September 2, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
@CHW 5 CLE 3
CAL 1 DET 6
OAK 4 KCR 3
MIL 1 KCR 3
MIL 0 NYY 4
@MIN 0 TEX 6
BOS 4 SEA 4
@TOR 3 LAD 10
PIT 2 HOU 5
@MON 2 NYM 4
ATL 0 ATL 3
@NYM 2 PHI 3
CIN 0 SDP 5
CHC 0 STL 6
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 11,500

Friday, September 2, 1977
Time of Game: 2:26

Athletics

52-79

Lost 1

6th, 25½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    4 10  1
Tigers          0  0  3   1  0  0   2  0  X    6 12  1

W: J Crawford (6-5), L: V Blue (13-16), S: J Hiller (7)

Tigers

64-68

Won 1

4th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   0   2   2    0   2  .265  .721    0    2   0   
R Scott 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .611    0    0   4   
  T Armas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .690    0    0   0   
  M Perez 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .622         1   0   
  W Crawford PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .615         0   0   
  R McKinney PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .551    0    0   0   
M Page LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .894    0    1   0   
J Tyrone RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .672    0    1   0   2B
E Williams 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .698    0   13   0   
M Sanguillen DH               4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .640    0    0   0   
  M Alexander PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .231  .533         0   0   
W Gross 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .743    0    0   4   
T Hosley C                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .204  .572    0    5   1   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .625    0    0   0   
R Picciolo SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .180  .446    0    1   5   2B
  J Tabb PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .645    0    0   0   
  L Murray PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .479         0   0   

V Blue P                                                                 0   0
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   3    1   6                    24  14

BATTING

2B: J Tyrone (6, off J Crawford); R Picciolo (6, off J Crawford).

TB: M Sanguillen 2; B North 2; J Tyrone 2; R Picciolo 2; T Hosley; M Page; J Tabb; R Scott.

RBI: B North 2 (8); T Hosley (9).

2-out RBI: B North 2; T Hosley.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M Perez (15).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   2   1   1    0   1  .320  .835    0    3   1   
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .304  .743    0    2   2   
R Staub DH                    4   0   2   3    0   0  .274  .786    0    0   0   2B
S Kemp LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .794    0    0   0   
B Adams 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286 1.000    0   10   0   
M Stanley RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .701    0    0   0   
J Wockenfuss C                4   1   2   0    0   0  .268  .861    0    6   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   2   2   1    0   0  .207  .636    0    3   3   HR
T Veryzer SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .196  .486    0    3   4   

J Crawford P                                                             0   1
  S Foucault P                                                           0   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   6  12   6    0   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Staub (31, off V Blue).

HR: A Rodriguez (10, off V Blue; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: A Rodriguez 5; R Staub 3; T Fuentes 2; T Veryzer 2; J Wockenfuss 2; R LeFlore; B Adams.

RBI: R Staub 3 (83); R LeFlore (51); A Rodriguez (22); T Fuentes (46).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez; T Fuentes; R Staub.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Fuentes (24).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Adams (1st base by T Hosley).

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
V Blue, L (13-16)              6.1   8   6   6    0   4   1   3.90   27     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 8     37    -     0.95  -0.24
D Bair                         0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.75    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    1.37  -0.09
B Lacey                        1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.43    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         8    12   6   6    0   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1·12          4-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Crawford, W (6-5)            7     7   3   2    1   5   0   4.12   29     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 7     57    -     1.13   0.10
S Foucault, H (2)              1.2   3   1   1    0   1   0   2.84    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.88   0.01
J Hiller, S (7)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.73    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.92   0.08
Totals                         9    10   4   3    1   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 11,500.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. B North              CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. R Scott              2B    2. T Fuentes            2B 
3. M Page               LF    3. R Staub              DH 
4. J Tyrone             RF    4. S Kemp               LF 
5. E Williams           1B    5. B Adams              1B 
6. M Sanguillen         DH    6. M Stanley            RF 
7. W Gross              3B    7. J Wockenfuss         C  
8. T Hosley             C     8. A Rodriguez          3B 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   V Blue               P        J Crawford           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  2-1  123      19%  74% R Staub         V Blue          Double to LF; Veryzer Scores; LeFlore Scores; Fuentes to 3B
   t 7   2  4-2  -2-     -12%  72% B North         J Crawford      Single; Picciolo Scores; North to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 4   2  2-3  ---      11%  76% A Rodriguez     V Blue          Home Run
   b 3   1  2-0  12-      11%  49% R LeFlore       V Blue          Single to LF; Rodriguez Scores; Veryzer to 2B
   t 2   2  0-1  12-     -10%  31% R Picciolo      J Crawford      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Sanguillen Scores/No RBI/unER; Hosley to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Crawford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B North         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Page          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Crawford facing 4-5-6
          ---      44%  J Tyrone        Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      43%  M Sanguillen    Single; Tyrone to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  W Gross         Flyball: SS
   R      1-3      41%  T Hosley        Single; Tyrone Scores; Sanguillen to 2B
   R      12-      31%  R Picciolo      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Sanguillen Scores/No RBI/unER; Hosley to 3B
   O      1-3      35%  B North         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      32%  S Kemp          Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  B Adams         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Crawford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      31%  R Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  M Page          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      33%  J Tyrone        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      31%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
          ---      34%  A Rodriguez     Single
          1--      38%  T Veryzer       Single; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      12-      49%  R LeFlore       Single to LF; Rodriguez Scores; Veryzer to 2B
          12-      56%  T Fuentes       Single; Veryzer to 3B; LeFlore to 2B
   RR     123      74%  R Staub         Double to LF; Veryzer Scores; LeFlore Scores; Fuentes to 3B
   O      -23      67%  S Kemp          Groundout: SS-2B-1B
   O      -23      62%  B Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Crawford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  W Gross         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  M Stanley       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      65%  J Wockenfuss    Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      76%  A Rodriguez     Home Run
   O      ---      75%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Crawford facing 8-9-1
          ---      70%  T Hosley        Walk
   O      1--      74%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      78%  B North         Strikeout
          1--      75%  R Scott         Single; Picciolo to 2B
   O      12-      81%  M Page          Single to CF; Picciolo to 3B; Scott out at 3B/CF-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  T Fuentes       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      77%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Crawford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  J Tyrone        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      83%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  B Adams         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Crawford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  W Gross         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  T Hosley        Flyball: 1B
          ---      84%  R Picciolo      Double
   R      -2-      72%  B North         Single; Picciolo Scores; North to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Tony Armas pinch hits for Rodney Scott batting 2nd
   O      -2-      79%  T Armas         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
                  Marty Perez replaces Tony Armas playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---      81%  J Wockenfuss    Single
   O      1--      79%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
          1--      84%  T Veryzer       Single to CF; Wockenfuss to 3B
                  Doug Bair replaces Vida Blue pitching
   O      1-3      79%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1-3      88%  T Fuentes       Single; Wockenfuss Scores; LeFlore to 2B
   R      12-      94%  R Staub         Single to RF; LeFlore Scores; Fuentes to 3B
                  Bob Lacey replaces Doug Bair pitching
   O      1-3      93%  S Kemp          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Steve Foucault facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Foucault replaces Jim Crawford pitching
   O      ---      95%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Tyrone        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Williams      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bob Lacey facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  B Adams         Single
   O      1--      97%  M Stanley       Adams Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  J Wockenfuss    Single
          1--      97%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Wockenfuss to 2B
   O      12-      96%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Steve Foucault facing 6-7-8
          ---      92%  M Sanguillen    Single
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Manny Sanguillen batting 6th
   O      1--      96%  W Gross         Flyball: CF
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Tim Hosley batting 8th
   O      1--      99%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
                  Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Rob Picciolo batting 9th
          1--      96%  J Tabb          Single; Alexander to 3B
                  Larry Murray pinch runs for Jerry Tabb batting 9th
   R      1-3      92%  B North         Single; Alexander Scores; Murray to 2B
                  John Hiller replaces Steve Foucault pitching; Willie Crawford pinch hits for Marty Perez batting 2nd; Rich McKinney pinch hits for Willie Crawford batting 2nd
   O      12-     100%  R McKinney      Flyball: 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197709020

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