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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 1, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 1, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,731 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: (none) 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Burke | Left Fielder |
| Milt Ramirez | Second Baseman |
| Larry Murray | Right Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 1, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. McCatty
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McCatty
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McCatty
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Billingham
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Billingham
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Billingham
Newman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McCatty
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McCatty
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. McCatty
Summers hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Billingham
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Billingham
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Billingham
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. McCatty
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. McCatty
Mankowski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McCatty
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. McCatty
There goes Trammell. The throw from Newman and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Billingham
Burke hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Billingham
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Billingham
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Billingham
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. McCatty
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McCatty
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. McCatty
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. McCatty
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitaker tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. McCatty
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Billingham
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Billingham
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Billingham
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Billingham
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. LeFlore throws the ball in to Mankowski who tags Guerrero trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Revering goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. McCatty
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. McCatty
Parrish takes first base on ball four. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mankowski vs. McCatty
Mankowski hits a popup in front of the plate. Newman catches it and throws to second to double up Summers. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. McCatty
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Billingham
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Billingham
Burke strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Billingham
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. McCatty
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McCatty
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McCatty
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Billingham
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Billingham
Murphy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Parrish scoops up the ball and tags Murphy for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Billingham
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McCatty
Staub hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McCatty
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. McCatty
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Summers for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. McCatty
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mankowski vs. McCatty
Mankowski hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Billingham
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Billingham
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Jeff Newman.
Revering hits a line drive into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Billingham
There goes Edwards. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Whitaker applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Billingham
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McCatty
Jim Essian now catching.
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. McCatty
LeFlore hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McCatty
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Billingham
Lynn Jones now playing center field.
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Billingham
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Billingham
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McCatty
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McCatty
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with McCatty covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McCatty
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Billingham
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Murray reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Hiller
Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murray moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Essian vs. Hiller
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Murray scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Revering vs. Hiller
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Arroyo
Fernando Arroyo now pitching.
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Revering moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/1/1979 -- Detroit at Oakland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 3 1 0 0
Jones L, cf 0 0 0 0 Page M, dh 4 0 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Newman J, c 3 0 1 0
Kemp S, lf 4 0 1 0 Edwards M, pr 0 0 0 0
Staub R, dh 3 0 0 1 Essian J, c 1 0 0 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Revering D, 1b 3 1 1 0
Summers C, rf 2 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 4 0 2 2
Parrish L, c 2 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mankowski P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Burke G, lf 3 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 3 0 1 0 Ramirez M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Murray L, rf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 4 2 28 3 6 2
Detroit 000 100 100 -- 2
Oakland 000 100 002 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J* 8.0 4 2 2 2 3
Hiller J (L) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
Arroyo F 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 5
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Guerrero M
DP -- Detroit 2, Oakland 1
LOB -- Detroit 3, Oakland 3
2B -- Guerrero M, Murray L
HR -- Thompson J
CS -- Trammell A, Edwards M
SF -- Staub R
T -- 2:10
A -- 2731
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