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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
6
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: Steve McCatty (9-9), L: Aurelio Lopez (7-4), S: Dave Hamilton (5)
 Tigers
3
73-63
Lost 2
5th, 15½ GB

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .263  .631              3   0   SB,SH
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .257  .787              2   0   GDP,IW
W Gross 3B                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .221  .693              2   2   HR,GDP
D Revering 1B                 4   2   1   1    1   1  .289  .808              9   0   HR
J Essian C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .750              7   2   
M Page DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .671              0   0   GDP
L Murray RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .560              1   0   
D Chalk 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .603              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              2   4   SH

S McCatty P                                                                   0   1
  D Hamilton P                                                                0   1
Totals                       35   6   9   0    3   6                         30  13
Batting Events
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 Events
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  Str   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   3   0    1   0  .291  .767              3   6   CS
A Trammell SS                 4   2   1   2    1   0  .267  .668              4   4   HR,SB
S Kemp LF                     4   0   2   0    1   0  .322  .947              2   0   3B
J Thompson 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .249  .757             11   1   
C Summers RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .946              0   0   
  J Wockenfuss PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .887              0   0   
R LeFlore DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .290  .716              0   0   2B,CS
J Morales CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .644              2   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .795              7   0   
P Mankowski 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .547              1   2   

J Billingham P                                                                0   1
  P Underwood P                                                               0   0
  A Lopez P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       37   3   9   0    4   7                         30  14
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 3. L Whitaker-A Trammell-J Thompson 2; J Thompson-A Trammell-J Thompson.
E: L Parrish (7); A Lopez ().
Baserunning Events
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 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
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· 3· 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    0.65  -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· 9· 1· 9           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Billingham (10; D Murphy).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 15,235.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Detroit Tigers                               
1. Rickey Henderson             LF       1. Lou Whitaker                 2B
2. Dwayne Murphy                CF       2. Alan Trammell                SS
3. Wayne Gross                  3B       3. Steve Kemp                   LF
4. Dave Revering                1B       4. Jason Thompson               1B
5. Jim Essian                    C       5. Champ Summers                RF
6. Mitchell Page                DH       6. Ron LeFlore                  DH
7. Larry Murray                 RF       7. Jerry Morales                CF
8. Dave Chalk                   2B       8. Lance Parrish                 C
9. Rob Picciolo                 SS       9. Phil Mankowski               3B

   Steve McCatty                 P          Jack Billingham               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 0 1-- RR -36% 39% 1-3 DET A. Trammell S. McCatty Home Run; Whitaker Scores
t6 1 --- R 16% 63% 1-1 OAK W. Gross P. Underwood Home Run
t3 1 123 OO -16% 44% 1-1 OAK W. Gross J. Billingham Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t10 0 -2- 14% 81% 3-3 OAK R. Picciolo A. Lopez Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Edwards to 3B
t6 1 --- R 12% 75% 2-1 OAK D. Revering P. Underwood Home Run

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' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 OAK R. Henderson J. Billingham Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy J. Billingham Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 OAK W. Gross J. Billingham 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' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 DET L. Whitaker S. McCatty Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- -2% 45% 0-0 DET A. Trammell S. McCatty Walk
b1 1 1-- -3% 42% 0-0 DET S. Kemp S. McCatty Walk; Trammell to 2B
b1 1 12- -3% 39% 0-0 DET J. Thompson S. McCatty Trammell Steals 3B
b1 1 1-3 O 6% 45% 0-0 DET J. Thompson S. McCatty Strikeout
b1 2 1-3 R -9% 36% 0-0 DET C. Summers S. McCatty Single; Trammell Scores; Kemp to 2B
b1 2 12- O 4% 40% 1-0 DET R. LeFlore S. McCatty 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, Tigers' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 4% 44% 0-1 OAK D. Revering J. Billingham Walk
t2 0 1-- 9% 53% 0-1 OAK J. Essian J. Billingham Single; Revering to 3B
t2 0 1-3 ROO -7% 46% 0-1 OAK M. Page J. Billingham Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Revering Scores/No RBI
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 1-1 OAK L. Murray J. Billingham Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 1-1 DET J. Morales S. McCatty Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 DET L. Parrish S. McCatty Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 DET P. Mankowski S. McCatty Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 1-1 OAK D. Chalk J. Billingham Single
t3 0 1-- 6% 60% 1-1 OAK R. Picciolo J. Billingham Single; Chalk to 2B
t3 0 12- O -1% 59% 1-1 OAK R. Henderson J. Billingham Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Chalk to 3B; Picciolo to 2B
t3 1 -23 1% 60% 1-1 OAK D. Murphy J. Billingham Intentional Walk
t3 1 123 OO -16% 44% 1-1 OAK W. Gross J. Billingham 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, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- -4% 40% 1-1 DET L. Whitaker S. McCatty Single
b3 0 1-- O 4% 44% 1-1 DET A. Trammell S. McCatty Flyball: 2B
b3 1 1-- O 5% 49% 1-1 DET S. Kemp S. McCatty Whitaker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 2 --- -3% 46% 1-1 DET S. Kemp S. McCatty Triple
b3 2 --3 O 4% 50% 1-1 DET J. Thompson S. McCatty Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 OAK D. Revering J. Billingham Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 1-1 OAK J. Essian J. Billingham Lineout: 3B
t4 2 --- 1% 47% 1-1 OAK M. Page J. Billingham Single
t4 2 1-- O -3% 44% 1-1 OAK L. Murray J. Billingham Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 1-1 DET C. Summers S. McCatty Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- -5% 42% 1-1 DET R. LeFlore S. McCatty Double
b4 1 -2- O 4% 45% 1-1 DET J. Morales S. McCatty Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore to 3B
b4 2 --3 O 5% 50% 1-1 DET L. Parrish S. McCatty Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 OAK D. Chalk J. Billingham Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 1-1 OAK R. Picciolo J. Billingham Groundout: P-1B
t5 2 --- O -2% 43% 1-1 OAK R. Henderson J. Billingham Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O 3% 46% 1-1 DET P. Mankowski S. McCatty Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1 --- -3% 43% 1-1 DET L. Whitaker S. McCatty Walk
b5 1 1-- O 4% 47% 1-1 DET A. Trammell S. McCatty Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 2 1-- O 3% 50% 1-1 DET S. Kemp S. McCatty Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 2-3-4
Pat Underwood replaces Jack Billingham pitching
t6 0 --- O -4% 46% 1-1 OAK D. Murphy P. Underwood Strikeout
t6 1 --- R 16% 63% 1-1 OAK W. Gross P. Underwood Home Run
t6 1 --- R 12% 75% 2-1 OAK D. Revering P. Underwood Home Run
t6 1 --- O -1% 74% 3-1 OAK J. Essian P. Underwood Flyball: LF
t6 2 --- O -1% 73% 3-1 OAK M. Page P. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O 4% 77% 1-3 DET J. Thompson S. McCatty Flyball: 3B
b6 1 --- O 2% 79% 1-3 DET C. Summers S. McCatty Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- -2% 77% 1-3 DET R. LeFlore S. McCatty Walk
b6 2 1-- O 4% 81% 1-3 DET J. Morales S. McCatty 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, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O -2% 79% 3-1 OAK L. Murray P. Underwood Flyball: SS
t7 1 --- O -1% 78% 3-1 OAK D. Chalk P. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O -1% 77% 3-1 OAK R. Picciolo P. Underwood Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 4% 81% 1-3 DET J. Morales S. McCatty Strikeout Looking
b7 1 --- O 3% 84% 1-3 DET L. Parrish S. McCatty Strikeout
b7 2 --- O 2% 86% 1-3 DET P. Mankowski S. McCatty Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- 2% 88% 3-1 OAK R. Henderson P. Underwood Single
t8 0 1-- OO -4% 83% 3-1 OAK D. Murphy P. Underwood Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 2 --- 1% 84% 3-1 OAK W. Gross P. Underwood Walk
t8 2 1-- O -2% 83% 3-1 OAK D. Revering P. Underwood Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- -8% 75% 1-3 DET L. Whitaker S. McCatty Single
b8 0 1-- RR -36% 39% 1-3 DET A. Trammell S. McCatty Home Run; Whitaker Scores
b8 0 --- O 5% 44% 3-3 DET S. Kemp S. McCatty Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O 4% 47% 3-3 DET J. Thompson S. McCatty Strikeout
b8 2 --- O 3% 50% 3-3 DET C. Summers S. McCatty Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 5-6-7
Aurelio Lopez replaces Pat Underwood pitching
t9 0 --- O -6% 44% 3-3 OAK J. Essian A. Lopez Flyball: 2B
t9 1 --- O -5% 39% 3-3 OAK M. Page A. Lopez Strikeout
t9 2 --- O -4% 36% 3-3 OAK L. Murray A. Lopez Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 6-7-8
b9 0 --- O 6% 41% 3-3 DET R. LeFlore S. McCatty Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1 --- O 5% 46% 3-3 DET J. Morales S. McCatty Flyball: LF
b9 2 --- -3% 43% 3-3 DET L. Parrish S. McCatty Single
b9 2 1-- O 7% 50% 3-3 DET P. Mankowski S. McCatty Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 8-9-1
t10 0 --- 8% 58% 3-3 OAK D. Chalk A. Lopez Single
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Dave Chalk (2B) batting 8th
t10 0 1-- 9% 67% 3-3 OAK R. Picciolo A. Lopez Edwards Steals 2B
t10 0 -2- 14% 81% 3-3 OAK R. Picciolo A. Lopez Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Edwards to 3B
t10 0 1-3 R 11% 92% 3-3 OAK R. Henderson A. Lopez Single; Edwards Scores; Picciolo to 3B
t10 0 1-3 RR 4% 96% 4-3 OAK D. Murphy A. Lopez Henderson Steals 2B; Picciolo Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Henderson Scores/unER
t10 0 --- O -0% 96% 6-3 OAK D. Murphy A. Lopez Strikeout
t10 1 --- O -0% 96% 6-3 OAK W. Gross A. Lopez Flyball: 2B
t10 2 --- O -0% 95% 6-3 OAK D. Revering A. Lopez Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
Mike Edwards moves from PR to 2B
b10 0 --- -5% 91% 3-6 DET L. Whitaker S. McCatty Single
b10 0 1-- O 5% 95% 3-6 DET A. Trammell S. McCatty Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b10 1 1-- -7% 88% 3-6 DET S. Kemp S. McCatty Single; Trammell to 3B
Dave Hamilton replaces Steve McCatty pitching
b10 1 1-3 O 7% 95% 3-6 DET J. Thompson D. Hamilton Strikeout
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers (RF) batting 5th
b10 2 1-3 O 5% 100% 3-6 DET J. Wockenfuss D. Hamilton Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 3.

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