September 16, 1988 Texas Rangers at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 25,453

Friday, September 16, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:41

Rangers

64-82

Lost 2

5th, 28 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2  7  0
Angels          4  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  X    7 11  1

W: W Fraser (12-10), L: P Kilgus (11-14)

Angels

74-74

Won 1

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .251  .659   22    3   0   2B,SB
S Fletcher SS                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .692   17    2   4   2·HBP
  C Wilkerson PR-SS           1   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .698    4    1   2   
P O'Brien 1B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .277  .761   17    9   1   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .725   10    4   0   
G Petralli DH                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .298  .778   13    0   0   
  B Garbey PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .521         0   0   
  K Reimer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    1    0   0   
C Kreuter C                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .417 1.295   13    2   0   
C Espy LF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .249  .633   11    2   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .760   15    0   0   
J Browne 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .584   16    0   3   GDP

P Kilgus P                                                               0   0
  S Wilson P                                                             0   0
  S May P                                                                1   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    4   7              139   24  10

BATTING

2B: O McDowell (16, off W Fraser).

HBP: S Fletcher 2 (12, 2 by W Fraser).

TB: C Kreuter 2; O McDowell 2; P O'Brien; S Buechele; C Espy; R Sierra.

GIDP: J Browne (5).

RBI: P O'Brien (65); C Espy (29).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Browne-S Fletcher-P O'Brien; P O'Brien-C Wilkerson-S May; S Fletcher-P O'Brien.

BASERUNNING

SB: O McDowell (31, 2nd base off W Fraser/B Boone).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield SS                4   2   2   0    0   1  .248  .639   18    4   3   HBP
B Downing DH                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .241  .804   18    0   0   2B,GDP
J Ray 2B                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .750   15    1   1   
  M McLemore 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .673         0   1   
W Joyner 1B                   2   2   2   2    2   0  .299  .801   16    3   2   2B,IW
C Davis RF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .269  .767   13    1   0   HR,2·GDP
  D White CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .698         0   0   
M Brown LF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .244  .537   11    7   0   
B Boone C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .294  .740   12    7   0   
D Bichette CF-RF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .626   13    3   0   
J Howell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .728   12    0   0   

W Fraser P                                                               1   0
  S Corbett P                                                            0   0
  G Minton P                                                             0   1
  B Harvey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   7  11   6    4   2              128   27   8

BATTING

2B: W Joyner (31, off P Kilgus); B Downing (18, off S May).

HR: C Davis (21, off S Wilson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: W Joyner (14, by S May).

HBP: D Schofield (8, by P Kilgus).

TB: C Davis 4; W Joyner 3; M Brown 2; D Schofield 2; B Downing 2; D Bichette; B Boone; J Ray.

GIDP: C Davis 2 (11); B Downing (9).

RBI: C Davis 2 (87); W Joyner 2 (82); M Brown (2); B Downing (59).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Minton-D Schofield-W Joyner.

E: B Boone (5).

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
P Kilgus, L (11-14)            0.2   4   4   4    1   0   0   4.31    8   24-15    9· 1· 5    2· 2· 2· 0     27    -     0.97  -0.33
S Wilson                       5.1   4   2   2    1   0   1   3.38   19   63-39   29· 4· 6    8· 7· 3· 0          2-0    0.20  -0.00
S May                          1     2   1   1    1   0   0   8.59    5   14-9     6· 0· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.01
M Williams                     1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.52    5   25-13    7· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    4   2   1          37  126-76   51· 7·18   12·11· 7· 0          2-0

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Fraser, W (12-10)            6.1   4   2   2    4   4   0   5.35   29  100-56   33·11·12    4·11· 4· 0     57    -     0.55   0.12
S Corbett                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    2    6-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.69   0.00
G Minton, H (1)                1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.48    5   15-10    5· 1· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.76   0.04
B Harvey                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.04    3   14-9     3· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   7   0          39  135-79   44·15·20   10·12· 4· 0          4-1

Balks: P Kilgus 2 (4); W Fraser (6).

WP: None.

IBB: S May (1; W Joyner).

HBP: W Fraser 2 (9; S Fletcher, S Fletcher); P Kilgus (9; D Schofield).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 25,453.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 California Angels                    
1. O McDowell           CF    1. D Schofield          SS 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. B Downing            DH 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. J Ray                2B 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. W Joyner             1B 
5. G Petralli           DH    5. C Davis              RF 
6. C Kreuter            C     6. M Brown              LF 
7. C Espy               LF    7. B Boone              C  
8. S Buechele           3B    8. D Bichette           CF 
9. J Browne             2B    9. J Howell             3B 

   P Kilgus             P        W Fraser             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  -23  2    8%  85% W Joyner        P Kilgus        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Downing Scores; Ray Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  5    7%  71% J Ray           P Kilgus        Single to LF (Line Drive); Schofield to 3B; Downing to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  123  1    6%  77% W Joyner        P Kilgus        Balk; Schofield Scores; Downing to 3B; Ray to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  5    5%  64% B Downing       P Kilgus        Walk; Schofield to 2B
   b 3   0  0-4  1--  6    5%  96% C Davis         S Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Joyner Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Fraser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  O McDowell      Flyball: SS
          ---  5   50%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--  4   52%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   55%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  D Schofield     Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   64%  B Downing       Walk; Schofield to 2B
          12-  5   71%  J Ray           Single to LF (Line Drive); Schofield to 3B; Downing to 2B
   R      123      77%  W Joyner        Balk; Schofield Scores; Downing to 3B; Ray to 2B
   RR     -23  2   85%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Downing Scores; Ray Scores
   O      -2-  3   84%  C Davis         Groundout: SS-1B; Joyner to 3B
   R      --3  3   87%  M Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Joyner Scores
   O      1--  1   86%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
          1--      87%  D Bichette      Balk; Brown to 2B
          -2-  2   87%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Brown to 3B
                  Steve Wilson replaces Paul Kilgus pitching
   O      1-3  5   85%  J Howell        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 4.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Willie Fraser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   87%  G Petralli      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   88%  C Kreuter       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   89%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Wilson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   88%  D Schofield     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   87%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   87%  J Ray           Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Willie Fraser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   89%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  J Browne        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   88%  O McDowell      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   87%  S Fletcher      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   90%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Wilson facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   91%  W Joyner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  6   96%  C Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Joyner Scores
   O      ---  1   96%  M Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  B Boone         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   96%  D Bichette      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 6.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Willie Fraser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   97%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   97%  G Petralli      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7   97%  C Kreuter       Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  C Espy          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Steve Wilson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  J Howell        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   97%  D Schofield     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   97%  B Downing       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 6.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Willie Fraser facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   95%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  5   97%  J Browne        Flyball: LF
          1--      96%  O McDowell      Balk; Buechele to 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   98%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Steve Wilson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   98%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
          ---  6   98%  W Joyner        Walk
   OO     1--  2   98%  C Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 6.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Willie Fraser facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   97%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   98%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  4   96%  G Petralli      Walk; O'Brien to 2B
          12-  2   94%  C Kreuter       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); O'Brien to 3B; Petralli to 2B
   RO     123  4   96%  C Espy          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; O'Brien Scores; Petralli to 3B
   O      1-3  2   98%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Wilson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   98%  M Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   98%  B Boone         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  D Bichette      Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  2   97%  J Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Willie Fraser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   98%  J Browne        Lineout: CF
          ---  4   97%  O McDowell      Walk
          1--      96%  S Fletcher      McDowell Steals 2B; McDowell to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3  3   95%  " "             Hit By Pitch
                  Sherman Corbett replaces Willie Fraser pitching; Curtis Wilkerson pinch runs for Scott Fletcher batting 2nd
   RO     1-3  4   96%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; McDowell Scores
          1--  2   95%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); O'Brien to 2B
                  Greg Minton replaces Sherman Corbett pitching; Kevin Reimer pinch hits for Barbaro Garbey batting 5th; Barbaro Garbey pinch hits for Geno Petralli batting 5th
   O      12-  1   97%  K Reimer        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-2, Scott May facing 1-2-3
                  Scott May replaces Steve Wilson pitching; Curtis Wilkerson moves to SS
          ---  3   98%  D Schofield     Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  3   99%  B Downing       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Schofield Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  4   99%  W Joyner        Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  2   98%  C Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 7.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-7, Greg Minton facing 6-7-8
                  Mark McLemore replaces Johnny Ray playing 2B batting 3rd
          ---  1   97%  C Kreuter       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   95%  C Espy          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kreuter to 2B
   O      12-  6   97%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  4  100%  J Browne        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mitch Williams facing 6-7-8
                  Mitch Williams replaces Scott May pitching
          ---  5  100%  M Brown         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
          1--  5  100%  B Boone         Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  7  100%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2  100%  J Howell        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6   99%  D Schofield     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 7.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-7, Bryan Harvey facing 1-2-3
                  Bryan Harvey replaces Greg Minton pitching; Devon White replaces Chili Davis playing CF batting 5th; Dante Bichette moves to RF
   O      ---  6  100%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation