April 18, 1991 Oakland Athletics at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 1
KCR 0 CAL 7
OAK 1 DET 16
@CHW 0 TEX 7
@CLE 0 MIL 4
BAL 3
(11) CHC 3
@PIT 2 SDP 10
LAD 5

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 24,939

Thursday, April 18, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:42

Athletics

8-2

Lost 1

1st

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

W: S Lewis (1-0), L: K Dressendorfer (1-1)

Angels

6-4

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .160  .450   20    5   0   SB
D Henderson CF                4   0   2   0    0   1  .472 1.492   11    4   0   
J Canseco DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .226  .981   22    0   0   2B,GDP
H Baines RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .661   12    2   1   
  L Blankenship RF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .643         1   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .665   16    4   1   2B
E Riles SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .185  .537   11    3   0   HR
V Law 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .527   16    1   1   
J Quirk C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393    9    1   1   
M Gallego 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .865   12    3   0   

K Dressendorfer P                                                        0   0
  J Briscoe P                                                            0   1
  D Allison P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    2   6              129   24   5

BATTING

2B: M McGwire (4, off S Lewis); J Canseco (2, off S Lewis).

HR: E Riles (1, off S Lewis; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: E Riles 4; J Canseco 2; D Henderson 2; M McGwire 2; W Wilson.

GIDP: J Canseco (2).

RBI: E Riles (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McGwire-E Riles.

E: W Wilson (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (1, 2nd base off S Lewis/L Parrish).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .361  .813   25    4   0   SB
L Sojo 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .636   19    2   6   
W Joyner 1B                   3   1   2   1    2   0  .414 1.024   26    9   0   2B
D Parker DH                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .661   16    0   0   GDP
L Parrish C                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.052   16    6   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .273  .738   16    0   4   HR
D Hill SS                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .412 1.053   18    1   1   
J Felix CF                    3   1   1   3    1   1  .211  .551   16    2   0   3B,SB
D Gallagher RF                2   0   1   1    2   0  .429  .985   18    3   0   CS

S Lewis P                                                                0   0
  B Harvey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   7  10   7    9   1              170   27  11

BATTING

2B: W Joyner (2, off K Dressendorfer).

3B: J Felix (1, off D Allison).

HR: G Gaetti (1, off K Dressendorfer; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: G Gaetti 4; J Felix 3; W Joyner 3; L Polonia 2; D Parker; L Sojo; D Hill; D Gallagher.

GIDP: D Parker (2).

RBI: J Felix 3 (6); D Gallagher (1); G Gaetti (6); W Joyner (5); L Polonia (4).

2-out RBI: J Felix 3; L Polonia; D Gallagher.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gaetti-L Sojo-W Joyner.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Polonia (6, 2nd base off K Dressendorfer/J Quirk); J Felix (3, 2nd base off K Dressendorfer/J Quirk).

CS: D Gallagher (1, 2nd base by K Dressendorfer/J Quirk).

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
K Dressendorfer, L (1-1)       5     5   3   2    5   0   1   3.38   24   89-43   30· 0·13    3·13· 3· 0     42    -     0.97  -0.12
J Briscoe                      1.2   1   2   2    3   1   0  10.80    9   43-21   13· 2· 6    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.56   0.03
D Allison                      1.1   4   2   2    1   0   0   5.40    8   29-18   12· 3· 3    1· 5· 1· 0          2-2    0.30  -0.10
Totals                         8    10   7   6    9   1   1          41  161-82   55· 5·22    5·21· 5· 0          2-2

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Lewis, W (1-0)               7     5   1   1    2   4   1   5.56   28  106-60   37· 7·16    9·10· 3· 0     65    -     1.06   0.30
B Harvey                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   21-14    7· 4· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   6   1          34  127-74   44·11·19   11·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - (none), 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 24,939.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 1mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   K Dressendorfer      P        S Lewis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-1  ---  4   13%  67% G Gaetti        K Dressendorfer Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gaetti Scores
   b 4   2  1-2  12-  3   11%  79% L Polonia       K Dressendorfer Single to CF (Line Drive); Hill Scores/unER; Felix to 3B
   t 2   0  1-0  ---  3  -11%  50% E Riles         S Lewis         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Riles Scores
   b 7   2  1-3  123  3    9%  99% J Felix         D Allison       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Joyner Scores; Gaetti Scores; Hill Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  7    8%  65% W Joyner        K Dressendorfer Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Polonia Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Lewis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   46%  W Wilson        Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  D Henderson     Popfly: SS
          1--      48%  J Canseco       Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-  7   46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   51%  H Baines        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  7   55%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   58%  L Polonia       Walk
          1--      61%  L Sojo          Polonia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   57%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  7   65%  W Joyner        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Polonia Scores
   O      1--  3   63%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   61%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Parrish to 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Lewis facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   50%  E Riles         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Riles Scores
   O      ---  5   52%  V Law           Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Quirk         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  M Gallego       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  G Gaetti        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   51%  D Hill          Flyball: LF
          ---  6   52%  J Felix         Walk
          1--      53%  D Gallagher     Felix Steals 2B
          -2-  5   54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  L Polonia       Gallagher Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Felix stays at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Lewis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   52%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   54%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   52%  J Canseco       Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   55%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   51%  L Sojo          Flyball: CF (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  5   54%  W Joyner        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  D Parker        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Lewis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  E Riles         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   56%  V Law           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      ---  4   67%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gaetti Scores
          ---  1   69%  D Hill          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   72%  J Felix         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Hill to 2B; Felix to 1B
   O      12-  2   68%  D Gallagher     Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   R      12-  3   79%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hill Scores/unER; Felix to 3B
   O      1-3  2   76%  L Sojo          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Lewis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   79%  J Quirk         Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   80%  M Gallego       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  6   79%  W Wilson        Walk
          1--  3   76%  D Henderson     Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   82%  J Canseco       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Canseco to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   84%  W Joyner        Walk
   OO     1--  2   79%  D Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS (Weak 1B)
          ---  4   80%  L Parrish       Walk
   O      1--  2   78%  G Gaetti        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Lewis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   82%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   76%  M McGwire       Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   81%  E Riles         Groundout: 2B-1B; McGwire to 3B
   O      --3  4   85%  V Law           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Briscoe facing 7-8-9
                  John Briscoe replaces Kirk Dressendorfer pitching
   O      ---  7   84%  D Hill          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   83%  J Felix         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   83%  D Gallagher     Walk
          1--  2   85%  L Polonia       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Gallagher to 3B
   O      1-3  3   82%  L Sojo          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Lewis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   85%  J Quirk         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   88%  M Gallego       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   89%  W Wilson        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Briscoe facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   91%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  D Parker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   88%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  7   89%  G Gaetti        Walk; Joyner to 2B
                  Dana Allison replaces John Briscoe pitching
          12-  6   90%  D Hill          Walk; Joyner to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
   RRR    123  3   99%  J Felix         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Joyner Scores; Gaetti Scores; Hill Scores
   RO     --3  2   99%  D Gallagher     Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Felix Scores; Gallagher out at 2B/RF-SS
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Bryan Harvey facing 2-3-4
                  Bryan Harvey replaces Scott Lewis pitching
          ---  1   99%  D Henderson     Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4  100%  J Canseco       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5  100%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dana Allison facing 1-2-3
                  Lance Blankenship replaces Harold Baines playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF (Deep 3B)
          ---  3  100%  L Sojo          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  W Joyner        Flyball: RF
          1--  6  100%  D Parker        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Sojo to 3B
   O      1-3  3  100%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Bryan Harvey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  100%  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  E Riles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  V Law           Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation