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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on June 12, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Minetto |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Underwood |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 16,278 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: John Shulock 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Larry Murray | Left Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Dick Tracewski | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 12, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Underwood
Murphy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Underwood
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Minetto
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Minetto
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Minetto
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Underwood
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Underwood
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Underwood
Armas hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. LeFlore chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards first. Thompson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Thompson. Armas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Essian vs. Underwood
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Minetto
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Minetto
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Minetto
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Minetto
Morales strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Underwood
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Underwood
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Underwood
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Minetto
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Minetto
Trammell hits a line drive into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Minetto
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Minetto
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Guerrero fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Underwood
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Underwood
Newman hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Minetto
Kemp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Minetto
Staub takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Minetto
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Minetto
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Underwood
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Underwood
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Underwood
Underwood fires to first and picks off Guerrero. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Underwood
Essian hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Underwood
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Minetto
Morales hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Minetto
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Minetto
Trammell bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Minetto
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Minetto
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Minetto
Kemp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Whitaker moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Minetto
Staub takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parrish vs. Langford
Rick Langford now pitching.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. Whitaker scores. Kemp moves to third. Staub moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Langford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Newman. Kemp scores. Staub moves to third. Parrish moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morales vs. Langford
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Underwood
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Underwood
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Murray reaches second base with a double. Edwards scores. Murphy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Underwood
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Underwood
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Underwood
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Langford
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Langford
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Langford
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Langford
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Langford
Kemp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trammell moves to third. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Langford
Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Staub reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. Whitaker scores. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. Langford
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Underwood
Armas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Underwood
Essian hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Essian reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Underwood
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Underwood
Edwards hits a fly ball towards center. LeFlore catches it and throws to Trammell who relays to Thompson to double up Gross. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Heaverlo
Morales hits a popup towards the mound. Heaverlo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Heaverlo
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Underwood
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Underwood
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Heaverlo
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Heaverlo
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Heaverlo
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Heaverlo
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Heaverlo
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Heaverlo
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Underwood
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Underwood
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Underwood
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/12/1979 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Murphy D, cf 3 1 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 1 1 0
Murray L, lf 4 0 1 2 Whitaker L, 2b 4 2 1 1
Page M, dh 4 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 5 1 3 1
Newman J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 3 1 2 3
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 1 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 0 1
Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Essian J, c 3 0 2 0 Morales J, rf 4 1 1 1
Gross W, 3b 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 0 0
Edwards M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Trammell A, ss 3 2 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 33 9 10 7
Oakland 000 002 000 -- 2
Detroit 010 052 01x -- 9
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Minetto C (L) 4.1 5 6 3 5 3
Langford R 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
Heaverlo D 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood P (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 8
E -- Thompson J, Newman J 2, Guerrero M
DP -- Oakland 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Oakland 4, Detroit 7
2B -- Armas T, Murray L, Staub R, Essian J
HR -- Staub R, Morales J
SB -- Whitaker L, Trammell A
CS -- Guerrero M
SH -- Trammell A
T -- 2:20
A -- 16278
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