September 2, 1979 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
MIN 1 TEX 7
@BOS 6
(11) MIL 7
@CHW 2 CAL 5
@CLE 2 OAK 5
@DET 4 NYY 6
KCR 5
(10) TOR 8
SEA 5 PHI 2
@ATL 1
(10) NYM 5
@HOU 4 LAD 6
CHC 2 MON 13
CIN 1 STL 2
@SDP 1 PIT 5
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 14,379

Sunday, September 2, 1979
Time of Game: 2:25

Athletics

46-92

Won 3

7th, 28½ GB

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

W: R Langford (11-13), L: B Robbins (3-3)

Tigers

73-64

Lost 3

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson CF                3   1   1   0    2   0  .264  .636    0    0   0   CS
L Murray LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .190  .564    0    2   0   2B,GDP
J Newman C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .687    0    2   0   
D Revering DH                 2   3   1   0    2   0  .290  .812    0    0   0   
M Heath RF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .273  .678    0    6   1   
J Essian 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .746    0    2   1   
  M Edwards 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .566         1   0   
W Gross 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .220  .689    0   11   0   
D Chalk 2B-3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .591    0    0   7   
R Picciolo SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .645    0    3   2   2B

R Langford P                                                             0   3
Totals                       31   5   7   2    6   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Picciolo (12, off B Robbins); L Murray (10, off B Robbins).

TB: L Murray 2; R Picciolo 2; M Heath 2; D Revering; R Henderson; J Essian.

GIDP: L Murray (2).

RBI: L Murray (19); J Essian (31).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Heath-R Langford-R Picciolo.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Henderson (7, 2nd base by D Tobik/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .291  .717    0    1   1   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .760    0    1   3   
S Kemp LF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .325  .957    0    1   0   HR
C Summers 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .932    0   11   0   
J Thompson DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .755    0    0   0   
J Morales RF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .219  .637    0    4   0   
L Parrish C                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .274  .802    0    6   1   
P Mankowski 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .545    0    1   1   
A Trammell SS                 4   1   1   3    0   0  .267  .674    0    2   5   HR

B Robbins P                                                              0   0
  D Tobik P                                                              0   0
  M Chris P                                                              0   1
Totals                       36   4  10   4    1   2                    27  12

BATTING

HR: A Trammell (6, off R Langford; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); S Kemp (25, off R Langford; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: S Kemp 5; A Trammell 4; L Parrish 3; R LeFlore 2; J Thompson; P Mankowski.

RBI: A Trammell 3 (47); S Kemp (97).

2-out RBI: A Trammell 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Whitaker-C Summers.

E: P Mankowski (3).

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, W (11-13)          9    10   4   4    1   2   2   4.15   37     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2·10     52    -     1.00   0.38
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   2   2          37     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2·10           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Robbins, L (3-3)             4.1   6   4   4    3   3   0   4.74   20     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 6     35    -     1.09  -0.15
D Tobik                        3.2   1   1   1    3   2   0   4.25   14     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.31   0.03
M Chris                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.30    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   5    6   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Robbins (2); D Tobik (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 14,379.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   R Langford           P        B Robbins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-1  12-      10%  75% J Essian        B Robbins       Single; Revering Scores; Heath to 2B
   t 5   0  0-2  -2-       7%  86% R Henderson     B Robbins       Single; Picciolo Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Henderson to 2B
   b 6   0  4-0  ---      -7%  83% S Kemp          R Langford      Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3       6%  45% C Summers       R Langford      Flyball: 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      -6%  39% S Kemp          R Langford      Single; LeFlore to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Robbins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  L Murray        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      45%  J Newman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R LeFlore       Single
   O      1--      45%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
          1--      39%  S Kemp          Single; LeFlore to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  C Summers       Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Robbins facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  D Revering      Single
          1--      59%  M Heath         Walk; Revering to 2B
   O      12-      57%  J Essian        Flyball: RF; Revering to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  W Gross         Wild Pitch; Revering Scores; Heath to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Heath to 3B
   O      --3      55%  D Chalk         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  J Morales       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  L Parrish       Single
   O      1--      58%  P Mankowski     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      61%  A Trammell      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Robbins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  R Picciolo      Flyball: RF
          ---      61%  R Henderson     Walk
   OO     1--      56%  L Murray        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  S Kemp          Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Robbins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      59%  J Newman        Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  D Revering      Walk
          1--      66%  M Heath         Single; Revering to 2B
   R      12-      75%  J Essian        Single; Revering Scores; Heath to 2B
   O      12-      72%  W Gross         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      68%  D Chalk         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  C Summers       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      73%  J Thompson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  J Morales       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bruce Robbins facing 9-1-2
          ---      79%  R Picciolo      Double
   R      -2-      86%  R Henderson     Single; Picciolo Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Henderson to 2B
   RO     -2-      88%  L Murray        Double; Henderson Scores; Murray out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
                  Dave Tobik replaces Bruce Robbins pitching
   O      ---      88%  J Newman        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      87%  D Revering      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  L Parrish       Single
          1--      78%  P Mankowski     Single; Parrish to 2B
   O      12-      83%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Mankowski to 2B
   O      12-      87%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF; Mankowski to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Tobik facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Essian        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  W Gross         Walk
   O      1--      90%  D Chalk         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Langford facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      83%  S Kemp          Home Run
   O      ---      86%  C Summers       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      88%  J Thompson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  J Morales       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Tobik facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      87%  L Murray        Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      86%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  L Parrish       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  P Mankowski     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  A Trammell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Tobik facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  J Newman        Flyball: SS
          ---      92%  D Revering      Walk
          1--      95%  M Heath         Single; Revering to 3B
   RO     1-3      96%  J Essian        Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Revering Scores/No RBI; Heath to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Edwards replaces Jim Essian playing 2B batting 6th; Dave Chalk moves to 3B
          ---      92%  R LeFlore       Single
   OO     1--      98%  L Whitaker      Fly Ball Double Play: RF-P-SS
          ---      97%  S Kemp          Walk
   O      1--      98%  C Summers       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Chris facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Chris replaces Dave Tobik pitching
   O      ---      98%  D Chalk         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Picciolo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  J Thompson      Single
   O      1--      98%  J Morales       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      95%  L Parrish       Single; Morales to 2B
   O      12-      98%  P Mankowski     Flyball: RF
   RRR    12-      95%  A Trammell      Home Run; Morales Scores; Parrish Scores
   O      ---     100%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197909020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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