September 2, 1984 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@CAL 3 KCR 6
@CHW 4
(10) CLE 8
BOS 3 DET 6
@OAK 3 BAL 4
@SEA 3 TOR 6
MIN 0 CHC 4
@ATL 2 CIN 7
PIT 1 MON 4
LAD 0 NYM 3
SDP 2
(12) PHI 8
SFG 3 STL 4
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 20,393

Sunday, September 2, 1984
Time of Game: 3:01

Tigers

88-49

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  4   1  0  0   0  1  0    6 10  0
Athletics       0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    3 12  1

W: D Petry (16-8), L: T Conroy (1-4), S: W Hernandez (27)

Athletics

63-74

Lost 1

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .292  .765    0    2   3   GDP
A Trammell SS                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .307  .841    0    3   2   
K Gibson RF                   4   2   1   0    1   2  .288  .894    0    2   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .242  .748    0    3   1   2B
L Herndon LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .691    0    1   0   
  R Jones PH-LF               1   0   1   1    0   0  .295  .901    0    2   0   
B Garbey DH                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .292  .733    0    0   0   HR
D Evans 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .234  .738    0    7   1   IW
R Kuntz CF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .281  .787    0    4   0   
M Castillo 3B                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .227  .622    0    2   2   2B

D Petry P                                                                1   1
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    4  10                    27  10

BATTING

2B: L Parrish (15, off T Conroy); M Castillo (4, off T Conroy).

HR: B Garbey (5, off T Conroy; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

IBB: D Evans (10, by K Atherton).

TB: B Garbey 5; L Parrish 3; R Kuntz 2; M Castillo 2; L Whitaker; R Jones; K Gibson.

GIDP: L Whitaker (9).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (85); L Whitaker (46); B Garbey (46); R Jones (33); M Castillo (13).

2-out RBI: L Parrish 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Petry-A Trammell-D Evans.

PB: L Parrish (10).

BASERUNNING

PO: A Trammell (1st base by T Conroy).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                5   1   2   1    0   1  .297  .862    0    1   0   HR
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .754    0    2   1   2B
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .720    0    3   2   
D Kingman DH                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .279  .871    0    0   0   HR,2B
D Murphy CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .806    0    3   0   
B Bochte 1B                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .677    0    5   0   CS,SF
  B Almon PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .563    0    0   0   
J Essian C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .738    0    6   1   
  D Meyer PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  M Heath PR-C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .666    0    3   0   
M Davis RF                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .213  .606    0    1   0   
  T Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .658    0    0   0   
D Hill SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .519    0    3   2   GDP
  J Burroughs PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .712    0    0   0   

T Conroy P                                                               0   1
  L Sorensen P                                                           0   0
  D Leiper P                                                             0   0
  K Atherton P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   3  12   3    0   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: C Lansford (24, off D Petry); D Kingman (20, off D Petry).

HR: D Kingman (33, off D Petry; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out); R Henderson (14, off D Petry; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: B Bochte (6, off D Petry).

TB: D Kingman 6; R Henderson 5; C Lansford 3; D Murphy 2; M Davis 2; D Meyer; B Bochte.

GIDP: D Hill (3).

RBI: D Kingman (110); R Henderson (52); B Bochte (42).

2-out RBI: R Henderson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morgan-D Hill-B Bochte.

E: M Davis (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bochte (5, 2nd base by D Petry/L Parrish).

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
D Petry, W (16-8)              5.1  11   3   3    0   0   2   3.45   25     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0·11     34    -     1.10  -0.06
A Lopez, H (2)                 1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          2-0    2.24   0.21
W Hernandez, S (27)            2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.01    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.67   0.08
Totals                         9    12   3   3    0   3   2          37     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0·12          2-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Conroy, L (1-4)              3.1   6   5   5    3   5   1   4.91   18     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 6     30    -     0.77  -0.33
L Sorensen                     3.2   3   1   1    0   2   0   5.01   13     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 3          2-0    0.52   0.04
D Leiper                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.64  -0.03
K Atherton                     2     0   0   0    1   3   0   4.21    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.41   0.05
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4  10   1          39     -       ·  ·      4·11· 0·10          6-1

L Sorensen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
D Leiper faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Conroy (8).

IBB: K Atherton (8; D Evans).

PO: T Conroy (1; A Trammell, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 20,393.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. K Gibson             RF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. L Parrish            C     4. D Kingman            DH 
5. L Herndon            LF    5. D Murphy             CF 
6. B Garbey             DH    6. B Bochte             1B 
7. D Evans              1B    7. J Essian             C  
8. R Kuntz              CF    8. M Davis              RF 
9. M Castillo           3B    9. D Hill               SS 

   D Petry              P        T Conroy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-2  12-      15%  87% L Parrish       T Conroy        Double; Whitaker Scores; Gibson Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  1--      14%  64% M Castillo      T Conroy        Double; Kuntz Scores
   b 6   0  5-2  -2-      -9%  70% D Murphy        D Petry         Single; Kingman to 3B
   t 3   1  0-1  -2-       9%  73% L Whitaker      T Conroy        Single; Castillo Scores
   b 6   1  5-3  12-       7%  77% M Davis         A Lopez         Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Conroy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
          ---      50%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      1--      48%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  L Parrish       Trammell Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  C Lansford      Single
   O      1--      48%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
          1--      47%  D Kingman       Passed Ball; Lansford to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Conroy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  L Parrish       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      46%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Garbey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Murphy        Flyball: SS
          ---      45%  B Bochte        Single
   O      1--      49%  J Essian        Bochte Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Conroy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  R Kuntz         Single
   R      1--      64%  M Castillo      Double; Kuntz Scores
   R      -2-      73%  L Whitaker      Single; Castillo Scores
   O      1--      71%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
          1--      72%  K Gibson        Walk; Whitaker to 2B
   RR     12-      87%  L Parrish       Double; Whitaker Scores; Gibson Scores
   O      -2-      85%  L Herndon       Flyball: 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Dan Petry facing 8-9-1
          ---      82%  M Davis         Single
   OO     1--      88%  D Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   R      ---      82%  R Henderson     Home Run
   O      ---      83%  C Lansford      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tim Conroy facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      89%  B Garbey        Home Run
   O      ---      88%  D Evans         Strikeout
          ---      89%  R Kuntz         Single
          1--      90%  M Castillo      Wild Pitch; Kuntz to 2B
          -2-      90%  " "             Walk
                  Lary Sorensen replaces Tim Conroy pitching
   OO     12-      87%  L Whitaker      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Petry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  J Morgan        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      83%  D Kingman       Home Run
          ---      80%  D Murphy        Single
   O      1--      82%  B Bochte        Groundout: 1B-P; Murphy to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  J Essian        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  A Trammell      Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  K Gibson        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      83%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Petry facing 8-9-1
          ---      78%  M Davis         Single
   O      1--      82%  D Hill          Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      85%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Henderson to 1B
          1--      81%  C Lansford      Double; Henderson to 3B
   O      -23      88%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  L Herndon       Flyball: 2B
          ---      88%  B Garbey        Single
   O      1--      87%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      86%  R Kuntz         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Petry facing 4-5-6
          ---      79%  D Kingman       Double
          -2-      70%  D Murphy        Single; Kingman to 3B
   RO     1-3      76%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kingman Scores
                  Dan Meyer pinch hits for Jim Essian batting 7th
          1--      69%  D Meyer         Single; Murphy to 2B
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Dan Petry pitching; Mike Heath pinch runs for Dan Meyer batting 7th
   O      12-      77%  M Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      83%  D Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Lary Sorensen facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Heath moves to C
   O      ---      82%  M Castillo      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  L Whitaker      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      80%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Aurelio Lopez facing 1-2-3
          ---      73%  R Henderson     Single
   O      1--      79%  C Lansford      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      84%  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      88%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  K Gibson        Single
          1--      94%  L Parrish       Single; Gibson to 3B
                  Dave Leiper replaces Lary Sorensen pitching; Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Larry Herndon batting 5th
   R      1-3      97%  R Jones         Single; Gibson Scores; Parrish to 3B; Jones to 2B/Adv on E9
                  Keith Atherton replaces Dave Leiper pitching
   O      -23      96%  B Garbey        Flyball: CF
          -23      96%  D Evans         Intentional Walk
   O      123      94%  R Kuntz         Strikeout Looking
   O      123      92%  M Castillo      Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Willie Hernandez facing 5-6-7
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Aurelio Lopez pitching; Ruppert Jones moves to LF
   O      ---      95%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Bill Almon pinch hits for Bruce Bochte batting 6th
   O      ---      96%  B Almon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  M Heath         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Keith Atherton facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Almon moves to 1B
   O      ---      97%  L Whitaker      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  K Gibson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Willie Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Tony Phillips pinch hits for Mike Davis batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  T Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Donnie Hill batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Burroughs     Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Henderson     Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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