September 8, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 37,624

Saturday, September 8, 1979
Time of Game: 2:27

Brewers

83-59

Lost 3

2nd, 11½ GB

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

W: J Barr (9-12), L: J Augustine (6-6), S: J Montague (5)

Angels

79-64

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gantner 2B                  3   1   2   2    0   0  .280  .692    0    1   2   HR,SF
S Bando 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .681    0    1   1   
C Cooper 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .305  .869    0    9   1   IW
G Thomas CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .875    0    3   0   
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .807    0    2   0   
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .328  .996    0    3   0   
D Davis DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .735    0    0   0   
R Yount SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .667    0    2   4   GDP
B Martinez C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .633    0    3   1   

L Sorensen P                                                             0   1
  J Augustine P                                                          0   0
  B Castro P                                                             0   0
  B McClure P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    1   4                    24  10

BATTING

HR: J Gantner (1, off J Barr; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Gantner (2, off J Barr).

IBB: C Cooper (9, by J Barr).

TB: J Gantner 5; S Lezcano 2; R Yount; B Martinez; D Davis.

GIDP: R Yount (15).

RBI: J Gantner 2 (14).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Yount-C Cooper.

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .318  .830    0    4   1   
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .296  .777    0    1   0   
D Ford RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .294  .816    0    5   0   GDP
D Baylor LF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .299  .912    0    4   0   
  D Thon SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .797         0   1   
W Aikens DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .873    0    0   0   
B Downing C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .331  .883    0    4   0   
B Grich 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .923    0    1   0   
R Miller CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .724    0    5   0   
J Anderson SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .648    0    1   2   
  L Harlow PH-LF              0   1   0   0    1   0  .211  .606    0    1   0   

J Barr P                                                                 1   2
  J Montague P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   3   7   3    2   3                    27   6

BATTING

TB: D Baylor 2; D Ford; R Carew; B Downing; C Lansford; B Grich.

GIDP: D Ford (17).

RBI: C Lansford (68); D Baylor (124); D Ford (89).

2-out RBI: D Ford; D Baylor.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Barr-J Anderson-R Carew.

E: B Grich (12).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Sorensen                     7.1   5   2   2    1   2   0   3.82   27     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 5     61    -     1.23   0.33
J Augustine, L (6-6)           0     0   1   1    1   0   0   3.68    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.90  -0.09
B Castro, BS (6)               0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   1.90    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          3-3    4.94  -0.50
B McClure                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.20   0.03
Totals                         8     7   3   3    2   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 7          7-3

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Barr, W (9-12)               8     7   2   1    1   4   1   4.16   32     -       ·  ·      6·13· 2· 6     65    -     0.85   0.12
J Montague, S (5)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.36    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     7   2   1    1   4   1          35     -       ·  ·      7·14· 3· 6           -

J Augustine faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Sorensen (3).

IBB: J Barr (4; C Cooper).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 37,624.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             California Angels                    
1. J Gantner            2B    1. R Carew              1B 
2. S Bando              3B    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. C Cooper             1B    3. D Ford               RF 
4. G Thomas             CF    4. D Baylor             LF 
5. B Oglivie            LF    5. W Aikens             DH 
6. S Lezcano            RF    6. B Downing            C  
7. D Davis              DH    7. B Grich              2B 
8. R Yount              SS    8. R Miller             CF 
9. B Martinez           C     9. J Anderson           SS 

   L Sorensen           P        J Barr               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-1  1-3      30%  61% D Ford          B Castro        Single to RF; Harlow Scores; Lansford to 3B
   b 8   2  2-2  1-3      26%  87% D Baylor        B Castro        Single to CF; Lansford Scores; Ford to 3B
   t 6   0  0-1  ---     -12%  22% J Gantner       J Barr          Home Run
   t 3   0  0-0  1--     -10%  36% B Martinez      J Barr          Single to LF; Yount to 3B
   b 8   1  2-0  1-3       9%  37% R Carew         J Augustine     Walk; Harlow to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Gantner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  S Bando         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  C Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  C Lansford      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Ford          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  S Lezcano       Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  D Davis         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  W Aikens        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  R Yount         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      36%  B Martinez      Single to LF; Yount to 3B
   RO     1-3      37%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Yount Scores/unER; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-      40%  S Bando         Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      43%  C Cooper        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  R Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  J Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Barr facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  G Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  B Oglivie       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      43%  S Lezcano       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  C Lansford      Single to RF
   OO     1--      36%  D Ford          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Barr facing 7-8-9
          ---      32%  D Davis         Single to SS
   OO     1--      40%  R Yount         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  B Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Lary Sorensen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      38%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  W Aikens        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      37%  B Downing       Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      22%  J Gantner       Home Run
   O      ---      23%  S Bando         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      25%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      26%  G Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Lary Sorensen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  R Miller        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      20%  J Anderson      Lineout: 3B
          ---      22%  R Carew         Single to CF
   O      1--      18%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      20%  B Oglivie       Flyball: 3B
          ---      18%  S Lezcano       Single to LF
   O      1--      20%  D Davis         Flyball: RF
          1--      19%  R Yount         Single to CF; Lezcano to 2B
   O      12-      22%  B Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      18%  D Ford          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      22%  D Baylor        Single to LF
   O      1--      17%  W Aikens        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      13%  B Downing       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
          ---      12%  J Gantner       Single to 1B/Bunt
   O      1--      12%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B; Gantner to 2B
          -2-      12%  C Cooper        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      14%  G Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      16%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
          ---      24%  B Grich         Single to RF
   O      1--      19%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B; Grich to 2B
                  Larry Harlow pinch hits for Jim Anderson batting 9th
          -2-      22%  L Harlow        Wild Pitch; Grich to 3B
          --3      28%  " "             Walk
                  Jerry Augustine replaces Lary Sorensen pitching
          1-3      37%  R Carew         Walk; Harlow to 2B
                  Bill Castro replaces Jerry Augustine pitching
   RO     123      31%  C Lansford      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Grich Scores; Harlow to 3B
   R      1-3      61%  D Ford          Single to RF; Harlow Scores; Lansford to 3B
   R      1-3      87%  D Baylor        Single to CF; Lansford Scores; Ford to 3B
                  Bob McClure replaces Bill Castro pitching
   O      1-3      84%  W Aikens        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Angels 3.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, John Montague facing 6-7-8
                  John Montague replaces Jim Barr pitching; Dickie Thon replaces Don Baylor playing SS batting 4th; Larry Harlow moves to LF
   O      ---      91%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Yount         Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Angels 3.

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