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Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1977-05-31 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 7067 · 2:21
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 7th. John Hiller earned the win and Steve Foucault picked up the save. Mickey Stanley went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
W: John Hiller L: Vida Blue SV: Steve Foucault
Umpires — HP: Joe Brinkman · 1B: Rich Garcia · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Steve Palermo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Alexander | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dick Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Earl Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich McKinney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Marty Perez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Tyrone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rob Picciolo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jorgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tito Fuentes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Steve Kemp | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wockenfuss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Milt May | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Mankowski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Veryzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vida Blue | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 Bob Lacey | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Hiller | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
 Steve Foucault | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Matt Alexander: S/7
- Manny Sanguillen: SB2
- Manny Sanguillen: 9.2-3
- Wayne Gross: WP.3-H#
- Wayne Gross: K/C
- Dick Allen: K/C
Bot 1
- Ron LeFlore: 13
- Tito Fuentes: 63
- Ben Oglivie: S/7
- Steve Kemp: SB2
- Steve Kemp: S/8.2-H;B-2(E8)
- Mickey Stanley: 63
Top 2
- Earl Williams: 2/FL
- Rich McKinney: S/7
- Tony Armas: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bot 2
- John Wockenfuss: 563
- Milt May: 53
- Phil Mankowski: K
Top 3
- Marty Perez: 53
- Jim Tyrone: K
- Rob Picciolo: S/8
- Manny Sanguillen: S/9.1-3(E9)
- Wayne Gross: K
Bot 3
- Tom Veryzer: 9
- Ron LeFlore: W
- Tito Fuentes: SB2#
- Tito Fuentes: 6/L
- Ben Oglivie: K
Top 4
- Dick Allen: 4/P
- Earl Williams: S/8
- Rich McKinney: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Steve Kemp: D/9
- Mickey Stanley: S/9.2-3
- John Wockenfuss: 4/P
- Milt May: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Tony Armas: K/C
- Marty Perez: K/C
- Jim Tyrone: K
Bot 5
- Phil Mankowski: 9/L
- Tom Veryzer: 3/FL
- Ron LeFlore: 9/L
Top 6
- Rob Picciolo: 13
- Manny Sanguillen: S/8
- Wayne Gross: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Tito Fuentes: 7
- Ben Oglivie: K/C
- Steve Kemp: W
- Mickey Stanley: POCS2(134)
Top 7
- Dick Allen: W
- Earl Williams: 14(1)3/GDP
- Rich McKinney: 5/FL
Bot 7
- Mickey Stanley: S/9
- John Wockenfuss: W.1-2
- Milt May: FC/SH.2-3;1-2
- Phil Mankowski: S/9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Rusty Staub: 4/P
- Ron LeFlore: S/7.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tito Fuentes: 5/P
- Ben Oglivie: K/C
Top 8
- Tony Armas: 9
- Marty Perez: HR/7D
- Jim Tyrone: 8
- Mike Jorgensen: K
Bot 8
- Steve Kemp: K/C
- Mickey Stanley: HR/7D
- John Wockenfuss: 9/FL
- Milt May: HR/9D
- Phil Mankowski: K/C
Top 9
- Manny Sanguillen: S/7
- Wayne Gross: S/8.1-2
- Dick Allen: K/C
- Earl Williams: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Rich McKinney: 2/FL
Notes & reviews
- 42 minute rain delay
- facing of third deck