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CHW 12
BAL  4
 CLE 11
CAL 10
 DET  9
OAK  2
 KCR  7
BOS  6
(10)		 NYY  4
@MIN  1
 TEX  7
MIL  6
 SEA  5
@TOR  1
 LAD  9
STL  3
 NYM 12
CIN  6
 PHI  4
HOU  0
 SDP  6
PIT  3
 SFG  7
CHC  2
Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 16,278

 Tuesday, June 12, 1979
Time of Game: 2:20
Athletics
2
19-42
Lost 2
7th, 17 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  6  3
Tigers          0  1  0   0  5  2   0  1  X    9 10  1
W: Pat Underwood (2-0), L: Craig Minetto (1-2)
 Tigers
9
28-26
Won 3
5th, 7 GB

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Murphy CF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .280  .810              2   0   
L Murray LF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .194  .540              1   0   2B
M Page DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .227  .618              0   0   
J Newman 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .642              3   0   
M Guerrero SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .479              4   6   CS
T Armas RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .152  .394              2   0   2B
J Essian C                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .674              5   1   2B
W Gross 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .824              2   0   
M Edwards 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .575              4   3   

C Minetto P                                                                   0   0
  R Langford P                                                                0   0
  D Heaverlo P                                                                1   0
Totals                       31   2   6   0    2   8                         24  10
Batting Events
2B: J Essian (5, off P Underwood); L Murray (7, off P Underwood); T Armas (1, off P Underwood).
TB: J Essian 3; L Murray 2; T Armas 2; M Edwards; M Guerrero.
RBI: L Murray 2 (12).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. M Edwards-M Guerrero-J Newman 2; M Guerrero-M Edwards-J Newman.
E: J Newman 2 (13); M Guerrero (9).
Baserunning Events
CS: M Guerrero (1, 2nd base by P Underwood POCS).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .303  .743              5   1   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   2   1   1    1   1  .303  .819              1   5   SB
S Kemp LF                     5   1   3   1    0   1  .356 1.023              1   0   
R Staub DH                    3   1   2   3    2   0  .241  .774              0   0   HR,2B
L Parrish C                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .302  .836              8   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .760             10   0   2·GDP
J Morales RF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .714              0   0   HR,GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .243  .600              0   0   
A Trammell SS                 3   2   2   0    0   0  .260  .603              2   3   SB,SH

P Underwood P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       33   9  10   0    6   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: R Staub (10, off R Langford).
HR: R Staub (5, off C Minetto; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Morales (7, off C Minetto; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: A Trammell (3, off C Minetto).
TB: R Staub 6; J Morales 4; S Kemp 3; A Trammell 2; L Whitaker; R LeFlore.
GIDP: J Thompson 2 (7); J Morales (5).
RBI: R Staub 3 (28); J Morales (19); L Whitaker (21); S Kemp (37); L Parrish (28).
2-out RBI: R Staub 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R LeFlore-A Trammell-J Thompson.
E: J Thompson (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: A Trammell (2, Home off D Heaverlo/J Essian); L Whitaker (5, 2nd base off D Heaverlo/J Essian).

Pitching Stats

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Minetto, L (1-2)             4.1   5   6   3    5   3   2   4.61   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 5     33    -     0.86  -0.16
R Langford                     1.2   3   2   2    1   1   0   6.24   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          3-2    0.31  -0.05
D Heaverlo                     2     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.25    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    10   9   6    6   5   2          40     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1·10          3-2 
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Underwood, W (2-0)           9     6   2   2    2   8   0   3.60   33     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 6     73    -     0.67   0.29
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   8   0          33     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: P Underwood (2; M Guerrero, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 16,278.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Detroit Tigers                               
1. Dwayne Murphy                CF       1. Ron LeFlore                  CF
2. Larry Murray                 LF       2. Lou Whitaker                 2B
3. Mitchell Page                DH       3. Steve Kemp                   LF
4. Jeff Newman                  1B       4. Rusty Staub                  DH
5. Mario Guerrero               SS       5. Lance Parrish                 C
6. Tony Armas                   RF       6. Jason Thompson               1B
7. Jim Essian                    C       7. Jerry Morales                RF
8. Wayne Gross                  3B       8. Aurelio Rodriguez            3B
9. Mike Edwards                 2B       9. Alan Trammell                SS

   Craig Minetto                 P          Pat Underwood                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 1 1-3 OO -11% 63% 1-0 DET J. Thompson C. Minetto Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b5 0 --- R 10% 81% 1-0 DET J. Morales C. Minetto Home Run
b2 0 --- R 10% 65% 0-0 DET R. Staub C. Minetto Home Run
b2 0 1-- OO -7% 62% 1-0 DET J. Thompson C. Minetto Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 0 12- RR -6% 87% 0-6 OAK L. Murray P. Underwood Double; Edwards Scores; Murphy Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy P. Underwood Foul Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 OAK L. Murray P. Underwood Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 OAK M. Page P. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 DET R. LeFlore C. Minetto Strikeout
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 DET L. Whitaker C. Minetto Strikeout
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 DET S. Kemp C. Minetto Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 OAK J. Newman P. Underwood Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 OAK M. Guerrero P. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- -3% 51% 0-0 OAK T. Armas P. Underwood Double; Armas to 3B/Adv on E3
t2 2 --3 O 4% 55% 0-0 OAK J. Essian P. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- R 10% 65% 0-0 DET R. Staub C. Minetto Home Run
b2 0 --- 3% 69% 1-0 DET L. Parrish C. Minetto Walk
b2 0 1-- OO -7% 62% 1-0 DET J. Thompson C. Minetto Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 DET J. Morales C. Minetto Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 OAK W. Gross P. Underwood Strikeout
t3 1 --- O 2% 65% 0-1 OAK M. Edwards P. Underwood Strikeout
t3 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 OAK D. Murphy P. Underwood Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 DET A. Rodriguez C. Minetto Flyball: SS
b3 1 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 DET A. Trammell C. Minetto Lineout: LF
b3 2 --- 1% 64% 1-0 DET R. LeFlore C. Minetto Walk
b3 2 1-- O -2% 62% 1-0 DET L. Whitaker C. Minetto Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 3% 65% 0-1 OAK L. Murray P. Underwood Flyball: SS
t4 1 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 OAK M. Page P. Underwood Strikeout
t4 2 --- O 1% 68% 0-1 OAK J. Newman P. Underwood Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- 3% 72% 1-0 DET S. Kemp C. Minetto Single
b4 0 1-- 5% 76% 1-0 DET R. Staub C. Minetto Walk; Kemp to 2B
b4 0 12- O -2% 75% 1-0 DET L. Parrish C. Minetto Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kemp to 3B
b4 1 1-3 OO -11% 63% 1-0 DET J. Thompson C. Minetto Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- -5% 58% 0-1 OAK M. Guerrero P. Underwood Single
t5 0 1-- O 5% 63% 0-1 OAK T. Armas P. Underwood Flyball: CF
t5 1 1-- O 6% 69% 0-1 OAK J. Essian P. Underwood Guerrero Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
t5 2 --- -2% 67% 0-1 OAK J. Essian P. Underwood Single
t5 2 1-- O 3% 70% 0-1 OAK W. Gross P. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- R 10% 81% 1-0 DET J. Morales C. Minetto Home Run
b5 0 --- 2% 83% 2-0 DET A. Rodriguez C. Minetto Walk
b5 0 1-- O -1% 82% 2-0 DET A. Trammell C. Minetto Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Rodriguez to 2B
b5 1 -2- 3% 85% 2-0 DET R. LeFlore C. Minetto Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Rodriguez to 3B; LeFlore to 1B
b5 1 1-3 R 6% 91% 2-0 DET L. Whitaker C. Minetto Single; Rodriguez Scores; LeFlore to 3B
b5 1 1-3 R 4% 95% 3-0 DET S. Kemp C. Minetto Single; LeFlore Scores/unER; Whitaker to 3B
b5 1 1-3 1% 95% 4-0 DET R. Staub C. Minetto Walk; Kemp to 2B
Rick Langford replaces Craig Minetto pitching
b5 1 123 R 2% 97% 4-0 DET L. Parrish R. Langford Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Whitaker Scores/unER; Kemp to 3B; Staub to 2B
b5 1 123 R 1% 98% 5-0 DET J. Thompson R. Langford Fielder's Choice 1B; Kemp Scores/Adv on E3/unER/No RBI; Staub to 3B; Parrish to 2B
b5 1 123 OO -1% 97% 6-0 DET J. Morales R. Langford Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
5 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 6.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- -1% 96% 0-6 OAK M. Edwards P. Underwood Single
t6 0 1-- -2% 94% 0-6 OAK D. Murphy P. Underwood Walk; Edwards to 2B
t6 0 12- RR -6% 87% 0-6 OAK L. Murray P. Underwood Double; Edwards Scores; Murphy Scores
t6 0 -2- O 3% 90% 2-6 OAK M. Page P. Underwood Strikeout
t6 1 -2- O 3% 93% 2-6 OAK J. Newman P. Underwood Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 -2- O 2% 95% 2-6 OAK M. Guerrero P. Underwood Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O -0% 94% 6-2 DET A. Rodriguez R. Langford Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- 1% 95% 6-2 DET A. Trammell R. Langford Single
b6 1 1-- O -1% 94% 6-2 DET R. LeFlore R. Langford Flyball: CF
b6 2 1-- 0% 95% 6-2 DET L. Whitaker R. Langford Walk; Trammell to 2B
b6 2 12- 1% 95% 6-2 DET S. Kemp R. Langford Single; Trammell to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
b6 2 123 RR 3% 99% 6-2 DET R. Staub R. Langford Double; Trammell Scores; Whitaker Scores; Kemp to 3B
b6 2 -23 O -0% 98% 8-2 DET L. Parrish R. Langford Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 8.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O 1% 99% 2-8 OAK T. Armas P. Underwood Flyball: 2B
t7 1 --- -1% 98% 2-8 OAK J. Essian P. Underwood Double
t7 1 -2- -1% 97% 2-8 OAK W. Gross P. Underwood Walk
t7 1 12- OO 2% 99% 2-8 OAK M. Edwards P. Underwood Fly Ball Double Play: CF-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Athletics' Dave Heaverlo facing 6-7-8
Dave Heaverlo replaces Rick Langford pitching
b7 0 --- O -0% 99% 8-2 DET J. Thompson D. Heaverlo Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 8-2 DET J. Morales D. Heaverlo Popfly: P
b7 2 --- O -0% 99% 8-2 DET A. Rodriguez D. Heaverlo Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 8.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-8 OAK D. Murphy P. Underwood Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-8 OAK L. Murray P. Underwood Flyball: SS
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-8 OAK M. Page P. Underwood Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Athletics' Dave Heaverlo facing 9-1-2
b8 0 --- 0% 100% 8-2 DET A. Trammell D. Heaverlo Single
b8 0 1-- 0% 100% 8-2 DET R. LeFlore D. Heaverlo Single; Trammell to 2B
b8 0 12- O -0% 100% 8-2 DET L. Whitaker D. Heaverlo Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Trammell to 3B
b8 1 1-3 R 0% 100% 8-2 DET S. Kemp D. Heaverlo Whitaker Steals 2B; Trammell Steals Hm
b8 1 -2- O 0% 100% 9-2 DET S. Kemp D. Heaverlo Strikeout
b8 2 -2- O 0% 100% 9-2 DET R. Staub D. Heaverlo Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 9.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-9, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 OAK J. Newman P. Underwood Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 OAK M. Guerrero P. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 OAK T. Armas P. Underwood Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 9.

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