September 3, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 6
BAL 3 CAL 3
@CLE 2 DET 10
OAK 8 KCR 3
MIL 2 NYY 7
@MIN 4 BOS 2
@TEX 1 SEA 6
@TOR 2 LAD 6
PIT 4 MON 5
HOU 1 NYM 9
ATL 1 PHI 9
CIN 3 SDP 4
CHC 1 SFG 6
STL 5
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 11,159

Saturday, September 3, 1977
Time of Game: 2:56

Athletics

52-80

Lost 2

6th, 26½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  2  1   0  1  2   1  0  0    8 13  3
Tigers          1  0  0   3  0  0   2  4  X   10 13  1

W: E Glynn (1-0), L: B Lacey (3-7), S: S Foucault (11)

Tigers

65-68

Won 2

4th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .712    0    5   0   
R Scott 2B                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .261  .634    0    0   2   3B,SB
M Page LF                     2   1   1   2    2   0  .298  .903    0    2   1   HR,SF,IW
E Williams DH                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .243  .696    0    0   0   2·GDP
  L Murray PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .479         0   0   
  W Crawford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .613    0    0   0   
J Tyrone RF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .665    0    2   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   2   2   1    0   1  .275  .649    0    1   0   HR
  J Newman C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .635         3   0   
  J Tabb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .639    0    0   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .745    0    2   0   
M Jorgensen 1B                3   1   1   2    0   0  .227  .645    0    5   0   HR,SF
R Picciolo SS                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .185  .454    0    4   3   SF

J Coleman P                                                              0   0
  M Keough P                                                             0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   8  13   8    4   2                    24   6

BATTING

3B: R Scott (3, off B Taylor).

HR: M Jorgensen (2, off B Sykes; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); M Sanguillen (5, off B Sykes; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Page (17, off B Sykes; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: M Jorgensen (3, off E Glynn); R Picciolo (2, off E Glynn); M Page (3, off B Sykes).

IBB: M Page (5, by B Taylor).

TB: R Scott 5; M Sanguillen 5; M Page 4; M Jorgensen 4; R Picciolo 2; J Tyrone; W Gross; E Williams; B North.

GIDP: E Williams 2 (18).

RBI: M Jorgensen 2 (16); M Page 2 (62); E Williams (36); M Sanguillen (47); R Picciolo (15); R Scott (13).

2-out RBI: M Page; M Jorgensen.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Scott-R Picciolo-M Jorgensen.

E: M Jorgensen (2); W Gross (21); J Coleman ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Scott (23, 2nd base off E Glynn/M May).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .321  .841    0    3   0   3B,SB
T Fuentes 2B                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .307  .747    0    4   6   
R Staub DH                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .275  .792    0    0   0   HR,GDP
S Kemp LF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .264  .791    0    0   0   2B
J Thompson 1B                 3   2   1   0    1   0  .264  .829    0   12   0   
B Oglivie RF                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .252  .768    0    4   0   2B
M May C                       3   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .716    0    3   0   SH
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   2    0   1  .208  .637    0    0   2   2B
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .197  .488    0    0   1   
  T Corcoran PH               1   1   1   2    0   0  .238  .626    0    0   0   
  C Scrivener SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .098  .277         1   0   

B Sykes P                                                                0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   2
  E Glynn P                                                              0   0
  S Foucault P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36  10  13   9    3   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Oglivie (20, off J Coleman); A Rodriguez (8, off J Coleman); S Kemp (28, off J Coleman).

3B: R LeFlore (8, off J Coleman).

HR: R Staub (18, off M Keough; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: M May (6, off B Lacey).

TB: R Staub 5; R LeFlore 4; T Fuentes 3; A Rodriguez 2; B Oglivie 2; S Kemp 2; J Thompson; T Veryzer; T Corcoran.

GIDP: R Staub (15).

RBI: R Staub 3 (86); T Corcoran 2 (12); A Rodriguez 2 (24); T Fuentes (47); B Oglivie (40).

2-out RBI: R Staub 3; T Fuentes.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Rodriguez-T Fuentes-J Thompson; T Veryzer-T Fuentes-J Thompson.

E: M May (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (31, 2nd base off J Coleman/M Sanguillen).

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
J Coleman                      3.2   7   4   4    1   0   0   3.11   18     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 7     30    -     1.16  -0.25
M Keough                       3     2   2   2    1   1   1   6.00   12     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 2· 2          1-0    0.86   0.08
B Lacey, H (7), L (3-7)        0.1   1   3   2    1   0   0   3.60    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.51  -0.34
D Bair, BS (4)                 1     3   1   1    0   3   0   3.84    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          3-3    3.27  -0.40
Totals                         8    13  10   9    3   4   1          40     -       ·  ·      6·12· 2·13          4-3

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Sykes                        3     5   4   4    0   0   3   4.11   13     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 5     33    -     0.74  -0.25
B Taylor                       2     5   3   3    1   1   0   4.15   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 5          0-0    1.12  -0.18
E Glynn, W (1-0)               3     3   1   1    3   1   0   3.00   15     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 3          2-2    0.72  -0.05
S Foucault, S (11)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.79    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9    13   8   8    4   2   3          42     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0·13          2-2

B Lacey faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
B Taylor faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Lacey 2 (4).

IBB: B Taylor (1; M Page).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 11,159.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

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. E Williams           DH    4. S Kemp               LF 
5. J Tyrone             RF    5. J Thompson           1B 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. B Oglivie            RF 
7. W Gross              3B    7. M May                C  
8. M Jorgensen          1B    8. A Rodriguez          3B 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   J Coleman            P        B Sykes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  8-6  123      29%  67% T Corcoran      D Bair          Single; Thompson Scores; Oglivie Scores; May to 2B
   b 8   2  8-8  12-      27%  86% T Fuentes       D Bair          Single to CF; May Scores/unER; Corcoran to 3B
   b 4   0  4-1  12-      17%  50% B Oglivie       J Coleman       Double; Kemp Scores; Thompson to 3B
   t 5   1  4-4  -2-     -16%  31% R Scott         B Taylor        Triple to RF; Picciolo Scores
   b 8   0  8-6  123     -14%  38% A Rodriguez     D Bair          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B North         Single
          1--      38%  R Scott         Single to RF; North to 3B
   RO     1-3      40%  M Page          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; North Scores
   OO     1--      45%  E Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  R LeFlore       Single
          1--      51%  T Fuentes       LeFlore Steals 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Single; LeFlore to 3B
   ROO    1-3      51%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; LeFlore Scores/No RBI
          ---      53%  S Kemp          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Kemp to 2B/Adv on E3
   O      -2-      50%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Sykes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Tyrone        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      42%  M Sanguillen    Home Run
   O      ---      44%  W Gross         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      34%  M Jorgensen     Home Run
   O      ---      35%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      30%  M May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  R Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      23%  M Page          Home Run
   O      ---      24%  E Williams      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      22%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
          ---      28%  R LeFlore       Triple
   O      --3      23%  T Fuentes       Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      19%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bruce Taylor facing 5-6-7
                  Bruce Taylor replaces Bob Sykes pitching
   O      ---      20%  J Tyrone        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      21%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
          ---      21%  W Gross         Single
   O      1--      22%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
          ---      28%  S Kemp          Double
          -2-      33%  J Thompson      Walk
   R      12-      50%  B Oglivie       Double; Kemp Scores; Thompson to 3B
   O      -23      43%  M May           Flyball: SS
   RRO    -23      51%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF; Thompson Scores; Oglivie Scores; Rodriguez out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
          ---      53%  T Veryzer       Single
                  Matt Keough replaces Joe Coleman pitching
          1--      55%  R LeFlore       Walk; Veryzer to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T Fuentes       Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Bruce Taylor facing 9-1-2
          ---      45%  R Picciolo      Single
   O      1--      48%  B North         Groundout: P-1B; Picciolo to 2B
   R      -2-      31%  R Scott         Triple to RF; Picciolo Scores
          --3      29%  M Page          Intentional Walk
   OO     1-3      42%  E Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Matt Keough facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      39%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      36%  S Kemp          Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bruce Taylor facing 5-6-7
          ---      31%  J Tyrone        Single
          1--      21%  M Sanguillen    Single; Tyrone to 3B
                  Ed Glynn replaces Bruce Taylor pitching
          1-3      18%  W Gross         Walk; Sanguillen to 2B
   RO     123      16%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tyrone Scores; Sanguillen to 3B; Gross to 2B
   RO     -23      15%  R Picciolo      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sanguillen Scores
   O      -2-      17%  B North         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      14%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      12%  M May           Lineout: SS
   O      ---      11%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Ed Glynn facing 2-3-4
          ---      10%  R Scott         Single
          1--       7%  M Page          Scott Steals 2B; Scott to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3       6%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3       4%  E Williams      Single; Scott Scores; Page to 2B
                  Larry Murray pinch runs for Earl Williams batting 4th
   O      12-       5%  J Tyrone        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-       6%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      12-       8%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Matt Keough facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Newman replaces Manny Sanguillen playing C batting 6th
   O      ---       6%  T Veryzer       Flyball: LF
   O      ---       4%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       5%  T Fuentes       Single
   RR     1--      16%  R Staub         Home Run; Fuentes Scores
                  Bob Lacey replaces Matt Keough pitching
   O      ---      14%  S Kemp          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-6, Ed Glynn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      15%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: 2B
          ---      14%  R Picciolo      Single
   O      1--      16%  B North         Flyball: RF
          1--      15%  R Scott         Walk; Picciolo to 2B
   O      12-      17%  M Page          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Bob Lacey facing 5-6-7
          ---      25%  J Thompson      Single
          1--      28%  B Oglivie       Wild Pitch; Thompson to 2B
          -2-      32%  " "             Wild Pitch; Thompson to 3B
          --3      42%  " "             Walk
          1-3      52%  M May           Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Oglivie to 2B
                  Doug Bair replaces Bob Lacey pitching
   O      123      38%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
   RR     123      67%  T Corcoran      Single; Thompson Scores; Oglivie Scores; May to 2B
   O      12-      59%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   R      12-      86%  T Fuentes       Single to CF; May Scores/unER; Corcoran to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  R Staub         Single; Corcoran Scores/Team unER; Fuentes to 2B
   O      12-      92%  S Kemp          Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 10.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 8-10, Steve Foucault facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Foucault replaces Ed Glynn pitching; Chuck Scrivener replaces Tim Corcoran playing SS batting 9th; Willie Crawford pinch hits for Larry Murray batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  W Crawford      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  J Tyrone        Foul Flyball: C
                  Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Jeff Newman batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  J Tabb          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197709030

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation