Athletics 2 – 9 Detroit Tigers
12 June 1979 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Steve Kemp | 1 in 107 games |
| 27 | final score 9–2 | 1 in 122 games | |
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | Pat Underwood | 1 in 35 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Box score
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Larry Murray | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Mitchell Page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jeff Newman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mario Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Armas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Essian | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Wayne Gross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Edwards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Minetto | 4.1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Rick Langford | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Steve Kemp | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Lance Parrish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jason Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Morales | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alan Trammell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Underwood | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |