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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 8, 1983
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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 8, 1983 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1983 |
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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 8, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Conroy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dan Petry |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 46,723 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Russ Goetz |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | DH |
Wayne Gross | First Baseman |
Garry Hancock | Right Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Steve Boros | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
Lance Parrish | DH |
Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
John Wockenfuss | Catcher |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Tom Brookens | Shortstop |
Marty Castillo | Third Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 8, 1983
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Petry
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Petry
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Petry
Almon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peters moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Petry
There goes Almon. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Almon steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Petry
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopes vs. Petry
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon 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: ---
Whitaker vs. Conroy
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Conroy
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Conroy
Herndon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Peters who is chasing the ball. Herndon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Conroy
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Petry
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Petry
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Petry
Hancock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Petry
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it 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: ---
Wilson vs. Conroy
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Conroy
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Conroy
Lemon hits a popup towards first. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Conroy
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Petry
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Petry
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Petry
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Peters trying to get to third. Lemon throws the ball in to Castillo, who tags Peters for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Petry
Lansford hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Conroy
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Conroy
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Conroy
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Conroy
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Petry
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Petry
Burroughs hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Petry
Gross hits a popup towards short. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Conroy
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Conroy
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Conroy
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Conroy
Lemon is hit by the pitch. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Conroy
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Petry
Hancock hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Petry
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Petry
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Petry
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wockenfuss, and Brookens drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peters vs. Petry
Peters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Petry
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Conroy
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Conroy
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Conroy
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hancock throws the ball in to Lopes who tags Cabell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Petry
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brookens misplays the ball. That's an error on Brookens. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Petry
There goes Lansford. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Lansford steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopes vs. Petry
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Petry
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Petry
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hancock vs. Petry
Hancock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Conroy
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Conroy
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Conroy
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Conroy
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into right field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Petry
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Petry
Henderson is hit by the pitch. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. Petry
Wockenfuss throws to Brookens, and they have Heath in a rundown. The throw to Castillo, who applies the tag, and Heath is out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Petry
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Petry
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Henderson steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peters vs. Petry
Peters bunts towards third. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Petry
Almon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Conroy
Tony Phillips now playing shortstop.
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Conroy
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conroy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Conroy
Lynn Jones pinch hits for Marty Castillo.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Conroy
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Bair
Wayne Krenchicki now playing third base. Doug Bair now pitching.
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bair
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Bair
Bair fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bair. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Bair
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krenchicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Bair
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Conroy
Cabell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Baker
Steve Baker now pitching.
Herndon hits a popup towards first. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Baker
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Baker
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. Baker
Wockenfuss hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Baker
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Lopes who tags Lemon, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Bair
Lance Parrish now catching. Doug Bair now pitching.
Hancock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Bair
There goes Hancock. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Hancock steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Bair
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker fields it and has Hancock trapped. There's the throw to Krenchicki who throws over to Brookens who tags Hancock for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Bair
Dan Meyer pinch runs for Mike Heath.
The ball gets by Parrish for a passed ball. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Bair
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. Bair
Peters hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Bair
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Meyer moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Lansford strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1983 -- Oakland at Detroit (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 2 2 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Peters R, cf 2 0 1 2 Cabell E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Almon B, ss 4 0 2 0 Herndon L, lf 3 0 1 0 Phillips T, ss 0 0 0 0 Parrish L, dh-c 4 1 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 5 0 0 0 Wilson G, rf 4 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, c 3 1 2 3 Burroughs J, dh 4 0 0 0 Bair D, p-p 0 0 0 0 Gross W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lopez A, p 0 0 0 0 Hancock G, rf 4 0 2 0 Lemon C, cf 2 0 1 0 Heath M, c 4 0 1 0 Brookens T, ss 3 0 0 0 Meyer D, pr 0 0 0 0 Castillo M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Jones L, ph 1 0 0 0 Krenchicki W, 3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 6 2 29 3 7 3 Oakland 000 010 100 -- 2 Detroit 000 000 03x -- 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Conroy T* 7.0 4 1 1 4 7 Baker S (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Petry D 7.0 5 2 1 4 3 Bair D (W) 1.2 1 0 0 3 1 Lopez A (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Brookens T 2, Bair D LOB -- Oakland 11, Detroit 7 3B -- Herndon L HR -- Wockenfuss J SB -- Almon B, Henderson R 3, Lansford C, Hancock G CS -- Heath M SH -- Peters R HBP -- by Conroy T (Lemon C), by Petry D (Henderson R) PB -- Parrish L T -- 3:06 A -- 46723
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