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Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers

May 12, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
ATH001010107101628
DET02001100041029
loss:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Hillerwin:Athletics logoE. Sosa

Scoring Summary

ATHDET
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    2
    Lance Parrish hits a home run (2). John Wockenfuss scores. [2 runs]
    02
  • Athletics logo
    3
    Gary Thomasson hits a home run (3). [1 run]
    12
  • Athletics logo
    5
    Jerry Tabb singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Gary Alexander scores. Gary Thomasson to 3rd. [1 run]
    22
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Mark Wagner singles on a to center fielder Bill North. Steve Dillard scores. Ron LeFlore out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Bill North to third baseman Wayne Gross. [1 run] [2 outs]
    23
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Milt May out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bill North. Jason Thompson scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    24
  • Athletics logo
    7
    Gary Alexander hits a home run (9). [1 run]
    34
  • Athletics logo
    9
    Gary Thomasson doubles (1) on a to right fielder Tim Corcoran. Dwayne Murphy scores. Jeff Newman to 3rd. [1 run]
    44
  • Athletics logo
    9
    Steve Staggs reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Lou Whitaker. Jeff Newman scores. Gary Thomasson to 3rd. Bill North to 2nd. [1 run]
    54
  • Athletics logo
    9
    Mario Guerrero singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Gary Thomasson scores. Bill North to 3rd. Steve Staggs to 2nd. [1 run]
    64
  • Athletics logo
    9
    Dave Revering singles on a to right fielder Tim Corcoran. Bill North scores. Steve Staggs scores. Mario Guerrero to 2nd. [2 runs]
    84
  • Athletics logo
    9
    Dwayne Murphy singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Mario Guerrero scores. Dave Revering to 3rd. [1 run]
    94
  • Athletics logo
    9
    Jeff Newman singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Dave Revering scores. Dwayne Murphy to 3rd. [1 run]
    104

Player Stats

Athletics logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Bill NorthCF04101103.239
2Mike Edwards2B02001000.250
Jerry TabbPH11010000.250
Steve StaggsPR-2B12100002.381
3Mitchell PageLF25001005.284
Elias SosaP00000000.000
Joe ColemanP00000000.000
4Mario GuerreroSS24110001.313
5Dave Revering1B15123002.286
6Wayne Gross3B05001003.235
Marty Perez3B00000000.000
7Gary AlexanderDH44210010.265
Dwayne MurphyPR-LF11110000.077
8Jim EssianC02000102.209
Miguel DilonePR00000000.203
Jeff NewmanC22110000.273
9Gary ThomassonRF23220112.141
TOTAL164010973220-
Athletics logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
John Henry JohnsonLHP4.2731301261.28
Bob LaceyLHP0.111101062.31
Dave HeaverloRHP2.0000110112.36
Elias SosaRHP1.2200120180.71
Joe ColemanRHP0.100000010.00
TOTAL8.3104254162-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ron LeFloreCF15004003.295
2Mark WagnerSS25010002.236
3Rusty StaubDH04001102.294
4Jason Thompson1B25100003.302
5Steve KempLF02000201.325
6John WockenfussRF02100001.381
Tim CorcoranPH-RF01000102.176
7Lance ParrishC12120011.204
Milt MayPH-C01010002.373
8Aurelio Rodriguez3B03000002.344
Phil MankowskiPH11000000.256
9Steve Dillard2B22100000.194
Lou WhitakerPH-2B12000000.316
TOTAL10354454119-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jack BillinghamRHP6.0733622443.53
John HillerLHP2.0544110163.38
Steve FoucaultRHP0.112000033.48
Jim CrawfordLHP0.231100054.35
TOTAL8.31610873268-

Play-by-Play

1st inningATHDET
  • TOP 1
  • Athletics logo
    BATTER OUT — Bill North out, second baseman Steve Dillard to first baseman Jason Thompson. [1 out]
    00
  • Athletics logo
    BATTER OUT — Mike Edwards out, shortstop Mark Wagner to first baseman Jason Thompson. [2 outs]
    00
  • Athletics logo
    SINGLE — Mitchell Page singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore.
    00
  • Athletics logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Mitchell Page steals (2) 2nd base. Mitchell Page to 3rd. Mitchell Page advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher Lance Parrish.
    00
  • Athletics logo
    GROUNDOUT — Mario Guerrero grounds out to first baseman Jason Thompson. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ron LeFlore strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Mark Wagner out, third baseman Wayne Gross to first baseman Dave Revering. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Rusty Staub out, second baseman Mike Edwards to first baseman Dave Revering. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

10Runs4
16Hits10
2Errors2
.400Batting Avg.286
40At Bats35
5Extra-base Hits1
2Home Runs1
9Runs-Batted-In4
3Walks4
1Stolen Bases0
7Strikeouts5
8Left on Base9
25Total Bases13

Game Details

Friday, May 12, 1978 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 18,367 (44.7%)