May 7, 1978 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 15
@BAL 9 BOS 5
CHW 0 CAL 16
CLE 3 KCR 8
@MIL 6 NYY 3
TEX 2
(12) DET 4
@OAK 0 SEA 9
TOR 7 SFG 2
@CHC 1 MON 19
@CIN 5 CIN 4
MON 2 PHI 8
NYM 5 PIT 6
LAD 4 STL 8
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 16,239

Sunday, May 7, 1978
Time of Game: 2:10

Tigers

17-6

Won 2

1st

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

W: M Wilcox (2-1), L: M Keough (2-1)

Athletics

19-7

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .301  .813    0    1   0   SB
P Mankowski 3B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .609    0    0   0   SH
R Staub DH                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .312  .802    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .299  .921    0    6   0   HR,GDP
S Kemp LF                     4   0   3   0    0   1  .333  .903    0    3   0   
M May C                       4   0   0   0    0   1  .380 1.095    0    6   1   GDP
T Corcoran RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .451    0    6   0   GDP
A Trammell SS                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .341  .811    0    2   0   HR
S Dillard 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .431    0    3   2   

M Wilcox P                                                               0   1
Totals                       32   4   8   3    1   7                    27   4

BATTING

HR: A Trammell (1, off M Keough; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Thompson (7, off M Keough; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: P Mankowski (2, off J Coleman).

TB: A Trammell 5; J Thompson 4; S Kemp 3; R LeFlore 2.

GIDP: M May (2); T Corcoran (3); J Thompson (2).

RBI: J Thompson 2 (16); A Trammell (3).

2-out RBI: J Thompson 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (12, 2nd base off M Keough/J Essian).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .265  .762    0    3   0   
M Edwards 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .675    0    1   1   
  J Tabb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Staggs 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .900    0    1   2   
M Page LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .291  .763    0    2   0   
G Alexander DH                4   0   0   0    0   3  .244  .897    0    0   0   
M Guerrero SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .741    0    4   5   2B
D Revering 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .716    0    8   1   
M Perez 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
J Essian C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .626    0    7   1   
M Dilone RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .536    0    0   0   

M Keough P                                                               0   1
  J Coleman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   0   5   0    1   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Guerrero (2, off M Wilcox).

TB: M Guerrero 2; D Revering; M Dilone; M Page; B North.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Guerrero-D Revering 2; D Revering-M Guerrero-D Revering.

E: D Revering (3); M Guerrero (5).

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
M Wilcox, W (2-1)              9     5   0   0    1   7   0   3.72   33     -       ·  ·      4·16· 0· 5     83    -     0.78   0.37
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   7   0          33     -       ·  ·      4·16· 0· 5           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Keough, L (2-1)              6     5   4   3    1   7   2   2.41   23     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 5     54    -     0.71  -0.15
J Coleman                      3     3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   3    1   7   2          34     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 16,239.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. B North              CF 
2. P Mankowski          3B    2. M Edwards            2B 
3. R Staub              DH    3. M Page               LF 
4. J Thompson           1B    4. G Alexander          DH 
5. S Kemp               LF    5. M Guerrero           SS 
6. M May                C     6. D Revering           1B 
7. T Corcoran           RF    7. M Perez              3B 
8. A Trammell           SS    8. J Essian             C  
9. S Dillard            2B    9. M Dilone             RF 

   M Wilcox             P        M Keough             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-2  1--      14%  92% J Thompson      M Keough        Home Run; Staub Scores
   t 3   0  0-1  ---      11%  73% A Trammell      M Keough        Home Run
   t 2   0  0-1  1--      -7%  58% M May           M Keough        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  --3       6%  61% R Staub         M Keough        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); LeFlore Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  60% P Mankowski     M Keough        LeFlore Steals 2B; LeFlore to 3B/Adv on E6

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R LeFlore       Single
          1--      60%  P Mankowski     LeFlore Steals 2B; LeFlore to 3B/Adv on E6
   O      --3      55%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      61%  R Staub         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); LeFlore Scores/No RBI/unER
   OO     1--      57%  J Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  B North         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      60%  M Edwards       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  M Page          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  S Kemp          Single
   OO     1--      58%  M May           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  T Corcoran      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  G Alexander     Strikeout
          ---      55%  M Guerrero      Double to CF
   O      -2-      58%  D Revering      Groundout: 2B-1B; Guerrero to 3B
   O      --3      62%  M Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Keough facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      73%  A Trammell      Home Run
   O      ---      71%  S Dillard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  P Mankowski     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  J Essian        Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  M Dilone        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      75%  B North         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Keough facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  J Thompson      Popfly: 3B
          ---      73%  S Kemp          Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  M May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  M Edwards       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  G Alexander     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  T Corcoran      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  A Trammell      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      74%  S Dillard       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  M Guerrero      Flyball: RF
          ---      73%  D Revering      Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      80%  J Essian        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  P Mankowski     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      78%  R Staub         Walk
   RR     1--      92%  J Thompson      Home Run; Staub Scores
   O      ---      92%  S Kemp          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  M Dilone        Popfly: 2B
          ---      92%  B North         Walk
                  Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Mike Edwards batting 2nd
   O      1--      94%  J Tabb          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  M Page          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Coleman replaces Matt Keough pitching; Steve Staggs replaces Jerry Tabb playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      95%  M May           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  T Corcoran      Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  A Trammell      Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  S Dillard       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  G Alexander     Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Guerrero      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      97%  D Revering      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  R LeFlore       Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  P Mankowski     Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; LeFlore to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore to 3B
   O      --3      97%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Essian        Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  M Dilone        Single to LF
          1--      97%  B North         Single to CF; Dilone to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  S Staggs        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  S Kemp          Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  M May           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      99%  T Corcoran      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  M Page          Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  G Alexander     Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  M Guerrero      Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  D Revering      Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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