The Yankees had an early 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the first when Dave Kingman stepped to the plate with Tony Phillips on first. He hit the ball so hard and far they both scored. And then Oakland milked four more runs in the third to make it 6-2.
Dave Winfield hit a solo bomb in the sixth to bring the Yankees back within three, but errors by Roy Smalley and Bobby Meacham led to three more runs. Even then, the A's were up 11-3 in the ninth but Larry Sorensen and Bill Caudill allowed six runs before Tom Burgmeier got the save.
Winning Pitcher - Mike Warren
Losing Pitcher - Ron Guidry
Save - Tom Burgmeier
Player of the Game - Tony Phillips, 2-4, 3R's, 2RBI, BB
Hall of Famers in the Game - Dave Winfield, Rickey Henderson
This was the last game for Lou Piniella in this Statis Pro season. In the real 1984 season he retired in mid-June to become the first base coach for the team. How did our Lou do?
Statis Pro - 11R, 32H, 8 2B, 3 3B, 2HR, 12RBI, .950OPS, .356AVG
Real 1984 - 8R, 26H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1HR, 6RBI, ..762OPS, ..302AVG
Statis Pro Piniella had quite a bit more luck with the stick than his real counterpart. That being said...Piniella was still hitting well when he retired. I think that's what they mean by a "professional hitter." Brian Dayett will replace him on the roster.
Game #550 - Detroit Tigers, 5 @ Seattle Mariners, 6
The Tigers scored two in the top of the first thanks in part to a throwing error by pitcher Mike Moore. Seattle got a run back when Moneyball hero Ken Phelps crunched a ball over the right field fence. The Mariners got three more runs in the third because Chet Lemon grossly misplayed a ball in center, something quite out of the ordinary for the normally reliable fielder. A Kirk Gibson blunder in the next inning allowed yet another run to cross the plate.
Fast forward to the bottom of the seventh. The game was tied when Phil Bradley led off with a single and stole second base. He moved to third on a sacrifice fly by Alvin Davis. From there he scored when Lance Parrish allowed a passed ball. That ended up being the winning run.
Winning Pitcher - Dave Geisel
Losing Pitcher - Aurelio Lopez
Save - Edwin Nunez
Player of the Game - Nunez, 2IP, 4K's, SV
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