April 15, 1981 Oakland Athletics at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 27,371

Wednesday, April 15, 1981, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Athletics

7-0

Won 7

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  1    5  5  0
Angels          0  0  1   0  0  1   1  0  0    3 10  3

W: R Langford (2-0), L: A Hassler (1-1)

Angels

3-4

Lost 3

3rd, 4 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   0   0    2   1  .259  .836    0    1   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .292  .789    0    1   0   
D Revering 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .513    0    4   1   
  C Johnson PH-1B             1   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .494    0    0   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   1   
  T Hosley PH                 1   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D McKay 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         0   0   
T Armas RF                    4   1   1   3    0   1  .393 1.254    0    4   0   HR
M Page DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277    0    0   0   
M Heath C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .598    0   10   2   
B Doyle 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         1   0   
  S Babitt 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .357  .757    0    3   4   
R Picciolo SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .742    0    1   2   
  M Patterson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Stanley SS                0   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .762    0    2   0   

R Langford P                                                             0   1
Totals                       33   5   5   5    6   3                    27  11

BATTING

HR: T Armas (4, off A Hassler; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: T Armas 4; S Babitt 2; D Revering; D Murphy.

RBI: T Armas 3 (9); D Murphy (3); T Hosley (1).

2-out RBI: T Armas 3; D Murphy.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

PO: S Babitt 2 (1st base by J Jefferson, 2nd base by J Jefferson).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .267  .624    0    9   4   SH
R Burleson SS                 5   1   4   1    0   0  .444 1.101    0    2   2   3B,CS
F Lynn CF                     3   0   0   1    0   2  .222  .725    0    1   0   SF
D Baylor DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .305    0    0   0   
D Ford RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .724    0    0   0   
B Downing C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .294 1.029    0    4   0   
T Brunansky LF                4   1   1   0    0   3  .200  .929    0    3   0   
B Grich 2B                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .217  .737    0    1   5   SH
B Hobson 3B                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .150  .546    0    2   2   
  B Campaneris PR-3B          0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Ott PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Patek PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

J Jefferson P                                                            5   1
  A Hassler P                                                            0   1
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   3  10   3    2   8                    27  15

BATTING

3B: R Burleson (1, off R Langford).

SF: F Lynn (2, off R Langford).

SH: B Grich (1, off R Langford); R Carew (1, off R Langford).

TB: R Burleson 6; B Hobson 2; D Ford; R Carew; T Brunansky; B Grich.

RBI: R Carew (4); F Lynn (7); R Burleson (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: B Hobson (3); J Jefferson 2 ().

BASERUNNING

CS: R Burleson (1, 2nd base by R Langford/M Heath).

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
R Langford, W (2-0)            9    10   3   3    2   8   0   3.00   38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 9     61    -     1.10   0.19
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   8   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 9           -

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 Jefferson                    7.1   2   2   2    4   2   0   6.00   29     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 0· 2     64    -     1.19   0.37
A Hassler, BS (1), L (1-1)     1     2   3   3    2   0   1   7.11    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-2    1.70  -0.63
D Aase                         0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-1    1.17  -0.05
Totals                         9     5   5   5    6   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     18· 7· 0· 5          4-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Jefferson 2 (0; S Babitt, 1st base; S Babitt, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 27,371.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             California Angels                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. R Carew              1B 
2. D Murphy             CF    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. D Revering           1B    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. W Gross              3B    4. D Baylor             DH 
5. T Armas              RF    5. D Ford               RF 
6. M Page               DH    6. B Downing            C  
7. M Heath              C     7. T Brunansky          LF 
8. B Doyle              2B    8. B Grich              2B 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. B Hobson             3B 

   R Langford           P        J Jefferson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-1  1-3      60%  73% T Armas         A Hassler       Home Run; Murphy Scores; Hosley Scores
   b 6   0  0-1  ---      -9%  16% R Burleson      R Langford      Triple to LF
   t 9   2  3-4  12-       9%  93% D Murphy        D Aase          Single to LF; Babitt Scores; Stanley to 3B
   b 3   1  0-0  -23      -9%  26% R Burleson      R Langford      Single to CF; Grich Scores; Hobson to 3B
   t 5   1  1-0  --3      -9%  33% R Picciolo      J Jefferson     Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Revering      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Carew         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  R Burleson      Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  F Lynn          Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  W Gross         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      46%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  M Page          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
                  Shooty Babitt replaces Brian Doyle playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      47%  D Ford          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  B Downing       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  M Heath         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  S Babitt        Groundout: SS-1B; Heath to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  R Picciolo      Popfly: 3B
          -2-      49%  R Henderson     Walk
          12-      53%  D Murphy        Walk; Heath to 3B; Henderson to 2B
   O      123      45%  D Revering      Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  B Grich         Single to LF
          1--      35%  B Hobson        Single to LF; Grich to 2B
   O      12-      35%  R Carew         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Grich to 3B; Hobson to 2B
   R      -23      26%  R Burleson      Single to CF; Grich Scores; Hobson to 3B
   O      1-3      32%  F Lynn          Popfly: RF
   O      1-3      37%  D Baylor        Burleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      32%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      31%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Ford          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      35%  B Downing       Popfly: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      32%  M Heath         Bunt Popfly: P
          ---      35%  S Babitt        Single to RF
          1--      38%  R Picciolo      Babitt Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Babitt to 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Babitt Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Babitt to 3B
   O      --3      33%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      28%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      30%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  B Grich         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      31%  B Hobson        Walk
   O      1--      33%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      29%  D Murphy        Popfly: 3B
          ---      33%  D Revering      Single to CF
   O      1--      29%  W Gross         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      25%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
          ---      16%  R Burleson      Triple to LF
   RO     --3      15%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Burleson Scores
   O      ---      16%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      16%  D Ford          Single to CF
   O      1--      17%  B Downing       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      14%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      12%  M Heath         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      10%  S Babitt        Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
          ---       9%  T Brunansky     Single to LF
   O      1--       9%  B Grich         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Brunansky to 2B
          -2-       7%  B Hobson        Single to LF; Brunansky to 3B
                  Bert Campaneris pinch runs for Butch Hobson batting 9th
   RO     1-3       6%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Brunansky Scores
          1--       5%  R Burleson      Single to 3B/Bunt; Carew to 2B
   O      12-       6%  F Lynn          Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Jesse Jefferson facing 9-1-2
                  Bert Campaneris moves to 3B; Mike Patterson pinch hits for Rob Picciolo batting 9th
   O      ---       4%  M Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---       7%  R Henderson     Walk
                  Andy Hassler replaces Jesse Jefferson pitching
          1--      11%  D Murphy        Walk; Henderson to 2B
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Dave Revering batting 3rd
          12-      19%  C Johnson       Walk; Henderson to 3B; Murphy to 2B
                  Tim Hosley pinch hits for Wayne Gross batting 4th
   RO     123      13%  T Hosley        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Henderson Scores; Murphy to 3B
   RRR    1-3      73%  T Armas         Home Run; Murphy Scores; Hosley Scores
   O      ---      71%  M Page          Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-4, Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
                  Cliff Johnson moves to 1B; Dave McKay replaces Tim Hosley playing 3B batting 4th; Fred Stanley replaces Mike Patterson playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      82%  D Ford          Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  B Downing       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Andy Hassler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  M Heath         Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  S Babitt        Single to RF
          1--      87%  F Stanley       Walk; Babitt to 2B
                  Don Aase replaces Andy Hassler pitching
   O      12-      84%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   R      12-      93%  D Murphy        Single to LF; Babitt Scores; Stanley to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  C Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
          ---      90%  B Grich         Walk
                  Ed Ott pinch hits for Bert Campaneris batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Freddie Patek pinch runs for Ed Ott batting 9th
          1--      92%  R Carew         Single to CF; Patek to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198104150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation