September 21, 1976 Texas Rangers at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
MIL 1 MIL 3
@BOS 1 CAL 2
TEX 1 MIN 13
@CHW 6 DET 5
CLE 3 KCR 3
OAK 1 BAL 11
@NYY 8
(10) PIT 4
@CHC 3 CHC 2
PIT 1
(13) CIN 9
SDP 1 ATL 6
@HOU 2 MON 4
NYM 0 PHI 5
STL 1 LAD 3
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 5,048

Tuesday, September 21, 1976
Time of Game: 2:27

Rangers

68-84

Lost 3

5th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  3  2
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  6  0

W: F Tanana (17-10), L: J Hoerner (0-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Angels

71-82

Won 2

4th, 18 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .544    0    4   1   
T Harrah SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .730    0    2   5   
D Ault 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .481    0    9   0   
J Burroughs RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .678    0    2   0   
G Clines DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .610    0    0   0   
T Grieve LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .706    0    2   0   
J Beniquez CF                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .617    0    3   0   
D Thompson 3B                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .226  .524    0    2   0   2B
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .579    0    1   1   

N Briles P                                                               0   1
  J Hoerner P                                                            0   0
  S Foucault P                                                           0   1
Totals                       30   1   3   1    0   6                    25   9

BATTING

2B: D Thompson (7, off F Tanana).

TB: D Thompson 2; J Beniquez; T Grieve.

RBI: D Thompson (19).

2-out RBI: D Thompson.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: J Burroughs (4); T Harrah (34).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .264  .652    0    2   0   SB
J Remy 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .619    0    2   0   SH
D Briggs CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .545    0    3   0   
  R Torres PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .657    0    1   0   
T Solaita 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .724    0    8   0   
  B Melton PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .629    0    1   0   
B Bochte RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .656    0    2   0   
  R Jackson PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .218  .613    0    0   0   HR
M Guerrero DH                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .289  .659    0    0   0   
  M Easler PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .235  .549         0   0   
T Humphrey C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .617    0    5   0   
  C Lopez PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Etchebarren C             0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .561    0    2   0   SH
D Chalk 3B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .221  .574    0    0   3   
T Nordbrook SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .475    0    1   4   
  B Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .643    0    0   0   
  M Miley SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .437         0   1   

F Tanana P                                                               0   0
Totals                       29   2   6   2    4   1                    27   8

BATTING

HR: R Jackson (7, off J Hoerner; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: A Etchebarren (6, off S Foucault); J Remy (12, off J Hoerner).

TB: R Jackson 4; D Collins 2; D Chalk 2; B Bochte.

RBI: R Jackson (36); D Chalk (32).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (31, 2nd base off N Briles/J Sundberg).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles                       7     3   0   0    3   1   0   3.35   27     -       ·  ·      6·12· 2· 3     69    -     1.58   0.45
J Hoerner, BS (3), L (0-4)     1     2   2   2    1   0   1   5.14    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    3.29  -0.40
S Foucault                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.23    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    3.15  -0.31
Totals                         8.1   6   2   2    4   1   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·13· 2· 6          1-1

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, W (17-10)            9     3   1   1    0   6   0   2.58   30     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2· 3     83    -     0.77   0.24
Totals                         9     3   1   1    0   6   0          30     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2· 3           -

J Hoerner faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 5,048.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 California Angels                    
1. L Randle             2B    1. D Collins            LF 
2. T Harrah             SS    2. J Remy               2B 
3. D Ault               1B    3. D Briggs             CF 
4. J Burroughs          RF    4. T Solaita            1B 
5. G Clines             DH    5. B Bochte             RF 
6. T Grieve             LF    6. M Guerrero           DH 
7. J Beniquez           CF    7. T Humphrey           C  
8. D Thompson           3B    8. D Chalk              3B 
9. J Sundberg           C     9. T Nordbrook          SS 

   N Briles             P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  1-0  ---      45%  62% R Jackson       J Hoerner       Home Run
   b 9   1  1-1  -2-      32% 100% D Chalk         S Foucault      Single to CF; Easler Scores
   t 5   2  0-0  1--     -18%  35% D Thompson      F Tanana        Double to LF; Beniquez Scores
   b 7   2  1-0  123     -16%  23% B Jones         N Briles        Lineout: 1B
   b 8   2  1-0  --3     -11%  14% B Melton        J Hoerner       Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Randle        Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  T Harrah        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      54%  D Ault          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  D Collins       Single to RF; Collins to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   O      -2-      57%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      54%  D Briggs        Flyball: RF; Collins to 3B
   O      --3      50%  T Solaita       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Burroughs     Lineout: SS
   O      ---      54%  G Clines        Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  T Grieve        Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  J Beniquez      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  B Bochte        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      51%  M Guerrero      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  T Humphrey      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  D Thompson      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      54%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  D Chalk         Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  T Nordbrook     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Nordbrook to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      54%  D Collins       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      50%  J Remy          Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Ault          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  D Briggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Solaita       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  B Bochte        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  G Clines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Grieve        Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
   R      1--      35%  D Thompson      Double to LF; Beniquez Scores
   O      -2-      38%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      35%  M Guerrero      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      33%  T Humphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      31%  D Chalk         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      36%  D Ault          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  T Nordbrook     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      37%  D Collins       Walk
          1--      40%  J Remy          Collins Steals 2B
   O      -2-      35%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Collins to 3B
   O      --3      28%  D Briggs        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  J Burroughs     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      31%  G Clines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  T Grieve        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      28%  T Solaita       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      33%  B Bochte        Single to RF
   O      1--      30%  M Guerrero      Groundout: P-1B; Bochte to 2B
          -2-      32%  T Humphrey      Walk
                  Carlos Lopez pinch runs for Terry Humphrey batting 7th
          12-      38%  D Chalk         Walk; Bochte to 3B; Lopez to 2B
                  Bob Jones pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook batting 9th
   O      123      23%  B Jones         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
                  Andy Etchebarren replaces Carlos Lopez playing C batting 7th; Mike Miley replaces Bob Jones playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      24%  J Beniquez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      26%  D Thompson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      27%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Hoerner facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Nelson Briles pitching
          ---      37%  D Collins       Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  J Remy          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Collins to 2B
                  Rusty Torres pinch hits for Dan Briggs batting 3rd
   O      -2-      25%  R Torres        Flyball: CF; Collins to 3B
                  Bill Melton pinch hits for Tony Solaita batting 4th
   O      --3      14%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Melton moves to 1B; Rusty Torres moves to CF
   O      ---      15%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      16%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      17%  D Ault          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Hoerner facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Jackson pinch hits for Bruce Bochte batting 5th
   R      ---      62%  R Jackson       Home Run
          ---      69%  M Guerrero      Walk
                  Steve Foucault replaces Joe Hoerner pitching; Mike Easler pinch runs for Mario Guerrero batting 6th
   O      1--      68%  A Etchebarren   Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Easler to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  D Chalk         Single to CF; Easler Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation