4-5-6
t8 4-0 0 --- TEX W. Horton S. Grilli 1% 97% Walk
Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Willie Horton (DH) batting 4th
t8 4-0 0 1-- TEX T. Harrah S. Grilli 0% 97% Alomar Steals 2B
t8 4-0 0 -2- TEX T. Harrah S. Grilli 0% 98% Walk
t8 4-0 0 12- TEX K. Smith S. Grilli 1% 98% Alomar Steals 3B; Harrah to 2B
t8 4-0 0 -23 O TEX K. Smith S. Grilli -1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-0 1 -23 TEX T. Grieve S. Grilli 0% 98% Intentional Walk
t8 4-0 1 123 RRO TEX J. Sundberg S. Grilli 1% 99% Single to LF; Alomar Scores; Harrah Scores; Grieve out at 3B/LF-3B-2B-P; Sundberg to 2B
Bruce Taylor replaces Steve Grilli pitching
t8 6-0 2 -2- O TEX C. Washington B. Taylor -0% 99% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
b8 0-6 0 --- O DET J. Wockenfuss N. Briles 0% 99% Flyball: SS
b8 0-6 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Chuck Scrivener (SS) batting 9th
b8 0-6 2 --- DET T. Corcoran N. Briles -0% 99% Single to LF
b8 0-6 2 1-- O DET R. LeFlore N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tigers' Bruce Taylor facing 1-2-3
Tom Veryzer replaces Tim Corcoran (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 6-0 0 --- O TEX M. Hargrove B. Taylor -0% 100% Flyball: RF
Jim Mason pinch hits for Bert Campaneris (SS) batting 2nd
t9 6-0 1 --- O TEX J. Mason B. Taylor -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 6-0 2 --- O TEX B. Wills B. Taylor -0% 100% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
Jim Mason moves from PH to SS
b9 0-6 0 --- O DET T. Fuentes N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: SS
b9 0-6 1 --- DET R. Staub N. Briles -0% 100% Single to RF
b9 0-6 1 1-- O DET S. Kemp N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: 1B
b9 0-6 2 1-- O DET J. Thompson N. Briles 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

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