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NYY
@CHW		2
12
BAL
@MIL		3
9
CAL
@OAK		10
1
MIN
@SEA		8
2
DET
@TEX		4
5
KCR
@TOR		1
4		 
(6)
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@LAD		2
1
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@PIT		6
7
CIN
@SDP		4
2
HOU
@SFG		7
8
Friday, April 13, 1979
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 23,095, Time of Game: 2:24
Tigers
4
1-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 2 GB
 at Rangers
5
5-0
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
W: Jim Kern (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    4  9  0
Rangers         1  1  0   0  2  0   1  0  X    5  8  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .500 -0.310 1.61 0.000 -0.310 -2.3 GDP
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 .250 .625 0.132 1.12 0.159 -0.027 1.2 3 3
Jerry Morales RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .635 0.216 1.50 0.305 -0.089 1.5 0 0 2B
Steve Kemp LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .375 1.162 -0.022 0.99 0.060 -0.081 -0.0 1 0 2B
Jason Thompson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 .542 0.007 1.49 0.092 -0.085 0.4 8 1
Phil Mankowski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .861 -0.178 1.58 0.000 -0.178 -1.5 0 3
Milt May C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.114 1.14 0.000 -0.114 -0.7 4 0 GDP
Lynn Jones CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .667 1.417 0.078 1.48 0.153 -0.075 1.0 3 0 SB
Alan Trammell SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .718 0.006 1.90 0.079 -0.072 0.0 4 5
   Lance Parrish PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .462 -0.054 2.15 0.000 -0.054 -0.2
Dave Rozema P 1
   Sheldon Burnside P
   Bruce Taylor P
   John Hiller P
Team Totals 35 4 9 2 2 2 .257 .612 -0.239 1.44 0.848 -1.085 -0.7 24 12
2B: J Morales (3, off D Ellis); S Kemp (1, off D Ellis).
TB: L Whitaker 3; S Kemp 2; L Jones 2; J Morales 2; J Thompson; A Trammell.
GIDP: R LeFlore (2); M May (1).
RBI: J Morales (2); L Whitaker (1).
2-out RBI: L Whitaker.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Whitaker-A Trammell-J Thompson; J Thompson-A Trammell-D Rozema.
Baserunning
SB: L Jones (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bump Wills 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .843 0.068 1.29 0.113 -0.045 0.5 1 7
Billy Sample LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .801 0.027 0.62 0.042 -0.015 0.3 0 0 2B
   Pat Putnam 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.095 0.057 2.20 0.098 -0.041 0.4 9 2 SH
Al Oliver CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .368 1.118 0.056 1.41 0.110 -0.054 0.1 1 0 GDP
Buddy Bell 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 .176 .569 0.090 1.50 0.162 -0.072 1.0 1 4 GDP,IW
Oscar Gamble DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1.278 0.028 0.75 0.062 -0.034 0.0 2B
   John Ellis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .310 -0.045 1.59 0.000 -0.045 -0.5
Johnny Grubb RF-LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .125 .489 -0.030 0.69 0.012 -0.042 -0.5 1 0
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .433 0.015 0.76 0.058 -0.043 0.0 2 0
Mike Jorgensen 1B-RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .523 -0.062 0.61 0.000 -0.062 -0.8 7 0
Nelson Norman SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 .364 .864 0.059 0.96 0.079 -0.021 0.4 4 0
Dock Ellis P
   Jim Kern P 1 2
   Sparky Lyle P
Team Totals 30 5 8 4 4 4 .267 .686 0.263 1.07 0.736 -0.474 0.8 27 15
2B: B Sample (1, off D Rozema); O Gamble (1, off D Rozema).
SH: P Putnam (1, off S Burnside).
IBB: B Bell (2, by S Burnside).
TB: B Wills 2; O Gamble 2; B Sample 2; A Oliver; B Bell; N Norman; J Sundberg.
GIDP: B Bell (1); A Oliver (1).
RBI: B Bell 2 (3); A Oliver (7); J Sundberg (2).
2-out RBI: B Bell 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Bell-B Wills; P Putnam-N Norman.
E: N Norman (4).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Rozema 4.2 7 4 4 2 1 0 5.40 22 33 -0.189 1.02 -1.9
Sheldon Burnside, L (0-1) 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 10.80 9 2 0 -0.150 1.34 -0.0
Bruce Taylor 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45.00 1 2 0 0.045 1.59 0.5
John Hiller 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.93 3 0 0 0.032 0.42 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 5 5 4 4 0 5.62 35 33 4 0 -0.262 1.44 -0.8

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dock Ellis 5 7 2 2 2 2 0 3.60 23 45 0.051 1.19 0.2
Jim Kern, BS (1), W (2-0) 3.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1.17 12 2 1 0.095 1.87 0.1
Sparky Lyle, S (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0.092 1.79 0.3
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 2 2 0 3.00 37 45 2 1 0.238 1.07 0.7
D Ellis faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Burnside (1; B Bell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Jeff Brown, 2B - Johnny James, 3B - Mike Thompson.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 23,095.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Texas Rangers
1 Ron LeFlore DH 1 Bump Wills 2B
2 Lou Whitaker 2B 2 Billy Sample LF
3 Jerry Morales RF 3 Al Oliver CF
4 Steve Kemp LF 4 Buddy Bell 3B
5 Jason Thompson 1B 5 Oscar Gamble DH
6 Phil Mankowski 3B 6 Johnny Grubb RF
7 Milt May C 7 Jim Sundberg C
8 Lynn Jones CF 8 Mike Jorgensen 1B
9 Alan Trammell SS 9 Nelson Norman SS
Dave Rozema P Dock Ellis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 3-4 2 1-- R DET J. Morales J. Kern -19% 55% Reached on E6 (Pop Fly); Whitaker Scores/No RBI/unER
t5 1-2 0 12- OO DET R. LeFlore D. Ellis 17% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B; LeFlore to 1B
b5 2-1 2 123 RR TEX B. Bell D. Rozema 15% 88% Single to CF; Norman Scores; Wills Scores; Oliver to 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- R DET J. Morales D. Ellis -11% 39% Double to LF; Whitaker Scores
b7 4-4 0 12- TEX P. Putnam S. Burnside 10% 82% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Norman to 3B; Wills to 2B; Putnam to 1B

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' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore D. Ellis 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- DET L. Whitaker D. Ellis -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- R DET J. Morales D. Ellis -11% 39% Double to LF; Whitaker Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- O DET S. Kemp D. Ellis 3% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B; Morales to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 DET J. Thompson D. Ellis -1% 40% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-3 O DET P. Mankowski D. Ellis 4% 45% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O TEX B. Wills D. Rozema -2% 42% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- TEX B. Sample D. Rozema 4% 47% Double to CF
b1 0-1 1 -2- R TEX A. Oliver D. Rozema 8% 55% Single to CF; Sample Scores
b1 1-1 1 1-- OO TEX B. Bell D. Rozema -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
t2 1-1 0 --- O DET M. May D. Ellis 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-1 1 --- DET L. Jones D. Ellis -3% 50% Walk
t2 1-1 1 1-- DET A. Trammell D. Ellis -2% 48% Jones Steals 2B
t2 1-1 1 -2- O DET A. Trammell D. Ellis 4% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-1 2 -2- O DET R. LeFlore D. Ellis 3% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- TEX O. Gamble D. Rozema 6% 61% Double to RF
b2 1-1 0 -2- O TEX J. Grubb D. Rozema -1% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gamble to 3B
b2 1-1 1 --3 R TEX J. Sundberg D. Rozema 6% 66% Single to RF; Gamble Scores
b2 2-1 1 1-- O TEX M. Jorgensen D. Rozema -3% 63% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-1 2 1-- O TEX N. Norman D. Rozema -2% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
t3 1-2 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker D. Ellis 3% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 1-2 1 --- O DET J. Morales D. Ellis 2% 66% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 2 --- O DET S. Kemp D. Ellis 1% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- O TEX B. Wills D. Rozema -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- O TEX B. Sample D. Rozema -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O TEX A. Oliver D. Rozema -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- O DET J. Thompson D. Ellis 3% 65% Popfly: SS
Pat Putnam replaces Billy Sample (LF) playing 1B batting 2nd
Johnny Grubb moves from RF to LF
Mike Jorgensen moves from 1B to RF
t4 1-2 1 --- O DET P. Mankowski D. Ellis 2% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-2 2 --- O DET M. May D. Ellis 1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 4-5-6
b4 2-1 0 --- O TEX B. Bell D. Rozema -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- O TEX O. Gamble D. Rozema -2% 65% Flyball: CF
b4 2-1 2 --- TEX J. Grubb D. Rozema 1% 66% Walk
b4 2-1 2 1-- O TEX J. Sundberg D. Rozema -2% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- DET L. Jones D. Ellis -5% 59% Single to LF
t5 1-2 0 1-- DET A. Trammell D. Ellis -8% 51% Single to CF; Jones to 2B
t5 1-2 0 12- OO DET R. LeFlore D. Ellis 17% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B; LeFlore to 1B
t5 1-2 2 1-- DET L. Whitaker D. Ellis -4% 64% Single to CF; LeFlore to 3B
t5 1-2 2 1-3 O DET J. Morales D. Ellis 7% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- O TEX M. Jorgensen D. Rozema -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-1 1 --- TEX N. Norman D. Rozema 2% 71% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b5 2-1 1 1-- TEX B. Wills D. Rozema 3% 74% Single to 3B/Bunt; Norman to 2B
b5 2-1 1 12- O TEX P. Putnam D. Rozema -4% 70% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 2 12- TEX A. Oliver D. Rozema 3% 73% Walk; Norman to 3B; Wills to 2B
b5 2-1 2 123 RR TEX B. Bell D. Rozema 15% 88% Single to CF; Norman Scores; Wills Scores; Oliver to 2B
Sheldon Burnside replaces Dave Rozema pitching
b5 4-1 2 12- O TEX O. Gamble S. Burnside -2% 86% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 4.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Rangers' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
t6 1-4 0 --- DET S. Kemp D. Ellis -6% 80% Double to LF (Pop Fly)
t6 1-4 0 -2- DET J. Thompson D. Ellis -8% 72% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Kemp to 3B
Jim Kern replaces Dock Ellis pitching
t6 1-4 0 1-3 O DET P. Mankowski J. Kern 7% 79% Flyball: LF
t6 1-4 1 1-3 ROO DET M. May J. Kern 5% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS; Kemp Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Sheldon Burnside facing 6-7-8
b6 4-2 0 --- O TEX J. Grubb S. Burnside -1% 83% Strikeout
b6 4-2 1 --- O TEX J. Sundberg S. Burnside -1% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 4-2 2 --- O TEX M. Jorgensen S. Burnside -1% 81% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 8-9-1
t7 2-4 0 --- DET L. Jones J. Kern -6% 75% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t7 2-4 0 1-- O DET A. Trammell J. Kern 4% 79% Groundout: P-1B; Jones to 2B
t7 2-4 1 -2- O DET R. LeFlore J. Kern 5% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B
t7 2-4 2 --3 R DET L. Whitaker J. Kern -10% 74% Single to LF; Jones Scores
t7 3-4 2 1-- R DET J. Morales J. Kern -19% 55% Reached on E6 (Pop Fly); Whitaker Scores/No RBI/unER
t7 4-4 2 1-- O DET S. Kemp J. Kern 4% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Sheldon Burnside facing 9-1-2
b7 4-4 0 --- TEX N. Norman S. Burnside 6% 65% Walk
b7 4-4 0 1-- TEX B. Wills S. Burnside 8% 73% Single to LF; Norman to 2B
b7 4-4 0 12- TEX P. Putnam S. Burnside 10% 82% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Norman to 3B; Wills to 2B; Putnam to 1B
b7 4-4 0 123 ROO TEX A. Oliver S. Burnside -4% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Norman Scores/No RBI; Wills to 3B
b7 5-4 2 --3 TEX B. Bell S. Burnside 1% 79% Intentional Walk
Bruce Taylor replaces Sheldon Burnside pitching
John Ellis pinch hits for Oscar Gamble (DH) batting 5th
b7 5-4 2 1-3 O TEX J. Ellis B. Taylor -4% 74% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 5-6-7
t8 4-5 0 --- O DET J. Thompson J. Kern 6% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-5 1 --- O DET P. Mankowski J. Kern 4% 84% Popfly: SS
t8 4-5 2 --- O DET M. May J. Kern 3% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' John Hiller facing 6-7-8
John Hiller replaces Bruce Taylor pitching
b8 5-4 0 --- O TEX J. Grubb J. Hiller -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-4 1 --- O TEX J. Sundberg J. Hiller -1% 84% Foul Flyball: SS
b8 5-4 2 --- O TEX M. Jorgensen J. Hiller -1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 8-9-1
t9 4-5 0 --- O DET L. Jones J. Kern 7% 91% Groundout: P-3B-1B
Sparky Lyle replaces Jim Kern pitching
Lance Parrish pinch hits for Alan Trammell (SS) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 --- O DET L. Parrish S. Lyle 5% 96% Popfly: SS
t9 4-5 2 --- O DET R. LeFlore S. Lyle 4% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

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