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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 27, 1980
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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 July 27, 1980 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 1980 |
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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 | July 27, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Minetto |
Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dallas Parks 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Dave Revering | First Baseman |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Orlando Gonzalez | DH |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Jeff Cox | Second Baseman |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
John Wockenfuss | First Baseman |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Jim Lentine | Left Fielder |
Stan Papi | Second Baseman |
Duffy Dyer | DH |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 27, 1980
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Minetto
Peters hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Peters reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Minetto
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Peters tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Minetto
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Minetto
Parrish hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Wilcox
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens juggles the ball. That's an error on Brookens. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wilcox
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Wilcox
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Lentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Armas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Minetto
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Minetto
Brookens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lentine vs. Minetto
Lentine hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Minetto
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilcox
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brookens. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cox tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Minetto
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Minetto
Peters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Minetto
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Minetto
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Minetto
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Wilcox
Armas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wilcox
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Lentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Wilcox
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Lentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Minetto
Wockenfuss hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Minetto
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lentine vs. Minetto
Lentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Minetto
Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Minetto
Dyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Minetto
Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Lentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilcox
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Minetto
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Minetto
Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Jones
Jeff Jones now pitching.
Parrish hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Jones
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Jones
Brookens hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Wilcox
Armas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wilcox
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lentine vs. Jones
Lentine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Jones
There goes Lentine. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Lentine steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Jones
Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Stan Papi.
Whitaker hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summers vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching. Champ Summers pinch hits for Duffy Dyer.
Summers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Lacey
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Lacey covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Wilcox
Lou Whitaker now playing second base.
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a popup towards first. Wockenfuss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilcox
Cox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Lacey
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Lacey
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Lacey
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Lentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering 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 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Lacey
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Lacey
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lentine vs. Lacey
Lentine hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Wilcox
Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Lentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wilcox
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Wilcox
Heath hits a popup towards first. Wockenfuss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1980, game 1 -- Oakland at Detroit (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 4 0 0 0 Peters R, cf 4 1 2 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 1 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 1 Revering D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 2 0 Gross W, 3b 4 1 2 1 Parrish L, c 4 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 3 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Gonzalez O, dh 4 0 1 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Heath M, c 4 0 0 0 Lentine J, lf 3 1 1 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0 Papi S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Cox J, 2b 3 1 2 0 Whitaker L, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Dyer D, dh 2 1 1 2 Summers C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 5 2 32 4 9 4 Oakland 001 000 001 -- 2 Detroit 100 300 00x -- 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Minetto C (L) 4.1 8 4 4 0 1 Jones J 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Lacey B 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wilcox M (W) 9.0 5 2 1 1 2 E -- Brookens T 2 LOB -- Oakland 5, Detroit 6 2B -- Cowens A 3B -- Peters R HR -- Wockenfuss J, Dyer D, Gross W SB -- Lentine J SF -- Trammell A, Murphy D T -- 2:33 A -- 0
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