August 21, 1981 Cleveland Indians at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 12
CLE 2 DET 7
TEX 4 MIN 7
@MIL 6 KCR 4
@NYY 0 BAL 4
@OAK 2 BOS 7
@SEA 4 TOR 5
CHW 4 MON 4
@ATL 1
(11) SFG 4
@CHC 3 CIN 2
NYM 0 PHI 5
HOU 4 PIT 4
SDP 2 PIT 3
SDP 2 LAD 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 31,482

Friday, August 21, 1981
Time of Game: 2:34

Indians

30-33

Lost 1

6th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  9  0
Angels          0  3  0   0  2  0   5  2  X   12 16  0

W: K Forsch (10-5), L: L Barker (6-4)

Angels

35-35

Won 3

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .235  .636    0    2   0   SF
J Orta RF                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .291  .710    0    3   0   2B
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .309  .779    0    3   0   SF,GDP
  A Thornton 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .653         0   0   
R Hassey C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .584    0    7   1   
T Harrah 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .710    0    0   1   
  J Dybzinski 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300         0   0   
V Hayes DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .507    0    0   0   
P Kelly LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .189  .491    0    4   0   GDP
D Kuiper 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .282  .595    0    2   0   2B
T Veryzer SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .533    0    3   2   
  C Bando PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   

L Barker P                                                               0   2
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   2   9   2    3   0                    24   6

BATTING

2B: D Kuiper (2, off K Forsch); J Orta (9, off K Forsch).

SF: R Manning (2, off K Forsch); M Hargrove (3, off K Forsch).

TB: J Orta 3; D Kuiper 3; M Hargrove; T Veryzer; R Hassey; T Harrah; P Kelly.

GIDP: M Hargrove (8); P Kelly (2).

RBI: M Hargrove (30); R Manning (20).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hassey-T Veryzer.

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    5   0   5   1    0   0  .328  .806    0   11   1   CS
R Burleson SS                 4   0   1   3    0   1  .300  .762    0    2   4   SF
F Lynn CF                     3   1   0   0    2   0  .247  .719    0    4   0   
B Grich 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .305  .953    0    1   4   SH
D Baylor DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .665    0    0   0   2B,HBP
B Downing LF                  4   3   2   1    1   1  .267  .764    0    3   0   2B
D Ford RF                     5   3   4   5    0   1  .287  .826    0    4   0   HR,2·2B
E Ott C                       5   1   2   2    0   1  .229  .556    0    0   0   
B Hobson 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .275  .743    0    1   0   
  B Campaneris PR-3B          0   1   0   0    0   0  .219  .462         0   0   

K Forsch P                                                               1   0
Totals                       37  12  16  12    4   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Baylor (10, off L Barker); D Ford 2 (11, off L Barker, off B Lacey); B Downing (8, off L Barker).

HR: D Ford (13, off B Lacey; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: R Burleson (3, off B Lacey).

SH: B Grich (3, off L Barker).

HBP: D Baylor (5, by L Barker).

TB: D Ford 9; R Carew 5; B Downing 3; E Ott 2; D Baylor 2; R Burleson; B Grich.

RBI: D Ford 5 (38); R Burleson 3 (21); E Ott 2 (16); R Carew (20); B Downing (28).

2-out RBI: D Ford 3; B Downing.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Grich-R Burleson-R Carew; R Burleson-R Carew.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Carew (8, 2nd base by L Barker/R Hassey).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Barker, L (6-4)              6    11   8   8    4   7   0   3.15   33     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0·11     21    -     0.93  -0.35
B Lacey                        2     5   4   4    0   0   1   7.32   11     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 1· 5          3-3    0.05  -0.02
Totals                         8    16  12  12    4   7   1          44     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1·16          3-3

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Forsch, W (10-5)             9     9   2   2    3   0   0   2.77   37     -       ·  ·     13·12· 1· 8     58    -     0.95   0.13
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   0   0          37     -       ·  ·     13·12· 1· 8           -

L Barker faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L Barker (1; D Baylor).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 31,482.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             California Angels                    
1. R Manning            CF    1. R Carew              1B 
2. J Orta               RF    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. M Hargrove           1B    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. R Hassey             C     4. B Grich              2B 
5. T Harrah             3B    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. V Hayes              DH    6. B Downing            LF 
7. P Kelly              LF    7. D Ford               RF 
8. D Kuiper             2B    8. E Ott                C  
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. B Hobson             3B 

   L Barker             P        K Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      11%  70% E Ott           L Barker        Single to LF; Ford to 3B; Ott to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 5   1  3-1  1--     -11%  65% J Orta          K Forsch        Double to RF; Veryzer to 3B
   b 5   2  2-3  --3      11%  82% B Downing       L Barker        Double to LF; Lynn Scores
   b 2   0  0-1  123       9%  90% R Burleson      L Barker        Single to CF; Ott Scores; Hobson Scores; Carew to 3B
   t 4   1  3-0  12-       8%  87% P Kelly         K Forsch        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  J Orta          Single to RF
          1--      46%  M Hargrove      Single to CF; Orta to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF; Orta to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Carew         Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  R Burleson      Flyball: LF
          1--      58%  F Lynn          Walk; Carew to 2B
   O      12-      56%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B; Carew to 3B; Lynn to 2B
          -23      57%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch
   O      123      50%  B Downing       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  V Hayes         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  P Kelly         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B; Kelly to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  D Ford          Single to CF
          1--      70%  E Ott           Single to LF; Ford to 3B; Ott to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      72%  B Hobson        Walk
   R      123      80%  R Carew         Single to LF; Ford Scores; Ott to 3B; Hobson to 2B
   RR     123      90%  R Burleson      Single to CF; Ott Scores; Hobson Scores; Carew to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  F Lynn          Groundout: P-1B; Burleson to 2B
   O      -23      84%  B Grich         Strikeout
   O      -23      81%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  R Manning       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      81%  J Orta          Walk
   OO     1--      85%  M Hargrove      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Len Barker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  D Ford          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  E Ott           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
          ---      79%  R Hassey        Single to 3B
   O      1--      82%  T Harrah        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hassey to 2B
          -2-      79%  V Hayes         Walk
   OO     12-      87%  P Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Len Barker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  B Hobson        Strikeout
          ---      87%  R Carew         Single to CF
   OO     1--      85%  R Burleson      Double Play: Strikeout, Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
          ---      80%  D Kuiper        Double to RF
          -2-      72%  T Veryzer       Single to 1B; Kuiper to 3B
   RO     1-3      76%  R Manning       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuiper Scores
          1--      65%  J Orta          Double to RF; Veryzer to 3B
   RO     -23      67%  M Hargrove      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Veryzer Scores; Orta to 3B
   O      --3      72%  R Hassey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-2, Len Barker facing 3-4-5
          ---      75%  F Lynn          Walk
   O      1--      74%  B Grich         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lynn to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B; Lynn to 3B
   R      --3      82%  B Downing       Double to LF; Lynn Scores
   R      -2-      89%  D Ford          Double to LF; Downing Scores
   O      -2-      88%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  T Harrah        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      86%  V Hayes         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harrah to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B; Harrah to 3B
   O      --3      92%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-2, Len Barker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
          ---      92%  R Carew         Single to 2B
   O      1--      91%  R Burleson      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  T Veryzer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  R Manning       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      95%  J Orta          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-2, Len Barker facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  B Grich         Single to CF
          1--      98%  D Baylor        Double to LF; Grich to 3B
          -23      98%  B Downing       Walk
                  Bob Lacey replaces Len Barker pitching
   RR     123      99%  D Ford          Double to LF; Grich Scores; Baylor Scores; Downing to 3B
   RR     -23     100%  E Ott           Single to CF; Downing Scores; Ford Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Hobson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Bert Campaneris pinch runs for Butch Hobson batting 9th
          1--     100%  R Carew         Single to CF; Campaneris to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  R Burleson      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Campaneris Scores; Carew to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  F Lynn          Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 10.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-10, Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
                  Bert Campaneris moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  R Hassey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 10-2, Bob Lacey facing 4-5-6
                  Andre Thornton replaces Mike Hargrove playing 1B batting 3rd; Jerry Dybzinski replaces Toby Harrah playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  B Grich         Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  B Downing       Single to RF
   RR     1--     100%  D Ford          Home Run; Downing Scores
   O      ---     100%  E Ott           Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 12.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-12, Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  V Hayes         Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  P Kelly         Walk
          1--     100%  D Kuiper        Single to LF; Kelly to 2B
                  Chris Bando pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  C Bando         Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Angels 12.

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