July 30, 1971 Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 10,045

Friday, July 30, 1971
Time of Game: 2:40

Athletics

63-39

Lost 4

1st

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

W: A Foster (6-10), L: V Blue (19-4), S: P Hennigan (9)

Indians

44-61

Won 1

5th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               5   0   1   0    0   3  .249  .611    0    2   1   2B
C Blefary C                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .748    0    7   1   
R Jackson RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .818    0    0   0   
M Epstein 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .258  .828    0    7   1   HBP
S Bando 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .820    0    0   5   2B,GDP
R Monday CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .225  .709    0    2   0   
G Hendrick LF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .306  .704    0    2   0   
D Green 2B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .247  .694    0    4   2   HR
V Blue P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .294    0    0   0   
  M Hegan PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .735    0    0   0   
  R Klimkowski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   1   
  T Davis PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .322  .766    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   8   1    5  10                    24  11

BATTING

2B: S Bando (15, off A Foster); B Campaneris (16, off A Foster).

HR: D Green (10, off A Foster; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: M Epstein (10, by A Foster).

TB: D Green 4; S Bando 3; G Hendrick 2; B Campaneris 2; C Blefary; M Hegan.

GIDP: S Bando (9).

RBI: D Green (40).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: C Blefary (3).

E: S Bando (9).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender CF                4   0   1   2    1   0  .275  .653    0    2   0   CS,IW
E Leon 2B                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .646    0    1   1   
R Foster RF-LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .712    0    3   0   
C Hinton LF-1B                4   1   2   0    0   2  .259  .813    0    3   0   2B
R Fosse 1B                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .264  .666    0    4   0   2·IW
  V Pinson RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .656         0   0   
K Suarez C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .191  .594    0   11   0   SH
K Bevacqua 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .208  .474    0    1   1   
J Heidemann SS                4   1   3   2    0   0  .206  .483    0    2   1   SB
A Foster P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .162    0    0   2   SH
  R Lamb P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .121  .268    0    0   0   
  P Hennigan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
Totals                       32   4  10   4    4   7                    27   5

BATTING

2B: C Hinton (7, off R Klimkowski).

SH: A Foster (6, off V Blue); K Suarez (1, off V Blue).

IBB: R Fosse 2 (2, by R Klimkowski, by V Blue); T Uhlaender (5, by R Klimkowski).

TB: J Heidemann 3; C Hinton 3; E Leon 2; R Fosse; K Bevacqua; T Uhlaender.

RBI: T Uhlaender 2 (26); J Heidemann 2 (9).

2-out RBI: J Heidemann 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Hinton; E Leon-J Heidemann-R Fosse.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Heidemann (1, 2nd base off R Klimkowski/C Blefary).

CS: T Uhlaender (3, 2nd base by V Blue/C Blefary).

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
V Blue, L (19-4)               6     7   4   4    2   5   0   1.50   27     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 7     45    -     0.81  -0.18
R Klimkowski                   2     3   0   0    2   2   0   4.55   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         8    10   4   4    4   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0·10           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Foster, W (6-10)             6.1   7   1   1    2   5   1   3.83   27     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 1· 7     58    -     0.91   0.22
R Lamb, H (1)                  1.2   1   0   0    3   4   0   2.99    9     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          1-0    1.24  -0.03
P Hennigan, S (9)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.25    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.60   0.14
Totals                         9     8   1   1    5  10   1          38     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 3· 8          3-0

R Lamb faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Klimkowski 2 (8; R Fosse, T Uhlaender); V Blue (2; R Fosse).

HBP: A Foster (2; M Epstein).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 10,045.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. T Uhlaender          CF 
2. C Blefary            C     2. E Leon               2B 
3. R Jackson            RF    3. R Foster             RF 
4. M Epstein            1B    4. C Hinton             LF 
5. S Bando              3B    5. R Fosse              1B 
6. R Monday             CF    6. K Suarez             C  
7. G Hendrick           LF    7. K Bevacqua           3B 
8. D Green              2B    8. J Heidemann          SS 
9. V Blue               P     9. A Foster             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  -23      18%  74% J Heidemann     V Blue          Single to CF; Hinton Scores; Fosse Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123      15%  55% S Bando         A Foster        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   1  2-0  --3       9%  76% R Jackson       A Foster        Baserunner Out Advancing; Campaneris out at Hm/P-C
   b 2   1  0-0  -23      -8%  56% K Bevacqua      V Blue          Strikeout
   t 9   1  4-1  12-       8% 100% C Blefary       P Hennigan      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
          ---      50%  C Blefary       Single to RF
          1--      46%  R Jackson       Walk; Blefary to 2B
          12-      40%  M Epstein       Hit By Pitch; Blefary to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   OO     123      55%  S Bando         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  E Leon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  R Monday        Strikeout
          ---      50%  G Hendrick      Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  D Green         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      55%  V Blue          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  C Hinton        Single to LF
          1--      64%  R Fosse         Single to CF; Hinton to 2B
   O      12-      64%  K Suarez        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Hinton to 3B; Fosse to 2B
   O      -23      56%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
   RR     -23      74%  J Heidemann     Single to CF; Hinton Scores; Fosse Scores
   O      1--      72%  A Foster        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  B Campaneris    Double to LF
   O      -2-      68%  C Blefary       Flyball: RF; Campaneris to 3B
   O      --3      76%  R Jackson       Baserunner Out Advancing; Campaneris out at Hm/P-C
   O      ---      77%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: LF
          ---      78%  E Leon          Single to CF
          1--      80%  R Foster        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Leon to 2B; Foster to 1B
          12-      83%  C Hinton        Passed Ball; Leon to 3B; Foster to 2B
   O      -23      78%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      79%  R Fosse         Intentional Walk
   O      123      74%  K Suarez        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Alan Foster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  M Epstein       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      78%  S Bando         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Monday        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  K Bevacqua      Single to LF
          1--      88%  J Heidemann     Single to RF; Bevacqua to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  A Foster        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Heidemann to 2B
   RR     -23      92%  T Uhlaender     Single to CF; Bevacqua Scores; Heidemann Scores
   O      1--      91%  E Leon          Uhlaender Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      91%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Alan Foster facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  G Hendrick      Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  D Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hendrick to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  V Blue          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      94%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  R Foster        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  C Hinton        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  R Fosse         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Alan Foster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  C Blefary       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      95%  R Jackson       Popfly: 3B
          ---      94%  M Epstein       Walk
          1--      92%  S Bando         Double to LF; Epstein to 3B
   O      -23      96%  R Monday        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
          ---      96%  K Suarez        Walk
   O      1--      96%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      95%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      95%  A Foster        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Alan Foster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B
   R      ---      93%  D Green         Home Run
                  Mike Hegan pinch hits for Vida Blue batting 9th
          ---      90%  M Hegan         Single to RF
                  Ray Lamb replaces Alan Foster pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      93%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      1--      95%  C Blefary       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Klimkowski facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Klimkowski replaces Mike Hegan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  E Leon          Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      95%  C Hinton        Double to LF; Foster to 3B
          -23      95%  R Fosse         Intentional Walk
   O      123      94%  K Suarez        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray Lamb facing 3-4-5
                  Chuck Hinton moves to 1B; Roy Foster moves to LF; Vada Pinson replaces Ray Fosse playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  R Jackson       Lineout: LF
          ---      93%  M Epstein       Walk
          1--      89%  S Bando         Single to CF; Epstein to 2B
   O      12-      94%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      12-      98%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Klimkowski facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
          ---      98%  J Heidemann     Single to LF
          1--      98%  R Lamb          Heidemann Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      97%  T Uhlaender     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  E Leon          Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray Lamb facing 8-9-1
          ---      93%  D Green         Walk
                  Tommy Davis pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski batting 9th
          1--      86%  T Davis         Walk; Green to 2B
                  Phil Hennigan replaces Ray Lamb pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      92%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   OO     12-     100%  C Blefary       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197107300

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