May 10, 1981 Detroit Tigers at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 29,689

Sunday, May 10, 1981
Time of Game: 2:35

Tigers

12-16

Lost 2

6th, 5 GB

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

W: A Hassler (2-1), L: A Lopez (1-1), S: D Aase (3)

Angels

15-16

Won 2

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Gibson RF                   5   0   1   0    0   3  .273  .757    0    2   0   2B
M Kelleher SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .611    0    2   2   2B,SH
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   0    1   2  .308  .830    0    3   0   
R Hebner 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .173  .503    0    7   1   2B
  L Parrish PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .602         0   0   
  R Leach PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .808    0    0   0   
C Summers DH                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .819    0    0   0   2B,HBP
  J Wockenfuss PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .561    0    0   0   
A Cowens CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .863    0    3   0   
B Fahey C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   0   
T Brookens 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .530    0    0   2   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .716    0    3   2   

D Rozema P                                                               1   1
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   3   8   1    2   8                    24   8

BATTING

2B: C Summers (4, off M Witt); R Hebner (3, off M Witt); M Kelleher (2, off A Hassler); K Gibson (1, off A Hassler).

SH: M Kelleher (3, off A Hassler).

HBP: C Summers (2, by M Witt).

TB: M Kelleher 3; R Hebner 2; K Gibson 2; C Summers 2; A Cowens; B Fahey; S Kemp.

RBI: C Summers (5).

2-out RBI: C Summers.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Brookens-L Whitaker-R Hebner.

E: S Kemp (1).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .691    0    9   0   
R Burleson SS                 4   1   2   0    0   2  .298  .765    0    1   5   
D Ford RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .778    0    0   0   GDP
  F Lynn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .864    0    0   0   
  L Harlow RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
D Baylor DH                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .133  .537    0    0   0   
B Downing LF                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .257  .848    0    1   0   HR
  B Clark LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .608         0   0   
E Ott C                       4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .526    0    8   0   
B Grich 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .740    0    6   4   
J Beniquez CF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .178  .429    0    1   0   
B Hobson 3B                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .227  .695    0    1   2   

M Witt P                                                                 0   1
  A Hassler P                                                            0   0
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    1   3                    27  12

BATTING

HR: B Downing (4, off A Lopez; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: B Downing 4; R Burleson 2; B Hobson 2; D Baylor; R Carew; J Beniquez; B Grich.

GIDP: D Ford (6).

RBI: B Downing 2 (10); D Baylor 2 (14).

2-out RBI: D Baylor 2; B Downing 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Hobson (8); D Ford (2); R Burleson (5).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rozema                       7.2   8   3   3    1   3   0   2.96   31     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 3· 7     53    -     1.60   0.24
A Lopez, BS (2), L (1-1)       0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   3.29    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    1.39  -0.63
Totals                         8     9   4   4    1   3   1          33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 3· 8          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
M Witt                         6     6   2   1    2   5   0   3.55   27     -       ·  ·     11· 1· 2· 5     57    -     1.12   0.01
A Hassler, W (2-1)             2.2   2   1   0    0   2   0   3.26   12     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 2          0-0    1.44  -0.01
D Aase, S (3)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.47    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.60   0.12
Totals                         9     8   3   1    2   8   0          40     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 2· 7          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Witt (4; C Summers).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 29,689.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                California Angels                    
1. K Gibson             RF    1. R Carew              1B 
2. M Kelleher           SS    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. S Kemp               LF    3. D Ford               RF 
4. R Hebner             1B    4. D Baylor             DH 
5. C Summers            DH    5. B Downing            LF 
6. A Cowens             CF    6. E Ott                C  
7. B Fahey              C     7. B Grich              2B 
8. T Brookens           3B    8. J Beniquez           CF 
9. L Whitaker           2B    9. B Hobson             3B 

   D Rozema             P        M Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-2  1--      64%  85% B Downing       A Lopez         Home Run; Baylor Scores
   t 5   2  0-0  12-     -27%  24% C Summers       M Witt          Double to RF; Kemp Scores; Hebner Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER
   t 9   0  4-3  ---     -20%  65% K Gibson        A Hassler       Double to CF
   t 9   1  4-3  --3      20%  88% S Kemp          A Hassler       Strikeout
   b 6   0  2-0  12-      13%  52% R Carew         D Rozema        Single to 3B/Bunt; Beniquez to 3B; Hobson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  K Gibson        Strikeout
          ---      50%  M Kelleher      Single to CF
          1--      46%  S Kemp          Walk; Kelleher to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Hebner        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      55%  C Summers       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Burleson      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Ford          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  A Cowens        Single to LF
          1--      40%  B Fahey         Single to LF; Cowens to 2B
   O      12-      46%  T Brookens      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Fahey to 2B
   O      12-      50%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fahey to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  K Gibson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Baylor        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      51%  B Downing       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  E Ott           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  M Kelleher      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  S Kemp          Strikeout
          ---      52%  R Hebner        Double to RF
          -2-      51%  C Summers       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      55%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 7-8-9
          ---      62%  B Grich         Single to LF; Grich to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      58%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      54%  B Hobson        Groundout: P-1B; Grich to 3B
   O      --3      50%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Fahey         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      55%  T Brookens      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      56%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  R Burleson      Single to CF
   OO     1--      51%  D Ford          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  M Kelleher      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  S Kemp          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      51%  R Hebner        Walk; Kemp to 2B
   RR     12-      24%  C Summers       Double to RF; Kemp Scores; Hebner Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER
   O      -2-      27%  A Cowens        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      24%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      22%  E Ott           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      20%  B Grich         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      22%  B Fahey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  T Brookens      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      24%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Rozema facing 8-9-1
          ---      30%  J Beniquez      Single to LF
          1--      39%  B Hobson        Single to CF; Beniquez to 2B
          12-      52%  R Carew         Single to 3B/Bunt; Beniquez to 3B; Hobson to 2B
   O      123      40%  R Burleson      Strikeout Looking
   O      123      29%  D Ford          Popfly: CF
   O      123      17%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Andy Hassler facing 1-2-3
                  Andy Hassler replaces Mike Witt pitching
   O      ---      18%  K Gibson        Popfly: SS
          ---      15%  M Kelleher      Double to RF
          -2-      12%  S Kemp          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kelleher to 3B
   O      1-3      17%  R Hebner        Strikeout
                  John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers batting 5th
   R      1-3       9%  J Wockenfuss    Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Kelleher Scores/No RBI/unER; Kemp to 2B
   O      12-      11%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
          ---      16%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--      11%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
   O      1--       8%  B Grich         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--       6%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy Hassler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       7%  B Fahey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       7%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  L Whitaker      Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Rozema facing 9-1-2
          ---      12%  B Hobson        Single to CF
   O      1--       8%  R Carew         Lineout: SS
          1--      13%  R Burleson      Single to CF; Hobson to 2B
                  Fred Lynn pinch hits for Dan Ford batting 3rd
   O      12-       9%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hobson to 3B; Burleson to 2B
   RR     -23      22%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Hobson Scores; Burleson Scores
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Dave Rozema pitching
   RR     1--      85%  B Downing       Home Run; Baylor Scores
   O      ---      85%  E Ott           Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Andy Hassler facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Clark replaces Brian Downing playing LF batting 5th; Larry Harlow replaces Fred Lynn playing RF batting 3rd
          ---      65%  K Gibson        Double to CF
   O      -2-      68%  M Kelleher      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Gibson to 3B
   O      --3      88%  S Kemp          Strikeout
                  Don Aase replaces Andy Hassler pitching; Lance Parrish pinch hits for Richie Hebner batting 4th; Rick Leach pinch hits for Lance Parrish batting 4th
   O      --3     100%  R Leach         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198105100

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation