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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 4, 1977
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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 September 4, 1977 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 15,906 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Ron Luciano |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Jorgensen | Right Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Tabb | First Baseman |
| Earl Williams | DH |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Tyrone | Center Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 4, 1977
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Rozema
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Rozema covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rozema
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Rozema
Page hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Rozema
Tabb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tabb for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Langford
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Langford
Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Langford
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jorgensen. Staub reaches second base with a double. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kemp vs. Langford
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Langford
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Staub scores. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oglivie vs. Langford
Oglivie hits a line drive into center field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Langford
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rozema
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Rozema
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Rozema
There's a wild pitch. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Rozema
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyrone vs. Rozema
Tyrone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Langford
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Langford
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Langford
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Rozema
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Rozema
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rozema
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Langford
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Langford
Staub hits a line drive towards first. Tabb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Langford
Kemp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tyrone who is chasing the ball. Kemp reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Langford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Rozema
Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Rozema
Tabb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rozema
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Rozema
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fuentes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Langford
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tabb scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Langford
May hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Langford
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rozema
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyrone vs. Rozema
Tyrone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picciolo vs. Rozema
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. Tyrone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jorgensen vs. Rozema
Jorgensen is hit by the pitch. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Rozema
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and has Picciolo trapped. There's the throw to Fuentes who tags Picciolo for the out. Tyrone scores. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Rozema
Page hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Rozema
Tabb strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rozema
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Langford
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Langford
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Langford
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Langford
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Langford
Kemp hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Tyrone is chasing the ball. Kemp rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Rozema
Sanguillen hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rozema
Gross hits a line drive into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Rozema
Tyrone hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Lacey
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lacey
May hits a fly ball into center field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lacey
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Rozema
Picciolo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Rozema
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Rozema
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Jorgensen for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Lacey
Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lacey
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Lacey
Lacey fires to first and has LeFlore trapped. There's the throw to Picciolo who tags LeFlore for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Lacey
Fuentes hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Rozema
Page hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Rozema
Tabb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rozema
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Rozema
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Rozema covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lacey
Jeff Newman now catching.
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Lacey
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lacey
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Lacey
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Gross hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Hiller
Tyrone strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Hiller
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Hiller
Jorgensen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bair
Larry Murray now playing center field. Doug Bair now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Bair
Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Mankowski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Bair
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1977 -- Oakland at Detroit (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Jorgensen M, rf 4 1 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 3 2 1 0
Scott R, 2b 4 1 0 1 Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Page M, lf 4 2 3 4 Staub R, dh 3 1 1 1
Tabb J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Kemp S, lf 3 1 2 2
Williams E, dh 4 0 2 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 1 2
Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0 Oglivie B, rf 4 0 0 0
Newman J, c 0 0 0 0 May M, c 4 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 1 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Tyrone J, cf 4 1 1 0 Mankowski P, ph 1 0 0 0
Murray L, cf 0 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 3 0 2 0
Picciolo R, ss 4 0 2 1 Corcoran T, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 7 11 7 32 5 8 5
Oakland 100 050 010 -- 7
Detroit 200 030 000 -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Langford R 4.2 7 5 5 2 1
Lacey B (W) 3.1 1 0 0 1 1
Bair D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema D (L) 8.0 10 7 7 1 4
Hiller J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
DP -- Oakland 1, Detroit 3
LOB -- Oakland 3, Detroit 4
2B -- Staub R
3B -- Kemp S
HR -- Page M 2, Kemp S, Tabb J
CS -- LeFlore R
SF -- Staub R
HBP -- by Rozema D (Jorgensen M)
WP -- Rozema D
T -- 2:25
A -- 15906
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