April 20, 1976 Texas Rangers at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 12
MIN 3 CAL 5
BAL 0 CLE 9
TEX 1 MIL 5
KCR 4 NYY 5
CHW 4 OAK 6
DET 5 SFG 12
@ATL 11
(10) SDP 7
@CIN 5 LAD 6
@HOU 3 PHI 5
@PIT 1 NYM 8
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 9,328

Tuesday, April 20, 1976, 12:00PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Rangers

6-4

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  0
Indians         0  1  0   1  0  0   7  0  X    9 14  0

W: J Bibby (1-0), L: G Perry (2-1), S: J Kern (1)

Indians

3-4

Won 2

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle LF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .526    0    2   0   
J Beniquez CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .270  .559    0    1   1   
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .798    0   10   1   
T Grieve DH                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .281  .678    0    0   0   
J Burroughs RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .704    0    3   0   GDP
R Howell 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .176  .432    0    1   4   
M Cubbage 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .730    0    0   3   
R Smalley SS                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .233  .661    0    0   1   
J Sundberg C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .357    0    5   0   
  D Moates PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  B Fahey C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    1   0   

G Perry P                                                                1   0
  J Hoerner P                                                            0   0
  S Hargan P                                                             0   1
Totals                       33   1   8   1    4  10                    24  11

BATTING

TB: R Smalley 2; T Grieve 2; J Beniquez 2; B Fahey; M Hargrove.

GIDP: J Burroughs (3).

RBI: T Grieve (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .808    0    3   1   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .231  .564    0    3   4   SB,SH
B Bell 3B                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .400 1.020    0    0   1   
R Carty DH                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .320  .953    0    0   0   2B
  R Waits PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lowenstein PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
G Hendrick LF                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .160  .385    0    0   0   IW
A Ashby C                     4   2   2   2    0   1  .421 1.187    0   10   0   2B
C Spikes RF                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .227  .534    0    3   0   2B
D Howard 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    5   0   
F Duffy SS                    4   0   2   3    0   0  .273  .622    0    2   1   2B

J Bibby P                                                                1   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   9  14   9    4   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Carty (3, off G Perry); F Duffy (1, off S Hargan); C Spikes (1, off G Perry); A Ashby (1, off G Perry).

SH: D Kuiper (1, off G Perry).

IBB: G Hendrick (1, by J Hoerner).

TB: C Spikes 4; A Ashby 3; F Duffy 3; D Kuiper 2; R Carty 2; B Bell 2; R Manning; D Howard.

RBI: F Duffy 3 (3); C Spikes 2 (3); A Ashby 2 (8); R Carty (4); B Bell (2).

2-out RBI: F Duffy 3; C Spikes.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Manning-D Howard; F Duffy-D Kuiper-D Howard.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Kuiper (1, 3rd base off G Perry/J Sundberg).

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
G Perry, L (2-1)               6.1  11   6   6    2   5   0   3.08   31     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0·11     30    -     0.88  -0.16
J Hoerner                      0     1   2   2    1   0   0  54.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.50  -0.02
S Hargan                       1.2   2   1   1    1   1   0   3.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          2-2    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         8    14   9   9    4   6   0          41     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1·14          4-4

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bibby, W (1-0)               5     6   1   1    2   3   0   5.19   22     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 2· 6     52    -     1.28  -0.02
J Kern, S (1)                  4     2   0   0    2   7   0   0.00   15     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          2-0    1.22   0.33
Totals                         9     8   1   1    4  10   0          37     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 2· 8          2-0

J Hoerner faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
J Bibby faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: J Kern (1).

WP: S Hargan (1).

IBB: J Hoerner (1; G Hendrick).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 9,328.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Cleveland Indians                    
1. L Randle             LF    1. R Manning            CF 
2. J Beniquez           CF    2. D Kuiper             2B 
3. M Hargrove           1B    3. B Bell               3B 
4. T Grieve             DH    4. R Carty              DH 
5. J Burroughs          RF    5. G Hendrick           LF 
6. R Howell             3B    6. A Ashby              C  
7. M Cubbage            2B    7. C Spikes             RF 
8. R Smalley            SS    8. D Howard             1B 
9. J Sundberg           C     9. F Duffy              SS 

   G Perry              P        J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  2-1  12-      17%  70% J Burroughs     J Kern          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Hargrove to 3B
   t 6   0  2-0  1--     -13%  62% M Hargrove      J Bibby         Single to RF; Beniquez to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-      12%  65% C Spikes        G Perry         Double to LF; Ashby Scores
   t 6   0  2-0  1-3      -9%  52% T Grieve        J Bibby         Single to RF; Beniquez Scores; Hargrove to 2B
   t 7   1  2-1  12-       9%  72% L Randle        J Kern          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Randle        Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  M Hargrove      Double Play: Lineout: CF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Manning       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Grieve        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      54%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  R Howell        Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Carty         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  A Ashby         Double to RF
   R      -2-      65%  C Spikes        Double to LF; Ashby Scores
   O      -2-      63%  D Howard        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
          ---      62%  R Smalley       Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      68%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  F Duffy         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      68%  R Manning       Single
   O      1--      67%  D Kuiper        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Manning to 2B
          -2-      68%  B Bell          Walk
   O      12-      64%  R Carty         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  M Hargrove      Flyball: RF
          ---      67%  T Grieve        Single to LF
   O      1--      70%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  A Ashby         Strikeout
          ---      68%  C Spikes        Single to LF
          1--      70%  D Howard        Single to LF; Spikes to 3B
   RO     1-3      77%  F Duffy         Single to CF; Spikes Scores; Howard out at 3B/CF-3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
          ---      73%  R Howell        Walk
          1--      65%  M Cubbage       Walk; Howell to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Smalley       Strikeout
   O      12-      78%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
   O      12-      83%  L Randle        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  D Kuiper        Single
          1--      85%  B Bell          Single to CF; Kuiper to 2B
   O      12-      83%  R Carty         Strikeout
          12-      83%  G Hendrick      Kuiper Steals 3B
   O      1-3      80%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  J Beniquez      Single to LF
          1--      62%  M Hargrove      Single to RF; Beniquez to 3B
   R      1-3      52%  T Grieve        Single to RF; Beniquez Scores; Hargrove to 2B
                  Jim Kern replaces Jim Bibby pitching
   OO     12-      70%  J Burroughs     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Hargrove to 3B
   O      --3      76%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  A Ashby         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  C Spikes        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      71%  D Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Kern facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
          ---      71%  R Smalley       Walk
                  Dave Moates pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 9th
          1--      67%  D Moates        Balk; Smalley to 2B
          -2-      63%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      72%  L Randle        Strikeout
   O      12-      80%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Fahey replaces Dave Moates playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  F Duffy         Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      81%  R Manning       Walk
          1--      86%  D Kuiper        Single to RF; Manning to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  B Bell          Single to CF; Manning Scores; Kuiper to 2B
   R      12-      97%  R Carty         Double to LF; Kuiper Scores; Bell to 3B
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Gaylord Perry pitching; Rick Waits pinch runs for Rico Carty batting 4th
          -23      97%  G Hendrick      Intentional Walk
   RR     123      99%  A Ashby         Single to RF; Bell Scores; Waits Scores; Hendrick to 3B
                  Steve Hargan replaces Joe Hoerner pitching
   R      1-3     100%  C Spikes        Single to CF; Hendrick Scores; Ashby to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Howard        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ashby to 3B; Spikes to 2B
   RR     -23     100%  F Duffy         Double to LF; Ashby Scores; Spikes Scores
   O      -2-     100%  R Manning       Lineout: CF
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 9.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-9, Jim Kern facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Grieve        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-1, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  D Kuiper        Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Rick Waits batting 4th
          1--     100%  J Lowenstein    Wild Pitch; Kuiper to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Kuiper to 3B
   O      --3     100%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 9.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-9, Jim Kern facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  R Howell        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  R Smalley       Single to CF
          1--     100%  B Fahey         Single to CF; Smalley to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation