May 1, 1983 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
@CAL 9 CLE 2
@KCR 1 MIL 8
@MIN 4 OAK 8
DET 3 OAK 2
DET 0 BAL 8
@SEA 2 NYY 8
@TEX 4 TOR 8
CHW 0 LAD 3
@CHC 2
(6) MON 5
CIN 4 CIN 6
@MON 3 ATL 2
@NYM 1 PHI 11
HOU 3 STL 10
SFG 9

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 23,819

Sunday, May 1, 1983, 3:54PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Tigers

8-11

Lost 4

7th, 3 GB

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

W: M Norris (3-1), L: M Wilcox (2-3), S: S McCatty (2)

Athletics

13-9

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .247  .583    0    0   5   
C Lemon CF                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .281  .753    0    3   0   SH
K Gibson DH                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .611    0    0   0   
  J Wockenfuss PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .540    0    0   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .801    0    1   1   
L Herndon LF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .296  .840    0    3   0   
G Wilson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .853    0    0   0   
R Leach 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .606    0   14   0   2B
T Brookens 3B-SS              3   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .797    0    0   1   
  J Grubb PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .570    0    0   0   
  E Cabell PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .706         0   0   
A Trammell SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .670    0    3   4   
  H Johnson PH-3B             2   0   1   0    0   0  .152  .352    0    0   0   

M Wilcox P                                                               0   3
Totals                       32   0   6   0    3  10                    24  14

BATTING

2B: R Leach (2, off M Norris).

SH: C Lemon (3, off M Norris).

TB: R Leach 2; C Lemon 2; L Whitaker; H Johnson; L Parrish.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Wilcox-A Trammell-R Leach.

E: A Trammell (1).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Almon SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .340  .775    0    0   3   
  R Henderson LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .868         0   0   
M Davis RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .314  .740    0    2   0   2B
W Gross 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .341  .865    0    0   3   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .549    0    1   0   
D Meyer 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .578    0    8   0   
  K Moore PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .493         0   1   CS
M Page DH                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .485    0    0   0   
G Hancock LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .619    0    2   0   
  D Lopes 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .732         0   0   
B Kearney C                   2   1   2   1    1   0  .242  .639    0   11   0   HR
T Phillips 2B-SS              3   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .538    0    2   1   GDP

M Norris P                                                               0   1
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  S McCatty P                                                            1   0
Totals                       25   2   4   2    2   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Davis (6, off M Wilcox).

HR: B Kearney (1, off M Wilcox; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Kearney 5; M Davis 2; D Meyer.

GIDP: T Phillips (2).

RBI: D Meyer (2); B Kearney (5).

2-out RBI: D Meyer.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: B Kearney (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Moore (4, 2nd base by M Wilcox/L Parrish).

PO: M Page (1st base by M Wilcox).

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, L (2-3)              8     4   2   2    2   1   1   3.28   27     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 4     65    -     0.68   0.09
Totals                         8     4   2   2    2   1   1          27     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 4           -

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 Norris, W (3-1)              7.1   6   0   0    1   8   0   2.83   29     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 6     73    -     1.40   0.30
T Burgmeier, H (2)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.17   0.12
S McCatty, S (2)               1.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   1.29    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    2.40   0.17
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3  10   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 6          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Wilcox (1; M Page, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 23,819.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. B Almon              SS 
2. C Lemon              CF    2. M Davis              RF 
3. K Gibson             DH    3. W Gross              3B 
4. L Parrish            C     4. D Murphy             CF 
5. L Herndon            LF    5. D Meyer              1B 
6. G Wilson             RF    6. M Page               DH 
7. R Leach              1B    7. G Hancock            LF 
8. T Brookens           3B    8. B Kearney            C  
9. A Trammell           SS    9. T Phillips           2B 

   M Wilcox             P        M Norris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  ---      13%  66% B Kearney       M Wilcox        Home Run
   t 8   1  2-0  -23      12%  84% J Wockenfuss    T Burgmeier     Strikeout
   t 8   0  2-0  1--     -11%  70% L Whitaker      M Norris        Single to RF; Johnson to 2B
   t 8   2  2-0  -23      10%  94% L Parrish       S McCatty       Flyball: RF
   b 7   2  0-1  --3       9%  88% D Meyer         M Wilcox        Single to RF; Davis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
          ---      45%  C Lemon         Single to LF; Lemon to 3B/Adv on E2
   O      --3      51%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      --3      55%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  W Gross         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Leach         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  D Meyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  M Page          Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Hancock       Page Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Trammell      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      55%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Hancock       Flyball: LF
   R      ---      66%  B Kearney       Home Run
   O      ---      64%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  C Lemon         Single to RF
   O      1--      63%  K Gibson        Strikeout
          1--      58%  L Parrish       Single to CF; Lemon to 2B
   O      12-      64%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   O      12-      69%  G Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
          ---      69%  M Davis         E6 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      67%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      66%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
          ---      56%  R Leach         Double to LF
   O      -2-      62%  T Brookens      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      67%  A Trammell      Strikeout
          -2-      65%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      12-      72%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  M Page          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      67%  G Hancock       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Norris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  K Gibson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      73%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
          ---      78%  B Kearney       Walk
   OO     1--      71%  T Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Norris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  G Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  R Leach         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  M Davis         Double to CF
   O      -2-      81%  W Gross         Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      79%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B; Davis to 3B
   R      --3      88%  D Meyer         Single to RF; Davis Scores
                  Kelvin Moore pinch runs for Dan Meyer batting 5th
   O      1--      87%  M Page          Moore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Norris facing 9-1-2
                  Kelvin Moore moves to 1B; Howard Johnson pinch hits for Alan Trammell batting 9th
          ---      81%  H Johnson       Single to RF
          1--      70%  L Whitaker      Single to RF; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      72%  C Lemon         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Mike Norris pitching; John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Kirk Gibson batting 3rd
   O      -23      84%  J Wockenfuss    Strikeout
                  Steve McCatty replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      -23      94%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
                  Howard Johnson moves to 3B; Tom Brookens moves to SS
   O      ---      94%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  G Hancock       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  B Kearney       Single to 3B
   O      1--      93%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
                  Davey Lopes replaces Garry Hancock playing 2B batting 7th; Tony Phillips moves to SS; Rickey Henderson replaces Bill Almon playing LF batting 1st
          ---      86%  L Herndon       Walk
   O      1--      92%  G Wilson        Flyball: C
   O      1--      97%  R Leach         Strikeout
                  Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 8th
          1--      93%  J Grubb         Walk; Herndon to 2B
                  Enos Cabell pinch runs for Johnny Grubb batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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