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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 31, 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 August 31, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 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 | August 31, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Kingman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 18,454 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Jim Evans |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Mike Heath | Right Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Second Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Ron LeFlore | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 31, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Revering reaches second base with a double. Morales throws the ball in to Rodriguez who tags Revering trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Murphy goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Kingman
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kingman
Kemp hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Wilcox
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Wilcox
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kingman
Thompson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Kingman
Summers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Kingman
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Kingman
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Kingman
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Kingman
Wagner takes first base on ball four. Summers moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Kingman
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Wilcox
Picciolo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kingman
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kingman
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Wilcox
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Wilcox
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Wilcox
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Wilcox
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Kingman
Summers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Kingman
Morales hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Morales reaches second base with a double. Summers moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. Kingman
Parrish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Summers scores. There goes Morales trying to get to home. Heath throws the ball in to Newman who tags Morales who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Kingman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Kingman
Wagner bunts towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. Parrish scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Kingman
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kingman
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kingman
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first, with Kingman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Tobik
Dave Tobik now pitching.
Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Tobik
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Tobik
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newman moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Tobik
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Newman scores. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Chris
Mike Chris now pitching.
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Chris
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Kingman
Summers hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kingman
Morales hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Kingman
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Chris
Revering hits a line drive into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Chris
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Chris
Page is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kingman
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Kingman
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Kingman
Alan Trammell pinch runs for Mark Wagner.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Lopez
Alan Trammell now playing shortstop. Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Lopez
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Lopez
Picciolo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lopez
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
Larry Murray now playing right field.
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kingman
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kingman
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Kingman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Lopez
Murphy hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lopez
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Lopez
Revering is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Kingman
Summers hits a fly ball towards right. Murray settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Murray. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Kingman
There's a wild pitch. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Kingman
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Kingman
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Summers moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Hamilton
Al Greene pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez. Dave Hamilton now pitching. Lynn Jones pinch hits for Al Greene.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. Hamilton
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Wockenfuss strikes out. Newman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wockenfuss out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1979 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 5 1 1 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Murphy D, cf 3 1 1 0 LeFlore R, dh 4 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 5 1 1 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 5 0 3 2 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Guerrero M, ss 3 0 1 1 Summers C, rf 4 1 2 0
Page M, dh 4 0 1 0 Morales J, cf 4 0 1 0
Newman J, c 4 1 1 0 Parrish L, c 4 1 2 1
Heath M, rf 4 0 2 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 1 0
Murray L, rf 0 0 0 0 Greene A, ph 0 0 0 0
Picciolo R, 2b 4 1 3 1 Jones L, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner M, ss 1 0 1 1
Trammell A, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 14 4 33 3 8 3
Oakland 101 011 010 -- 5
Detroit 010 200 000 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Kingman B (W) 8.1 8 3 3 2 7
Hamilton D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M 5.0 10 3 3 1 5
Tobik D (L) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
Chris M 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Lopez A 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
E -- Murray L
DP -- Oakland 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Oakland 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Revering D, Morales J
HR -- Thompson J, Picciolo R
SH -- Wagner M
SF -- Guerrero M
WP -- Kingman B
T -- 2:47
A -- 18454
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