April 26, 1974 California Angels at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 6,423

Friday, April 26, 1974
Time of Game: 2:32

Angels

9-9

Lost 3

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: T Timmermann (1-1), L: N Ryan (2-3), S: M Wilcox (1)

Indians

6-11

Won 1

6th, 4½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .608    0    4   0   SB
D Doyle 2B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .203  .507    0    0   6   SF
J Lahoud LF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .231  .824    0    1   0   2B
  S Alomar PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .667         0   0   
F Robinson DH                 2   0   0   1    2   1  .328 1.004    0    0   0   HBP,IW
B Oliver 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .717    0    0   0   GDP
M Epstein 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .734    0    7   1   
R Scheinblum RF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .380    0    1   0   
  M Nettles RF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Rodriguez C                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .302  .752    0    7   1   
D Chalk SS                    3   1   0   0    0   1  .238  .553    0    2   1   SH

N Ryan P                                                                 2   1
  D Selma P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    5   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: J Lahoud (2, off B Johnson).

SF: D Doyle (1, off B Johnson).

SH: D Chalk (1, off B Johnson).

IBB: F Robinson (2, by B Johnson).

HBP: F Robinson (2, by B Johnson).

TB: J Lahoud 3; E Rodriguez 2; D Doyle; M Epstein; M Rivers; R Scheinblum.

GIDP: B Oliver (4).

RBI: E Rodriguez (5); D Doyle (6); F Robinson (17).

2-out RBI: F Robinson.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: E Rodriguez (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Rivers (7, 2nd base off T Timmermann/D Duncan).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lowenstein CF               3   1   1   0    1   0  .302  .786    0    4   0   
J Brohamer 2B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .364  .864    0    2   7   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   3    0   0  .328  .763    0    9   0   2B
C Spikes RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .344  .945    0    1   0   SB
O Gamble DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .492    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .215  .646    0    1   1   
L Lee LF                      2   1   0   0    2   1  .154  .498    0    2   0   
D Duncan C                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .871    0    4   0   
  L Johnson PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Ellis C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .662    0    2   0   
F Duffy SS                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .161  .440    0    1   3   
  G Hendrick PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .548    0    0   0   
  J Heidemann SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   

B Johnson P                                                              0   1
  T Timmermann P                                                         0   2
  M Wilcox P                                                             0   1
Totals                       29   4   6   4    7   8                    27  15

BATTING

2B: C Chambliss (4, off N Ryan).

TB: C Chambliss 2; J Lowenstein; B Bell; J Ellis; C Spikes; J Brohamer.

RBI: C Chambliss 3 (7); J Brohamer (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Duffy-J Brohamer-C Chambliss.

E: D Duncan (2); B Bell (5); J Brohamer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Spikes (2, 2nd base off N Ryan/E Rodriguez).

PO: J Lowenstein (1st base by N Ryan).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, L (2-3)                6.1   5   4   4    7   7   0   4.91   30     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 5     47    -     1.46  -0.42
D Selma                        1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.46    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.69   0.08
Totals                         8     6   4   4    7   8   0          36     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 6          1-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Johnson                      3.2   5   3   1    5   3   0   4.15   22     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 5     41    -     1.44  -0.20
T Timmermann, W (1-1)          3.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   5.40   12     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 3          3-0    0.64   0.10
M Wilcox, S (1)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.45    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.74   0.26
Totals                         9     8   3   1    5   5   0          41     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 8          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Johnson (4; F Robinson).

PO: N Ryan (1; J Lowenstein, 1st base).

HBP: B Johnson (2; F Robinson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 6,423.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Cleveland Indians                    
1. M Rivers             CF    1. J Lowenstein         CF 
2. D Doyle              2B    2. J Brohamer           2B 
3. J Lahoud             LF    3. C Chambliss          1B 
4. F Robinson           DH    4. C Spikes             RF 
5. B Oliver             3B    5. O Gamble             DH 
6. M Epstein            1B    6. B Bell               3B 
7. R Scheinblum         RF    7. L Lee                LF 
8. E Rodriguez          C     8. D Duncan             C  
9. D Chalk              SS    9. F Duffy              SS 

   N Ryan               P        B Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-1  123      43%  82% C Chambliss     N Ryan          Double to LF; Johnson Scores; Lowenstein Scores; Brohamer Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123      15%  55% B Oliver        B Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   1  3-0  123      13%  38% J Brohamer      N Ryan          Single to RF; Lee Scores; Johnson to 3B; Lowenstein to 2B
   t 9   0  4-3  ---     -12%  73% D Doyle         M Wilcox        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   t 4   0  0-0  12-     -11%  28% E Rodriguez     B Johnson       Single to CF; Epstein Scores; Scheinblum to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Rivers        Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Doyle         Walk
          1--      46%  J Lahoud        Single to 2B; Doyle to 2B
          12-      40%  F Robinson      Walk; Doyle to 3B; Lahoud to 2B
   OO     123      55%  B Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   O      1--      52%  J Brohamer      Lowenstein Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  M Epstein       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  R Scheinblum    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  E Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  C Spikes        Single to 3B
          1--      61%  O Gamble        Spikes Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      60%  B Bell          Passed Ball; Spikes to 3B
          --3      62%  " "             Walk
          1-3      65%  L Lee           Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      123      57%  D Duncan        Strikeout
   O      123      50%  F Duffy         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D Chalk         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  D Doyle         Single to LF
          1--      49%  J Lahoud        Double to LF; Doyle to 3B
          -23      47%  F Robinson      Intentional Walk
   O      123      55%  B Oliver        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Lowenstein    Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  J Brohamer      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  M Epstein       Walk
          1--      39%  R Scheinblum    Single to CF; Epstein to 2B
   R      12-      28%  E Rodriguez     Single to CF; Epstein Scores; Scheinblum to 2B
          12-      21%  D Chalk         Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Scheinblum to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      123      27%  M Rivers        Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Rodriguez to 3B; Chalk to 2B
   RO     123      26%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Rodriguez Scores/unER
          12-      24%  J Lahoud        Walk; Chalk to 3B; Rivers to 2B
   R      123      16%  F Robinson      Hit By Pitch; Chalk Scores/unER; Rivers to 3B; Lahoud to 2B
                  Tom Timmermann replaces Bob Johnson pitching
   O      123      19%  B Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      17%  C Spikes        Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-P
          ---      17%  B Bell          Single to CF
   O      1--      15%  L Lee           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Timmermann facing 6-7-8
          ---      13%  M Epstein       Single to RF
   O      1--      14%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      16%  E Rodriguez     Single to P; Scheinblum out at 3B/P-2B-SS-3B
   O      1--      17%  D Chalk         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      15%  D Duncan        Strikeout
          ---      17%  F Duffy         Walk
   O      1--      15%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-1B; Duffy to 2B
          -2-      17%  J Brohamer      Walk
   O      12-      12%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
          ---      11%  M Rivers        Single to LF
          1--       8%  D Doyle         Rivers Steals 2B; Rivers to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      10%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      --3      12%  J Lahoud        Popfly: 2B
   O      --3      14%  F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      12%  C Spikes        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      10%  O Gamble        Strikeout
   O      ---       9%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Timmermann facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      10%  B Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      11%  M Epstein       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      11%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
                  Morris Nettles replaces Richie Scheinblum playing RF batting 7th
          ---      16%  L Lee           Walk
          1--      24%  D Duncan        Walk; Lee to 2B
                  George Hendrick pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   O      12-      16%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
          12-      25%  J Lowenstein    Single to P; Lee to 3B; Duncan to 2B
                  Larry Johnson pinch runs for Dave Duncan batting 8th
   R      123      38%  J Brohamer      Single to RF; Lee Scores; Johnson to 3B; Lowenstein to 2B
   RRR    123      82%  C Chambliss     Double to LF; Johnson Scores; Lowenstein Scores; Brohamer Scores
                  Dick Selma replaces Nolan Ryan pitching
   O      -2-      79%  C Spikes        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      76%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-4, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
                  Milt Wilcox replaces Tom Timmermann pitching; John Ellis replaces Larry Johnson playing C batting 8th; Jack Heidemann replaces George Hendrick playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Chalk         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dick Selma facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  L Lee           Popfly: SS
          ---      86%  J Ellis         Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  J Heidemann     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-4, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  D Doyle         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      84%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Joe Lahoud batting 3rd
   O      1--      93%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  B Oliver        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Indians 4.

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