July 3, 1996 Texas Rangers at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 45,979

Wednesday, July 3, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:13

Rangers

50-33

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   2  0  4   2  0  0    8 15  1
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1 12  0

W: R Pavlik (11-2), L: C Finley (9-7)

Angels

42-42

Lost 1

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .320  .828   13    2   2   2B
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .314  .852   16    7   1   IW
R Greer LF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .315  .862   22    2   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .314 1.008   15    0   0   
M Tettleton DH                5   1   2   0    0   1  .257  .855   17    0   0   2·2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .295  .918   24    1   2   2·2B
R Gonzales 1B                 5   2   3   0    0   0  .347  .916   15    6   0   2B
D Buford CF                   4   1   2   2    1   1  .279  .802   24    4   0   HR
K Elster SS                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .271  .842   20    5   2   2B,SF

R Pavlik P                                                               0   0
Totals                       40   8  15   8    4   7              166   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Gonzales (3, off C Finley); D Palmer 2 (17, off J Abbott, off C Finley); M McLemore (12, off C Finley); M Tettleton 2 (18, 2 off C Finley); K Elster (19, off C Finley).

HR: D Buford (4, off C Finley; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: K Elster (8, off J Abbott).

IBB: I Rodriguez (6, by C Finley).

TB: D Buford 5; M Tettleton 4; D Palmer 4; R Gonzales 4; M McLemore 3; K Elster 2; I Rodriguez; J Gonzalez; R Greer.

RBI: K Elster 2 (58); D Buford 2 (13); J Gonzalez (67); M McLemore (29); D Palmer (60); R Greer (51).

2-out RBI: J Gonzalez; R Greer; K Elster.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 8 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M McLemore-K Elster-R Gonzales; D Palmer-R Gonzales; I Rodriguez.

E: R Greer (4).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .748   14    1   0   
R Hudler 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .324  .947   11    4   1   
G Anderson LF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .740   11    5   1   2B,CS
T Salmon RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .923   23    1   0   
C Davis DH                    4   0   3   1    0   1  .291  .894   16    0   0   
J Snow 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .716    6   10   0   GDP
P Borders C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .776    8    6   1   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .569    5    0   0   
R Velarde 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .818   14    0   3   
G DiSarcina SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .583   11    0   7   GDP

C Finley P                                                               0   0
  R Monteleone P                                                         0   0
  J Abbott P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   1  12   1    1   5              119   27  13

BATTING

2B: G Anderson (18, off R Pavlik).

TB: C Davis 3; G DiSarcina 2; R Hudler 2; G Anderson 2; T Salmon; J Snow; P Borders; R Velarde.

GIDP: G DiSarcina (8); J Snow (11).

RBI: C Davis (45).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Anderson (5, 2nd base by R Pavlik/I Rodriguez).

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
R Pavlik, W (11-2)             9    12   1   1    1   5   0   4.82   36  114-76   51·10·15   11· 9·10· 0     63    -     0.72   0.32
Totals                         9    12   1   1    1   5   0          36  114-76   51·10·15   11· 9·10· 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
C Finley, L (9-7)              5.2  11   6   6    2   7   1   4.95   30  112-64   37·13·14    9· 7· 5· 0     28    -     0.98  -0.14
R Monteleone                   0     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.17    1    4-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.38  -0.02
J Abbott                       3.1   3   2   2    2   0   0   7.73   14   50-34   26· 1· 7    6· 6· 0· 0          2-0    0.09  -0.02
Totals                         9    15   8   8    4   7   1          45  166-101  64·14·23   15·13· 6· 0          4-1

R Monteleone faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Finley (2; I Rodriguez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 45,979.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 California Angels                    
1. M McLemore           2B    1. D Erstad             CF 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. R Hudler             2B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. G Anderson           LF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. T Salmon             RF 
5. M Tettleton          DH    5. C Davis              DH 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. J Snow               1B 
7. R Gonzales           1B    7. P Borders            C  
8. D Buford             CF    8. R Velarde            3B 
9. K Elster             SS    9. G DiSarcina          SS 

   R Pavlik             P        C Finley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-2  -2-  1   12%  89% D Buford        C Finley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gonzales Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-  6   11%  63% D Palmer        C Finley        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Tettleton Scores
   t 4   2  0-1  1-3  4   11%  72% K Elster        C Finley        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Palmer Scores; Gonzales to 3B
   b 6   1  6-1  1-3  1    7%  96% J Snow          R Pavlik        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  0-1  1-3  5   -7%  61% D Buford        C Finley        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF
          ---  1   50%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   47%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   45%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Pavlik facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  D Erstad        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   45%  R Hudler        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  4   41%  G Anderson      Walk; Hudler to 2B
   O      12-  7   45%  T Salmon        Flyball: CF; Hudler to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  C Davis         Anderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   56%  M Tettleton     Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   52%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   48%  R Gonzales      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  7   50%  D Buford        Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Tettleton to 3B
   O      1-3  2   45%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  J Snow          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   50%  P Borders       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   45%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   44%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Pavlik facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  R Velarde       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  4   44%  G DiSarcina     Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   OO     1--  6   50%  D Erstad        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging/Interference called; DiSarcina out at 2B/C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   47%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   52%  M Tettleton     Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  6   63%  D Palmer        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Tettleton Scores
          -2-  5   68%  R Gonzales      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Palmer to 3B
   O      1-3  5   61%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  4   72%  K Elster        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Palmer Scores; Gonzales to 3B
          -23  5   73%  M McLemore      Walk
   O      123  5   67%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Pavlik facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   70%  R Hudler        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   72%  G Anderson      Lineout: 2B
          ---  7   70%  T Salmon        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  3   67%  C Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Salmon to 3B
   O      1-3  1   73%  J Snow          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   71%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   70%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   69%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Pavlik facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   72%  P Borders       Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   75%  R Velarde       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   73%  G DiSarcina     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   76%  D Erstad        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   74%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   77%  R Gonzales      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     -2-  1   89%  D Buford        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gonzales Scores
   O      ---  4   89%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   90%  M McLemore      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   90%  I Rodriguez     Intentional Walk
   R      12-  5   94%  R Greer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McLemore Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
                  Rich Monteleone replaces Chuck Finley pitching
   R      1-3  4   96%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores; Greer to 2B
                  Jim Abbott replaces Rich Monteleone pitching
   O      12-  2   96%  M Tettleton     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Roger Pavlik facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   94%  R Hudler        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   90%  G Anderson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Hudler to 3B
   O      -23  7   92%  T Salmon        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  3   89%  C Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hudler Scores; Anderson to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   96%  J Snow          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jim Abbott facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   97%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--  3   97%  R Gonzales      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Palmer to 2B
          12-  6   98%  D Buford        Walk; Palmer to 3B; Gonzales to 2B
   RO     123  7   98%  K Elster        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Palmer Scores
   RO     12-  2   99%  M McLemore      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gonzales Scores; Buford out at 3B/LF-3B-2B
   O      1--  2   99%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-8, Roger Pavlik facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   98%  P Borders       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  3   96%  R Velarde       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Borders to 2B
   OO     12-  5   99%  G DiSarcina     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Velarde to 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  D Erstad        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jim Abbott facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   99%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  M Tettleton     Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-8, Roger Pavlik facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5  100%  R Hudler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  G Anderson      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Salmon        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jim Abbott facing 6-7-8
          ---  4  100%  D Palmer        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2  100%  R Gonzales      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  5  100%  D Buford        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  3  100%  K Elster        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-8, Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
          ---  1  100%  C Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   99%  J Snow          Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis to 3B/Adv on E7; Snow to 2B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 7th
   O      -23  5  100%  O Palmeiro      Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      -23  6  100%  R Velarde       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  1  100%  G DiSarcina     Lineout: 1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation