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BAL
@CHW		3
6
CAL
@CLE		3
2
OAK
@DET		8
10
MIL
@KCR		2
3
NYY
@MIN		7
4
BOS
@TEX		2
1
SEA
@TOR		6
2
PIT
@LAD		4
6
HOU
@MON		1
5
ATL
@NYM		1
9
CIN
@PHI		3
9
CHC
@SDP		1
4
STL
@SFG		5
6		 
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Saturday, September 3, 1977
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 11,159, Time of Game: 2:56
Athletics
8
52-80
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 26½ GB
 at Tigers
10
65-68
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 16½ GB
W: Ed Glynn (1-0)
L: Bob Lacey (3-7)
 
                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

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .713 -0.042 0.96 0.035 -0.077 -0.7 5 0
Rodney Scott 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 .261 .634 0.289 0.84 0.302 -0.013 3.2 0 2 3B,SB
Mitchell Page LF 2 1 1 2 2 0 .298 .903 0.066 0.96 0.116 -0.050 0.9 2 1 HR,SF,IW
Earl Williams DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .243 .695 -0.162 0.94 0.018 -0.179 -1.2 2·GDP
   Larry Murray PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .479 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Willie Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .613 -0.041 1.56 0.000 -0.041 -0.2
Jim Tyrone RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .665 -0.037 0.77 0.038 -0.075 -0.9 2 0
Manny Sanguillen C 4 2 2 1 0 1 .275 .649 0.178 0.76 0.199 -0.021 1.3 1 0 HR
   Jeff Newman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .634 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
   Jerry Tabb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .639 -0.013 0.46 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
Wayne Gross 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231 .744 0.011 0.67 0.037 -0.026 0.0 2 0
Mike Jorgensen 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 .227 .645 0.091 0.81 0.120 -0.028 0.6 5 0 HR,SF
Rob Picciolo SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .185 .454 0.062 0.77 0.071 -0.009 0.4 4 3 SF
Joe Coleman P
   Matt Keough P
   Bob Lacey P
   Doug Bair P
Team Totals 35 8 13 8 4 2 .371 1.090 0.402 0.84 0.936 -0.532 3.2 24 6
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 ().
Outfield Assists: M Page (A Rodriguez at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: R Scott (23, 2nd base off E Glynn/M May).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .321 .841 0.053 1.35 0.147 -0.094 0.9 3 0 3B,SB
Tito Fuentes 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .307 .747 0.242 1.65 0.349 -0.107 0.9 4 6
Rusty Staub DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 .275 .792 0.039 1.18 0.176 -0.137 1.4 HR,GDP
Steve Kemp LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .264 .792 0.030 0.70 0.085 -0.055 0.1 0 0 2B
Jason Thompson 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .264 .829 0.143 1.79 0.192 -0.049 0.9 12 0
Ben Oglivie RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 .252 .768 0.212 1.77 0.266 -0.054 1.4 4 0 2B
Milt May C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .717 -0.002 1.89 0.104 -0.106 -0.4 3 0 SH
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .208 .637 -0.078 2.00 0.088 -0.166 -0.3 0 2 2B
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .197 .487 -0.028 0.73 0.015 -0.043 -0.4 0 1
   Tim Corcoran PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .238 .626 0.292 5.93 0.292 0.000 1.3
   Chuck Scrivener SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 .277 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Bob Sykes P
   Bruce Taylor P 2
   Ed Glynn P
   Steve Foucault P
Team Totals 36 10 13 9 3 4 .361 .994 0.903 1.56 1.714 -0.811 5.7 27 11
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).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Coleman 3.2 7 4 4 1 0 0 3.11 18 30 -0.252 1.18 -2.1
Matt Keough 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 6.00 12 1 0 0.080 0.84 -0.3
Bob Lacey, H (7), L (3-7) 0.1 1 3 2 1 0 0 3.60 4 0 0 -0.335 2.51 -1.7
Doug Bair, BS (4) 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.84 6 3 3 -0.397 3.29 -1.6
Team Totals 8 13 10 8 3 4 1 9.00 40 30 4 3 -0.904 0.84 -5.7
B Lacey faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Sykes 3 5 4 4 0 0 3 4.11 13 33 -0.254 0.74 -2.4
Bruce Taylor 2 5 3 3 1 1 0 4.15 11 0 0 -0.182 1.13 -1.3
Ed Glynn, W (1-0) 3 3 1 1 3 1 0 3.00 15 2 2 -0.046 0.70 -0.1
Steve Foucault, S (11) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 3 0 0 0.078 1.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 4 2 3 8.00 42 33 2 2 -0.404 1.56 -3.2
B Taylor faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Lacey 2 (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Taylor (1; M Page).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Kunkel.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 11,159.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Detroit Tigers
1 Bill North CF 1 Ron LeFlore CF
2 Rodney Scott 2B 2 Tito Fuentes 2B
3 Mitchell Page LF 3 Rusty Staub DH
4 Earl Williams DH 4 Steve Kemp LF
5 Jim Tyrone RF 5 Jason Thompson 1B
6 Manny Sanguillen C 6 Ben Oglivie RF
7 Wayne Gross 3B 7 Milt May C
8 Mike Jorgensen 1B 8 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
9 Rob Picciolo SS 9 Tom Veryzer SS
Joe Coleman P Bob Sykes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 6-8 1 123 RR DET T. Corcoran D. Bair 29% 67% Single; Thompson Scores; Oglivie Scores; May to 2B
b8 8-8 2 12- R DET T. Fuentes D. Bair 27% 86% Single to CF; May Scores/unER; Corcoran to 3B
b4 1-4 0 12- R DET B. Oglivie J. Coleman 17% 50% Double; Kemp Scores; Thompson to 3B
t5 4-4 1 -2- R OAK R. Scott B. Taylor -16% 31% Triple to RF; Picciolo Scores
b8 6-8 0 123 O DET A. Rodriguez D. Bair -14% 38% Strikeout

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. North B. Sykes -3% 47% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- OAK R. Scott B. Sykes -9% 38% Single to RF; North to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO OAK M. Page B. Sykes 2% 40% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; North Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- OO OAK E. Williams B. Sykes 5% 45% 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, Athletics' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- DET R. LeFlore J. Coleman 4% 49% Single
b1 0-1 0 1-- DET T. Fuentes J. Coleman 2% 51% LeFlore Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- DET T. Fuentes J. Coleman 7% 58% Single; LeFlore to 3B
b1 0-1 0 1-3 ROO DET R. Staub J. Coleman -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; LeFlore Scores/No RBI
b1 1-1 2 --- DET S. Kemp J. Coleman 2% 53% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Kemp to 2B/Adv on E3
b1 1-1 2 -2- O DET J. Thompson J. Coleman -3% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- O OAK J. Tyrone B. Sykes 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-1 1 --- R OAK M. Sanguillen B. Sykes -10% 42% Home Run
t2 2-1 1 --- O OAK W. Gross B. Sykes 2% 44% Flyball: RF
t2 2-1 2 --- R OAK M. Jorgensen B. Sykes -10% 34% Home Run
t2 3-1 2 --- O OAK R. Picciolo B. Sykes 1% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- O DET B. Oglivie J. Coleman -3% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1-3 1 --- O DET M. May J. Coleman -2% 30% Flyball: RF
b2 1-3 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Coleman -1% 29% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
t3 3-1 0 --- O OAK B. North B. Sykes 2% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-1 1 --- O OAK R. Scott B. Sykes 1% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-1 2 --- R OAK M. Page B. Sykes -9% 23% Home Run
t3 4-1 2 --- O OAK E. Williams B. Sykes 1% 24% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
b3 1-4 0 --- O DET T. Veryzer J. Coleman -2% 22% Flyball: CF
b3 1-4 1 --- DET R. LeFlore J. Coleman 6% 28% Triple
b3 1-4 1 --3 O DET T. Fuentes J. Coleman -5% 23% Flyball: 1B
b3 1-4 2 --3 O DET R. Staub J. Coleman -3% 19% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Bruce Taylor facing 5-6-7
Bruce Taylor replaces Bob Sykes pitching
t4 4-1 0 --- O OAK J. Tyrone B. Taylor 1% 20% Groundout: P-1B
t4 4-1 1 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen B. Taylor 1% 21% Strikeout
t4 4-1 2 --- OAK W. Gross B. Taylor -1% 21% Single
t4 4-1 2 1-- O OAK M. Jorgensen B. Taylor 1% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
b4 1-4 0 --- DET S. Kemp J. Coleman 6% 28% Double
b4 1-4 0 -2- DET J. Thompson J. Coleman 4% 33% Walk
b4 1-4 0 12- R DET B. Oglivie J. Coleman 17% 50% Double; Kemp Scores; Thompson to 3B
b4 2-4 0 -23 O DET M. May J. Coleman -7% 43% Flyball: SS
b4 2-4 1 -23 RRO DET A. Rodriguez J. Coleman 9% 51% Double to LF; Thompson Scores; Oglivie Scores; Rodriguez out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
b4 4-4 2 --- DET T. Veryzer J. Coleman 1% 53% Single
Matt Keough replaces Joe Coleman pitching
b4 4-4 2 1-- DET R. LeFlore M. Keough 2% 55% Walk; Veryzer to 2B
b4 4-4 2 12- O DET T. Fuentes M. Keough -5% 50% Lineout: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Bruce Taylor facing 9-1-2
t5 4-4 0 --- OAK R. Picciolo B. Taylor -5% 45% Single
t5 4-4 0 1-- O OAK B. North B. Taylor 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B; Picciolo to 2B
t5 4-4 1 -2- R OAK R. Scott B. Taylor -16% 31% Triple to RF; Picciolo Scores
t5 5-4 1 --3 OAK M. Page B. Taylor -2% 29% Intentional Walk
t5 5-4 1 1-3 OO OAK E. Williams B. Taylor 13% 42% 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, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 3-4-5
b5 4-5 0 --- O DET R. Staub M. Keough -3% 39% Flyball: RF
b5 4-5 1 --- O DET S. Kemp M. Keough -2% 36% Strikeout
b5 4-5 2 --- O DET J. Thompson M. Keough -2% 34% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Bruce Taylor facing 5-6-7
t6 5-4 0 --- OAK J. Tyrone B. Taylor -4% 31% Single
t6 5-4 0 1-- OAK M. Sanguillen B. Taylor -9% 21% Single; Tyrone to 3B
Ed Glynn replaces Bruce Taylor pitching
t6 5-4 0 1-3 OAK W. Gross E. Glynn -3% 18% Walk; Sanguillen to 2B
t6 5-4 0 123 RO OAK M. Jorgensen E. Glynn -2% 16% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tyrone Scores; Sanguillen to 3B; Gross to 2B
t6 6-4 1 -23 RO OAK R. Picciolo E. Glynn -1% 15% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sanguillen Scores
t6 7-4 2 -2- O OAK B. North E. Glynn 2% 17% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
b6 4-7 0 --- O DET B. Oglivie M. Keough -3% 14% Flyball: CF
b6 4-7 1 --- O DET M. May M. Keough -2% 12% Lineout: SS
b6 4-7 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez M. Keough -1% 11% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tigers' Ed Glynn facing 2-3-4
t7 7-4 0 --- OAK R. Scott E. Glynn -1% 10% Single
t7 7-4 0 1-- OAK M. Page E. Glynn -3% 7% Scott Steals 2B; Scott to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t7 7-4 0 --3 OAK M. Page E. Glynn -1% 6% Walk
t7 7-4 0 1-3 R OAK E. Williams E. Glynn -2% 4% Single; Scott Scores; Page to 2B
Larry Murray pinch runs for Earl Williams (DH) batting 4th
t7 8-4 0 12- O OAK J. Tyrone E. Glynn 1% 5% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 8-4 1 12- O OAK M. Sanguillen E. Glynn 1% 6% Flyball: RF
t7 8-4 2 12- O OAK W. Gross E. Glynn 1% 8% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 9-1-2
Jeff Newman replaces Manny Sanguillen playing C batting 6th
b7 4-8 0 --- O DET T. Veryzer M. Keough -2% 6% Flyball: LF
b7 4-8 1 --- O DET R. LeFlore M. Keough -1% 4% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-8 2 --- DET T. Fuentes M. Keough 1% 5% Single
b7 4-8 2 1-- RR DET R. Staub M. Keough 11% 16% Home Run; Fuentes Scores
Bob Lacey replaces Matt Keough pitching
b7 6-8 2 --- O DET S. Kemp B. Lacey -2% 14% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 6.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-6, Tigers' Ed Glynn facing 8-9-1
t8 8-6 0 --- O OAK M. Jorgensen E. Glynn 1% 16% Flyball: 2B
t8 8-6 1 --- OAK R. Picciolo E. Glynn -1% 14% Single
t8 8-6 1 1-- O OAK B. North E. Glynn 2% 16% Flyball: RF
t8 8-6 2 1-- OAK R. Scott E. Glynn -1% 15% Walk; Picciolo to 2B
t8 8-6 2 12- O OAK M. Page E. Glynn 3% 17% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Athletics' Bob Lacey facing 5-6-7
b8 6-8 0 --- DET J. Thompson B. Lacey 8% 25% Single
b8 6-8 0 1-- DET B. Oglivie B. Lacey 3% 28% Wild Pitch; Thompson to 2B
b8 6-8 0 -2- DET B. Oglivie B. Lacey 4% 32% Wild Pitch; Thompson to 3B
b8 6-8 0 --3 DET B. Oglivie B. Lacey 10% 42% Walk
b8 6-8 0 1-3 DET M. May B. Lacey 10% 52% Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Oglivie to 2B
Doug Bair replaces Bob Lacey pitching
b8 6-8 0 123 O DET A. Rodriguez D. Bair -14% 38% Strikeout
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Tom Veryzer (SS) batting 9th
b8 6-8 1 123 RR DET T. Corcoran D. Bair 29% 67% Single; Thompson Scores; Oglivie Scores; May to 2B
b8 8-8 1 12- O DET R. LeFlore D. Bair -8% 59% Strikeout
b8 8-8 2 12- R DET T. Fuentes D. Bair 27% 86% Single to CF; May Scores/unER; Corcoran to 3B
b8 9-8 2 1-3 R DET R. Staub D. Bair 7% 93% Single; Corcoran Scores/Team unER; Fuentes to 2B
b8 10-8 2 12- O DET S. Kemp D. Bair -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 10.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 8-10, Tigers' Steve Foucault facing 4-5-6
Steve Foucault replaces Ed Glynn pitching
Chuck Scrivener replaces Tim Corcoran (PH) playing SS batting 9th
Willie Crawford pinch hits for Larry Murray (DH) batting 4th
t9 8-10 0 --- O OAK W. Crawford S. Foucault 4% 96% Flyball: SS
t9 8-10 1 --- O OAK J. Tyrone S. Foucault 3% 99% Foul Flyball: C
Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Jeff Newman (C) batting 6th
t9 8-10 2 --- O OAK J. Tabb S. Foucault 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 10.

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