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BOS  2
MIN  0

CAL  9
BAL  4

OAK  6
DET  5

(10)
MON  4
@CHC  3

HOU  8
LAD  3

NYM  4
@STL  3

(17)
Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 18,753

Monday, April 19, 1976
Time of Game: 3:03
Tigers
5
3-3
Lost 1
3rd, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Tigers          3  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1   0    5 11  2
Athletics       1  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  1   1    6 11  1
W: J Todd (1-0), L: J Hiller (0-2)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
Athletics
6
5-4
Won 2
3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Oglivie CF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .188  .364    0    3   0   SB
  J Manuel 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
D Meyer 1B                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .235  .703    0    5   0   GDP
W Horton DH                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .333  .927    0    0   0   2B
R Staub RF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .333  .869    0    1   0   2B
A Johnson LF                  5   1   3   3    0   1  .200  .560    0    2   0   HR,2B
M May C                       5   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .380    0   11   2   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .591    0    0   3   CS
T Veryzer SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .269    0    1   1   HBP
  B Freehan PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.444    0    0   0   
  C Scrivener SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .417    0    1   2   
  M Stanley CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         1   0   

V Ruhle P                                                                0   1
  S Grilli P                                                             0   1
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   5  11   5    3   3                    28  10
BATTING
2B: A Johnson (1, off S Bahnsen); R Staub (2, off S Bahnsen); W Horton (2, off R Fingers).
HR: A Johnson (1, off M Norris; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
HBP: T Veryzer (1, by S Bahnsen).
TB: A Johnson 7; W Horton 3; B Oglivie 2; R Staub 2; G Sutherland; A Rodriguez; D Meyer.
GIDP: D Meyer (1).
RBI: A Johnson 3 (3); R Staub (4); W Horton (5).
2-out RBI: W Horton.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
FIELDING
E: T Veryzer (2); D Meyer (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Oglivie (1, 2nd base off M Norris/G Tenace).
CS: A Rodriguez (1, 2nd base by R Fingers/G Tenace).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    2   3   1   0    2   0  .294  .721    0    4   0   SB,SH
C Washington RF               4   1   1   1    0   0  .216  .499    0    1   0   2B,CS,SH
J Rudi LF                     5   0   3   3    0   1  .310  .748    0    3   0   2·2B
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Tovar LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
D Baylor 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .156  .638    0   11   1   SB
S Bando 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .628    0    3   2   
G Tenace C                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .172  .558    0    3   1   
B Williams DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .160  .500    0    0   0   
  L Lintz PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   CS
  K McMullen PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   
B Campaneris SS               4   0   1   0    1   3  .118  .329    0    2   4   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   2   1    1   1  .233  .736    0    2   4   2B

S Bahnsen P                                                              1   1
  M Norris P                                                             0   2
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   6  11   5    7   9                    30  15
BATTING
2B: P Garner (4, off S Grilli); C Washington (1, off V Ruhle); J Rudi 2 (4, off S Grilli, off J Hiller).
SH: C Washington (1, off J Hiller); B North (1, off S Grilli).
TB: J Rudi 5; P Garner 3; C Washington 2; B Campaneris; D Baylor; S Bando; B Williams; B North.
RBI: J Rudi 3 (8); P Garner (6); C Washington (2).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. P Garner-B Campaneris-D Baylor.
E: P Garner (4).
BASERUNNING
SB: B North (4, 3rd base off V Ruhle/M May); D Baylor (3, 2nd base off V Ruhle/M May).
CS: L Lintz (1, 2nd base by S Grilli/M May); C Washington (1, 2nd base by S Grilli/M May).
PO: B North (1st base by V Ruhle).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle                        4     5   4   4    3   4   0   9.00   20     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 5     37    -     1.15  -0.26
S Grilli                       4     4   0   0    1   4   0   2.08   16     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 4          1-1    1.38   0.14
J Hiller, BS (2), L (0-2)      1.1   2   2   2    3   1   0   2.61    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    3.60  -0.71
Totals                         9.1  11   6   6    7   9   0          45     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1·11          1-1 
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 Bahnsen                      3     7   3   3    1   1   0   5.63   17     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 7     33    -     0.93  -0.29
M Norris                       4.1   2   1   1    2   1   1   1.93   17     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 2· 2          2-0    1.63   0.07
R Fingers                      1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   1.17    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          1-0    1.76  -0.23
J Todd, W (1-0)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.17    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.12
Totals                        10    11   5   5    3   3   1          44     -       ·  ·     14·10· 2·11          3-0 
V Ruhle faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
S Bahnsen faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: V Ruhle (0; B North, 1st base).
HBP: S Bahnsen (1; T Veryzer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 18,753.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. B Oglivie            CF    1. B North              CF 
2. D Meyer              1B    2. C Washington         RF 
3. W Horton             DH    3. J Rudi               LF 
4. R Staub              RF    4. D Baylor             1B 
5. A Johnson            LF    5. S Bando              3B 
6. M May                C     6. G Tenace             C  
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. B Williams           DH 
8. T Veryzer            SS    8. B Campaneris         SS 
9. G Sutherland         2B    9. P Garner             2B 

   V Ruhle              P        S Bahnsen            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-4  -2-      43%  69% J Rudi          J Hiller        Double; North Scores
   t 9   2  4-4  1--     -41%  15% W Horton        R Fingers       Double; Meyer Scores
   b10   1  5-5  12-      31% 100% P Garner        J Hiller        Single; McMullen Scores; Campaneris to 2B
   t 8   0  4-3  ---     -27%  50% A Johnson       M Norris        Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 5   0  3-2  -2-      16%  65% C Washington    V Ruhle         Double; North Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Oglivie       Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  D Meyer         Walk
          1--      46%  W Horton        Single; Meyer to 2B
   R      12-      31%  R Staub         Double; Meyer Scores; Horton to 3B
   RR     -23      21%  A Johnson       Single; Horton Scores; Staub Scores
   O      1--      22%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      23%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
          ---      27%  B North         Walk
   O      1--      25%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B; North to 2B
          -2-      27%  J Rudi          North Steals 3B
   R      --3      33%  " "             Single; North Scores
   O      1--      30%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      1--      28%  S Bando         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      29%  T Veryzer       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      28%  G Sutherland    Single
          1--      25%  B Oglivie       Single; Sutherland to 2B
   OO     12-      31%  D Meyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
          ---      35%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      31%  B Williams      Lineout: RF
   O      1--      29%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
          1--      31%  P Garner        Walk; Tenace to 2B
   O      12-      26%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      28%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
          ---      27%  A Johnson       Double
   O      -2-      30%  M May           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      27%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      25%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      27%  D Baylor        Single
          1--      28%  S Bando         Baylor Steals 2B
   R      -2-      40%  " "             Single; Baylor Scores/No RBI; Bando to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      36%  G Tenace        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
          ---      32%  A Rodriguez     Single
          1--      27%  T Veryzer       Hit By Pitch; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Mike Norris replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching
   O      12-      32%  G Sutherland    Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Veryzer to 2B
   O      12-      36%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF; Veryzer to 3B
   O      1-3      40%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      37%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Norris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  W Horton        Strikeout
          ---      34%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      37%  A Johnson       Lineout: RF
   O      1--      39%  M May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  B North         Single
          1--      49%  C Washington    North Picked off 1B, safe on E3; North to 2B
   R      -2-      65%  " "             Double; North Scores
                  Steve Grilli replaces Vern Ruhle pitching
   R      -2-      78%  J Rudi          Double; Washington Scores
          -2-      84%  D Baylor        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rudi to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  S Bando         Strikeout Looking
          1-3      81%  G Tenace        Walk; Baylor to 2B
   O      123      74%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      123      68%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  G Sutherland    Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Steve Grilli facing 9-1-2
          ---      81%  P Garner        Double
   O      -2-      81%  B North         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Garner to 3B
   O      --3      74%  C Washington    Fielder's Choice SS; Garner out at Hm/SS-C; Washington to 1B
   O      1--      72%  J Rudi          Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  B Oglivie       Single
          1--      59%  D Meyer         Oglivie Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      74%  W Horton        Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      81%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Steve Grilli facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  J Rudi          Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      77%  S Bando         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Norris facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      50%  A Johnson       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      54%  M May           Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  A Rodriguez     Walk
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Mike Norris pitching; Bill Freehan pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 8th
   O      1--      57%  B Freehan       Rodriguez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Grilli facing 6-7-8
                  Chuck Scrivener replaces Bill Freehan playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      55%  G Tenace        Flyball: CF
          ---      60%  B Williams      Single
                  Larry Lintz pinch runs for Billy Williams batting 7th
   O      1--      52%  B Campaneris    Lintz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      55%  " "             Single
   O      1--      50%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  G Sutherland    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      59%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  D Meyer         Single
   R      1--      15%  W Horton        Double; Meyer Scores
          -2-      14%  R Staub         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Horton to 3B
   O      1-3      17%  A Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, John Hiller facing 1-2-3
                  John Hiller replaces Steve Grilli pitching; Jerry Manuel replaces Ben Oglivie playing 2B batting 1st; Mickey Stanley replaces Gary Sutherland playing CF batting 9th
          ---      30%  B North         Walk
   O      1--      26%  C Washington    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; North to 2B
   R      -2-      69%  J Rudi          Double; North Scores
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Joe Rudi batting 3rd
   O      -2-      60%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  S Bando         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 5.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Todd facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Todd replaces Rollie Fingers pitching; Cesar Tovar replaces Matt Alexander playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      55%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  C Scrivener     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, John Hiller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      57%  G Tenace        Popfly: SS
                  Ken McMullen pinch hits for Larry Lintz batting 7th
          ---      62%  K McMullen      Walk
          1--      69%  B Campaneris    Walk; McMullen to 2B
   R      12-     100%  P Garner        Single; McMullen Scores; Campaneris to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 6.

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