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TEX
@BAL		4
2
KCR
@BOS		9
3
NYY
@CHW		4
1
CAL
@CLE		8
4
OAK
@DET		8
2
MIN
@MIL		3
4
TOR
@SEA		9
2
MON
@CIN		4
3		 
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@LAD		6
14
ATL
@NYM		0
8
HOU
@PHI		4
0
CHC
@SDP		13
5
STL
@SFG		0
2
Tuesday, May 3, 1988 1:35
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 20,221, Time of Game: 3:15
Athletics
8
19-7
⇐ Won 9 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
2
14-10
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
W: Dave Stewart (7-0)
L: Frank Tanana (5-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   4  1  2   0  1  0    8 13  0
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips LF-3B 6 0 1 0 0 2 .209 .622 26 16 -0.066 0.71 0.036 -0.102 -1.7 4 0 GDP
Carney Lansford 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 .330 .877 17 9 0.097 0.93 0.131 -0.034 1.9 0 0 HR
   Stan Javier RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .798 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Canseco RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .275 .921 23 15 -0.095 0.82 0.010 -0.106 -1.1 0 0 SB
   Doug Jennings LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .883 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark McGwire 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .293 .896 16 7 -0.040 0.47 0.020 -0.060 0.3 6 2
Dave Henderson CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .368 1.106 15 8 0.060 0.54 0.087 -0.027 1.9 4 0 2B
Don Baylor DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 .210 .582 19 9 0.094 0.58 0.114 -0.020 1.1 2B,SF
Terry Steinbach C 4 1 0 0 1 2 .182 .504 27 14 -0.009 0.60 0.016 -0.025 -1.4 7 0
Mike Gallego 2B 5 1 1 3 0 1 .229 .627 19 14 0.240 0.99 0.280 -0.039 1.3 1 5 2B,SB
Walt Weiss SS 2 1 1 0 3 0 .169 .425 22 8 0.084 0.53 0.085 -0.001 1.5 4 3
Dave Stewart P
   Eric Plunk P 1
   Greg Cadaret P
Team Totals 38 8 13 8 7 6 .342 .935 184 100 0.365 0.68 0.779 -0.414 3.7 27 10
2B: D Baylor (3, off F Tanana); D Henderson (3, off F Tanana); M Gallego (2, off F Tanana).
HR: C Lansford (3, off D Heinkel; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: D Baylor (1, off D Heinkel).
TB: C Lansford 5; D Henderson 4; D Baylor 3; M McGwire 2; M Gallego 2; W Weiss; J Canseco; T Phillips.
GIDP: T Phillips (1).
RBI: C Lansford 3 (17); M Gallego 3 (5); D Henderson (9); D Baylor (8).
2-out RBI: D Henderson; C Lansford.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Gallego-W Weiss-M McGwire; M McGwire-W Weiss-M McGwire; W Weiss-M Gallego.
Baserunning
SB: M Gallego (2, 3rd base off F Tanana/M Nokes); J Canseco (9, 2nd base off F Tanana/M Nokes).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Pettis CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .179 .487 23 13 -0.051 0.74 0.007 -0.058 -1.3 3 0
Lou Whitaker 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .257 .857 21 11 -0.077 0.86 0.050 -0.127 -0.8 1 2
   Luis Salazar PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 .303 .797 5 1 0.010 0.29 0.010 0.000 1.0
Darrell Evans 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .191 .545 24 15 0.005 0.75 0.067 -0.062 -1.7 6 0 2·GDP
Alan Trammell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .727 13 8 -0.041 0.90 0.018 -0.059 -0.3 3 4 2B
Matt Nokes C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .872 16 11 0.062 0.82 0.104 -0.042 0.1 7 0
Dave Bergman DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .735 17 10 -0.081 0.77 0.000 -0.081 -1.2
Pat Sheridan LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .871 15 10 -0.049 0.50 0.002 -0.050 -0.4 4 0
Chet Lemon RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .294 .750 16 8 0.006 0.37 0.027 -0.021 1.0 3 0 2B
Tom Brookens 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .344 .979 25 12 0.081 0.45 0.090 -0.009 1.4 0 1 2B
Frank Tanana P
   Don Heinkel P
   Paul Gibson P
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 7 6 .250 .728 175 99 -0.135 0.68 0.375 -0.509 -2.3 27 7
2B: A Trammell (5, off D Stewart); C Lemon (6, off E Plunk); T Brookens (6, off D Stewart).
TB: T Brookens 2; D Evans 2; C Lemon 2; A Trammell 2; L Whitaker; P Sheridan; M Nokes.
GIDP: D Evans 2 (4).
RBI: M Nokes (15); L Salazar (7).
2-out RBI: M Nokes.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Trammell-D Evans.
PB: M Nokes (3).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Stewart, W (7-0) 6 6 1 1 3 2 0 2.82 25 105 64 41 6 17 7 13 4 0 55 0.121 0.94 1.8
Eric Plunk 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 3.24 11 53 27 12 4 11 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.003 0.14 -0.9
Greg Cadaret 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.84 3 17 8 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0.017 0.42 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 7 6 0 2.00 39 175 99 56 10 33 9 17 6 0 55 3 1 0.135 0.68 2.3
E Plunk faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Tanana, L (5-1) 4 8 5 5 3 2 0 4.35 23 78 42 28 3 11 7 11 5 0 25 -0.344 1.22 -3.6
Don Heinkel 4 5 3 3 3 3 1 3.75 20 88 49 23 10 16 3 11 3 0 2 1 -0.021 0.17 -0.6
Paul Gibson 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.00 3 18 9 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 7 6 1 8.00 46 184 100 56 15 29 11 22 8 0 25 2 1 -0.365 0.68 -3.7
F Tanana faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: D Heinkel 3 (4).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 3:15.
Attendance: 20,221.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 57° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRR OAK M. Gallego F. Tanana 25% 76% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Henderson Scores; Baylor Scores; Steinbach Scores
b2 1-0 1 123 4,(0-2)  OO DET L. Whitaker D. Stewart 13% 38% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
t4 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Baylor F. Tanana 11% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Henderson to 3B
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R DET M. Nokes D. Stewart -10% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Whitaker Scores; Evans to 2B
t4 3-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK C. Lansford F. Tanana 8% 83% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Gallego Scores; Weiss to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK T. Phillips F. Tanana 4% 54% Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK C. Lansford F. Tanana -3% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O OAK J. Canseco F. Tanana -3% 48% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. McGwire F. Tanana 1% 49% Canseco Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. McGwire F. Tanana -3% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Pettis D. Stewart 2% 47% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET L. Whitaker D. Stewart -2% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Evans D. Stewart -4% 42% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Whitaker to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET A. Trammell D. Stewart 4% 46% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R DET M. Nokes D. Stewart -10% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Whitaker Scores; Evans to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Bergman D. Stewart 4% 39% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK D. Henderson F. Tanana -2% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK D. Baylor F. Tanana -2% 35% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK T. Steinbach F. Tanana -1% 34% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Sheridan D. Stewart 2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET C. Lemon D. Stewart -2% 34% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET T. Brookens D. Stewart -8% 26% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Lemon to 3B
b2 1-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  DET G. Pettis D. Stewart -1% 25% Walk
b2 1-0 1 123 4,(0-2)  OO DET L. Whitaker D. Stewart 13% 38% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Gallego F. Tanana -3% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK W. Weiss F. Tanana 3% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK T. Phillips F. Tanana 2% 40% Passed Ball; Weiss to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O OAK T. Phillips F. Tanana -4% 36% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t3 0-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK C. Lansford F. Tanana 1% 38% Walk
t3 0-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Canseco F. Tanana -5% 33% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 3-4-5
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET D. Evans D. Stewart -3% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b3 1-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Trammell D. Stewart 1% 31% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Evans to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Nokes D. Stewart 3% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Evans to 3B
b3 1-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Bergman D. Stewart 3% 37% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. McGwire F. Tanana -3% 34% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Henderson F. Tanana 3% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t4 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Baylor F. Tanana 11% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Henderson to 3B
t4 0-1 1 -23 8,(3-2)  OAK T. Steinbach F. Tanana 2% 50% Walk
t4 0-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRR OAK M. Gallego F. Tanana 25% 76% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Henderson Scores; Baylor Scores; Steinbach Scores
t4 3-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  OAK W. Weiss F. Tanana 3% 78% Gallego Steals 3B
t4 3-1 1 --3 6,(3-2)  OAK W. Weiss F. Tanana 1% 79% Walk
t4 3-1 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Phillips F. Tanana -5% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK C. Lansford F. Tanana 8% 83% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Gallego Scores; Weiss to 3B
t4 4-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Canseco F. Tanana -3% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
b4 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Sheridan D. Stewart 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Lemon D. Stewart 2% 84% Flyball: CF
b4 1-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET T. Brookens D. Stewart 1% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
t5 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK M. McGwire F. Tanana 2% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 4-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK D. Henderson F. Tanana 5% 92% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); McGwire to 3B
Don Heinkel replaces Frank Tanana pitching
t5 4-1 0 -23 4,(2-1)  RO OAK D. Baylor D. Heinkel -0% 91% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McGwire Scores
t5 5-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O OAK T. Steinbach D. Heinkel -1% 90% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t5 5-1 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O OAK M. Gallego D. Heinkel -1% 89% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
b5 1-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET G. Pettis D. Stewart 2% 91% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b5 1-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET L. Whitaker D. Stewart -2% 89% Walk
b5 1-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO DET D. Evans D. Stewart 4% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tigers' Don Heinkel facing 9-1-2
t6 5-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK W. Weiss D. Heinkel 1% 94% Walk
t6 5-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK T. Phillips D. Heinkel -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK C. Lansford D. Heinkel 1% 93% Balk; Weiss to 2B
t6 5-1 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  OAK C. Lansford D. Heinkel 1% 94% Balk; Weiss to 3B
t6 5-1 1 --3 6,(1-2)  RR OAK C. Lansford D. Heinkel 3% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Weiss Scores
t6 7-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Canseco D. Heinkel -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 7-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK M. McGwire D. Heinkel 0% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 7-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK D. Henderson D. Heinkel 0% 98% Balk; McGwire to 2B
t6 7-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O OAK D. Henderson D. Heinkel -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
b6 1-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET A. Trammell D. Stewart -2% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 1-7 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O DET M. Nokes D. Stewart 1% 97% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b6 1-7 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O DET D. Bergman D. Stewart 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Trammell to 3B
b6 1-7 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O DET P. Sheridan D. Stewart 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tigers' Don Heinkel facing 6-7-8
t7 7-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK D. Baylor D. Heinkel 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 7-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach D. Heinkel -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Gallego D. Heinkel -0% 98% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t7 7-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK W. Weiss D. Heinkel -0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
Eric Plunk replaces Dave Stewart pitching
b7 1-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET C. Lemon E. Plunk 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 1-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET T. Brookens E. Plunk -1% 98% Walk
b7 1-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET G. Pettis E. Plunk 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b7 1-7 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  DET L. Whitaker E. Plunk -0% 98% Walk; Brookens to 2B
b7 1-7 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Evans E. Plunk 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tigers' Don Heinkel facing 1-2-3
t8 7-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK T. Phillips D. Heinkel -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 7-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK C. Lansford D. Heinkel -0% 99% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t8 7-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK J. Canseco D. Heinkel 0% 99% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
t8 7-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. McGwire D. Heinkel 0% 99% Walk; Canseco to 2B
t8 7-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R OAK D. Henderson D. Heinkel 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Canseco Scores; McGwire to 3B
t8 8-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  OAK D. Baylor D. Heinkel 0% 100% Walk; Henderson to 2B
t8 8-1 2 123 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach D. Heinkel -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
Tony Phillips moves from LF to 3B
Doug Jennings replaces Jose Canseco (RF) playing LF batting 3rd
Stan Javier replaces Carney Lansford (3B) playing RF batting 2nd
b8 1-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET A. Trammell E. Plunk 0% 100% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b8 1-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Nokes E. Plunk 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Bergman E. Plunk 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 1.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-1, Tigers' Paul Gibson facing 8-9-1
Paul Gibson replaces Don Heinkel pitching
t9 8-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK M. Gallego P. Gibson -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK W. Weiss P. Gibson 0% 100% Walk
t9 8-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO OAK T. Phillips P. Gibson -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9
b9 1-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET P. Sheridan E. Plunk -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b9 1-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET C. Lemon E. Plunk -1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sheridan to 3B
b9 1-8 0 -23 7,(3-2)  DET T. Brookens E. Plunk -1% 98% Walk
Greg Cadaret replaces Eric Plunk pitching
b9 1-8 0 123 6,(3-2)  O DET G. Pettis G. Cadaret 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
Luis Salazar pinch hits for Lou Whitaker (2B) batting 2nd
b9 1-8 1 123 5,(3-1)  R DET L. Salazar G. Cadaret -1% 99% Walk; Sheridan Scores; Lemon to 3B; Brookens to 2B
b9 2-8 1 123 6,(2-2)  OO DET D. Evans G. Cadaret 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 2.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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