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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 4, 1980
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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 May 4, 1980 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Marty Springstead |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Champ Summers | DH |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
| Kirk Gibson | Center Fielder |
| Dave Stegman | Left Fielder |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Rob Picciolo | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 4, 1980
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Langford
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Langford
There goes Whitaker. The throw from Essian and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Langford
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Langford
Hebner hits a fly ball towards left. Henderson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Henderson. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Langford
Summers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo settles under it 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: ---
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Wilcox
There goes Henderson. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Langford
Parrish 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Langford
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Langford
Corcoran strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Wilcox
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Wilcox
Essian hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Wilcox
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Langford
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stegman vs. Langford
There goes Gibson. The throw from Essian and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Langford
Stegman 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Langford
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Stegman 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: ---
Trammell vs. Langford
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Langford
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Trammell for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Langford
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
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Wilcox
Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Langford
Parrish hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Langford
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Langford
Corcoran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Langford
Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Corcoran moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stegman vs. Langford
Stegman takes first base on ball four. Corcoran moves to third. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Langford
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Corcoran scores. Gibson moves to third. Stegman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Langford
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Wilcox
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Wilcox
Picciolo 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Langford
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Langford
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Revering. Hebner moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Langford
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Langford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hebner scores. Summers moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corcoran vs. Langford
Corcoran hits a line drive into right field. Armas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Armas. Summers scores. Corcoran moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Langford
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Corcoran moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stegman vs. Langford
There go the runners. The throw from Essian to Gross. The throw back to home, and Corcoran is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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. Murphy moves to third. Page moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Langford
Stegman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Langford
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Langford
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Langford
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Wilcox
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Wilcox
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilcox covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Langford
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Langford
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Langford
Thompson 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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cosey vs. Wilcox
Ray Cosey pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Cosey hits a fly ball into left field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilcox
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Murphy hits a popup towards the mound. Wilcox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Langford
Dave McKay now playing second base.
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Corcoran for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Langford
Gibson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Langford
Stegman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Langford
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Langford
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Wilcox
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Wilcox
Essian hits a popup towards the mound. Wilcox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1980, game 1 -- Detroit at Oakland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 3 1 Henderson R, lf 3 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 5 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0
Hebner R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Page M, dh 4 0 1 0
Summers C, dh 4 1 1 0 Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, c 4 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 4 0 1 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 1 Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0
Corcoran T, rf 4 1 2 1 Essian J, c 4 0 1 0
Gibson K, cf 3 1 3 1 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0
Stegman D, lf 3 0 0 0 Picciolo R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Cosey R, ph 1 0 0 0
McKay D, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 11 4 31 0 4 0
Detroit 000 012 001 -- 4
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Langford R (L) 9.0 11 4 2 3 6
E -- Henderson R, Revering D, Armas T
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Oakland 7
HR -- Gibson K
SB -- Henderson R
CS -- Whitaker L, Gibson K, Corcoran T
T -- 2:20
A -- 0
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