April 18, 1979 Texas Rangers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 4
@BOS 1 CLE 6
TEX 4 CAL 11
@MIN 6 NYY 3
BAL 1 OAK 5
SEA 2 CHW 12
@TOR 5 STL 3
@CHC 2
(14) HOU 4
@LAD 0 MON 6
NYM 5 PHI 3
@PIT 2 SDP 7
SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 6,192

Wednesday, April 18, 1979, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Rangers

7-2

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: S Monge (1-0), L: D Medich (0-1)

Indians

3-7

Won 1

6th, 4 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .242  .639    0    3   1   SB,SF
B Sample LF                   2   2   1   0    1   1  .400 1.000    0    1   0   
  J Grubb LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .438    0    0   0   
  L Blanks PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
A Oliver CF                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .471 1.278    0    5   0   3B,IW
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   2    0   1  .242  .658    0    1   3   
R Zisk RF                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .364 1.053    0    0   0   
O Gamble DH                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .294 1.184    0    0   0   
  J Ellis PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .413    0    0   0   
  D Roberts PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .441    0    3   3   
M Jorgensen 1B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .704    0    8   2   GDP
  G Gray PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .429  .858    0    0   0   
N Norman SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625    0    1   2   
  P Putnam PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .417 1.012    0    0   0   2B
  B Campaneris PR-SS          1   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   0   

D Alexander P                                                            1   1
  D Rajsich P                                                            0   1
  D Medich P                                                             0   1
  S Lyle P                                                               0   1
Totals                       33   4   8   4    4  11                    24  15

BATTING

2B: P Putnam (2, off E Wilkins).

3B: A Oliver (1, off E Wilkins).

SF: B Wills (1, off S Monge).

IBB: A Oliver (2, by E Wilkins).

TB: A Oliver 4; P Putnam 2; R Zisk; O Gamble; B Sample; G Gray; J Sundberg.

GIDP: M Jorgensen (1).

RBI: B Bell 2 (10); A Oliver (9); B Wills (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bell-J Sundberg-M Jorgensen.

PB: J Sundberg (1).

E: B Wills (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Wills (5, 2nd base off E Wilkins/G Alexander).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Norris LF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .263  .694    0    2   0   
R Manning CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .590    0    1   0   SB,CS
B Bonds RF                    2   0   1   1    2   0  .256  .626    0    1   0   2·SB,CS,SF
T Harrah 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .589    0    0   1   SB
A Thornton 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .086  .366    0    8   0   
W Cage DH                     2   0   1   0    2   0  .176  .476    0    0   0   CS
  P Dade PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Alexander C                 3   1   3   4    1   0  .182  .628    0   11   0   HR,2B
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .353  .803    0    1   3   
T Veryzer SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .129  .400    0    3   3   GDP

E Wilkins P                                                              0   0
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   6   9   6    9   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: G Alexander (1, off D Alexander).

HR: G Alexander (1, off S Lyle; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: B Bonds (1, off D Alexander).

TB: G Alexander 7; W Cage; J Norris; D Kuiper; R Manning; B Bonds; T Harrah.

GIDP: T Veryzer (1).

RBI: G Alexander 4 (5); D Kuiper (3); B Bonds (3).

2-out RBI: G Alexander; D Kuiper.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Veryzer-A Thornton.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds 2 (5, 2nd base off D Alexander/J Sundberg, 2nd base off D Medich/J Sundberg); T Harrah (6, 2nd base off D Medich/J Sundberg); R Manning (6, 3rd base off D Alexander/J Sundberg).

CS: W Cage (2, Home by D Medich/J Sundberg); B Bonds (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Lyle); R Manning (1, 2nd base by D Medich/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
D Alexander                    2.2   4   3   3    5   0   0   4.26   16     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4     33    -     1.40  -0.12
D Rajsich                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          3-1    2.29  -0.03
D Medich, L (0-1)              3     2   2   2    3   2   0   6.00   13     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 1· 2          1-0    1.59   0.13
S Lyle, BS (1)                 1.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   5.19    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          2-2    0.78  -0.40
Totals                         8     9   6   6    9   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 9          6-3

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Wilkins                      6     7   4   4    3   7   0   5.40   27     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 7     46    -     1.23  -0.05
S Monge, W (1-0)               3     1   0   0    1   4   0   0.87   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          1-1    1.53   0.13
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4  11   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 8          1-1

E Wilkins faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Monge 2 (2).

IBB: E Wilkins (1; A Oliver).

PO: S Lyle (1; B Bonds, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Harry Farnsworth, 2B - Don Schirmer, 3B - Bob Rice.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 6,192.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Wills              2B    1. J Norris             LF 
2. B Sample             LF    2. R Manning            CF 
3. A Oliver             CF    3. B Bonds              RF 
4. B Bell               3B    4. T Harrah             3B 
5. R Zisk               RF    5. A Thornton           1B 
6. O Gamble             DH    6. W Cage               DH 
7. J Sundberg           C     7. G Alexander          C  
8. M Jorgensen          1B    8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. N Norman             SS    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   D Alexander          P        E Wilkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  4-3  12-      43%  87% G Alexander     S Lyle          Home Run; Harrah Scores; Dade Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  123     -16%  39% T Veryzer       D Alexander     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
   b 5   0  3-3  -23     -15%  59% D Kuiper        D Medich        Cage Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
   t 3   1  0-1  1--     -14%  25% A Oliver        E Wilkins       Triple to LF; Sample Scores
   t 6   1  3-3  12-      13%  58% M Jorgensen     E Wilkins       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Wilkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Wills         Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  B Sample        Walk
          1--      44%  A Oliver        Single to LF; Sample to 3B
   RO     1-3      42%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B; Sample Scores; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  J Norris        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      41%  R Manning       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      42%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      43%  T Harrah        Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Wilkins facing 6-7-8
          ---      37%  O Gamble        Single to 3B
   O      1--      40%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      42%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  N Norman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  A Thornton      Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  W Cage          Single to RF
          1--      54%  G Alexander     Double to RF; Cage to 3B
          -23      55%  D Kuiper        Walk
   OO     123      39%  T Veryzer       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Wilkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  B Wills         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      39%  B Sample        Single to 2B
   R      1--      25%  A Oliver        Triple to LF; Sample Scores
   RO     --3      23%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B; Oliver Scores
   O      ---      24%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
          ---      28%  J Norris        Single to CF
          1--      37%  R Manning       Single to RF; Norris to 3B
   RO     1-3      35%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Norris Scores; Manning to 2B
   O      -2-      31%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
          -2-      32%  A Thornton      Manning Steals 3B
          --3      33%  " "             Walk
          1-3      36%  W Cage          Walk; Thornton to 2B
   R      123      47%  G Alexander     Walk; Manning Scores; Thornton to 3B; Cage to 2B
                  Dave Rajsich replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
   R      123      58%  D Kuiper        Single to P; Thornton Scores; Cage to 3B; Alexander to 2B
   O      123      50%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Wilkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  O Gamble        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Rajsich facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  J Norris        Walk
   O      1--      56%  R Manning       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Doc Medich replaces Dave Rajsich pitching
   O      1--      51%  B Bonds         Manning Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      53%  " "             Walk
          1--      54%  T Harrah        Bonds Steals 2B
          -2-      55%  " "             Passed Ball; Bonds to 3B
          --3      56%  " "             Walk
          1-3      57%  A Thornton      Harrah Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Wilkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  N Norman        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  B Wills         Walk
          1--      48%  B Sample        Wills Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      51%  A Oliver        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      57%  B Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
                  Johnny Grubb replaces Bill Sample playing LF batting 2nd
          ---      61%  W Cage          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      74%  G Alexander     Single to CF; Cage to 3B; Alexander to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      59%  D Kuiper        Cage Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      50%  T Veryzer       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Wilkins facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  R Zisk          Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      45%  J Sundberg      Single to P; Gamble to 2B
   OO     12-      58%  M Jorgensen     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  J Norris        Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  R Manning       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Wilkins facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Putnam pinch hits for Nelson Norman batting 9th
          ---      39%  P Putnam        Double to CF
                  Sid Monge replaces Eric Wilkins pitching; Bert Campaneris pinch runs for Pat Putnam batting 9th
          -2-      33%  B Wills         Wild Pitch; Campaneris to 3B
   RO     --3      34%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Campaneris Scores
   O      ---      36%  J Grubb         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      37%  A Oliver        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
                  Bert Campaneris moves to SS
          ---      45%  T Harrah        Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  A Thornton      Lineout: SS
          1--      45%  W Cage          Walk; Harrah to 2B
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Doc Medich pitching; Paul Dade pinch runs for Wayne Cage batting 6th
   RRR    12-      87%  G Alexander     Home Run; Harrah Scores; Dade Scores
   O      ---      87%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Sid Monge facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
                  John Ellis pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 6th
          ---      90%  J Ellis         Walk
                  Dave Roberts pinch runs for John Ellis batting 6th
   O      1--      94%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Sparky Lyle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  J Norris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  R Manning       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      93%  B Bonds         Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  T Harrah        Bonds Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Sid Monge facing 8-9-1
                  Gary Gray pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen batting 8th
          ---      85%  G Gray          Single to RF
          1--      83%  B Campaneris    Wild Pitch; Gray to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Foul Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      96%  B Wills         Flyball: 1B
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Johnny Grubb batting 2nd
   O      -2-     100%  L Blanks        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197904180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation