April 12, 1978 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 9
MIN 5 CHW 5
TOR 4 BOS 6
@CLE 3 KCR 5
BAL 2 MIL 5
NYY 3 OAK 4
SEA 3 DET 3
@TEX 2 CIN 12
SFG 3 HOU 11
LAD 10 CHC 4
@NYM 2 MON 8
@PHI 7 STL 5
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 26,049

Wednesday, April 12, 1978
Time of Game: 2:04

Tigers

4-1

Won 3

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: M Fidrych (2-0), L: J Matlack (1-1)

Rangers

2-3

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   0   3   1    0   0  .348  .922    0    3   0   CS
S Dillard 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .522    0    3   5   
R Staub DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .598    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .626    0   11   1   
S Kemp LF                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .375  .920    0    2   0   
C Spikes RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .616    0    1   0   
L Parrish C                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .167  .648    0    5   0   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   3   1    0   0  .444 1.000    0    0   2   2B
M Wagner SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .744    0    1   4   

M Fidrych P                                                              1   2
Totals                       36   3  11   3    1   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (1, off J Matlack).

HR: L Parrish (1, off J Matlack; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: L Parrish 4; A Rodriguez 4; R LeFlore 3; S Kemp 2; C Spikes; M Wagner.

RBI: A Rodriguez (1); R LeFlore (3); L Parrish (2).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Rodriguez-S Dillard-J Thompson; M Wagner-J Thompson.

BASERUNNING

CS: R LeFlore (1, 2nd base by J Matlack/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .488    0   11   2   
  M Jorgensen PR-1B           0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
B Campaneris SS               3   1   0   0    1   0  .067  .192    0    0   3   GDP
A Oliver LF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .350  .900    0    2   1   HR
R Zisk DH                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .389 1.365    0    0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .485    0    0   2   
C Washington RF               4   0   2   0    0   1  .231  .517    0    0   0   
J Beniquez CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   SB
B Wills 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .619    0    3   5   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .134    0    8   0   GDP

J Matlack P                                                              1   3
  L Barker P                                                             0   1
Totals                       31   2   6   2    3   5                    27  17

BATTING

HR: A Oliver (1, off M Fidrych; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: A Oliver 4; J Beniquez 2; C Washington 2; T Harrah.

GIDP: J Sundberg (1); B Campaneris (1).

RBI: A Oliver 2 (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Beniquez (1, 2nd base off M Fidrych/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
M Fidrych, W (2-0)             9     6   2   2    3   5   1   2.00   34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 6     69    -     1.52   0.54
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   1          34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 6           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Matlack, L (1-1)             7.1  11   3   3    1   5   1   2.20   32     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 1·11     48    -     1.22  -0.05
L Barker                       1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.79   0.09
Totals                         9    11   3   3    1   7   1          37     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 1·11          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 26,049.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Texas Rangers                        
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. M Hargrove           1B 
2. S Dillard            2B    2. B Campaneris         SS 
3. R Staub              DH    3. A Oliver             LF 
4. J Thompson           1B    4. R Zisk               DH 
5. S Kemp               LF    5. T Harrah             3B 
6. C Spikes             RF    6. C Washington         RF 
7. L Parrish            C     7. J Beniquez           CF 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. B Wills              2B 
9. M Wagner             SS    9. J Sundberg           C  

   M Fidrych            P        J Matlack            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--     -18%  27% A Oliver        M Fidrych       Home Run; Campaneris Scores
   b 9   2  3-2  12-      17% 100% J Beniquez      M Fidrych       Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 5   1  2-1  ---      15%  47% L Parrish       J Matlack       Home Run
   b 8   1  3-2  1--      14%  84% B Campaneris    M Fidrych       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   1  2-2  1-3      12%  74% R LeFlore       J Matlack       Single to LF; Rodriguez Scores; Wagner to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R LeFlore       Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  S Dillard       LeFlore Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Fidrych facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  B Campaneris    Walk
   RR     1--      27%  A Oliver        Home Run; Campaneris Scores
          ---      26%  R Zisk          Walk
   O      1--      28%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      29%  C Washington    Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      29%  S Kemp          Single to CF
          1--      33%  C Spikes        Single to LF; Kemp to 2B
   O      12-      29%  L Parrish       Strikeout Looking
   RO     12-      34%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF; Kemp Scores; Spikes out at Hm/LF-2B-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Fidrych facing 7-8-9
          ---      31%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  B Wills         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      38%  J Sundberg      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  M Wagner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      33%  S Dillard       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Fidrych facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  M Hargrove      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      36%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      32%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      31%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Fidrych facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
          ---      33%  C Washington    Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  C Spikes        Strikeout
   R      ---      47%  L Parrish       Home Run
          ---      50%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  M Wagner        Lineout: LF
          1--      49%  R LeFlore       Single to RF; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-      44%  S Dillard       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Fidrych facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Thompson      Strikeout Looking
          ---      46%  S Kemp          Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  C Spikes        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Fidrych facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  B Campaneris    Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Zisk          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  L Parrish       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF
          1--      62%  M Wagner        Single to RF; Rodriguez to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  R LeFlore       Single to LF; Rodriguez Scores; Wagner to 2B
   O      12-      70%  S Dillard       Strikeout
   O      12-      65%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Fidrych facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  J Beniquez      Single to SS
          1--      68%  B Wills         Beniquez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  S Kemp          Walk
                  Len Barker replaces Jon Matlack pitching
   O      1--      73%  C Spikes        Strikeout
   O      1--      71%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Fidrych facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
          ---      70%  M Hargrove      Walk
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove batting 1st
   OO     1--      84%  B Campaneris    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Len Barker facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B
   O      ---      83%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      82%  M Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  R LeFlore       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Fidrych facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  R Zisk          Strikeout
          ---      91%  T Harrah        Single to SS
          1--      83%  C Washington    Single to LF; Harrah to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation