April 26, 1966 Kansas City Athletics at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
CAL 3 CLE 4
KCA 0 NYY 7
BOS 6 CHW 4
@WSA 1 NYM 14
@CHC 11 LAD 4
STL 2 ATL 11
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 3,789

Tuesday, April 26, 1966
Time of Game: 2:10

Athletics

2-8

Lost 3

8th, 7½ GB

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

W: L Tiant (2-0), L: C Dobson (1-1)

Indians

9-0

Won 9

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               4   0   0   0    0   2  .172  .379    0    2   3   GDP
J Tartabull CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .405    0    1   0   
M Jimenez LF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .056  .348    0    1   0   
B Bryan 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .045    0    9   1   
L Stahl RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .063    0    1   0   
W Causey 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .360  .745    0    1   0   
O Chavarria 2B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .432    0    1   4   
K Suarez C                    1   0   0   0    2   1  .143  .437    0    6   1   
C Dobson P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  R Stone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Dickson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    3  12                    24  10

BATTING

TB: O Chavarria; J Tartabull; W Causey.

GIDP: B Campaneris (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Campaneris-B Bryan 2.

PB: K Suarez (1).

E: K Suarez (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Tartabull (1st base by L Tiant).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Davalillo CF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .257  .737    0    1   0   2B
M Alvis 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .432 1.041    0    3   0   
L Wagner LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .591    0    0   0   SB,GDP
R Colavito RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .871    0    2   0   
F Whitfield 1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.090    0    4   1   
P Gonzalez 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .479    0    1   5   GDP
L Brown SS                    2   2   1   1    1   1  .200  .573    0    1   2   HR
D Sims C                      3   1   1   2    0   1  .231  .978    0   12   0   HR
L Tiant P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
Totals                       28   4   6   3    3   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: V Davalillo (2, off C Dobson).

HR: L Brown (1, off C Dobson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); D Sims (2, off C Dobson; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

TB: D Sims 4; L Brown 4; V Davalillo 3; R Colavito; M Alvis.

GIDP: L Wagner (1); P Gonzalez (2).

RBI: D Sims 2 (3); L Brown (3).

2-out RBI: L Brown.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Gonzalez-L Brown-F Whitfield.

E: L Tiant (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Wagner (1, 2nd base off J Dickson/K Suarez).

PO: V Davalillo (1st base by C Dobson).

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Dobson, L (1-1)              7     6   4   3    2   6   2   3.55   27     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 6     55    -     0.66  -0.15
J Dickson                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8     6   4   3    3   7   2          31     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 6           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, W (2-0)               9     3   0   0    3  12   0   0.00   31     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 3     90    -     0.98   0.35
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3  12   0          31     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Dobson (1).

IBB: None.

PO: C Dobson (0; V Davalillo, 1st base); L Tiant (0; J Tartabull, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 3,789.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. V Davalillo          CF 
2. J Tartabull          CF    2. M Alvis              3B 
3. M Jimenez            LF    3. L Wagner             LF 
4. B Bryan              1B    4. R Colavito           RF 
5. L Stahl              RF    5. F Whitfield          1B 
6. W Causey             3B    6. P Gonzalez           2B 
7. O Chavarria          2B    7. L Brown              SS 
8. K Suarez             C     8. D Sims               C  
9. C Dobson             P     9. L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-1  1--      15%  90% D Sims          C Dobson        Home Run; Brown Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  ---      12%  63% L Brown         C Dobson        Home Run
   t 5   1  1-0  123      11%  61% C Dobson        L Tiant         Foul Flyball: 1B
   t 4   0  1-0  -2-      11%  67% M Jimenez       L Tiant         Baserunner Out Advancing; Tartabull out at 3B/2B-3B
   t 5   2  1-0  123      11%  72% B Campaneris    L Tiant         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Tartabull     Strikeout
          ---      52%  M Jimenez       Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Bryan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  M Alvis         Single
   O      1--      53%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-P; Alvis to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  R Colavito      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L Stahl         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  W Causey        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  O Chavarria     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Dobson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  P Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   R      ---      63%  L Brown         Home Run
   O      ---      63%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  K Suarez        Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  C Dobson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      68%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck Dobson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  L Tiant         Strikeout
          ---      70%  V Davalillo     Double
          -2-      71%  M Alvis         Walk
   OO     12-      64%  L Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
          ---      59%  J Tartabull     Single to RF
          1--      56%  M Jimenez       Tartabull Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Tartabull to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Baserunner Out Advancing; Tartabull out at 3B/2B-3B
   O      ---      69%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Bryan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck Dobson facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  R Colavito      Single
   O      1--      70%  F Whitfield     Foul Flyball: 3B
   OO     1--      66%  P Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  L Stahl         Strikeout
          ---      65%  W Causey        Single
          1--      60%  O Chavarria     Single; Causey to 2B
          12-      50%  K Suarez        Walk; Causey to 3B; Chavarria to 2B
   O      123      61%  C Dobson        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      123      72%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck Dobson facing 7-8-9
          ---      75%  L Brown         Walk
   RR     1--      90%  D Sims          Home Run; Brown Scores
   O      ---      89%  L Tiant         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  V Davalillo     Single
   O      1--      89%  M Alvis         Strikeout
          1--      90%  L Wagner        Davalillo Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Davalillo to 3B
   R      --3      94%  " "             Wild Pitch; Davalillo Scores/unER
   O      ---      93%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  J Tartabull     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  M Jimenez       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Bryan         Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chuck Dobson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  F Whitfield     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  P Gonzalez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  L Stahl         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  W Causey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  O Chavarria     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chuck Dobson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  L Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Sims          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Tiant         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
          ---      95%  K Suarez        Walk
                  Ron Stone pinch hits for Chuck Dobson batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  R Stone         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      99%  B Campaneris    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Dickson facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Dickson replaces Ron Stone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  V Davalillo     Lineout: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Alvis         Strikeout
          ---      99%  L Wagner        Walk
          1--      99%  R Colavito      Wagner Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Passed Ball; Wagner to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Tartabull     Flyball: P
   O      ---     100%  M Jimenez       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Bryan         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196604260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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