April 20, 1976 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 12
MIN 3 CAL 5
BAL 0 CLE 9
TEX 1 MIL 5
KCR 4 NYY 5
CHW 4 OAK 6
DET 5 SFG 12
@ATL 11
(10) SDP 7
@CIN 5 LAD 6
@HOU 3 PHI 5
@PIT 1 NYM 8
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 3,080

Tuesday, April 20, 1976
Time of Game: 2:47

Tigers

3-4

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    5 11  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  3    6  8  1

W: P Lindblad (1-0), L: J Crawford (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Athletics

6-4

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   2   1   0    0   0  .222  .666    0    3   0   2B
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .584    0   13   0   SH
W Horton DH                   4   1   3   3    0   0  .393 1.112    0    0   0   HR
R Staub RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .814    0    0   0   2·GDP
A Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .482    0    2   0   
M May C                       4   1   3   0    0   0  .280  .600    0    2   1   2B
  B Freehan C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.444         1   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .612    0    1   1   2B
T Veryzer SS                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .120  .305    0    1   4   
J Manuel 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .900    0    2   3   2B

J Coleman P                                                              0   2
  J Crawford P                                                           0   0
  M Fidrych P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    1   2                    25  11

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (2, off P Mitchell); J Manuel (1, off P Mitchell); M May (1, off P Lindblad); R LeFlore (2, off P Mitchell).

HR: W Horton (2, off P Mitchell; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: D Meyer (1, off P Lindblad).

TB: W Horton 6; M May 4; A Rodriguez 2; R LeFlore 2; J Manuel 2; T Veryzer; R Staub.

GIDP: R Staub 2 (3).

RBI: W Horton 3 (8); T Veryzer 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Veryzer-J Manuel-D Meyer.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .634    0    1   0   
C Washington RF               1   1   0   1    2   1  .211  .532    0    2   0   HBP,SF
J Rudi LF                     4   0   2   2    1   0  .333  .828    0    3   0   2B
D Baylor 1B                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .167  .639    0   11   1   GDP
S Bando 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .179  .648    0    2   3   
  L Lintz PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   SB
  K McMullen 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   0   
G Tenace C                    1   0   0   0    2   1  .167  .575    0    1   0   CS
  L Haney C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   0   
B Williams DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .437    0    0   0   
B Campaneris SS               4   2   2   0    0   0  .158  .396    0    4   6   2·SB
P Garner 2B                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .273  .866    0    0   4   2·2B
  M Alexander PR              0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   SB

P Mitchell P                                                             0   0
  D Bosman P                                                             1   1
  P Lindblad P                                                           0   1
Totals                       30   6   8   5    8   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: P Garner 2 (6, 2 off J Coleman); J Rudi (5, off J Coleman).

SF: C Washington (1, off J Coleman).

HBP: C Washington (1, by J Coleman).

TB: P Garner 4; J Rudi 3; B Campaneris 2; D Baylor; S Bando.

GIDP: D Baylor (1).

RBI: J Rudi 2 (10); P Garner (7); D Baylor (3); C Washington (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Baylor-B Campaneris-D Bosman; P Garner-B Campaneris-D Baylor.

E: P Garner (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alexander (1, 2nd base off J Crawford/B Freehan); B Campaneris 2 (3, 2nd base off J Coleman/B Freehan, 3rd base off J Crawford/B Freehan); L Lintz (2, 2nd base off J Coleman/B Freehan).

CS: G Tenace (2, 2nd base by J Coleman/M May).

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
J Coleman                      8     6   5   5    7   3   0   3.00   36     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 3· 6     46    -     1.27  -0.04
J Crawford, BS (1), L (0-1)    0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0  27.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          2-2    5.50  -0.52
M Fidrych                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    5.01  -0.18
Totals                         8.1   8   6   6    8   3   0          40     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 4· 8          4-3

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Mitchell                     1     6   4   4    0   0   1  15.75    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 6     25    -     0.84  -0.38
D Bosman                       5     3   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   18     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 3          2-0    0.52   0.13
P Lindblad, W (1-0)            3     2   1   0    0   1   0   3.00   11     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.47   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   4    1   2   1          38     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1·11          2-0

J Coleman faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
P Mitchell faced 4 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Coleman (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Coleman (2; C Washington).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 3,080.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. R LeFlore            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. J Manuel             2B    9. P Garner             2B 

   J Coleman            P        P Mitchell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-3  123      51%  82% J Rudi          J Crawford      Single; Campaneris Scores; Alexander Scores; Washington to 3B
   b 9   1  5-5  1-3      18% 100% D Baylor        M Fidrych       Single; Washington Scores; Rudi to 2B
   b 9   0  5-3  -23     -15%  26% B North         J Crawford      Lineout: LF
   t 1   1  0-0  --3     -14%  31% W Horton        P Mitchell      Home Run; LeFlore Scores
   b 9   0  5-3  -2-      13%  30% P Garner        J Coleman       Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  R LeFlore       Double
   O      -2-      45%  D Meyer         Groundout: SS-1B; LeFlore to 3B
   RR     --3      31%  W Horton        Home Run; LeFlore Scores
   O      ---      32%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  B North         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      29%  C Washington    Strikeout Looking
          ---      31%  J Rudi          Double
          -2-      32%  D Baylor        Walk
          12-      36%  S Bando         Walk; Rudi to 3B; Baylor to 2B
   O      123      28%  G Tenace        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Paul Mitchell facing 6-7-8
          ---      25%  M May           Single
          1--      17%  A Rodriguez     Double; May to 3B
   RR     -23      12%  T Veryzer       Single; May Scores; Rodriguez Scores
          1--       8%  J Manuel        Double; Veryzer to 3B
                  Dick Bosman replaces Paul Mitchell pitching
   O      -23      10%  R LeFlore       Fielder's Choice SS unassisted; Manuel out at 3B/SS; LeFlore to 1B
   O      1-3      13%  D Meyer         Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3      15%  W Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      13%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      12%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      12%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      10%  R Staub         Single
   O      1--      11%  A Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      12%  M May           Lineout: SS
   O      1--      13%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      11%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      13%  C Washington    Hit By Pitch
          1--      17%  J Rudi          Walk; Washington to 2B
   OO     12-      10%  D Baylor        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      11%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      10%  J Manuel        Walk
   O      1--      10%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B; Manuel to 2B
   O      -2-      11%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      10%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      12%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      10%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      1--       8%  B Campaneris    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Bosman facing 3-4-5
          ---       7%  W Horton        Single
   OO     1--       9%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---       9%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
          ---      14%  P Garner        Double
   O      -2-      12%  B North         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garner to 3B
   RO     --3      12%  C Washington    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Garner Scores
   O      ---      11%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dick Bosman facing 6-7-8
          ---      10%  M May           Single
   O      1--      10%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B; May to 2B
   O      -2-      12%  T Veryzer       Fielder's Choice P; May out at 3B/P-3B-2B-3B; Veryzer to 1B
   O      1--      13%  J Manuel        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      11%  D Baylor        Lineout: CF
   O      ---       9%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      11%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--       9%  B Williams      Tenace Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Dick Bosman pitching; Larry Haney replaces Gene Tenace playing C batting 6th
          ---       7%  R LeFlore       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--       8%  D Meyer         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; LeFlore to 2B
   R      -2-       4%  W Horton        Single; LeFlore Scores/unER
   OO     1--       5%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       4%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---       6%  B Campaneris    Single
   R      1--      12%  P Garner        Double; Campaneris Scores
   O      -2-       8%  B North         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garner to 3B
          --3      10%  C Washington    Walk
   R      1-3      16%  J Rudi          Wild Pitch; Garner Scores; Washington to 2B
   O      -2-      11%  " "             Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Paul Lindblad facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      12%  A Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      10%  M May           Double
   O      -2-      12%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      14%  T Veryzer       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Freehan replaces Milt May playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      10%  D Baylor        Lineout: 2B
          ---      15%  S Bando         Single
                  Larry Lintz pinch runs for Sal Bando batting 5th
          1--      17%  L Haney         Lintz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      11%  " "             Lineout: CF
   O      -2-       6%  B Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Paul Lindblad facing 9-1-2
                  Ken McMullen replaces Larry Lintz playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---       7%  J Manuel        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---       7%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
          ---      16%  B Campaneris    Single
          1--      17%  P Garner        Campaneris Steals 2B
          -2-      30%  " "             Walk
                  Jim Crawford replaces Joe Coleman pitching; Matt Alexander pinch runs for Phil Garner batting 9th
          12-      41%  B North         Campaneris Steals 3B; Alexander Steals 2B
   O      -23      26%  " "             Lineout: LF
          -23      31%  C Washington    Walk
   RR     123      82%  J Rudi          Single; Campaneris Scores; Alexander Scores; Washington to 3B
                  Mark Fidrych replaces Jim Crawford pitching
   R      1-3     100%  D Baylor        Single; Washington Scores; Rudi to 2B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation