September 4, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,906

Sunday, September 4, 1977
Time of Game: 2:25

Athletics

53-80

Won 1

6th, 26½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  5  0   0  1  0    7 11  0
Tigers          2  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    5  8  0

W: B Lacey (4-7), L: D Rozema (15-6), S: D Bair (4)

Tigers

65-69

Lost 1

4th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Jorgensen RF                4   1   1   0    0   2  .228  .645    0    3   0   HBP
R Scott 2B                    4   1   0   1    0   0  .257  .624    0    2   4   GDP
M Page LF                     4   2   3   4    0   0  .302  .922    0    3   0   2·HR
J Tabb 1B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .219  .662    0   10   1   HR,GDP
E Williams DH                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .699    0    0   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .644    0    1   0   
  J Newman C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .635         1   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .232  .745    0    1   3   
J Tyrone CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .662    0    3   0   GDP
  L Murray CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .479         0   0   
R Picciolo SS                 4   0   2   1    0   2  .189  .461    0    3   4   

R Langford P                                                             0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   1
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7    1   6                    27  13

BATTING

HR: M Page 2 (19, 2 off D Rozema; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); J Tabb (5, off D Rozema; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: M Jorgensen (2, by D Rozema).

TB: M Page 9; J Tabb 4; R Picciolo 2; E Williams 2; J Tyrone; W Gross; M Jorgensen.

GIDP: R Scott (1); J Tyrone (4); J Tabb (4).

RBI: M Page 4 (66); R Picciolo (16); R Scott (14); J Tabb (14).

2-out RBI: M Page.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Gross-R Scott-J Tabb.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .321  .841    0    0   0   CS,GDP
T Fuentes 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .307  .745    0    4   3   
R Staub DH                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .275  .792    0    0   0   2B,SF
S Kemp LF                     3   1   2   2    1   1  .266  .806    0    0   0   HR,3B
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   1   2    1   0  .265  .829    0    9   3   
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .760    0    1   0   
M May C                       4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .709    0    6   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .629    0    0   0   
  P Mankowski PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .668    0    0   0   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .201  .495    0    5   4   
  T Corcoran PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .619    0    0   0   

D Rozema P                                                               2   2
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   5   8   5    3   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Staub (32, off R Langford).

3B: S Kemp (4, off R Langford).

HR: S Kemp (18, off R Langford; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: R Staub (10, off R Langford).

TB: S Kemp 7; T Veryzer 2; R Staub 2; J Thompson; R LeFlore; T Fuentes.

GIDP: R LeFlore (10).

RBI: S Kemp 2 (81); J Thompson 2 (96); R Staub (87).

2-out RBI: S Kemp 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Fuentes-T Veryzer-J Thompson; J Thompson-T Veryzer; D Rozema-T Fuentes-J Thompson.

BASERUNNING

CS: R LeFlore (17, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Lacey).

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
R Langford                     4.2   7   5   5    2   1   1   3.86   22     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 2· 7     29    -     1.09  -0.24
B Lacey, W (4-7)               3.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.48   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 1          0-0    1.36   0.31
D Bair, S (4)                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.78    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3   2   1          36     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 3· 8           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rozema, L (15-6)             8    10   7   7    1   4   3   3.01   33     -       ·  ·     13· 2· 2·10     37    -     1.06  -0.35
J Hiller                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.69    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         9    11   7   7    1   6   3          37     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 2·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Rozema (2).

IBB: None.

PO: B Lacey (5; R LeFlore, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: D Rozema (7; M Jorgensen).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 15,906.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   R Langford           P        D Rozema             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  2-3  12-      21%  88% M Page          D Rozema        Home Run; Jorgensen Scores; Scott Scores
   b 5   2  6-3  1--     -19%  64% S Kemp          R Langford      Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Fuentes Scores
   t 8   1  5-6  ---      13%  85% J Tabb          D Rozema        Home Run
   b 1   1  1-0  123     -12%  32% J Thompson      R Langford      Single to CF; LeFlore Scores; Staub Scores; Kemp to 2B
   t 5   0  2-1  1-3      12%  66% R Picciolo      D Rozema        Single; Gross Scores; Tyrone to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      46%  R Scott         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      56%  M Page          Home Run
   O      ---      55%  J Tabb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
          ---      51%  R LeFlore       Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Fuentes       Flyball: RF
          1--      46%  R Staub         Double to RF; LeFlore to 3B
          -23      45%  S Kemp          Walk
   RR     123      32%  J Thompson      Single to CF; LeFlore Scores; Staub Scores; Kemp to 2B
   O      12-      36%  B Oglivie       Lineout: CF
   O      12-      40%  M May           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
          ---      44%  E Williams      Single
   O      1--      40%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      42%  W Gross         Wild Pitch; Sanguillen to 2B
          -2-      44%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      34%  J Tyrone        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      34%  T Veryzer       Single
   OO     1--      39%  R LeFlore       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Rozema facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  R Picciolo      Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  R Scott         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  T Fuentes       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  R Staub         Lineout: 1B
          ---      34%  S Kemp          Triple
   O      --3      38%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Rozema facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  M Page          Single
   OO     1--      33%  J Tabb          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      35%  E Williams      Single
   O      1--      32%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      35%  M May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      36%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Rozema facing 7-8-9
          ---      42%  W Gross         Single
          1--      54%  J Tyrone        Single to CF; Gross to 3B
   R      1-3      66%  R Picciolo      Single; Gross Scores; Tyrone to 3B
          1-3      70%  M Jorgensen     Hit By Pitch; Picciolo to 2B
   RO     123      67%  R Scott         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 3B; Tyrone Scores; Jorgensen to 2B
   RRR    12-      88%  M Page          Home Run; Jorgensen Scores; Scott Scores
   O      ---      88%  J Tabb          Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
          ---      84%  T Veryzer       Single
   O      1--      87%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      82%  T Fuentes       Single; LeFlore to 3B
   RO     1-3      83%  R Staub         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; LeFlore Scores
   RR     1--      64%  S Kemp          Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Fuentes Scores
                  Bob Lacey replaces Rick Langford pitching
   O      ---      66%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Rozema facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      61%  W Gross         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      60%  J Tyrone        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Bob Lacey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  B Oglivie       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  M May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Rozema facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  R Picciolo      Strikeout Looking
          ---      69%  M Jorgensen     Single
   OO     1--      63%  R Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Bob Lacey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      68%  T Veryzer       Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  R LeFlore       Single
   O      1--      71%  T Fuentes       LeFlore Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      74%  " "             Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Rozema facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  M Page          Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      85%  J Tabb          Home Run
   O      ---      83%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Bob Lacey facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Newman replaces Manny Sanguillen playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      87%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  S Kemp          Strikeout
          ---      88%  J Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      92%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-5, John Hiller facing 7-8-9
                  John Hiller replaces Dave Rozema pitching
   O      ---      91%  W Gross         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      91%  J Tyrone        Strikeout
          ---      91%  R Picciolo      Single
   O      1--      90%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Doug Bair facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Bair replaces Bob Lacey pitching; Larry Murray replaces Jim Tyrone playing CF batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  M May           Flyball: LF
                  Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  P Mankowski     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Corcoran      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197709040

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