April 12, 1984 Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 9
TEX 4 MIN 3
@NYY 0 CAL 3
@OAK 2 SDP 6
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 19,154

Thursday, April 12, 1984
Time of Game: 2:48

Rangers

2-5

Lost 3

7th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  1   0  0  0   1  2  0    4 10  1
Tigers          2  0  0   1  0  4   1  1  X    9 12  1

W: J Morris (3-0), L: F Tanana (0-1)

Tigers

7-0

Won 7

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    1   0   SB
  D Hostetler PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .261  .868    0    0   3   
G Wright CF                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .300  .767    0    3   0   
L Parrish DH                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .714    0    0   0   
G Ward RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .775    0    2   0   
B Jones 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .375 1.125    0    8   0   HR,CS
M Foley C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    6   0   
W Tolleson 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .706    0    2   3   2B
C Wilkerson SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .095  .269    0    2   3   

F Tanana P                                                               0   0
  O Jones P                                                              0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   3    3   2                    24   9

BATTING

2B: W Tolleson (3, off J Morris).

HR: B Jones (1, off A Lopez; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: B Jones 5; G Wright 3; M Rivers 2; W Tolleson 2; G Ward; C Wilkerson.

RBI: B Jones 2 (2); G Wright (2).

2-out RBI: B Jones 2; G Wright.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: C Wilkerson (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Rivers (1, 2nd base off J Morris/L Parrish).

CS: B Jones (1, 2nd base by J Morris/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .214  .634    0    3   3   HR
A Trammell SS                 3   3   2   1    1   0  .423 1.300    0    1   3   HR,SB,HBP
B Garbey 1B                   3   2   2   0    1   1  .400 1.055    0    7   0   
  D Bergman 1B                0   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .517    0    2   0   
L Parrish C                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .154  .421    0    2   1   
  D Lowry C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Herndon LF                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .143  .547    0    2   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   1   1   3    1   0  .320 1.214    0    6   0   HR
R Allen DH                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .300  .700    0    0   0   2B
  D Evans PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .278 1.031    0    0   0   SF
K Gibson RF                   5   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .899    0    2   0   
T Brookens 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .077    0    2   2   

J Morris P                                                               0   1
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   9  12   9    6   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Allen (1, off F Tanana).

HR: A Trammell (2, off F Tanana; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Lemon (2, off F Tanana; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs); L Whitaker (1, off O Jones; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: D Evans (1, off T Henke).

HBP: A Trammell (1, by F Tanana).

TB: A Trammell 5; C Lemon 4; L Whitaker 4; R Allen 3; L Parrish 2; B Garbey 2; K Gibson; L Herndon.

RBI: C Lemon 3 (7); R Allen (1); L Whitaker (3); A Trammell (3); D Evans (9); L Herndon (2); L Parrish (3).

2-out RBI: C Lemon 3; L Whitaker; L Herndon; L Parrish; R Allen.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

PB: L Parrish (1).

E: J Morris ().

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trammell (5, 2nd base off F Tanana/M Foley).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (0-1)              6    10   7   4    4   5   2   4.97   34     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0·10     31    -     0.88  -0.25
O Jones                        1     2   2   2    2   1   1   5.40    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.06  -0.01
T Henke                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          3-1    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   6    6   6   3          44     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0·12          3-1

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 Morris, W (3-0)              7     7   2   0    1   2   0   0.39   29     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7     60    -     1.06   0.24
A Lopez                        1     2   2   2    1   0   1   4.50    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.14  -0.00
W Hernandez                    1     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.29    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9    10   4   2    3   2   1          40     -       ·  ·     10·15· 0·10           -

O Jones faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Morris (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: F Tanana (1; A Trammell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 19,154.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Rivers             LF    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. B Bell               3B    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. G Wright             CF    3. B Garbey             1B 
4. L Parrish            DH    4. L Parrish            C  
5. G Ward               RF    5. L Herndon            LF 
6. B Jones              1B    6. C Lemon              CF 
7. M Foley              C     7. R Allen              DH 
8. W Tolleson           2B    8. K Gibson             RF 
9. C Wilkerson          SS    9. T Brookens           3B 

   F Tanana             P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-2  12-      11%  79% L Parrish       F Tanana        Single; Trammell Scores; Garbey to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3      10%  65% L Herndon       F Tanana        Single; Trammell Scores; Garbey to 3B
   t 3   2  2-0  1-3      -9%  62% G Wright        J Morris        Single; Rivers Scores/unER; Bell to 2B
   t 6   0  3-1  1--      -9%  65% G Wright        J Morris        Single; Bell to 2B
   b 1   2  0-1  123       8%  75% R Allen         F Tanana        Single; Garbey Scores; Herndon to 3B; Lemon to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Rivers        Single
   O      1--      50%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  G Wright        Wild Pitch; Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      55%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  A Trammell      Walk
          1--      61%  B Garbey        Single; Trammell to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   R      1-3      65%  L Herndon       Single; Trammell Scores; Garbey to 3B
          1-3      67%  C Lemon         Walk; Herndon to 2B
   R      123      75%  R Allen         Single; Garbey Scores; Herndon to 3B; Lemon to 2B
   O      123      70%  K Gibson        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  G Ward          Strikeout
          ---      70%  B Jones         Single
   O      1--      73%  M Foley         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      75%  W Tolleson      Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
          ---      75%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--      78%  A Trammell      Hit By Pitch; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-      75%  B Garbey        Strikeout
   O      12-      72%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      75%  M Rivers        Single
          1--      74%  B Bell          Rivers Steals 2B
          -2-      72%  " "             Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Rivers to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  G Wright        Single; Rivers Scores/unER; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      67%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      66%  R Allen         Double
   O      -2-      63%  K Gibson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  G Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  B Jones         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      69%  M Foley         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
          ---      66%  A Trammell      Single
          1--      67%  B Garbey        Trammell Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      79%  L Parrish       Single; Trammell Scores; Garbey to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  W Tolleson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  M Rivers        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      80%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  R Allen         Strikeout
          ---      80%  K Gibson        Single
   O      1--      78%  T Brookens      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  B Bell          Walk
          1--      65%  G Wright        Single; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      73%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      79%  G Ward          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      85%  B Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      91%  A Trammell      Home Run
          ---      92%  B Garbey        Single
   O      1--      91%  L Parrish       Flyball: SS
          1--      92%  L Herndon       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Garbey to 3B
   RRR    1-3      99%  C Lemon         Home Run; Garbey Scores/unER; Herndon Scores/unER; Lemon Scores/unER
   O      ---      98%  R Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Bergman replaces Barbaro Garbey playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  M Foley         Strikeout
          ---      98%  W Tolleson      Double
          -2-      97%  C Wilkerson     Single; Tolleson to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  M Rivers        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1-3      98%  B Bell          Passed Ball; Tolleson Scores/unER; Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Odell Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Odell Jones replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---      99%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      99%  L Whitaker      Home Run
   O      ---      99%  A Trammell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Aurelio Lopez facing 3-4-5
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Jack Morris pitching
   O      ---     100%  G Wright        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  G Ward          Single
   RR     1--      99%  B Jones         Home Run; Ward Scores
          ---      98%  M Foley         Walk
   O      1--      99%  W Tolleson      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Odell Jones facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  D Bergman       Walk
          1--      99%  L Parrish       Single; Bergman to 2B
          12-     100%  L Herndon       Walk; Bergman to 3B; Parrish to 2B
                  Tom Henke replaces Odell Jones pitching
   O      123      99%  C Lemon         Flyball: SS
                  Darrell Evans pinch hits for Rod Allen batting 7th
   RO     123     100%  D Evans         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bergman Scores
   O      12-      99%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 9.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Willie Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Aurelio Lopez pitching; Dwight Lowry replaces Lance Parrish playing C batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
                  Dave Hostetler pinch hits for Mickey Rivers batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  D Hostetler     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  B Bell          Walk
          1--     100%  G Wright        Single; Bell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198404120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation