April 8, 1988 Oakland Athletics at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 45,586

Friday, April 8, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:11

Athletics

3-1

Won 1

1st

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

W: S Davis (1-0), L: K McCaskill (0-1), S: E Plunk (1)

Angels

1-3

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Lansford 3B-1B              5   1   2   3    0   0  .412 1.059   11    2   0   HR,2B
J Canseco RF                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .267 1.086   17    4   1   HR
D Parker LF                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .286  .841   17    3   0   3B
R Hassey C                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .200   24    7   0   GDP
M McGwire 1B                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .929    8    2   0   HR,HBP
  D Jennings PR-1B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    2   0   CS
  T Phillips PH-3B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .432    4    0   0   
D Baylor DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .350   23    0   0   
S Javier CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .972   13    5   0   HR
M Gallego 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .364  .819   10    1   1   
W Weiss SS                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .273  .581   19    1   3   

S Davis P                                                                0   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   8  10   8    5   4              148   27   5

BATTING

2B: C Lansford (1, off K McCaskill).

3B: D Parker (1, off K McCaskill).

HR: C Lansford (1, off S Cliburn; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); S Javier (1, off K McCaskill; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); M McGwire (1, off K McCaskill; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); J Canseco (2, off F Dimichele; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: M McGwire (1, by K McCaskill).

TB: C Lansford 6; J Canseco 5; D Parker 4; S Javier 4; M McGwire 4; W Weiss; M Gallego.

GIDP: R Hassey (1).

RBI: C Lansford 3 (4); M McGwire 2 (2); J Canseco 2 (5); S Javier (2).

2-out RBI: J Canseco 2; S Javier.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Canseco-R Hassey.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Jennings (1, 2nd base by K McCaskill/B Boone).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .794   17    5   2   2B
J Ray LF                      5   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .734   24    2   0   
C Davis RF                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .353  .824   18    2   0   2B
W Joyner 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .429 1.042   23   10   0   
D White CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .143  .464   19    3   1   
B Downing DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .377   19    0   0   
J Howell 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .583   19    1   0   
B Boone C                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .555   15    2   1   
  G Hendrick PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Buckner PH                0   0   0   1    1   0  .500 1.167    5    0   0   
  G Polidor PR-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
D Schofield SS                2   0   1   1    0   0  .154  .385    6    0   3   2B
  B Wynegar PH-C              1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   13    2   0   

K McCaskill P                                                            0   1
  F Dimichele P                                                          0   0
  D Buice P                                                              0   1
  S Cliburn P                                                            0   1
Totals                       35   2   9   2    3   6              181   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Davis (2, off E Plunk); M McLemore (3, off S Davis); D Schofield (1, off S Davis).

TB: C Davis 3; M McLemore 2; D Schofield 2; W Joyner; J Howell; B Boone; D White; J Ray.

RBI: B Buckner (3); D Schofield (1).

2-out RBI: B Buckner.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Boone-M McLemore; D Schofield-M McLemore-W Joyner.

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
S Davis, W (1-0)               5.1   8   2   2    1   4   0   3.38   24  109-63   39· 5·19    8· 5· 6· 0     47    -     1.10   0.01
G Cadaret, H (2)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    3.76   0.10
E Plunk, S (1)                 3.1   1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   13   69-42   23· 5·14    0· 6· 3· 0          3-1    0.92   0.08
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   6   0          38  181-108  64·11·33    8·12· 9· 0          6-1

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K McCaskill, L (0-1)           5.2   6   4   4    3   2   2   6.35   24   93-49   31· 7·11    7· 6· 3· 2     40    -     0.74  -0.23
F Dimichele                    1.1   2   2   2    0   1   1  13.50    6   15-10    7· 3· 0    1· 2· 1· 1          2-0    0.71  -0.09
D Buice                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.60    4   22-13    7· 2· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
S Cliburn                      1     2   2   2    1   0   1  27.00    6   18-11    9· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   8   8    5   4   4          40  148-83   54·13·16   11·10· 5· 4          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: K McCaskill (1; M McGwire).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 45,586.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             California Angels                    
1. C Lansford           3B    1. M McLemore           2B 
2. J Canseco            RF    2. J Ray                LF 
3. D Parker             LF    3. C Davis              RF 
4. R Hassey             C     4. W Joyner             1B 
5. M McGwire            1B    5. D White              CF 
6. D Baylor             DH    6. B Downing            DH 
7. S Javier             CF    7. J Howell             3B 
8. M Gallego            2B    8. B Boone              C  
9. W Weiss              SS    9. D Schofield          SS 

   S Davis              P        K McCaskill          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  3   17%  71% M McGwire       K McCaskill     Home Run; Hassey Scores
   b 2   1  2-0  12-  1  -16%  46% D Schofield     S Davis         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Howell Scores; Boone to 3B
   b 2   1  2-1  -23  2   15%  62% M McLemore      S Davis         Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
   t 7   2  2-4  1--  4   13%  94% J Canseco       F Dimichele     Home Run; Gallego Scores
   b 6   2  4-2  123  6   12%  83% B Wynegar       E Plunk         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   46%  J Canseco       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  D Parker        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  9   45%  J Ray           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   42%  C Davis         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ray to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  5   50%  D White         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  R Hassey        Walk
   RR     1--  3   71%  M McGwire       Home Run; Hassey Scores
   O      ---  6   69%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   68%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   67%  M Gallego       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   70%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   67%  J Howell        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  8   63%  B Boone         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Howell to 2B
   R      12-  1   46%  D Schofield     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Howell Scores; Boone to 3B
   OO     -23  2   62%  M McLemore      Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kirk McCaskill facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   65%  W Weiss         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   R      1--  3   77%  C Lansford      Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Weiss Scores
   O      -2-  3   74%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
          -2-  6   75%  D Parker        Walk
   OO     12-  5   69%  R Hassey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   71%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   73%  C Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   74%  W Joyner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kirk McCaskill facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   77%  M McGwire       Hit By Pitch
                  Doug Jennings pinch runs for Mark McGwire batting 5th
   OO     1--  7   71%  D Baylor        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Jennings Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---  5   81%  S Javier        Home Run
   O      ---  4   80%  M Gallego       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Storm Davis facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Jennings moves to 1B
   O      ---  7   82%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   84%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  J Howell        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kirk McCaskill facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   84%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   83%  C Lansford      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  7   82%  J Canseco       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Canseco out at 2B/CF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   85%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   86%  D Schofield     Flyball: RF
          ---  1   84%  M McLemore      Double to LF (Bunt thru Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  3   87%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kirk McCaskill facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   92%  D Parker        Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      --3  3   90%  R Hassey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  2   87%  D Jennings      Flyball: CF
          --3  4   87%  D Baylor        Walk
                  Frank Dimichele replaces Kirk McCaskill pitching
   O      1-3  1   85%  S Javier        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Storm Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  C Davis         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   85%  W Joyner        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  3   80%  D White         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Joyner to 2B
          12-  5   72%  B Downing       Walk; Joyner to 3B; White to 2B
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Storm Davis pitching
   O      123  3   81%  J Howell        Flyball: LF
                  Eric Plunk replaces Greg Cadaret pitching; George Hendrick pinch hits for Bob Boone batting 8th; Bill Buckner pinch hits for George Hendrick batting 8th
   R      123  5   71%  B Buckner       Walk; Joyner Scores; White to 3B; Downing to 2B
                  Butch Wynegar pinch hits for Dick Schofield batting 9th; Gus Polidor pinch runs for Bill Buckner batting 8th
   O      123  6   83%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Frank Dimichele facing 8-9-1
                  Butch Wynegar moves to C; Gus Polidor moves to SS
          ---  1   85%  M Gallego       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   83%  W Weiss         Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  1   81%  C Lansford      Lineout: LF
   RR     1--  4   94%  J Canseco       Home Run; Gallego Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   95%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   96%  J Ray           Lineout: 2B
          ---  7   95%  C Davis         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   97%  W Joyner        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, De Wayne Buice facing 4-5-6
                  De Wayne Buice replaces Frank Dimichele pitching
          ---  9   97%  R Hassey        Walk
                  Tony Phillips pinch hits for Doug Jennings batting 5th
   O      1--  4   97%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   96%  D Baylor        Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  3   96%  S Javier        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
                  Carney Lansford moves to 1B; Tony Phillips moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   98%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   99%  J Howell        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Stew Cliburn facing 8-9-1
                  Stew Cliburn replaces De Wayne Buice pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  M Gallego       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  9   99%  W Weiss         Walk
   RR     1--  2  100%  C Lansford      Home Run; Weiss Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  J Canseco       Flyball: 2B
          ---  1  100%  D Parker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  R Hassey        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-8, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  G Polidor       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  7  100%  B Wynegar       Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  M McLemore      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5  100%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Angels 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation