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Standings
TOR
@MIL		4
5
DET
@MIN		6
7
PHI
@LAD		2
5
MON
@SDP		2
10
NYM
@SFG		5
7
HOU
@STL		4
1
Thursday, May 3, 1979
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 4,581, Time of Game: 2:56
Tigers
6
8-10
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 4½ GB
 at Twins
7
16-7
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
W: Mike Marshall (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  2  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    6 13  3
Twins           0  0  2   0  1  2   1  1  X    7 14  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .324 .798 0.207 1.43 0.260 -0.053 2.3 1 0 3B,SB
   Tim Corcoran RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .538 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .364 .967 -0.104 1.40 0.113 -0.217 -0.7 3 3 3B,CS
Steve Kemp LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .386 1.049 -0.072 1.43 0.057 -0.129 -0.1 2 0
Jason Thompson 1B 1 1 1 2 4 0 .191 .733 0.449 1.37 0.449 0.000 3.3 7 0 HR
   Mark Wagner PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 1.006 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Rusty Staub DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 .333 1.167 0.050 1.47 0.125 -0.075 0.2 2B
   Lynn Jones PR 1 1 1 0 0 0 .366 .861 0.109 3.93 0.109 0.000 0.4
Lance Parrish C 5 0 2 1 0 1 .281 .744 -0.273 2.62 0.174 -0.448 -1.7 5 1 2·GDP
Jerry Morales RF-CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .203 .583 -0.049 1.71 0.068 -0.117 -1.0 0 0
Phil Mankowski 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .530 -0.059 1.02 0.000 -0.059 -0.9 1 1
   Aurelio Rodriguez PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .578 -0.052 1.89 0.000 -0.052 -0.4 0 1 SH
Alan Trammell SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .832 -0.093 1.19 0.023 -0.116 -0.5 4 1
Kip Young P 3
   Sheldon Burnside P
   John Hiller P
   Jack Billingham P 1
Team Totals 35 6 13 6 6 3 .371 1.063 0.113 1.62 1.378 -1.266 1.1 24 10
2B: R Staub (1, off K Brett).
3B: L Whitaker (2, off R Erickson); R LeFlore (2, off R Erickson).
HR: J Thompson (2, off K Brett; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: A Rodriguez (1, off M Marshall).
TB: R LeFlore 5; L Whitaker 4; J Thompson 4; L Parrish 2; R Staub 2; S Kemp; J Morales; L Jones; A Trammell.
GIDP: L Parrish 2 (3).
RBI: J Thompson 2 (8); L Parrish (10); L Whitaker (8); R LeFlore (11); R Staub (1).
2-out RBI: J Thompson 2; L Parrish.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
E: L Parrish (1); S Kemp 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: R LeFlore (11, 2nd base off R Erickson/B Wynegar).
CS: L Whitaker (3, Home by K Brett/B Wynegar).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Cubbage 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .616 -0.079 1.37 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 1 1 SH
   John Castino PH-3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .864 -0.038 2.52 0.062 -0.100 0.1 0 1
Roy Smalley SS 4 2 3 1 1 0 .386 1.074 0.309 1.23 0.335 -0.026 1.3 1 7 HR
Ken Landreaux LF 3 0 3 2 2 0 .330 .910 0.333 1.41 0.333 0.000 3.3 1 0 2B
Glenn Adams RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .727 -0.077 1.72 0.000 -0.077 -0.8 3 0
   Bombo Rivera PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .507 -0.057 2.45 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 1 0
   Jose Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .828 -0.043 1.65 0.000 -0.043 -0.8
   Dave Edwards RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Rick Sofield PH-RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .623 0.029 0.84 0.029 0.000 0.6 0 0
Butch Wynegar C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .755 -0.232 1.68 0.000 -0.232 -2.2 3 1
Ron Jackson 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .226 .655 -0.056 1.19 0.054 -0.110 -0.9 9 2
Craig Kusick DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 .192 .577 -0.072 1.25 0.062 -0.134 -0.8
Willie Norwood CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 .282 .855 0.148 1.13 0.189 -0.041 0.8 0 1 CS
Rob Wilfong 2B 1 2 1 1 1 0 .317 .894 0.144 1.14 0.144 0.000 1.4 1 3 HR
   Bob Randall PH-2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .596 0.304 2.36 0.304 0.000 1.8 4 1 SH
Roger Erickson P
   Ken Brett P 2 2
   Mike Marshall P
Team Totals 36 7 14 7 5 4 .389 1.047 0.613 1.45 1.512 -0.899 2.6 27 19
2B: K Landreaux (6, off K Young).
HR: R Wilfong (2, off K Young; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); R Smalley (5, off J Billingham; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SH: B Randall (1, off J Hiller); M Cubbage (4, off K Young).
TB: R Smalley 6; R Wilfong 4; K Landreaux 4; W Norwood 2; J Castino; R Jackson; C Kusick; B Randall; R Sofield.
RBI: K Landreaux 2 (14); R Wilfong (7); W Norwood (7); R Smalley (15); J Castino (9); B Randall (3).
2-out RBI: B Randall.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Smalley-B Randall-R Jackson; R Smalley-R Wilfong-R Jackson.
E: R Erickson ().
Outfield Assists: W Norwood (L Parrish at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: W Norwood (3, 2nd base by K Young/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kip Young 4.1 5 3 3 3 1 1 7.90 20 39 -0.022 1.17 -0.2
Sheldon Burnside 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 3.94 6 2 1 -0.180 1.94 -1.1
John Hiller 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 3.52 10 1 1 -0.295 1.80 -1.5
Jack Billingham, L (1-3) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 4.15 7 2 0 -0.116 1.40 0.2
Team Totals 8 14 7 7 5 4 2 7.88 43 39 5 2 -0.613 1.62 -2.6

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Erickson 1.1 4 3 3 3 2 0 7.79 11 33 -0.248 1.43 -2.9
Ken Brett 5.1 5 3 3 2 1 1 5.06 21 1 0 0.004 1.05 1.4
Mike Marshall, W (3-1) 2.1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0.99 10 1 1 0.131 3.11 0.4
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 6 3 1 6.00 42 33 2 1 -0.113 1.45 -1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gene Kelly, 1B - Larry Gallagher, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Bill Hafner.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 4,581.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 52° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 6-7 1 12- OO DET L. Parrish M. Marshall 29% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 3-5 2 1-- RR DET J. Thompson K. Brett -28% 57% Home Run (Deep RF); Kemp Scores
b8 6-6 0 --- R MIN R. Smalley J. Billingham 25% 86% Home Run (Deep RF)
b7 5-6 2 12- R MIN B. Randall J. Hiller 24% 60% Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Norwood to 3B; Randall to 2B/Adv on E7
t7 5-5 2 -2- RO DET L. Parrish M. Marshall -15% 38% Single to CF; Jones Scores; Parrish out at 2B/CF-3B-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET R. LeFlore R. Erickson -3% 47% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- DET L. Whitaker R. Erickson -2% 44% LeFlore Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O DET L. Whitaker R. Erickson 4% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 -2- DET S. Kemp R. Erickson -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- DET J. Thompson R. Erickson -5% 42% Kemp Picked off 1B, safe on E1; LeFlore to 3B; Kemp to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 DET J. Thompson R. Erickson -1% 41% Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 R DET R. Staub R. Erickson -8% 32% Walk; LeFlore Scores; Kemp to 3B; Thompson to 2B
t1 1-0 1 123 O DET L. Parrish R. Erickson 6% 39% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 123 O DET J. Morales R. Erickson 6% 45% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Kip Young facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O MIN M. Cubbage K. Young -2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- MIN R. Smalley K. Young 3% 45% Single to RF
b1 0-1 1 1-- MIN K. Landreaux K. Young 4% 49% Walk; Smalley to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- O MIN G. Adams K. Young -4% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Smalley to 3B
b1 0-1 2 1-3 O MIN B. Wynegar K. Young -5% 40% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 8-9-1
t2 1-0 0 --- O DET P. Mankowski R. Erickson 2% 42% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- DET A. Trammell R. Erickson -2% 40% Single to 3B
t2 1-0 1 1-- R DET R. LeFlore R. Erickson -13% 27% Triple to RF; Trammell Scores
t2 2-0 1 --3 R DET L. Whitaker R. Erickson -7% 20% Triple to RF; LeFlore Scores
Ken Brett replaces Roger Erickson pitching
t2 3-0 1 --3 O DET S. Kemp K. Brett 6% 26% Whitaker Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C-SS)
t2 3-0 2 --- O DET S. Kemp K. Brett 1% 26% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Kip Young facing 6-7-8
b2 0-3 0 --- O MIN R. Jackson K. Young -2% 24% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- O MIN C. Kusick K. Young -2% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-3 2 --- O MIN W. Norwood K. Young -1% 21% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
t3 3-0 0 --- DET J. Thompson K. Brett -2% 19% Walk
t3 3-0 0 1-- O DET R. Staub K. Brett 2% 21% Strikeout
t3 3-0 1 1-- DET L. Parrish K. Brett -2% 19% Single to CF; Thompson to 2B
t3 3-0 1 12- O DET J. Morales K. Brett 2% 21% Groundout: P unassisted; Thompson to 3B; Parrish to 2B
t3 3-0 2 -23 O DET P. Mankowski K. Brett 4% 25% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Kip Young facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- R MIN R. Wilfong K. Young 9% 34% Home Run (Deep RF)
b3 1-3 0 --- O MIN M. Cubbage K. Young -3% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-3 1 --- MIN R. Smalley K. Young 3% 34% Single to RF
b3 1-3 1 1-- R MIN K. Landreaux K. Young 12% 46% Double to RF; Smalley Scores
b3 2-3 1 -2- O MIN G. Adams K. Young -4% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Landreaux to 3B
b3 2-3 2 --3 O MIN B. Wynegar K. Young -4% 38% Foul Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Ken Brett facing 9-1-2
t4 3-2 0 --- O DET A. Trammell K. Brett 2% 41% Flyball: RF
t4 3-2 1 --- O DET R. LeFlore K. Brett 2% 42% Flyball: RF
t4 3-2 2 --- O DET L. Whitaker K. Brett 1% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Kip Young facing 6-7-8
b4 2-3 0 --- O MIN R. Jackson K. Young -3% 40% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-3 1 --- O MIN C. Kusick K. Young -2% 38% Flyball: SS
b4 2-3 2 --- MIN W. Norwood K. Young 2% 40% Single to LF
b4 2-3 2 1-- O MIN R. Wilfong K. Young -3% 37% Norwood Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Ken Brett facing 3-4-5
t5 3-2 0 --- DET S. Kemp K. Brett -4% 33% Single to RF
t5 3-2 0 1-- DET J. Thompson K. Brett -5% 28% Walk; Kemp to 2B
t5 3-2 0 12- O DET R. Staub K. Brett 5% 33% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Thompson to 2B
t5 3-2 1 12- OO DET L. Parrish K. Brett 9% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Kip Young facing 9-1-2
b5 2-3 0 --- MIN R. Wilfong K. Young 5% 48% Walk
b5 2-3 0 1-- O MIN M. Cubbage K. Young -3% 45% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wilfong to 2B
b5 2-3 1 -2- MIN R. Smalley K. Young 3% 48% Walk
Sheldon Burnside replaces Kip Young pitching
b5 2-3 1 12- R MIN K. Landreaux S. Burnside 14% 62% Single to LF; Wilfong Scores; Smalley to 2B
Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Glenn Adams (RF) batting 4th
b5 3-3 1 12- O MIN B. Rivera S. Burnside -6% 56% Strikeout
b5 3-3 2 12- O MIN B. Wynegar S. Burnside -6% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Ken Brett facing 7-8-9
Bombo Rivera moves from PH to RF
t6 3-3 0 --- O DET J. Morales K. Brett 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Phil Mankowski (3B) batting 8th
t6 3-3 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez K. Brett 3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-3 2 --- O DET A. Trammell K. Brett 2% 58% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Sheldon Burnside facing 6-7-8
Aurelio Rodriguez moves from PH to 3B
b6 3-3 0 --- O MIN R. Jackson S. Burnside -3% 54% Strikeout
b6 3-3 1 --- MIN C. Kusick S. Burnside 6% 61% Single to LF; Kusick to 2B/Adv on E7
b6 3-3 1 -2- R MIN W. Norwood S. Burnside 13% 74% Single to RF; Kusick Scores
John Hiller replaces Sheldon Burnside pitching
Bob Randall pinch hits for Rob Wilfong (2B) batting 9th
b6 4-3 1 1-- MIN B. Randall J. Hiller 6% 80% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Norwood to 3B
John Castino pinch hits for Mike Cubbage (3B) batting 1st
b6 4-3 1 1-3 R MIN J. Castino J. Hiller 6% 86% Single to RF; Norwood Scores; Randall to 2B
b6 5-3 1 12- O MIN R. Smalley J. Hiller -3% 83% Flyball: LF
b6 5-3 2 12- MIN K. Landreaux J. Hiller 2% 85% Walk; Randall to 3B; Castino to 2B
Jose Morales pinch hits for Bombo Rivera (RF) batting 4th
b6 5-3 2 123 O MIN J. Morales J. Hiller -4% 81% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 5.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Twins' Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
Bob Randall moves from PH to 2B
John Castino moves from PH to 3B
Dave Edwards replaces Jose Morales (PH) playing RF batting 4th
t7 3-5 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore K. Brett 4% 84% Lineout: RF
t7 3-5 1 --- DET L. Whitaker K. Brett -4% 80% Single to CF
t7 3-5 1 1-- O DET S. Kemp K. Brett 5% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 3-5 2 1-- RR DET J. Thompson K. Brett -28% 57% Home Run (Deep RF); Kemp Scores
t7 5-5 2 --- DET R. Staub K. Brett -4% 53% Double to RF
Mike Marshall replaces Ken Brett pitching
Lynn Jones pinch runs for Rusty Staub (DH) batting 5th
t7 5-5 2 -2- RO DET L. Parrish M. Marshall -15% 38% Single to CF; Jones Scores; Parrish out at 2B/CF-3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' John Hiller facing 5-6-7
b7 5-6 0 --- O MIN B. Wynegar J. Hiller -5% 33% Flyball: CF
b7 5-6 1 --- MIN R. Jackson J. Hiller 5% 38% Single to RF
b7 5-6 1 1-- O MIN C. Kusick J. Hiller -6% 32% Lineout: SS
b7 5-6 2 1-- MIN W. Norwood J. Hiller 4% 36% Walk; Jackson to 2B
b7 5-6 2 12- R MIN B. Randall J. Hiller 24% 60% Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Norwood to 3B; Randall to 2B/Adv on E7
Jack Billingham replaces John Hiller pitching
b7 6-6 2 -23 O MIN J. Castino J. Billingham -10% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 6.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Twins' Mike Marshall facing 7-8-9
t8 6-6 0 --- DET J. Morales M. Marshall -7% 43% Single to RF
t8 6-6 0 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez M. Marshall 3% 46% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Morales to 2B
t8 6-6 1 -2- O DET A. Trammell M. Marshall 7% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 6-6 2 -2- DET R. LeFlore M. Marshall -3% 50% Single to SS; Morales to 3B
t8 6-6 2 1-3 O DET L. Whitaker M. Marshall 11% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
Jerry Morales moves from RF to CF
Tim Corcoran replaces Ron LeFlore (CF) playing RF batting 1st
b8 6-6 0 --- R MIN R. Smalley J. Billingham 25% 86% Home Run (Deep RF)
b8 7-6 0 --- MIN K. Landreaux J. Billingham 2% 88% Single to CF
Rick Sofield pinch hits for Dave Edwards (RF) batting 4th
b8 7-6 0 1-- MIN R. Sofield J. Billingham 3% 91% Single to 2B; Landreaux to 2B
b8 7-6 0 12- O MIN B. Wynegar J. Billingham -3% 88% Flyball: P
b8 7-6 1 12- O MIN R. Jackson J. Billingham -2% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Landreaux to 3B
b8 7-6 2 1-3 O MIN C. Kusick J. Billingham -3% 83% Flyball: SS
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Twins' Mike Marshall facing 3-4-5
Rick Sofield moves from PH to RF
t9 6-7 0 --- O DET S. Kemp M. Marshall 8% 90% Flyball: 1B
t9 6-7 1 --- DET J. Thompson M. Marshall -8% 82% Walk
Mark Wagner pinch runs for Jason Thompson (1B) batting 4th
t9 6-7 1 1-- DET L. Jones M. Marshall -11% 71% Single to LF; Wagner to 2B
t9 6-7 1 12- OO DET L. Parrish M. Marshall 29% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 7.

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