April 15, 1991 Oakland Athletics at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 44,339

Monday, April 15, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:37

Athletics

6-1

Won 5

1st

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

W: B Welch (1-1), L: K McCaskill (1-1), S: D Eckersley (3)

Angels

5-2

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Blankenship 2B              4   1   0   0    1   3  .222  .586   22    5   5   
D Henderson CF                4   1   1   0    1   1  .409 1.354   25    3   0   
J Canseco RF                  3   1   1   3    1   1  .250 1.023   14    0   0   HR
H Baines DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .529    5    0   0   GDP
T Steinbach C                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .391  .852   11    4   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .775   15   10   0   2B
W Wilson LF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .111  .367   11    4   0   GDP
E Riles 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .522   13    0   1   
M Gallego SS                  2   1   1   0    1   1  .389 1.042   13    1   3   SH

B Welch P                                                                0   1
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   1
Totals                       31   5   7   4    6   6              129   27  11

BATTING

2B: M McGwire (3, off K McCaskill).

HR: J Canseco (2, off K McCaskill; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: M Gallego (1, off M Eichhorn).

TB: J Canseco 4; E Riles 2; M McGwire 2; D Henderson; T Steinbach; M Gallego.

GIDP: W Wilson (2); H Baines (1).

RBI: J Canseco 3 (4); W Wilson (4).

2-out RBI: J Canseco 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Riles-L Blankenship-M McGwire; M Gallego-L Blankenship-M McGwire.

E: E Riles (1).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .348  .792   19    1   0   
L Sojo 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .684   15    1   5   
W Joyner 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .435  .997   16   13   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .346 1.141   15    3   0   GDP
D Parker DH                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .292  .846   12    0   0   
L Parrish C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .364 1.182   10    6   0   HBP,GDP
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .290  .733   14    0   1   3B
J Felix CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .185  .429    7    1   0   
D Schofield SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .769   15    2   5   

K McCaskill P                                                            0   0
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   1
Totals                       33   2   8   1    2   4              123   27  12

BATTING

3B: G Gaetti (1, off D Eckersley).

HBP: L Parrish (1, by B Welch).

TB: G Gaetti 3; D Parker 2; W Joyner 2; L Sojo; L Polonia; J Felix.

GIDP: D Winfield (2); L Parrish (1).

RBI: L Sojo (3).

2-out RBI: L Sojo.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Sojo-D Schofield-W Joyner; D Schofield-L Sojo-W Joyner.

E: J Felix (2).

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
B Welch, W (1-1)               8     7   2   2    2   4   0   2.65   32  110-69   44· 7·18   12· 8· 5· 0     62    -     1.31   0.20
D Eckersley, S (3)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   11-7     5· 1· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.91   0.04
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   4   0          36  121-76   49· 8·19   13·11· 5· 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
K McCaskill, L (1-1)           7     6   5   5    6   4   1   4.85   31  105-59   41· 4·14   12· 5· 4· 0     43    -     1.28  -0.28
M Eichhorn                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7   24-16    9· 3· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         9     7   5   5    6   6   1          38  129-75   50· 7·18   15· 7· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Welch (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Welch (2; L Parrish).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 44,339.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             California Angels                    
1. L Blankenship        2B    1. L Polonia            LF 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. L Sojo               2B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. W Joyner             1B 
4. H Baines             DH    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. T Steinbach          C     5. D Parker             DH 
6. M McGwire            1B    6. L Parrish            C  
7. W Wilson             LF    7. G Gaetti             3B 
8. E Riles              3B    8. J Felix              CF 
9. M Gallego            SS    9. D Schofield          SS 

   B Welch              P        K McCaskill          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-2  1-3  1   38%  88% J Canseco       K McCaskill     Home Run (Fly Ball); Gallego Scores; Henderson Scores; Canseco Scores
   t 4   0  1-1  1--  4   13%  67% M McGwire       K McCaskill     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Steinbach to 3B
   b 3   2  1-0  --3  3  -12%  46% L Sojo          B Welch         Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Felix Scores; Sojo to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   b 4   2  2-1  123  2  -11%  43% L Polonia       B Welch         Wild Pitch; Parker Scores; Parrish to 3B; Schofield to 2B
   b 6   0  2-2  1--  2   11%  48% L Parrish       B Welch         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   54%  L Blankenship   Walk
          1--  5   59%  D Henderson     Walk; Blankenship to 2B
          12-  6   66%  J Canseco       Walk; Blankenship to 3B; Henderson to 2B
   ROO    123  1   59%  H Baines        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Blankenship Scores/No RBI; Henderson to 3B
          --3  4   60%  T Steinbach     Walk
   O      1-3  1   56%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   58%  L Polonia       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   59%  L Sojo          Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   58%  W Joyner        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   61%  D Winfield      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   59%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
          ---  3   62%  E Riles         Single to CF (Line Drive); Riles to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-  6   59%  M Gallego       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   56%  L Blankenship   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   59%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   60%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   61%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   59%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   58%  J Canseco       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  H Baines        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   52%  J Felix         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   54%  D Schofield     Groundout: SS-1B; Felix to 2B
   O      -2-  1   58%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B; Felix to 3B
   R      --3  3   46%  L Sojo          Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Felix Scores; Sojo to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
          -2-  4   45%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  D Winfield      Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Kirk McCaskill facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  T Steinbach     Single (Line Drive)
          1--  4   67%  M McGwire       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Steinbach to 3B
   RO     -23  1   68%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Steinbach Scores; McGwire to 3B
   O      --3  2   62%  E Riles         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); McGwire stays at 3B
          --3  4   63%  M Gallego       Walk
   O      1-3  2   58%  L Blankenship   Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   53%  D Parker        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   45%  L Parrish       Hit By Pitch; Parker to 2B
   O      12-  2   52%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  2   58%  J Felix         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          12-  5   54%  D Schofield     Walk; Parker to 3B; Parrish to 2B
   R      123      43%  L Polonia       Wild Pitch; Parker Scores; Parrish to 3B; Schofield to 2B
   O      -23  7   50%  " "             Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Kirk McCaskill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   43%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   46%  L Sojo          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  4   43%  W Joyner        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  5   50%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Kirk McCaskill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   50%  M McGwire       Walk
   OO     1--  4   43%  W Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   37%  D Parker        Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   48%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   50%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Kirk McCaskill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   46%  E Riles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   50%  M Gallego       Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   45%  L Blankenship   Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   50%  D Henderson     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Gallego to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1   88%  J Canseco       Home Run (Fly Ball); Gallego Scores; Henderson Scores; Canseco Scores
   O      ---  1   88%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   91%  J Felix         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   92%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   91%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   93%  L Sojo          Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Eichhorn facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Kirk McCaskill pitching
   O      ---  1   93%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   92%  W Wilson        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Welch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   94%  W Joyner        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   96%  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Eichhorn facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   97%  E Riles         Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   97%  M Gallego       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Riles to 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  L Blankenship   Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  8   96%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Bob Welch pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  L Parrish       Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   95%  G Gaetti        Triple to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      --3  3   98%  J Felix         Groundout: P-1B; Gaetti stays at 3B
   O      --3  1  100%  D Schofield     Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL199104150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation