July 9, 1999 Oakland Athletics at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
CHC 2 CIN 3
@CLE 2 MIL 4
@DET 1 HOU 6
@KCR 5 MIN 5
PIT 4 OAK 5
@ARI 2 BOS 5
@ATL 4 ANA 9
@COL 6 FLA 11
TBD 4 LAD 5
SEA 0 MON 4
TOR 3 NYM 5
NYY 2 PHI 4
BAL 2 TEX 7
@SDP 2 SFG 5
STL 4
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 33,635

Friday, July 9, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:25

Athletics

42-43

Won 1

2nd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  4  0   1  0  0    5  8  2
Diamondbacks    0  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    2 12  1

W: G Heredia (5-5), L: A Benes (5-9), S: B Taylor (21)

Diamondbacks

47-40

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips 2B-LF              6   0   2   0    0   1  .246  .815   27    2   5   2B
M Tejada SS                   2   1   1   0    3   0  .262  .759   23    2   1   2B
B Grieve LF                   4   1   2   2    0   2  .255  .776   11    0   0   HR,2B
  J Jaha PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .997    6    0   0   
  J Velandia PR-2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .416         1   2   
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .276  .859   20   10   1   
M Stairs RF                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .239  .817   20    0   0   HR
R Hernandez C                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .387 1.099   17    8   1   HR
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .727   12    0   1   
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Groom P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Raines PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .690    3    0   0   
  B Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Christenson CF              4   0   0   0    1   2  .197  .539   27    3   0   
G Heredia P                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    8    1   1   
  O Saenz 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .746    7    0   0   
Totals                       36   5   8   5   10   9              181   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Grieve (11, off A Benes); T Phillips (22, off E Sabel); M Tejada (23, off A Benes).

HR: B Grieve (11, off A Benes; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Hernandez (2, off G Swindell; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); M Stairs (17, off A Benes; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: B Grieve 6; M Stairs 4; R Hernandez 4; T Phillips 3; M Tejada 2; T Raines.

RBI: M Stairs 2 (50); B Grieve 2 (38); R Hernandez (8).

2-out RBI: R Hernandez.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Velandia-J Giambi; R Hernandez-T Phillips.

E: R Christenson (5); T Phillips (11).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack RF                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .274  .695   16    1   0   2B,SB
J Bell 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .940   28    1   1   GDP
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   3   2    0   0  .362 1.005   11    2   0   2B,CS
M Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .320  .937   18    1   2   
S Finley CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .272  .847   16    4   0   2B
T Lee 1B                      4   0   3   0    0   0  .259  .764   10    8   0   
K Stinnett C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .212  .665   14    9   0   
A Fox SS                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .847   15    1   1   HBP,IW
  G Olson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Benes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    4    0   0   
  G Swindell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Gilkey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .887    4    0   0   
  E Sabel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Frias SS                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .535    7    0   0   
Totals                       36   2  12   2    1   7              143   27   5

BATTING

2B: T Womack (13, off D Jones); S Finley (18, off G Heredia); L Gonzalez (24, off D Jones).

IBB: A Fox (8, by G Heredia).

HBP: A Fox (8, by G Heredia).

TB: L Gonzalez 4; T Womack 4; S Finley 3; T Lee 3; H Frias.

GIDP: J Bell (7).

RBI: L Gonzalez 2 (57).

2-out RBI: L Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: A Fox (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (38, 2nd base off G Heredia/R Hernandez).

CS: L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base by G Heredia/R Hernandez).

PO: T Womack (1st base by G Heredia).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Heredia, W (5-5)             6     8   1   1    1   4   0   5.51   26   86-50   32· 5·13   15· 3· 2· 0     55    -     1.19   0.21
D Jones                        1     2   1   1    0   2   0   3.62    5   22-14    8· 3· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.84   0.00
B Groom, H (13)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   7.54    4   15-11    6· 4· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.06
B Taylor, S (21)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    3   18-12    8· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.43   0.05
Totals                         9    12   2   2    1   7   0          38  141-87   54·12·21   21· 6· 2· 0           -

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Benes, L (5-9)               5.2   5   4   4    6   6   2   5.51   29  112-62   36· 4·22    4·10· 3· 0     43    -     1.25  -0.19
G Swindell                     1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.82    5   18-11    6· 1· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.35  -0.01
E Sabel                        0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   18-9     2· 2· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.00
D Plesac                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   7.36    3   10-5     2· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.54   0.02
G Olson                        0.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   4.71    5   23-12    4· 1· 7    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.01
Totals                         9     8   5   5   10   9   3          46  181-99   50·10·39   10·14· 3· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Heredia (4; A Fox).

PO: G Heredia (3; T Womack, 1st base).

HBP: G Heredia (7; A Fox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:25.

Attendance: 33,635.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. T Phillips           2B    1. T Womack             RF 
2. M Tejada             SS    2. J Bell               2B 
3. B Grieve             LF    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. J Giambi             1B    4. M Williams           3B 
5. M Stairs             RF    5. S Finley             CF 
6. R Hernandez          C     6. T Lee                1B 
7. E Chavez             3B    7. K Stinnett           C  
8. R Christenson        CF    8. A Fox                SS 
9. G Heredia            P     9. A Benes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-0  1--  1   21%  63% B Grieve        A Benes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores
   t 5   0  1-2  1--  1   16%  83% M Stairs        A Benes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Giambi Scores
   t 4   2  1-0  123  4   -9%  32% T Phillips      A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
   t 3   2  0-0  123  5   -8%  44% J Giambi        A Benes         Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
   t 3   1  0-0  123  4   -8%  52% B Grieve        A Benes         Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  T Phillips      Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  5   46%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   48%  B Grieve        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   45%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  T Womack        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      47%  J Bell          Womack Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  3   49%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---  2   48%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  E Chavez        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   39%  S Finley        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   40%  T Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B; Finley to 3B
   O      --3  7   46%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Looking
          --3  4   45%  A Fox           Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   50%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   47%  R Christenson   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  G Heredia       Walk
          1--  5   57%  T Phillips      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Heredia to 3B
          1-3  4   60%  M Tejada        Walk; Phillips to 2B
   O      123  4   52%  B Grieve        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  5   44%  J Giambi        Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   40%  T Womack        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   39%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging, Womack Steals 2B; Womack to 3B/Adv on E4
   R      --3  2   33%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Womack Scores
   OO     1--  7   38%  M Williams      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   43%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      1--  5   39%  R Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   43%  E Chavez        Walk; Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  6   37%  R Christenson   Popfly: CF
          12-  1   41%  G Heredia       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stairs to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   O      123  4   32%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   29%  S Finley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   21%  T Lee           Single to SS (Ground Ball); Finley to 3B
   O      1-3  1   26%  K Stinnett      Flyball: CF
          1-3  6   23%  A Fox           Hit By Pitch; Lee to 2B
   O      123  1   30%  A Benes         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Lee to 3B; Fox to 2B
   O      123  5   37%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Benes facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   42%  M Tejada        Walk
   RR     1--  1   63%  B Grieve        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores
          ---  6   67%  J Giambi        Walk
   RR     1--  1   83%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Giambi Scores
   O      ---  1   81%  R Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   80%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   79%  R Christenson   Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-4, Gil Heredia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   82%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   85%  M Williams      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   84%  G Heredia       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   83%  T Phillips      Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   84%  M Tejada        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Greg Swindell replaces Andy Benes pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   82%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-4, Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   85%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   82%  T Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   86%  K Stinnett      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   88%  A Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   87%  J Giambi        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   86%  M Stairs        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   R      ---  1   92%  R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   92%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-5, Doug Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Jones replaces Eric Chavez pitching and batting 7th; Olmedo Saenz replaces Gil Heredia playing 3B batting 9th; Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Greg Swindell batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   91%  T Womack        Double to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   94%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  4   88%  L Gonzalez      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Womack Scores; Gonzalez to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3  6   92%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Erik Sabel facing 8-9-1
                  Erik Sabel replaces Bernard Gilkey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   91%  R Christenson   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   91%  O Saenz         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   92%  T Phillips      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   92%  M Tejada        Walk
                  Dan Plesac replaces Erik Sabel pitching and batting 9th; John Jaha pinch hits for Ben Grieve batting 3rd
          12-  6   93%  J Jaha          Walk; Phillips to 3B; Tejada to 2B
                  Jorge Velandia pinch runs for John Jaha batting 3rd
   O      123  1   90%  J Giambi        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-5, Buddy Groom facing 5-6-7
                  Buddy Groom replaces Doug Jones pitching and batting 7th; Jorge Velandia moves to 2B; Tony Phillips moves to LF
   O      ---  4   93%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   90%  T Lee           Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   94%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   96%  A Fox           Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dan Plesac facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   96%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Gregg Olson replaces Andy Fox pitching and batting 8th; Hanley Frias replaces Dan Plesac playing SS batting 9th
          ---  7   96%  R Hernandez     Walk
                  Tim Raines pinch hits for Buddy Groom batting 7th
          1--  3   97%  T Raines        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 3B
          1-3  4   98%  R Christenson   Walk; Raines to 2B
   O      123  4   96%  O Saenz         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  5   95%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-5, Billy Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Taylor replaces Tim Raines pitching and batting 7th
          ---  7   90%  H Frias         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   95%  T Womack        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  9  100%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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