June 17, 1987 Texas Rangers at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
TEX 1 BOS 4
@CLE 0 KCR 10
OAK 5 MIL 8
MIN 5 NYY 4
BAL 3 SEA 2
CHW 0 DET 3
@TOR 2 ATL 6
SFG 1 CHC 5
PHI 3 CIN 9
@HOU 1 MON 9
NYM 1 SDP 8
LAD 7 PIT 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 23,829

Wednesday, June 17, 1987
Time of Game: 3:04

Rangers

27-34

Lost 1

6th, 8 GB

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

W: M Witt (8-5), L: G Harris (2-6)

Angels

30-35

Won 1

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Browne 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .711    0    3   4   
S Fletcher SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .756    0    1   3   
R Sierra RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .756    0    0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .889    0    9   1   HR
L Parrish DH                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .296  .913    0    0   0   
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .875    0    0   0   
O McDowell CF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .247  .816    0    2   0   
G Petralli C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .352 1.000    0    8   0   
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .216  .670    0    0   4   
  D Porter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .708    0    0   0   

G Harris P                                                               1   1
  P Kilgus P                                                             0   1
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1    5   8                    24  14

BATTING

HR: P O'Brien (17, off M Witt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: P O'Brien 5; G Petralli; L Parrish.

RBI: P O'Brien (44).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Kilgus-S Fletcher-P O'Brien; S Buechele-J Browne-P O'Brien.

E: P Kilgus (); S Fletcher (9); P O'Brien (8); R Sierra (5).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing DH                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .274  .938    0    0   0   HBP
D White RF                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .275  .799    0    3   0   2·2B
W Joyner 1B                   2   0   0   0    3   1  .273  .846    0    8   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .226  .734    0    1   1   CS,GDP,IW
J Howell LF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .268  .863    0    3   0   2B
D Schofield SS                4   0   2   0    0   2  .211  .584    0    0   1   
B Boone C                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .269  .662    0    8   0   
G Pettis CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .590    0    3   0   GDP
M McLemore 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .620    0    1   3   

M Witt P                                                                 0   0
  G Minton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   6  12   3    5   8                    27   5

BATTING

2B: D White 2 (14, off J Russell, off G Harris); J Howell (11, off P Kilgus).

IBB: D DeCinces (2, by P Kilgus).

HBP: B Downing (4, by G Harris).

TB: D White 5; J Howell 3; B Boone 2; D Schofield 2; B Downing; M McLemore; D DeCinces.

GIDP: D DeCinces (8); G Pettis (6).

RBI: J Howell (28); D White (35); D DeCinces (30).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

BASERUNNING

CS: D DeCinces (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by G Harris).

PO: D DeCinces (1st base by P Kilgus).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Harris, L (2-6)              3.1   8   6   2    2   2   0   5.59   20     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 8     28    -     1.15  -0.33
P Kilgus                       2.2   3   0   0    2   0   0   1.13   12     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.23   0.00
J Russell                      1.2   1   0   0    0   5   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.05   0.01
M Williams                     0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    12   6   2    5   8   0          40     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 0·12          3-1

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, W (8-5)                8     4   1   1    5   6   1   3.35   33     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 4     71    -     0.76   0.17
G Minton                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.53    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     4   1   1    5   8   1          36     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 4           -

P Kilgus faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Witt (1).

IBB: P Kilgus (1; D DeCinces).

PO: P Kilgus (0; D DeCinces, 1st base); G Harris (1; D DeCinces, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: G Harris (4; B Downing).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 23,829.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 California Angels                    
1. J Browne             2B    1. B Downing            DH 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. D White              RF 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. W Joyner             1B 
4. P O'Brien            1B    4. D DeCinces           3B 
5. L Parrish            DH    5. J Howell             LF 
6. P Incaviglia         LF    6. D Schofield          SS 
7. O McDowell           CF    7. B Boone              C  
8. G Petralli           C     8. G Pettis             CF 
9. S Buechele           3B    9. M McLemore           2B 

   G Harris             P        M Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-1  12-      13%  73% D DeCinces      G Harris        Single; Downing Scores; White to 3B
   b 3   0  1-0  1--      10%  59% B Downing       G Harris        Single; McLemore to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  40% P O'Brien       M Witt          Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      -8%  50% D DeCinces      G Harris        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   2  0-1  123       7%  44% P O'Brien       M Witt          Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Browne        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Downing       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      55%  D White         Flyball: CF
          1--      58%  W Joyner        Walk; Downing to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  D DeCinces      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      40%  P O'Brien       Home Run
   O      ---      42%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  O McDowell      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Harris facing 5-6-7
          ---      49%  J Howell        Single
   O      1--      45%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   O      1--      42%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      39%  G Pettis        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Witt facing 8-9-1
          ---      36%  G Petralli      Single
   O      1--      39%  S Buechele      Flyball: LF
          1--      36%  J Browne        Walk; Petralli to 2B
   O      12-      40%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
          12-      37%  R Sierra        Walk; Petralli to 3B; Browne to 2B
   O      123      44%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Harris facing 9-1-2
          ---      48%  M McLemore      Single
          1--      59%  B Downing       Single; McLemore to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  D White         Single; McLemore Scores; Downing to 2B
   O      12-      60%  W Joyner        Strikeout
   R      12-      73%  D DeCinces      Single; Downing Scores; White to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  J Howell        DeCinces Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3; White Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 2B)/unER; DeCinces to 3B
   RO     --3      82%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; DeCinces Scores/unER
          ---      82%  D Schofield     Single
          1--      84%  B Boone         Single; Schofield to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  G Pettis        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Witt facing 5-6-7
          ---      77%  L Parrish       Single
   O      1--      81%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  O McDowell      Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  G Petralli      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Harris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  M McLemore      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  B Downing       Walk
   R      1--      93%  D White         Double; Downing Scores/Adv on E9/unER; White to 3B
                  Paul Kilgus replaces Greg Harris pitching
   O      --3      91%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          --3      91%  D DeCinces      Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      94%  J Howell        DeCinces Picked off 1B, safe on E1; White Scores/unER
   O      1--      93%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Witt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  S Buechele      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      95%  J Browne        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Paul Kilgus facing 6-7-8
          ---      96%  D Schofield     Single
          1--      98%  B Boone         Single; Schofield to 3B
   OO     1-3      96%  G Pettis        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Schofield stays at 3B
   O      --3      95%  M McLemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Witt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  R Sierra        Popfly: 3B
          ---      95%  P O'Brien       Single
   O      1--      96%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF; O'Brien to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  B Downing       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      1--      97%  D DeCinces      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
          ---      95%  O McDowell      Walk
          1--      94%  G Petralli      Wild Pitch; McDowell to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; McDowell to 3B
          --3      94%  S Buechele      Walk
   O      1-3      97%  J Browne        Strikeout
   O      1-3      98%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  J Howell        Double
                  Jeff Russell replaces Paul Kilgus pitching
   O      -2-      99%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   O      -2-      98%  B Boone         Strikeout
   O      -2-      98%  G Pettis        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Witt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  L Parrish       Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Incaviglia    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jeff Russell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  M McLemore      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Downing       Strikeout
          ---      99%  D White         Double
                  Mitch Williams replaces Jeff Russell pitching
          -2-      99%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      12-      99%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Greg Minton facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Minton replaces Mike Witt pitching
   O      ---     100%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Petralli      Strikeout
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Steve Buechele batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Porter        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation