September 1, 1979 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,235

Saturday, September 1, 1979
Time of Game: 2:48

Athletics

45-92

Won 2

7th, 28½ GB

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

W: S McCatty (9-9), L: A Lopez (7-4), S: D Hamilton (5)

Tigers

73-63

Lost 2

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .263  .631    0    3   0   SB,SH
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .257  .787    0    2   0   GDP,IW
W Gross 3B                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .221  .693    0    2   2   HR,GDP
D Revering 1B                 4   2   1   1    1   1  .289  .808    0    9   0   HR
J Essian C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .750    0    7   2   
M Page DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .671    0    0   0   GDP
L Murray RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .560    0    1   0   
D Chalk 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .604    0    4   3   
  M Edwards PR-2B             0   1   0   0    0   0  .240  .566         0   0   SB
R Picciolo SS                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .643    0    2   4   SH

S McCatty P                                                              0   1
  D Hamilton P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   6   9   3    3   6                    30  13

BATTING

HR: W Gross (12, off P Underwood; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); D Revering (15, off P Underwood; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: R Picciolo (10, off A Lopez); R Henderson (7, off J Billingham).

IBB: D Murphy (5, by J Billingham).

TB: D Revering 4; W Gross 4; R Henderson 2; D Chalk 2; J Essian; M Page; R Picciolo.

GIDP: M Page (8); W Gross (6); D Murphy (8).

RBI: W Gross (44); D Revering (64); R Henderson (17).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Edwards (9, 2nd base off A Lopez/L Parrish); R Henderson (21, 2nd base off A Lopez/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   3   0    1   0  .291  .767    0    3   6   CS
A Trammell SS                 4   2   1   2    1   0  .267  .668    0    4   4   HR,SB
S Kemp LF                     4   0   2   0    1   0  .322  .948    0    2   0   3B
J Thompson 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .249  .757    0   11   1   
C Summers RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .946    0    0   0   
  J Wockenfuss PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .887    0    0   0   
R LeFlore DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .290  .716    0    0   0   2B,CS
J Morales CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .644    0    2   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .796    0    7   0   
P Mankowski 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .547    0    1   2   

J Billingham P                                                           0   1
  P Underwood P                                                          0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   3   9   3    4   7                    30  14

BATTING

2B: R LeFlore (17, off S McCatty).

3B: S Kemp (2, off S McCatty).

HR: A Trammell (5, off S McCatty; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: S Kemp 4; A Trammell 4; L Whitaker 3; R LeFlore 2; C Summers; L Parrish.

RBI: A Trammell 2 (44); C Summers (55).

2-out RBI: C Summers.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. L Whitaker-A Trammell-J Thompson 2; J Thompson-A Trammell-J Thompson.

E: L Parrish (7); A Lopez ().

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trammell (11, 3rd base off S McCatty/J Essian).

CS: L Whitaker (10, 2nd base by S McCatty/J Essian); R LeFlore (12, 2nd base by S McCatty/J Essian).

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
S McCatty, W (9-9)             9.1   9   3   3    4   6   1   4.02   39     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 9     60    -     1.33   0.10
D Hamilton, S (5)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.63    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.28   0.12
Totals                        10     9   3   3    4   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 9          2-0

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 Billingham                   5     4   1   1    2   1   0   3.55   19     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 4     54    -     1.12   0.19
P Underwood                    3     3   2   2    1   2   2   4.98   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.64  -0.16
A Lopez, L (7-4)               2     2   3   1    0   3   0   2.44    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          0-0    1.59  -0.31
Totals                        10     9   6   4    3   6   2          40     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Billingham (10; D Murphy).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 15,235.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Henderson          LF    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. D Murphy             CF    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. W Gross              3B    3. S Kemp               LF 
4. D Revering           1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. J Essian             C     5. C Summers            RF 
6. M Page               DH    6. R LeFlore            DH 
7. L Murray             RF    7. J Morales            CF 
8. D Chalk              2B    8. L Parrish            C  
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. P Mankowski          3B 

   S McCatty            P        J Billingham         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-1  1--     -36%  39% A Trammell      S McCatty       Home Run; Whitaker Scores
   t 6   1  1-1  ---      16%  63% W Gross         P Underwood     Home Run
   t 3   1  1-1  123     -16%  44% W Gross         J Billingham    Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t10   0  3-3  -2-      14%  81% R Picciolo      A Lopez         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Edwards to 3B
   t 6   1  1-2  ---      13%  75% D Revering      P Underwood     Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  A Trammell      Walk
          1--      42%  S Kemp          Walk; Trammell to 2B
          12-      39%  J Thompson      Trammell Steals 3B
   O      1-3      45%  " "             Strikeout
   R      1-3      36%  C Summers       Single; Trammell Scores; Kemp to 2B
   O      12-      40%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
          ---      44%  D Revering      Walk
          1--      53%  J Essian        Single; Revering to 3B
   ROO    1-3      46%  M Page          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Revering Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      45%  L Murray        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Morales       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Mankowski     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  D Chalk         Single
          1--      60%  R Picciolo      Single; Chalk to 2B
   O      12-      59%  R Henderson     Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Chalk to 3B; Picciolo to 2B
          -23      61%  D Murphy        Intentional Walk
   OO     123      44%  W Gross         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
          ---      40%  L Whitaker      Single
   O      1--      44%  A Trammell      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      49%  S Kemp          Whitaker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      46%  " "             Triple
   O      --3      50%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Revering      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  J Essian        Lineout: 3B
          ---      47%  M Page          Single
   O      1--      44%  L Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  C Summers       Flyball: LF
          ---      42%  R LeFlore       Double
   O      -2-      45%  J Morales       Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore to 3B
   O      --3      50%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Chalk         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Picciolo      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  R Henderson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve McCatty facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  P Mankowski     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      43%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      47%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  S Kemp          Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Underwood facing 2-3-4
                  Pat Underwood replaces Jack Billingham pitching
   O      ---      47%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   R      ---      63%  W Gross         Home Run
   R      ---      75%  D Revering      Home Run
   O      ---      74%  J Essian        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve McCatty facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  J Thompson      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      79%  C Summers       Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  R LeFlore       Walk
   O      1--      81%  J Morales       LeFlore Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pat Underwood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  L Murray        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      78%  D Chalk         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  R Picciolo      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  J Morales       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  P Mankowski     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pat Underwood facing 1-2-3
          ---      88%  R Henderson     Single
   OO     1--      83%  D Murphy        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      84%  W Gross         Walk
   O      1--      83%  D Revering      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
          ---      75%  L Whitaker      Single
   RR     1--      39%  A Trammell      Home Run; Whitaker Scores
   O      ---      44%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Summers       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Aurelio Lopez facing 5-6-7
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Pat Underwood pitching
   O      ---      44%  J Essian        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      39%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  L Murray        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve McCatty facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Morales       Flyball: LF
          ---      43%  L Parrish       Single
   O      1--      50%  P Mankowski     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Aurelio Lopez facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  D Chalk         Single
                  Mike Edwards pinch runs for Dave Chalk batting 8th
          1--      67%  R Picciolo      Edwards Steals 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Edwards to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  R Henderson     Single; Edwards Scores; Picciolo to 3B
   RR     1-3      96%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 2B; Picciolo Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Henderson Scores/unER
   O      ---      96%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  W Gross         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      95%  D Revering      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Edwards moves to 2B
          ---      91%  L Whitaker      Single
   O      1--      95%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  S Kemp          Single; Trammell to 3B
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Steve McCatty pitching
   O      1-3      95%  J Thompson      Strikeout
                  John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers batting 5th
   O      1-3     100%  J Wockenfuss    Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197909010

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation