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Standings
SEA
@CAL		5
10
SEA
@CAL		0
5
TOR
@CHW		3
0
BOS
@CLE		12
5
BOS
@CLE		3
2
BAL
@KCR		3
11
NYY
@MIL		5
6
MIN
@OAK		9
8		 
(11)
DET
@TEX		5
1
SDP
@ATL		4
6
SDP
@ATL		7
0
SFG
@CIN		4
2
LAD
@HOU		7
1
LAD
@HOU		7
5
CHC
@NYM		0
7
MON
@PHI		3
6
MON
@PHI		8
1
PIT
@STL		0
4
Saturday, July 8, 1978,
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 22,993, Time of Game: 2:33
Tigers
5
42-41
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Rangers
1
41-41
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Milt Wilcox (6-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  3   0  1  0    5  8  0
Rangers         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 5 2 2 2 0 2 .279 .723 0.191 1.18 0.287 -0.097 1.5 2 0 3B,SB
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .319 .723 0.031 0.75 0.076 -0.046 0.1 3 2
Rusty Staub DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 .301 .818 0.022 0.69 0.060 -0.038 1.1
Jason Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 2 3 .294 .888 -0.020 0.76 0.024 -0.044 -0.7 8 2
Steve Kemp LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .282 .799 0.153 0.96 0.174 -0.021 0.9 0 0 HR
Milt May C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .719 -0.064 1.32 0.088 -0.152 -0.7 7 1 2B
Phil Mankowski 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .294 .761 -0.016 1.14 0.053 -0.069 -0.3 1 0
   Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .725 -0.007 0.14 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 0 1
Tim Corcoran RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .575 -0.101 1.11 0.000 -0.101 -1.0 3 1 SH
Alan Trammell SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 .270 .648 0.017 0.98 0.036 -0.019 0.0 3 3
Milt Wilcox P 0 2
Team Totals 35 5 8 5 7 7 .229 .757 0.206 0.95 0.798 -0.594 0.8 27 12
2B: M May (6, off D Alexander).
3B: R LeFlore (2, off D Alexander).
HR: S Kemp (6, off D Alexander; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: T Corcoran (2, off D Alexander).
TB: S Kemp 4; R LeFlore 4; M May 2; L Whitaker 2; R Staub 2.
RBI: R LeFlore 2 (30); L Whitaker (21); R Staub (68); S Kemp (36).
2-out RBI: R Staub.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Thompson-A Trammell; L Whitaker-A Trammell-J Thompson; T Corcoran-J Thompson-L Whitaker.
Outfield Assists: T Corcoran (B Wills at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: R LeFlore (31, 2nd base off J Matlack/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 .255 .758 0.064 1.36 0.159 -0.093 0.4 2 0 SB,CS,HBP
Bump Wills 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230 .645 -0.217 1.36 0.024 -0.242 -1.8 1 3 GDP
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .317 .793 0.019 0.76 0.056 -0.037 0.4 7 0
Richie Zisk LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .791 -0.163 1.14 0.000 -0.163 -2.0 2 0 GDP
Mike Hargrove 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .766 0.016 0.56 0.045 -0.028 0.2 10 0
Toby Harrah 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .212 .620 -0.081 0.85 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 0 1
John Ellis DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .680 -0.001 1.06 0.047 -0.047 -0.1
Bert Campaneris SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .536 -0.053 1.06 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 1 1 SH
Bobby Thompson CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .232 .654 0.122 1.10 0.136 -0.014 0.9 4 0 3B
Doyle Alexander P 0 2
   Jon Matlack P 0 1
Team Totals 30 1 8 1 1 7 .267 .646 -0.294 1.04 0.467 -0.758 -3.2 27 8
3B: B Thompson (3, off M Wilcox).
SH: B Campaneris (19, off M Wilcox).
HBP: B Bonds (1, by M Wilcox).
TB: B Thompson 3; M Hargrove 2; J Sundberg 2; J Ellis; B Bonds; B Wills.
GIDP: R Zisk (7); B Wills (5).
RBI: B Bonds (41).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: M Hargrove (11).
Baserunning
SB: B Bonds (18, 2nd base off M Wilcox/M May).
CS: B Bonds (9, 3rd base by M Wilcox/M May).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Wilcox, W (6-7) 9 8 1 1 1 7 0 3.85 33 73 0.294 1.04 3.2
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 1 7 0 1.00 33 73 0.294 0.95 3.2

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doyle Alexander, L (6-5) 5.1 4 4 4 7 3 1 4.03 28 40 -0.181 1.29 -1.1
Jon Matlack 3.2 4 1 1 0 4 0 2.49 15 1 1 -0.025 0.35 0.3
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 7 7 1 5.00 43 40 1 1 -0.206 1.04 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: D Alexander (3).
HBP: M Wilcox (4; B Bonds).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 22,993.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Texas Rangers
1 Ron LeFlore CF 1 Bobby Bonds RF
2 Lou Whitaker 2B 2 Bump Wills 2B
3 Rusty Staub DH 3 Jim Sundberg C
4 Jason Thompson 1B 4 Richie Zisk LF
5 Steve Kemp LF 5 Mike Hargrove 1B
6 Milt May C 6 Toby Harrah 3B
7 Phil Mankowski 3B 7 John Ellis DH
8 Tim Corcoran RF 8 Bert Campaneris SS
9 Alan Trammell SS 9 Bobby Thompson CF
Milt Wilcox P Doyle Alexander P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-1 1 12- RR DET R. LeFlore D. Alexander 28% 83% Triple to RF; Mankowski Scores; Trammell Scores
b5 1-1 1 123 OO TEX B. Wills M. Wilcox 19% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 0-1 0 --- TEX B. Thompson M. Wilcox -11% 46% Triple to LF
t2 0-0 0 --- R DET S. Kemp D. Alexander 11% 61% Home Run
t5 1-1 2 123 O DET M. May D. Alexander -10% 44% Flyball: RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore D. Alexander -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker D. Alexander -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- DET R. Staub D. Alexander 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O DET J. Thompson D. Alexander -2% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TEX B. Bonds M. Wilcox 2% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- TEX B. Wills M. Wilcox -2% 45% Single to 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- TEX J. Sundberg M. Wilcox -4% 42% Single to RF; Wills to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- OO TEX R. Zisk M. Wilcox 8% 50% Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B-2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- R DET S. Kemp D. Alexander 11% 61% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 --- DET M. May D. Alexander 6% 67% Double to CF
t2 1-0 0 -2- DET P. Mankowski D. Alexander 3% 70% Wild Pitch; May to 3B
t2 1-0 0 --3 O DET P. Mankowski D. Alexander -4% 66% Groundout: P-1B
t2 1-0 1 --3 O DET T. Corcoran D. Alexander -6% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --3 DET A. Trammell D. Alexander 1% 61% Walk
t2 1-0 2 1-3 O DET R. LeFlore D. Alexander -5% 57% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- TEX M. Hargrove M. Wilcox -4% 52% Single to RF
b2 0-1 0 1-- O TEX T. Harrah M. Wilcox 4% 56% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 1 1-- O TEX J. Ellis M. Wilcox 3% 59% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-1 2 1-- O TEX B. Campaneris M. Wilcox 3% 62% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker D. Alexander -2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 1-0 1 --- O DET R. Staub D. Alexander -1% 58% Flyball: SS
t3 1-0 2 --- DET J. Thompson D. Alexander 1% 59% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-- DET S. Kemp D. Alexander 3% 62% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Thompson to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 O DET M. May D. Alexander -5% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- TEX B. Thompson M. Wilcox -11% 46% Triple to LF
b3 0-1 0 --3 R TEX B. Bonds M. Wilcox -5% 41% Single to LF; Thompson Scores
b3 1-1 0 1-- TEX B. Wills M. Wilcox -3% 38% Bonds Steals 2B
b3 1-1 0 -2- O TEX B. Wills M. Wilcox 5% 42% Strikeout
b3 1-1 1 -2- O TEX J. Sundberg M. Wilcox 6% 49% Bonds Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b3 1-1 2 --- O TEX J. Sundberg M. Wilcox 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
t4 1-1 0 --- O DET P. Mankowski D. Alexander -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-1 1 --- O DET T. Corcoran D. Alexander -2% 45% Flyball: CF
t4 1-1 2 --- O DET A. Trammell D. Alexander -1% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- O TEX R. Zisk M. Wilcox 3% 47% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-1 1 --- O TEX M. Hargrove M. Wilcox 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- O TEX T. Harrah M. Wilcox 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
t5 1-1 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore D. Alexander -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- DET L. Whitaker D. Alexander 3% 50% Single to LF
t5 1-1 1 1-- O DET R. Staub D. Alexander -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Whitaker to 2B
t5 1-1 2 -2- DET J. Thompson D. Alexander 1% 49% Walk
t5 1-1 2 12- DET S. Kemp D. Alexander 4% 53% Walk; Whitaker to 3B; Thompson to 2B
t5 1-1 2 123 O DET M. May D. Alexander -10% 44% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- TEX J. Ellis M. Wilcox -5% 39% Single to CF
b5 1-1 0 1-- O TEX B. Campaneris M. Wilcox 2% 41% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ellis to 2B
b5 1-1 1 -2- TEX B. Thompson M. Wilcox -2% 39% Walk
b5 1-1 1 12- TEX B. Bonds M. Wilcox -8% 31% Hit By Pitch; Ellis to 3B; Thompson to 2B
b5 1-1 1 123 OO TEX B. Wills M. Wilcox 19% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
t6 1-1 0 --- DET P. Mankowski D. Alexander 5% 55% Walk
t6 1-1 0 1-- O DET T. Corcoran D. Alexander -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mankowski to 2B
t6 1-1 1 -2- DET A. Trammell D. Alexander 2% 56% Walk
t6 1-1 1 12- RR DET R. LeFlore D. Alexander 28% 83% Triple to RF; Mankowski Scores; Trammell Scores
Jon Matlack replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
t6 3-1 1 --3 R DET L. Whitaker J. Matlack 4% 88% Single to RF; LeFlore Scores
t6 4-1 1 1-- DET R. Staub J. Matlack 1% 89% Single to RF; Whitaker to 2B
t6 4-1 1 12- O DET J. Thompson J. Matlack -2% 87% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-1 2 12- O DET S. Kemp J. Matlack -2% 85% Lineout: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
Aurelio Rodriguez replaces Phil Mankowski playing 3B batting 7th
b6 1-4 0 --- O TEX J. Sundberg M. Wilcox 3% 88% Flyball: CF
b6 1-4 1 --- O TEX R. Zisk M. Wilcox 2% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1-4 2 --- O TEX M. Hargrove M. Wilcox 1% 90% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
t7 4-1 0 --- O DET M. May J. Matlack -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t7 4-1 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Matlack -1% 89% Flyball: LF
t7 4-1 2 --- O DET T. Corcoran J. Matlack -0% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
b7 1-4 0 --- O TEX T. Harrah M. Wilcox 3% 91% Strikeout
b7 1-4 1 --- O TEX J. Ellis M. Wilcox 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-4 2 --- O TEX B. Campaneris M. Wilcox 1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
t8 4-1 0 --- O DET A. Trammell J. Matlack -1% 93% Strikeout
t8 4-1 1 --- DET R. LeFlore J. Matlack 1% 94% Single to LF
t8 4-1 1 1-- DET L. Whitaker J. Matlack 1% 94% LeFlore Steals 2B
t8 4-1 1 -2- O DET L. Whitaker J. Matlack -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t8 4-1 2 -2- R DET R. Staub J. Matlack 3% 96% Single to CF; LeFlore Scores
t8 5-1 2 1-- O DET J. Thompson J. Matlack -0% 96% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
b8 1-5 0 --- O TEX B. Thompson M. Wilcox 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-5 1 --- O TEX B. Bonds M. Wilcox 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-5 2 --- O TEX B. Wills M. Wilcox 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
t9 5-1 0 --- O DET S. Kemp J. Matlack -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-1 1 --- O DET M. May J. Matlack -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-1 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Matlack -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
b9 1-5 0 --- TEX J. Sundberg M. Wilcox -2% 96% Single to SS
b9 1-5 0 1-- OO TEX R. Zisk M. Wilcox 4% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b9 1-5 2 --- TEX M. Hargrove M. Wilcox -0% 100% Single to RF
b9 1-5 2 1-- O TEX T. Harrah M. Wilcox 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 1.

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