May 28, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
MIN 1 BOS 17
KCR 12 OAK 5
@CLE 1 SEA 3
@DET 1 MIL 3
TEX 1 CHW 9
@NYY 4 TOR 6
CAL 4 CHC 6
PIT 3 CIN 6
@LAD 3 PHI 4
NYM 2
(10) SDP 6
HOU 5 ATL 2
@SFG 1 STL 7
MON 5

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 15,482

Saturday, May 28, 1977, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Athletics

21-22

Won 1

5th, 6 GB

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

W: D Medich (4-2), L: J Bibby (3-2), S: B Lacey (1)

Indians

17-22

Lost 1

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alexander SS                1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .762    0    0   0   2·SB
  R Picciolo SS               4   0   1   1    0   0  .170  .438    0    1   3   
M Jorgensen RF-1B             1   2   0   0    4   0  .185  .593    0    3   0   SB,GDP
W Gross 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .276  .934    0    1   2   
D Allen 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .271  .781    0    8   0   2B
  L Murray PR-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .508    0    0   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   2    0   0  .295  .710    0    1   1   
  J Newman C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .343    0    3   0   
M Page LF                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .310  .923    0    2   0   
E Williams DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .833    0    0   0   
T Armas CF-RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .214  .628    0    5   0   
M Perez 2B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .177  .485    0    3   3   SH

D Medich P                                                               0   1
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   5  10   5    6   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Allen (4, off D Hood).

SH: M Perez (1, off J Kern).

TB: D Allen 3; T Armas 2; W Gross; M Perez; M Page; R Picciolo; M Sanguillen; M Alexander.

GIDP: M Jorgensen (2).

RBI: D Allen 2 (29); M Sanguillen 2 (24); R Picciolo (4).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Jorgensen (1, 2nd base off J Bibby/F Kendall); M Alexander 2 (9, 2nd base off J Bibby/F Kendall, 3rd base off J Bibby/F Kendall).

PO: L Murray (2nd base by J Kern).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .215  .617    0    1   0   2B
D Kuiper 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .679    0    3   5   SH
J Norris RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .812    0    2   0   2B
P Dade LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .651    0    0   0   
B Bochte 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .306  .743    0   12   2   
R Carty DH                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .248  .649    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .802    0    1   5   
F Kendall C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .705    0    4   0   
  L Blanks PH-SS              2   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .628    0    2   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .485    0    1   4   
  A Thornton PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .153  .584    0    0   0   
  R Fosse C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .501         1   0   

J Bibby P                                                                0   0
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    4   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: J Norris (3, off D Medich); R Manning (4, off D Medich).

SH: D Kuiper (4, off D Medich).

TB: R Manning 2; J Norris 2; B Bell; B Bochte.

RBI: J Norris (13).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Bell-B Bochte-F Duffy; F Duffy-D Kuiper-B Bochte.

E: J Norris (1); J Kern ().

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
D Medich, W (4-2)              6     3   1   1    3   2   0   4.50   24     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 3     61    -     0.94   0.14
B Lacey, S (1)                 3     1   0   0    1   3   0   0.79   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          2-0    1.38   0.16
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 4          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bibby, L (3-2)               3.1   6   3   3    3   3   0   4.71   19     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 6     36    -     1.26  -0.25
D Hood                         2.2   3   2   1    1   1   0   2.82   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 3          3-0    0.63   0.04
J Kern                         2     1   0   0    2   0   0   3.47    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.39   0.00
S Monge                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.57    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   4    6   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1·10          5-1

D Medich faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
D Hood faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Kern (0; L Murray, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 15,482.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Cleveland Indians                    
1. M Alexander          SS    1. R Manning            CF 
2. M Jorgensen          RF    2. D Kuiper             2B 
3. W Gross              3B    3. J Norris             RF 
4. D Allen              1B    4. P Dade               LF 
5. M Sanguillen         C     5. B Bochte             1B 
6. M Page               LF    6. R Carty              DH 
7. E Williams           DH    7. B Bell               3B 
8. T Armas              CF    8. F Kendall            C  
9. M Perez              2B    9. F Duffy              SS 

   D Medich             P        J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-3  123     -11%  70% M Jorgensen     D Hood          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   0  5-1  12-      -9%  75% B Bell          B Lacey         Single to RF; Bochte to 3B; Carty to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  -23       9%  68% D Allen         J Bibby         Single to RF; Alexander Scores; Jorgensen to 3B; Allen to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 4   1  1-2  123       9%  81% R Picciolo      J Bibby         Single to RF; Page Scores; Armas to 3B; Perez to 2B
   b 7   0  5-1  123       8%  83% L Blanks        B Lacey         Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Alexander     Single to CF
          1--      56%  M Jorgensen     Alexander Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      54%  W Gross         Strikeout
          12-      59%  D Allen         Alexander Steals 3B; Jorgensen Steals 2B
   R      -23      68%  " "             Single to RF; Alexander Scores; Jorgensen to 3B; Allen to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -23      74%  M Sanguillen    Single to 2B; Jorgensen Scores; Allen to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      1-3      66%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
                  Rob Picciolo replaces Matt Alexander playing SS batting 1st
          ---      59%  R Manning       Double to CF
   O      -2-      61%  D Kuiper        Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Manning to 3B
   R      --3      54%  J Norris        Double to CF; Manning Scores
   O      -2-      57%  P Dade          Strikeout
   O      -2-      61%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  M Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  B Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  F Kendall       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
          ---      65%  M Jorgensen     Walk
   O      1--      62%  W Gross         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      59%  D Allen         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      57%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  F Duffy         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      62%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  D Kuiper        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
          ---      66%  M Page          Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--      67%  T Armas         Single to RF; Page to 2B
          12-      72%  M Perez         Walk; Page to 3B; Armas to 2B
   R      123      81%  R Picciolo      Single to RF; Page Scores; Armas to 3B; Perez to 2B
                  Don Hood replaces Jim Bibby pitching
   OO     123      70%  M Jorgensen     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Doc Medich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  J Norris        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      75%  P Dade          Flyball: RF
          ---      73%  B Bochte        Walk
          1--      71%  R Carty         Walk; Bochte to 2B
   O      12-      76%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Hood facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  W Gross         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Gross to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  D Allen         Double to RF; Gross Scores/unER
   OO     -2-      82%  M Sanguillen    Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B; Allen out at 3B/1B-SS
   O      ---      82%  M Page          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  F Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  F Duffy         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Hood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  T Armas         Strikeout
          ---      86%  M Perez         Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  R Picciolo      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Norris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  P Dade          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Hood facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  M Jorgensen     Walk
          1--      93%  W Gross         Single to RF; Jorgensen to 2B
                  Jim Kern replaces Don Hood pitching
   O      12-      93%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jorgensen to 3B
                  Larry Murray pinch runs for Dick Allen batting 4th
   RO     1-3      94%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B; Jorgensen Scores; Murray to 2B
          -2-      94%  M Page          Murray Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Murray to 3B
          --3      95%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      93%  E Williams      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Newman replaces Manny Sanguillen playing C batting 5th; Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B; Larry Murray moves to CF; Tony Armas moves to RF
          ---      90%  B Bochte        Single to CF
          1--      85%  R Carty         Walk; Bochte to 2B
                  Bob Lacey replaces Doc Medich pitching
          12-      75%  B Bell          Single to RF; Bochte to 3B; Carty to 2B
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Fred Kendall batting 8th
   O      123      83%  L Blanks        Flyball: LF
                  Andre Thornton pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   O      123      90%  A Thornton      Strikeout Looking
   O      123      97%  R Manning       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Kern facing 8-9-1
                  Ray Fosse replaces Andre Thornton playing C batting 9th; Larvell Blanks moves to SS
          ---      97%  T Armas         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  M Perez         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Armas to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      97%  M Jorgensen     Walk
   O      12-      96%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Lacey facing 2-3-4
          ---      93%  D Kuiper        Walk
   O      1--      96%  J Norris        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      98%  P Dade          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  B Bochte        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Sid Monge facing 4-5-6
                  Sid Monge replaces Jim Kern pitching
   O      ---      98%  L Murray        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      98%  J Newman        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Lacey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  R Carty         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Blanks        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197705280

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation