August 9, 1981 All-Star Game at Cleveland Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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July 8, 1980 / Sunday, August 9, 1981 / July 13, 1982
Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 72,086	Sunday, August 9, 1981 Time of Game: 2:59

NL All-Stars

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
NL All-Stars    0  0  0   0  1  1   1  2  0    5  9  1
AL All-Stars    0  1  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    4 11  1

W: V Blue (1-0), L: R Fingers (0-1), S: B Sutter (1)

AL All-Stars

LINEUPS

    NL All-Stars                  AL All-Stars                        
1. P Rose               1B    1. R Carew              1B 
2. D Concepcion         SS    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. D Parker             RF    3. G Brett              3B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. D Winfield           CF 
5. G Foster             LF    5. K Singleton          LF 
6. A Dawson             CF    6. R Jackson            RF 
7. G Carter             C     7. C Fisk               C  
8. D Lopes              2B    8. B Dent               SS 
9. F Valenzuela         P     9. J Morris             P  

Reserves (includes players replaced due to injury)
   B Buckner            1B       E Murray             1B
   S Garvey             1B       F White              2B
   P Garner             2B       B Bell               3B
   M Trillo             2B       B Diaz               C 
   B Madlock            3B       T Simmons            C 
   B Benedict           C        F Lynn               CF
   T Kennedy            C        A Oliver             DH
   D Baker              LF       T Armas              OF
   T Raines             LF       D Evans              OF
   M Easler             OF       T Paciorek           OF
   P Guerrero           OF       G Thomas             OF
   J Youngblood         OF       R Burleson           SS
   O Smith              SS                              

   V Blue               P        L Barker             P 
   S Carlton            P        B Burns              P 
   B Hooton             P        D Corbett            P 
   B Knepper            P        R Davis              P 
   D Ruthven            P        R Fingers            P 
   N Ryan               P        K Forsch             P 
   T Seaver             P        R Gossage            P 
   B Sutter             P        S McGregor           P 
                                 M Norris             P 
                                 D Stieb              P

BATTING

 NL All-Stars                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    5   0   
  B Hooton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ruthven P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  V Blue P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Madlock 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  O Smith SS                  0   0   0   0    2   0                0    1   0   SB
D Parker RF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.666    0    1   0   HR
  M Easler RF                 1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 2.000    0    0   2   HR,2B
  N Ryan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Garner 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Foster LF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Baker LF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   0   
  T Raines PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
A Dawson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    4   0   SB
G Carter C                    3   2   2   2    0   0  .667 3.334    0    5   1   2·HR
  B Benedict C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
D Lopes 2B                    0   0   0   0    1   0                0    1   0   
  M Trillo 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  B Buckner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
F Valenzuela P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Youngblood PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Seaver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  B Knepper P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Garvey 1B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    3   1   2B
Totals                       35   5   9   5    4   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: S Garvey (1, off D Stieb); M Schmidt (1, off M Norris).

HR: D Parker (1, off M Norris; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out); G Carter 2 (2, off R Davis, off K Forsch; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Schmidt (1, off R Fingers; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: G Carter 8; M Schmidt 6; D Parker 4; S Garvey 2; D Baker; A Dawson; P Rose.

RBI: G Carter 2 (2); M Schmidt 2 (2); D Parker (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: M Schmidt (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (1, 2nd base off J Morris/C Fisk); O Smith (1, 2nd base off R Fingers/B Diaz).

PO: T Raines (1st base by R Fingers).

 AL All-Stars                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0   12   0   CS
  E Murray PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   1   
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   5   
  T Simmons PH                1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  F White PR-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Norris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Oliver PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Stieb P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
D Winfield CF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    0   1   
K Singleton LF                3   2   2   1    0   0  .667 2.334    0    0   0   HR
  R Burleson SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   
R Jackson RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Evans PH-RF               2   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    2   0   
C Fisk C                      3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    4   0   
  B Diaz C                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Dent SS                     2   0   2   0    0   0 1.000 2.500    0    0   2   2B
  F Lynn PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  T Armas LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Morris P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Paciorek PH               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  L Barker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bell 3B                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   SF
Totals                       37   4  11   4    2   8                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Dent (1, off B Knepper).

HR: K Singleton (1, off T Seaver; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Bell (1, off B Hooton).

TB: K Singleton 5; B Dent 3; W Randolph; R Carew; D Evans; F Lynn; T Paciorek; T Simmons; C Fisk.

RBI: K Singleton (1); T Simmons (1); B Bell (1); F Lynn (1).

2-out RBI: T Simmons.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Fingers (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Carew (1, 2nd base by F Valenzuela/G Carter).

PITCHING

 NL All-Stars                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Valenzuela                   1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2     49    -     1.02   0.05
T Seaver                       1     3   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.83  -0.07
B Knepper                      2     1   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.02   0.09
B Hooton                       1.2   5   3   3    0   1   0  16.20   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5          0-0    1.85  -0.41
D Ruthven                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.04   0.02
V Blue, W (1-0)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.04
N Ryan, H (1)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.13
B Sutter, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.18
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   8   1          40     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0·11          2-0

 AL All-Stars                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris                       2     2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2     53    -     1.14   0.10
L Barker                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.79   0.12
K Forsch, BS (1)               1     1   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.98  -0.09
M Norris                       1     2   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.09  -0.12
R Davis, H (1)                 1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.30  -0.03
R Fingers, BS (1), L (0-1)     0.1   2   2   2    2   0   1  54.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.02  -0.54
D Stieb                        1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          1-0    1.15   0.10
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   6   4          39     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0· 9          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: V Blue (1).

IBB: None.

PO: R Fingers (0; T Raines, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 72,086.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-3  1--      49%  74% M Schmidt       R Fingers       Home Run; Easler Scores
   t 6   1  1-1  ---      18%  65% D Parker        M Norris        Home Run
   t 5   0  1-0  ---      15%  50% G Carter        K Forsch        Home Run
   t 8   0  4-3  1--     -14%  19% M Easler        R Fingers       Smith Steals 2B; Smith out at 3B/CF-3B-SS-P
   b 6   0  2-1  123     -13%  20% F Lynn          B Hooton        Single to RF; Singleton Scores; Evans to 3B; Fisk to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, NL All-Stars Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Rose          Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      1--      49%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rose to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 0.

Bottom of the 1st, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Carew         Single to 2B
   O      1--      48%  W Randolph      Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      45%  " "             Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  G Brett         Groundout: P-1B; Randolph to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 0.

Top of the 2nd, NL All-Stars Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  A Dawson        Single to 1B
          1--      52%  G Carter        Dawson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: 1B
          -2-      49%  D Lopes         Walk
                  Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Fernando Valenzuela batting 9th
   O      12-      45%  J Youngblood    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Seaver replaces Joel Youngblood pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      34%  K Singleton     Home Run
   O      ---      36%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      37%  C Fisk          Strikeout Looking
          ---      36%  B Dent          Single to RF
                  Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Jack Morris batting 9th
          1--      34%  T Paciorek      Single; Dent to 3B
   O      1-3      38%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 3rd, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
                  Len Barker replaces Tom Paciorek pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      35%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, AL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Knepper replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th; Manny Trillo replaces Davey Lopes playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      34%  W Randolph      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      36%  G Brett         Strikeout Looking
          ---      35%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--      37%  K Singleton     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 4th, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Len Barker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  G Foster        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 4th, AL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
                  Dusty Baker replaces George Foster playing LF batting 5th; Dwight Evans pinch hits for Reggie Jackson batting 6th
          ---      27%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      30%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
          1--      22%  B Dent          Double; Evans to 3B
                  Gorman Thomas pinch hits for Len Barker batting 9th
   O      -23      30%  G Thomas        Flyball: 2B
   O      -23      35%  R Carew         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 5th, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
                  Ken Forsch replaces Gorman Thomas pitching and batting 9th; Dwight Evans moves to RF
   R      ---      50%  G Carter        Home Run
   O      ---      47%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
                  Terry Kennedy pinch hits for Bob Knepper batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  T Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 5th, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
                  Burt Hooton replaces Pete Rose pitching and batting 1st; Steve Garvey replaces Terry Kennedy playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  G Brett         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 6th, NL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Norris replaces George Brett pitching and batting 3rd; Buddy Bell replaces Ken Forsch playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      65%  D Parker        Home Run
          ---      70%  M Schmidt       Double
   O      -2-      65%  D Baker         Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Schmidt out at 3B/3B
   O      1--      62%  A Dawson        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 2, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 6th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 1-2, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
                  Ozzie Smith replaces Dave Concepcion playing SS batting 2nd; Mike Easler replaces Dave Parker playing RF batting 3rd
          ---      56%  K Singleton     Single to CF
          1--      46%  D Evans         Single to RF; Singleton to 2B
          12-      33%  C Fisk          Single to RF; Singleton to 3B; Evans to 2B
                  Fred Lynn pinch hits for Bucky Dent batting 8th
   R      123      20%  F Lynn          Single to RF; Singleton Scores; Evans to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   RO     123      22%  B Bell          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Evans Scores
                  Eddie Murray pinch hits for Rod Carew batting 1st
   O      12-      25%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Fisk to 3B
                  Ted Simmons pinch hits for Willie Randolph batting 2nd
   R      1-3      15%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Fisk Scores; Murray to 2B
                  Dick Ruthven replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 1st; Al Oliver pinch hits for Mike Norris batting 3rd; Frank White pinch runs for Ted Simmons batting 2nd
   O      12-      17%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. NL All-Stars 2, AL All-Stars 4.

Top of the 7th, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 2-4, Ron Davis facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Davis replaces Al Oliver pitching and batting 3rd; Bo Diaz replaces Carlton Fisk playing C batting 7th; Eddie Murray moves to 1B; Frank White moves to 2B; Rick Burleson replaces Ken Singleton playing SS batting 5th; Tony Armas replaces Fred Lynn playing LF batting 8th
   R      ---      29%  G Carter        Home Run
   O      ---      25%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      22%  S Garvey        Flyball: SS
                  Pedro Guerrero pinch hits for Dick Ruthven batting 1st
   O      ---      20%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 3, AL All-Stars 4.

Bottom of the 7th, AL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 4-3, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
                  Vida Blue replaces Pedro Guerrero pitching and batting 1st; Bruce Benedict replaces Gary Carter playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      22%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
          ---      20%  R Burleson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      15%  D Evans         Wild Pitch; Burleson to 3B
   O      --3      21%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      --3      24%  B Diaz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 3, AL All-Stars 4.

Top of the 8th, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 3-4, Rollie Fingers facing 2-3-4
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Ron Davis pitching and batting 3rd
          ---      33%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1--      19%  M Easler        Smith Steals 2B; Smith out at 3B/CF-3B-SS-P
          ---      25%  " "             Walk
   RR     1--      74%  M Schmidt       Home Run; Easler Scores
          ---      76%  D Baker         Single to LF
                  Tim Raines pinch runs for Dusty Baker batting 5th
          1--      78%  A Dawson        Raines Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Raines to 2B
                  Dave Stieb replaces Rollie Fingers pitching and batting 3rd
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Raines to 3B
   O      --3      71%  B Benedict      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 5, AL All-Stars 4.

Bottom of the 8th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 4-5, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
                  Nolan Ryan replaces Mike Schmidt pitching and batting 4th; Bill Madlock replaces Vida Blue playing 3B batting 1st; Tim Raines moves to LF
   O      ---      78%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 5, AL All-Stars 4.

Top of the 9th, NL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Manny Trillo batting 8th
   O      ---      83%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      86%  S Garvey        Double
   O      -2-      84%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B; Garvey to 3B
          --3      85%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1-3      82%  M Easler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. NL All-Stars 5, AL All-Stars 4.

Bottom of the 9th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 4-5, Bruce Sutter facing 2-3-4
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Bill Buckner pitching and batting 8th; Phil Garner replaces Nolan Ryan playing 2B batting 4th
   O      ---      90%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Stieb         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 5, AL All-Stars 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ALS198108090

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Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


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