April 16, 1981 Oakland Athletics at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 5
@CAL 1 CLE 1
@MIL 0 DET 2
@TOR 0 MON 7
CHC 0 STL 5
@NYM 1 PHI 5
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 27,697

Thursday, April 16, 1981, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Athletics

8-0

Won 8

1st

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

W: M Keough (2-0), L: M Witt (0-1)

Angels

3-5

Lost 4

4th, 5 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   1   0    1   2  .258  .812    0    5   0   SB,CS,GDP
D Murphy CF                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .333  .899    0    5   0   2B
D Revering 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .200  .473    0    8   1   
W Gross 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .211  .529    0    0   1   
T Armas RF                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .375 1.193    0    2   0   2B
M Page DH                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .063  .274    0    0   0   
S Babitt 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .701    0    1   3   CS
J Newman C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .325    0    4   0   
F Stanley SS                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .231  .643    0    1   3   SB

M Keough P                                                               1   1
Totals                       32   5   7   4    5   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Armas (1, off M Witt); D Murphy (1, off S Renko).

TB: D Murphy 3; T Armas 2; R Henderson; S Babitt; W Gross; J Newman.

GIDP: R Henderson (1).

RBI: T Armas 2 (11); W Gross (3); D Murphy (4).

2-out RBI: D Murphy.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: S Babitt (1); M Keough ().

BASERUNNING

SB: F Stanley (1, 2nd base off S Renko/E Ott); R Henderson (2, 2nd base off M Witt/E Ott).

CS: S Babitt (1, 2nd base by M Witt/E Ott); R Henderson (1, 2nd base by S Renko/E Ott).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .589    4    9   0   
R Burleson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .387  .970    0    2   4   
F Lynn CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .226  .697    0    0   0   
B Downing DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .858    0    0   0   
E Ott C                       4   0   3   0    0   0  .300  .600    0    8   2   
J Beniquez RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
T Brunansky LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .822    0    4   0   
B Grich 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .192  .656    0    4   2   
B Hobson 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .484    0    0   1   

M Witt P                                                                 0   0
  S Renko P                                                              0   1
Totals                       32   1   5   1    1   4                4   27  10

BATTING

TB: E Ott 3; J Beniquez; F Lynn.

RBI: F Lynn (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Burleson-B Grich-R Carew.

E: R Carew (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Carew (1st base by M Keough).

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
M Keough, W (2-0)              9     5   1   1    1   4   0   0.50   33     -       ·  ·      9·12· 2· 5     76    -     0.75   0.26
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   4   0          33     -       ·  ·      9·12· 2· 5           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Witt, L (0-1)                6     6   4   3    2   5   0   5.23   25     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 5     49    -     1.19  -0.22
S Renko                        3     1   1   1    3   3   0   2.70   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.25  -0.02
Totals                         9     7   5   4    5   8   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Keough (2).

IBB: None.

PO: M Keough (0; R Carew, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 27,697.

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. B Downing            DH 
5. T Armas              RF    5. E Ott                C  
6. M Page               DH    6. J Beniquez           RF 
7. S Babitt             2B    7. T Brunansky          LF 
8. J Newman             C     8. B Grich              2B 
9. F Stanley            SS    9. B Hobson             3B 

   M Keough             P        M Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-2  -23      12%  89% T Armas         M Witt          Double to LF; Murphy Scores; Revering Scores
   t 6   0  1-1  1-3      11%  81% D Revering      M Witt          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/No RBI/unER; Murphy to 3B
   t 4   1  1-0  -2-      11%  50% W Gross         M Witt          Single to RF; Murphy Scores
   t 6   0  1-1  -2-      10%  69% D Murphy        M Witt          Single to 1B/Bunt; Henderson to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  36% R Burleson      M Keough        Carew Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Carew to 3B/Adv on E4

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  R Carew         Walk
          1--      36%  R Burleson      Carew Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Carew to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3      40%  " "             Lineout: 1B
   R      --3      35%  F Lynn          Single to LF; Carew Scores
   O      1--      37%  B Downing       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      35%  E Ott           Single to CF; Lynn to 2B
   O      12-      39%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  T Armas         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  M Page          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      34%  S Babitt        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      37%  B Grich         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      38%  B Hobson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  J Newman        Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  F Stanley       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      32%  R Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      36%  R Burleson      Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  F Lynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 2-3-4
          ---      41%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      39%  D Revering      Groundout: SS-1B; Murphy to 2B
   R      -2-      50%  W Gross         Single to RF; Murphy Scores
   O      1--      47%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Matt Keough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  E Ott           Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  S Babitt        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Newman        Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      45%  F Stanley       Babitt Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      44%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Matt Keough facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Hobson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Carew         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  R Henderson     Single to LF
          1--      60%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-      69%  " "             Single to 1B/Bunt; Henderson to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  D Revering      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/No RBI/unER; Murphy to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Revering to 2B
   RR     -23      89%  T Armas         Double to LF; Murphy Scores; Revering Scores
   O      -2-      87%  M Page          Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      86%  S Babitt        Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Matt Keough facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  R Burleson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      91%  B Downing       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Renko replaces Mike Witt pitching
   O      ---      90%  J Newman        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      91%  F Stanley       Walk
          1--      91%  R Henderson     Stanley Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      95%  D Murphy        Double to RF; Stanley Scores
   O      -2-      94%  D Revering      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Looking
          1--      95%  B Grich         Wild Pitch; Beniquez to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  W Gross         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  T Armas         Popfly: 1B
          ---      97%  M Page          Walk
   O      1--      96%  S Babitt        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Matt Keough facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  B Hobson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Burleson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Stanley       Popfly: SS
          ---      99%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Murphy        Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Matt Keough facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  E Ott           Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198104160

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PITCHING

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation